Rowan Coleman

A spellbinding tale of love, strength and sacrifice from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Based on the gorgeous island of Malta in WWII, this is a story about the power of fate, and how sometimes, in order to find yourself - and to find love - you must first lose everything else. . . Fate has brought them together. Will time tear them apart?2025Named after a star, war correspondent Maia knows how to find the brightest stories - the tales of survival and strength - hidden amongst the dark realities of combat. Now, travelling to Malta to visit her estranged father, with one more chance to build a relationship with her last remaining relative, she's here to find her own story: never having found somewhere - or someone - she can call home, she's desperate for answers that might show her where she truly belongs. But when she arrives on the beautiful mediterranean island, she realises her long-lost family is full of more secrets than she could possibly have imagined. . . ? 1942Maia wakes up to find herself on an island under siege, a city in ruins - and knows she must have been sent here for a reason. Who has she been sent to save? Or is it Maia herself that needs saving? And just when she's finally found what she's been seeking . . . will time separate them foreve? erfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Santa Montefiore and Dinah Jefferies. YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS LOVE ROWAN COLEMAN:'An incredible story of love and hope' KATIE FFORDE'It's so lovely to find an author you love' MARIAN KEYES'Such a brilliant writer' JILL MANSELL'I've always loved Rowan's writing' LUCY DILLON'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' MATT HAIG'Life-affirming and joyful' SARA SHERIDAN'A time-travelling delight' EVE CHASE'Gloriously romantic and deeply moving' LUCY DIAMOND'A stunning book about what it takes to be truly alive' JULIE COHEN'Wonderful . . . both emotional and utterly captivating' JILL MANSELL'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' MILLY JOHNSON'Up there alongside The Time Traveller's Wife' CAROLE MATTHEWS'Captivating and completely unforgettable, Vita and Ben's love story made me believe the impossible might not be so far out of reach' JULIETTA HENDERSON

A wonderful husband, two beautiful children, a job she loves—Claire has it all. And then some. But lately, her world has started to feel uncertain. Her mother hovers more than a helicopter, her husband seems like a stranger, and her children are like characters in a movie. More concerning is that Claire is losing her memory. When she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, Claire begins to fill the pages of a blank book with private memories and keepsakes. Soon, the book becomes the story of Claire - her passions, her sorrows, her joys, and her adventures in a life that refuses to disappear. Praise for Rowan Coleman's bestselling novels: ‘Magical’ Matt Haig‘One of those writers I will follow anywhere’ Katie Fforde‘Such a brilliant writer’ Jill Mansell‘Beautiful’ Marian Keyes

Stella Carey exists in a world of night. Married to an ex-soldier, she leaves the house every evening as Vincent locks himself away, along with the scars and the secrets he carries. During her nursing shifts, Stella writes letters for her patients to their loved ones – some full of humour, love and practical advice, others steeped in regret or pain – and promises to post these messages after their deaths. Until one night Stella writes the letter that could give her patient one last chance at redemption, if only she delivers it in time. . .

Luna and her sister are devastated after their mother’s sudden death. But when a lifelong secret is revealed, they must return to her birthplace in New York to settle affairs. In Brooklyn, they soon find more questions than answers, until something impossible – magical – happens to Luna, and she meets her mother as a young woman back in the summer of 1977. When Luna realises she’s not imagining things, and can truly travel back in time, she is determined to change things. But in doing anything – everything – to save her mother’s life, will she have to sacrifice her own?

A house full of history is bound to have secrets... Ponden Hall is a centuries-old house on the Yorkshire moors, a magical place full of stories. It's also where Trudy Heaton grew up. And where she ran away from... Now, after the devastating loss of her husband, she is returning home with her young son, Will, who refuses to believe his father is dead. While Trudy tries to do her best for her son, she must also attempt to build bridges with her eccentric mother. And then there is the Hall itself: fallen into disrepair but generations of lives and loves still echo in its shadows, sometimes even reaching out to the present... A hauntingly beautiful story of love and hope, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Memory Book and The Summer of Impossible Things.

If you could change the past, would you? How far would you go to save the person you love? Luna is about to do everything she can to save her mother's life. Even if it means sacrificing her own. A beautiful novel about family, courage, sacrifice and love in all its guises from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Memory Book ***** Your favourite authors are loving this irresistible page-turner - perfect for fans of The Time Traveler's Wife: 'It feels like a long time since I loved a book as much. I stayed up half the night to finish it' MARIAN KEYES 'Prepare to lose your heart...' LISA JEWELL 'A lovely, magical, time-bending read...' MATT HAIG

Před třiceti lety se Lunině matce stala děsivá věc. Natolik děsivá, že si ji nechala celý život pro sebe. Pravda vyšla najevo až nyní, po její smrti. Odhalení matčina tajemství Lunu i její sestru silně zasáhne – a když zjistí, že se jim naskytla možnost vrátit se v čase do matčina rodného města a dát věci do pořádku, rozhodnou se to udělat. V New Yorku roku 1977 zpočátku nacházejí více otázek než odpovědí. Pak se ale Luně přihodí cosi neskutečného, téměř magického – potká svou matku jako mladou dívku. Zprvu si připadá jako blázen, ale pak pochopí, jaká šance se jí tím naskýtá. Když může cestovat v čase, může také změnit běh událostí. Může to udělat, nepochybně. Ale měla by? Jestliže se totiž odhodlá k činu – jakémukoli – a změní matčin život, nebude nakonec muset obětovat sama sebe?

Některá rozhodnutí jsou těžká jen do té chvíle, kdy je uděláme. Pak už se jen sami sebe ptáme, proč jsme je tak dlouho odkládali. Rose Pritchardová se odhodlávala dlouho, snad až příliš dlouho. Odejít od násilnického manžela není tak snadné, jak by se mohlo nezasvěceným zdát, a tak Rose dlouhá léta setrvávala v nesnesitelném soužití. Z černé díry beznaděje ji vytáhla docela obyčejná pohlednice: pár laskavých slov od člověka, s nímž se setkala před lety, jen na pár chvil. Tak málo stačilo, aby zdeptaná Rose pochopila, že musí odejít. Že nemá co ztratit. Že může jenom získat. Utíká s několika narychlo sbalenými kousky oblečení a se sedmiletou dcerkou Maddie. Když se uprostřed noci ocitá na prahu vesnického penzionu, uvědomí si, že teď už skutečně není cesty zpět. Ve stejné chvíli se začne trápit pochybnostmi: neudělala strašlivou chybu? Nehoní se za nesmyslnou chimérou? Bude si umět vybudovat úplně nový život? Ať už bude odpověď na všechny znepokojivé otázky jakákoli, jisté je jedno: že Rose zkrátka nezbývá nic jiného, než aby se pro sebe a pro svou dceru pokusila vybudovat lepší život. I kdyby ji to mělo stát cokoli.