It was just as she suspected: love turned you into perfect mush. Guido is not in the habit of falling in love with women he sees in museums. Until he meets Holly. Precise about everything, she knows what she likes: pressed sheets, oranges (but nothing orange-flavoured), tea on a tray - and now, Guido....

Published for the first time in the UK, Laurie Colwin\"s much loved kitchen essays are perfect for fans of Nigella Lawson and Nigel Slater.Weaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, Home Cooking ...

My husband died in a boat off the coast of Maine, and left me a widow at the age of twenty-seven years. At the time, many girls lost their husbands because of the air war or ground war [...]....

\"Polly wondered if other women both knew their husbands back. When she thought Henry, she represented him sitting behind his desk, late at night, leaning on a big pile of papers. Saw it he took notes, and he did not turn to kiss him. instead, she put her arm around her shoulder and kissed her neck. stroked it absently. I feel so alone, she said....

Couples qui doutent ou peinent a se former. Rencontres inesperees, improbables ou ratees. Doux excentriques, intellectuels deboussoles, studieux et timides. Jeunes adultes engonces dans leur vie professionnelle, se demandant s’ils reussiront a construire leur bonheur....