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Auf einer Reise nach Sierra Leone lernt Bestsellerautor John Green den jungen Henry kennen, der mit Tuberkulose im Krankenhaus liegt. Seine bewegende Krankheitsgeschichte nimmt er zum Anlass, der ältesten und tödlichsten Infektionskrankheit der Welt auf den Grund zu gehen. Er will sich nicht damit abfinden, dass jährlich 1,5 Millionen Menschen sterben, obwohl es seit langem wirksame Medikamente gegen Tuberkulose gibt. John Green fordert Lösungen für diese globale Gesundheitskrise: weltweiten Zugang zu lebensrettender Behandlung, erschwinglichere Medikamente, Aufmerksamkeit und Engagement.

Housewife Theresa wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves. From the same beach, the widowed Marie swims. With her husband gone, it is the one constant in her new life. Elaine takes to the sea having recently moved from England, while Leanne is 25 years old and has only herself to rely on.

Die 16-jährige Hazel hat Krebs. Aber sie will auf gar keinen Fall bemitleidet werden und kann mit Selbsthilfegruppen nichts anfangen. Bis sie genau dort auf den intelligenten, gut aussehenden und umwerfend schlagfertigen Gus trifft. Der geht offensiv mit seiner Krankheit um. Hazel und Gus diskutieren Bücher, hören Musik, sehen Filme und verlieben sich ineinander - trotz ihrer Handicaps und ihrer Unerfahrenheit. Gemeinsam erfüllen sie Hazels großen Traum und fliegen nach Amsterdam.

A warm-hearted story of fresh beginnings, unexpected friendships and the sustaining power of love and community, from the Top Ten bestselling author of The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle and Thursdays at Orange Blossom House. Bellbird River, 1998: Teacher and single mum Alex is newly arrived...

In 1978, in Australia's vast and remote Northern Territory, a group of five very different women are searching for a way to connect. At Fairvale Station, Sybil is missing her absent son, while Kate, Sybil's daughter-in-law is finding it hard to adjust to her new life. In a dusty town, Sallyanne dreams of a life far removed from her troubled marriage. Della, a Texan who came to the country looking for adventure, has encountered challenges she didn't expect. And Rita, far away in Alice Springs, is working hard for the Flying Doctors.

From the author of beloved Top Ten bestsellers The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club and The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle comes a delightful new novel about friendship, love and finding yourself. Far North Queensland, 1993: At 74, former cane farmer Grace Maud is feeling...

Noosa Heads, 1987: Newly divorced Cynthia has returned to her home town from Los Angeles to reconnect with her 19-year-old daughter, who is pregnant and determined not to listen to her mother's advice. Cynthia's former best friend, Lorraine, has been stuck mowing lawns as part of a business she...

Award-winning creatives, Giles Paley-Phillips and Sophie Green, have real and raw conversations with experts, creators and thought leaders to gain a deeper understanding of the unquestionable truths behind human nature, psychology, mental health, self-development and relationships.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: unquestionablepod@gmail.comFind us here:Twitter: @unquestionpodInstagram: @unquestionablepodTik Tok: @unquestionablepodFacebook: @unquestionablepodcastYoutube: @unquestionablepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Das neue Hörbuch vom Bestseller-Autor John Green – über die Zerbrechlichkeit der Liebe, über Resilienz und die Kraft lebenslanger Freundschaft Die 16-jährige Aza Holmes hatte ganz sicher nicht vor, sich an der Suche nach dem verschwundenen Milliardär Russell Pickett zu beteiligen. Sie hat...

Australian bestseller Sophie Green returns with a sparkling story about the beauty of the second-hand, the power of second chances, and becoming who you were always meant to be (with a little help from your friends). On Sydney's lower north shore, in the harbourside suburb of Mosman, there is a...

It's 1982 in Australia. THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER is a box office hit and Paul Hogan is on the TV. In a seaside suburb, housewife Theresa takes up swimming. She wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves. From the same...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2018 In 1978 the Northern Territory has begun to self-govern. Cyclone Tracy is a recent memory and telephones not yet a fixture on the cattle stations dominating the rugged outback. Life is hard and people are isolated. But they find ways to...

19-mal war Colin verliebt, jedes Mal hießen die Auserwählten Katherine - und immer haben sie ihn abserviert. Sein Freund Hassan sieht nur eine Möglichkeit: Colin muss sein Leben ändern! Dazu soll er mit ihm quer durch Amerika fahren, ohne Ziel, nur mit dem Mut zum Abenteuer. In Colins Gepäck: sein Liebestheorem, mit dem er vorausberechnen will, wann ihn eine Freundin abserviert. Doch bevor er es anwenden kann, begegnet er Lindsay, seiner ersten Nicht-Katherine ...

A warm-hearted novel about friendship, fresh starts and finding yourself from Top Ten bestselling author Sophie Green Mornington Peninsula, 1999. All Joan ever wanted was to be a painter, but after thirty-five years of marriage, she finds she is simply a wife, mother and good citizen. On a whim...