Allie Larkin

Impulsively buying a puppy on the Internet after heartbrokenly watching the love of her life marry another, Van is dismayed when her purchase produces a 100-pound German Shepherd whose unlikely friendship introduces her to a ruggedly handsome veterinarian. A first novel. 35,000 first printing.

Stay

Impulsively answering a stranger who shouts out the name of a woman she has always envied, Jenny tackles feelings of loneliness and discontent by embracing a new identity that leads to a warm circle of friends and unexpected romance before she uncovers a secret from her rival's past. By the author of Stay. Original. 50,000 first printing.

Why Can't I be You

When recently divorced Katie Ellis and her rescue dog Bark move back in with Katie’s grandmother in Florida, she becomes swept up in a reunion of her grandmother’s troupe of underwater performers—finding hope and renewal in unexpected places, in this sweet novel perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins and Claire Cook. Aspiring costume designer Katie gave up everything in her divorce to gain custody of her fearful, faithful rescue dog, Barkimedes. While she figures out what to do next, she heads back to Florida to live with her grandmother, Nan. But Katie quickly learns there’s a lot she doesn’t know about Nan—like the fact that in her youth Nan was a mermaid performer in a roadside attraction show, swimming and dancing underwater with a close-knit cast of talented women. Although most of the mermaids have since lost touch, Katie helps Nan search for her old friends on Facebook, sparking hopes for a reunion show. Katie is up for making some fabulous costumes, but first, she has to contend with her crippling fear of water. As Katie’s college love Luca, a documentary filmmaker, enters the fray, Katie struggles to balance her hopes with her anxiety, and begins to realize just how much Bark’s fears are connected to her own, in this thoughtful, charming novel about hope after loss and friendships that span generations.

A Novel

Swimming for Sunlight

Anna Płocica

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Aspiring costume designer Katie gave up everything in her divorce to gain custody of her fearful, faithful rescue dog, Barkimedes. While figuring out what to do next, she heads to Florida to live with her grandmother. Katie quickly learns there's a lot she doesn't know about Nan -- like that she was a mermaid performer in a roadside attraction show, swimming and dancing underwater with a close-knit cast of talented women. Although most of the mermaids have lost touch, Katie helps Nan search for them on Facebook, sparking hopes for a reunion show. As her college love Luca, a documentary filmmaker, joins them, Katie struggles to balance her anxiety with her hopes.

Katie Ellis har opgivet alt i sin skilsmisse for at få lov til at beholde sin ængstelige internathund, Bark. Katie har ufrivilligt aborteret to gange i løbet af sit mislykkede ægteskab, hvilket bærer en del af skylden for skilsmissen. Engang var hun en fremadstormende designer med ambitioner om at arbejde ved teatret, men nu er hendes liv i opbrud, så hun tager tilbage til Florida, hvor hun kan bo hos sin bedstemor, Nan. Katie ﬁnder ud af, at der er meget, hun ikke ved om sin bedstemor. For eksempel at Nan i sin ungdom var havfrueartist i et mindre show, hvor hun svømmede og optrådte under vand sammen med et sammentømret hold af talentfulde kvinder. Katie hjælper Nan med at ﬁnde sine gamle venner på Facebook, og det tænder et håb hos Nan om et genforeningsshow. Katie er voldsomt bange for vand, men indvilger alligevel modstræbende i at lave kostumer til arrangementet. Den socialt engagerede ﬁlmdokumentarist Luca, der også er Katies gamle kæreste fra college, kommer på besøg, og det tvinger Katie til at se tilbage på, om der nu også var en god grund til at de gik fra hinanden. Han hoppede i vandet, selvom de havde drukket sammen med en ﬂok venner, hvilket hun opfattede som et uopretteligt svigt mod hendes frygt for vand. Luca ﬁk aldrig at vide hvorfor hun gik, og pludselig var hun bare sammen med den mand, hun blev gift med. Det bliver en balancegang mellem håb og angst. Samtidig prøver hun at lindre Barks angst. Hendes egne problemer smitter af i deres relation, men hun får hjælp fra uventet side. Svømmer mod lyset er en eftertænksom og charmerende roman, der følger Katies rejse tilbage mod lyset og undersøger, om der alligevel kan ﬁndes håb oven på sorg, og hvordan venskab kan spænde over generationer.

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