'I open the gate and walk into the field . . . As the sun pours a river of light down this valley, I realise there are hundreds and hundreds of trees and I've seen those silver leaves before, not here in Australia, but shimmering in the groves that grace the terraced hillsides of Tuscany.'When Adrienne's marketing company goes down, her lifestyle does too. She retreats from the city to the beautiful, abandoned olive grove once owned by her Italian grandparents. A 'tree cha...

Life is too short for compromise …When Maggie, Fran and Rose met in their youth, they had dreams and ambitions. Forty years later, the three friends are turning sixty, each of them restless and disenchanted with their lives.Fran works in a second-hand bookshop. Her lover, one of a long line of disappointing men, is drifting away and her future is uncertain.Maggie married into a volatile family. Her beautiful, indulged twin daughters are causing havoc and he...

‘People come to France to reinvent themselves...’Mia and Ben, an Australian couple in their early thirties, have relinquished one dream and embraced another, selling their Sydney flat and purchasing an old yellow house in the picturesque village of Cordes-sur-Ciel in South-West France.They soon meet sophisticated neighbours Dominic and Susannah, a British couple in their sixties who welcome them warmly but whose own relationship is in crisis. Mia and Ben are immedi...

'Shorthand typist required by English speaker in the South of France. Live-in, full board plus salary commensurate with experience.'Iris Turner, an unworldly young Englishwoman, arrives in the French Riviera to take up a secretarial role for the mysterious Hammond Brooke. Living in a small, exclusive hotel among eccentric and unpredictable aristocrats and struggling to gain her employer’s trust, she soon realises that nothing is as it seems.Initiated into the mysterious wor...

In diesem hinreißend charmanten und humorvollen Cosy Krimi aus dem Sydney der 1960er-Jahre treten Die Tea Ladies ins Rampenlicht – und nehmen mit Teetasse und Servierwagen die Ermittlungen auf.Vorhang auf für Hazel, Betty, Irene und Merl!Sydney, 1965. Während der Minirock die junge Generation aufmischt, geht das Leben in den Modefabriken der Zig Zag Lane noch seinen angestammten Gang. So auch für Hazel, Tea Lady bei Empire Fashionwear. Pün...

When Cassie Munro fled her hometown of Bilkara to follow the charismatic Dan to the other side of the world, she never expected to return. Now, devastated by revelations of Dan's betrayal and the news of a brutal attack on her father, she returns home with nothing left to lose.Against her better judgement, she finds herself battling to save the family business. In the midst of her struggle, Cassie is reunited with her first love, Mack, who forces her to confront a guilty secret and...

Iris Turner, an unworldly young Englishwoman, arrives in the French Riviera to take up a secretarial role for the mysterious Hammond Brooke. Living in a small, exclusive hotel among eccentric and unpredictable aristocrats and struggling to gain her employer’s trust, she soon realises that nothing is as it seems. Initiated into the mysterious world of perfume, she finds herself entangled in a web of intrigue and deception.

Life is too short for compromise…When Maggie, Fran and Rose met in their youth, they had dreams and ambitions. Forty years later, the three friends are turning sixty, each of them restless and disenchanted with their lives.In an attempt to recapture the sense of freedom and purpose they once possessed, they decide to retrace the steps of their 1978 backpacking trip through Europe. What could possibly go wrong?As they set off on their trip, it will prove to be an ody...

Mia and Ben, an Australian couple in their early thirties, have relinquished one dream and embraced another, selling their Sydney flat and purchasing an old yellow house in the picturesque village of Cordes-sur-Ciel in South-West France. They soon meet sophisticated neighbours Dominic and Susannah, a British couple in their sixties who welcome them warmly but whose own relationship is in crisis. Mia and Ben are immediately star-struck and impressed by their lavish hospitality. However, thi...

Navigating life with a neurological condition can present unique challenges, sudden changes in life circumstances, unpredictable future events and loss of control. Negotiating the waves of these experiences requires flexibility and willingness to let go of control of the tide.This unique guide is structured around the key principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It explores the core principles of the ACT hexaflex and how to introduce these to clients to best aid under...