Falling
(Sprache: Englisch)
Emma left behind her upper-crust English life for the finance world of New York City. But her all-consuming job was another life she didn't want. To start exploring her passions, Emma finds a beach cottage in a small Connecticut town. Her landlord, Dominic,...
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Emma left behind her upper-crust English life for the finance world of New York City. But her all-consuming job was another life she didn't want. To start exploring her passions, Emma finds a beach cottage in a small Connecticut town. Her landlord, Dominic, is a world away from the men she should be interested in. But becoming friends, then lovers, happens as naturally as the changing seasons.
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House, Jemima J, and Summer Secrets presents a novel about the pleasure and meaning of finding a home and family where you least expect them...When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York, she felt sure it would make her happy. Away from her parents and expectations, she felt liberated, throwing herself into Manhattan life replete with a high-paying job, a gorgeous apartment, and a string of successful boyfriends. But the cutthroat world of finance and relentless pursuit of more began to take its toll. This wasn t the life she wanted either.
On the move again, Emma settles in the picturesque waterfront town of Westport, Connecticut, a world apart from both England and Manhattan. It is here that she begins to confront what it is she really wants from her life. With no job, and knowing only one person in town, she channels her passion for creating beautiful spaces into remaking the dilapidated cottage she rents from Dominic, a local handyman who lives next door with his six-year-old son.
Unlike any man Emma has ever known, Dominic is confident, grounded, and committed to being present for his son whose mother fled shortly after he was born. They become friends, and slowly much more, as Emma finds herself feeling at home in a way she never has before.
But just as they start to imagine a life together as a family, fate intervenes in the most shocking of ways. For the first time, Emma has to stay and fight for what she loves, for the truth she has discovered about herself, or risk losing it all.
In a novel of changing seasons, shifting lives, and selfless love, a story unfolds of one woman s far-reaching journey to discover who she is truly meant to be...
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***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected proof***Copyright © 2016 Jane Green
CHAPTER 1
It s lovely, she lies, in her most gracious of voices, looking around at the tired wood paneling lining the walls of the living room, floor to ceiling. As she looks down, her gaze lands on well worn salmon pink shag carpeting and quickly conceals her horror.
Emma wonders if this house might not even be beyond her capabil ities to transform. Perhaps the landlord would let her paint it? Surely he would let her paint it who wouldn t want to lighten up this room, so dark it feels more like a cave? She would paint it for free, and pull up that carpet. Maybe she would be lucky and find a hardwood floor underneath; even if it was merely concrete, surely it wouldn t cost any thing to stick down some inexpensive sisal.
This room could be transformed, she determined. Lipstick on a pig was her specialty.
Her landlord, or potential landlord, smiles. Hey, I know it s not everyone s taste today, he says. Why do people want everything to be gray and modern?
Emma is surprised by his comment, surprised frankly by his interest in making small talk. I hate that look, Emma offers. It happens that she does agree, quite passionately, in fact. None of those decorated houses feel like real homes.
Exactly! he says in delight. This is a home.
Struck by his words, by the obvious sincerity with which they are spoken, she turns to look at her potential landlord for the first time. She can t help but feel struck by the sight of him. He is not tall, only a couple
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of inches taller than her, with skin tanned by the sun and an easy smile that seems to put her at ease. It isn t so much that she finds him attractive, but that there is something familiar about him, a recognition, a sense of having somehow met him before.
Perhaps because she has remained silent, he goes on to add, At least, it was a home. My grandparents lived here for forty years.
Yes, thinks Emma, it looks like it. It smells like it, too. The air is fusty. Of course old people had lived here. That explains the wood paneling and the floral wallpaper in the family room; it also explains the salmon pink carpet and avocado green bathroom suite with matching tile.
How would you feel about me putting . . . Emma pauses, wonder ing how to say this diplomatically. She doesn t want to jump in and tell him she d like to tear everything out and start again. He probably doesn t want to change anything; his voice had softened when he men tioned his grandparents. She has an odd reluctance to offend him, and she senses she ll need to take this slowly if she wants this house. . . . a woman s touch on the house?
A woman s touch! The landlord smiles and nods approvingly. That s exactly what I ve been saying this house needs for years. A wom an s touch.
She follows him into the kitchen at the back of the house and her heart sinks slightly. It hasn t been touched since the fifties, rough wood cabinets bumpy with layers of white paint, although pretty black iron hardware. Formica countertops with large cracks, and linoleum floors. A stove that is so ancient as to be fashionable again, and, surprisingly, a large modern stainless steel fridge.
Emma looks at the fridge and raises an eyebrow as she looks over at the landlord.
Damn, she thinks. What was his name again? Donald? Derek?
of inches taller than her, with skin tanned by the sun and an easy smile that seems to put her at ease. It isn t so much that she finds him attractive, but that there is something familiar about him, a recognition, a sense of having somehow met him before.
Perhaps because she has remained silent, he goes on to add, At least, it was a home. My grandparents lived here for forty years.
Yes, thinks Emma, it looks like it. It smells like it, too. The air is fusty. Of course old people had lived here. That explains the wood paneling and the floral wallpaper in the family room; it also explains the salmon pink carpet and avocado green bathroom suite with matching tile.
How would you feel about me putting . . . Emma pauses, wonder ing how to say this diplomatically. She doesn t want to jump in and tell him she d like to tear everything out and start again. He probably doesn t want to change anything; his voice had softened when he men tioned his grandparents. She has an odd reluctance to offend him, and she senses she ll need to take this slowly if she wants this house. . . . a woman s touch on the house?
A woman s touch! The landlord smiles and nods approvingly. That s exactly what I ve been saying this house needs for years. A wom an s touch.
She follows him into the kitchen at the back of the house and her heart sinks slightly. It hasn t been touched since the fifties, rough wood cabinets bumpy with layers of white paint, although pretty black iron hardware. Formica countertops with large cracks, and linoleum floors. A stove that is so ancient as to be fashionable again, and, surprisingly, a large modern stainless steel fridge.
Emma looks at the fridge and raises an eyebrow as she looks over at the landlord.
Damn, she thinks. What was his name again? Donald? Derek?
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Autoren-Porträt von Jane Green
A former journalist in the U.K. and a graduate of the International Culinary Center in New York, Jane Green has written many novels (including Jemima J, The Beach House, and, most recently, Falling), most of which have been New York Times bestsellers, and one cookbook, Good Taste. Her novels are published in more than twenty-five languages, and she has over ten million books in print worldwide. She lives in Westport, Connecticut, with her husband and a small army of children and animals.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jane Green
- 2017, Internationale Ausgabe, 352 Seiten, Maße: 10,8 x 17,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Berkley
- ISBN-10: 0399586784
- ISBN-13: 9780399586781
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.04.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for FallingReaders of Emily Giffin s novels or those who enjoy a love story with heart will adore this tale of homecoming and transformation. Library Journal
The perfect summer read. ABCNews.com
More Praise for the Novels of Jane Green
Gripping and powerful. Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author
The perfect summer read. Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author
A warm bath of a novel that draws you in...Green s sympathetic portrayals...resonate. USA Today
Warm, witty, sharp and insightful. Jane Green writes with such honesty and zing. Sophie Kinsella, New York Times bestselling author
Her compelling tale reflects an understanding of contemporary women that s acute and compassionate, served up with style. People
The kind of novel you ll gobble up at a single sitting. Cosmopolitan
A smart, complex, character-driven read. The Washington Post
[Green s novels] consistently deliver believable, accessible, heartfelt, often heartwarming stories about real people, problems, and feelings. Redbook
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