Bøger af Sharon Neiss-Arbess

Stepping onto the floor of Sunderland’s means stepping into a whole new world for two young women whose lives will never be the same again.After Lilly leaves her first husband, she takes a job at Sunderland’s Department Store. The Mecca of luxury in 1950s’ Downtown Montreal, Sunderland’s is the place to be and Lilly can’t believe her luck. What Lilly finds at Sunderland’s is more than independence–she meets Vivian, a vivacious, sharp-tongued whirlwind woman–and they soon become best friends.Vivian and Lilly face ups and downs together–sexism, antisemitism, and the limits of their own ambition. But when Vivian almost loses everything she’s worked so hard for, and Lilly leaves the store to embark on a brand-new life, the pair will never be the same again. Their friendship might not survive–even if it was the most important part of each of their lives.

When a teen girl is left alone without any friends, it’s like nothing else matters.It’s August and 15-year-old Lizzie Stein has returned from camp to start ninth grade. The moment she steps foot onto her pink plush rug in her bedroom and tries to reconnect with her three best friends, she begins to realize that they suddenly don’t seem like the friends she used to know. Then there’s math class that makes her all dizzy while keeping her stomach turned into the perfect knot! One night at a party, Lizzie meets the guy of her dreams but ends up being ridiculed by her so-called friends, and they won’t let her get away with what she has done—and to whom. How far will Lizzie’s so-called friends go to punish her? How much can she take? Who will show up during all of this turmoil to help her get back on her feet?