Книги Майк Гейл
Майк Гейл - автор 18 книг. Из известных произведений можно выделить: Моя легендарная девушка, Скоро тридцать, Развод. Все книги можно читать онлайн и бесплатно скачивать на нашем портале.
Действие романа уложилось в один уикенд - с вечера пятницы по утро понедельника. За это время герой успел справить свой день рождения, получить лучшие в своей жизни подарки, безжалостно вырвать из сердца старую любовь, влюбиться вновь (в незнакомую девушку, после двухчасового телефонного разговора с ней), опять разлюбить и влюбиться в третий раз - теперь уже окончательно. Кроме того, герой много к...
«Скоро тридцать» — это рассказ о тех, кто родился в конце 60-70-х гг. XX века. Профессионалы, интеллектуалы — этих людей объединяет общее стремление к самоопределению. Что означает быть взрослым? Нужны ли мне отношения и какие? Семья. Друзья. Музыка, одежда, которая мне нравится. Хорошее ли чувство ностальгия?
Джим и Элисон познакомились в университете и возникшее между ними чувство пронесли через годы взросления. Казалось, ничто не сможет разрушить их брак. Но в один прекрасный день они... расстаются. И вот три года спустя, когда кот и диван давно поделены и их жизни идут своим чередом, случай вновь сводит их вместе.
Временами малодоходная работа грозит стать постоянной, редеющие волосы вгоняют в депрессию, а не предъявлявшая никаких претензий подруга хочет быть женой и матерью... Даффи понимает, что его взросление явно затянулось и пришло время делать выбор - сейчас или никогда.
В жизни благополучного музыкального журналиста Дейва Хардинга наступает черная полоса: его жена теряет ребенка, закрывается журнал, в котором он работает... Дейв устраивается в журнал для девочек-подростков, где с успехом разрешает проблемы, терзающие юных читательниц. Но письмо от тринадцатилетней Николы, считающей себя его дочерью, ставит неразрешимую проблему перед ним самим...
Their holiday brochure said 18-30 ...But they've just turned 35. After ten years together Charlie Mansell has been dumped by his live-in girlfriend, Sarah. All he wants to do is wallow in misery, but mates Andy and Tom have a better idea: a week of sun, sea and souvlaki in Malia, party capital of the Greek islands. But Charlie and his mates aren't eighteen any more. Or even under thirty....
Despite the example of their own parents' enduring marriage, the three Bachelor brothers show no signs of settling down. Adam has a string of glamorous girlfriends, but they aren't suitable wife material. Luke has just proposed to Cassie but his refusal to consider having children looks like an insurmountable barrier. And baby of the family Russell is in love with the one woman he can't have. T...
The Stag and Hen Weekend is the story of Phil and Helen, a couple in their thirties about to commit their lives to one another . . . that is of course if they can just manage to get through their respective stag and hen weekends (his: Amsterdam; hers: a country house and day spa in the Peak District) without falling apart. Told in the unique form of two separate stories that have common characters...
From their first meeting at the student union over a decade ago, Jim and Alison successfully navigated their way through first dates, meeting parents, moving in together and more! Then they split up and divided their worldly goods (including a sofa, a cat and their flat) into his 'n' hers. Now, three years on and with new lives and new loves, they couldn't be happier. Until a chance encounter thro...
From My Legendary Girlfriend to Turning Forty, Mike Gayle's bestselling novels have taken his millions of readers through many key times for the modern man - friendship, courtship, stag weekends, marriage, work, holidays, significant birthdays - but SEEING OTHER PEOPLE is perhaps his most heart-warming, heart-stopping, heartbreaking novel yet. Father of two Joe Clarke, is about seventy-eight pe...
This is the stunning new novel from bestselling author Mike Gayle, for fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. A powerful and bittersweet story of an unexpected male friendship and an unlikely love story, a thought provoking storyline told with Mike's distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all. This uplifting tale reminds us of the s...
How to turn forty: 1. Set yourself a personal challenge. 2. Clear wardrobe of all age-inappropriate clothing. 3. Relax. How not to turn forty: 1. Have a complete meltdown . . . High-flier Matt Beckford's sole ambition is to turn forty with his life sorted. With a Porsche on the drive and a job that requires him to spend more time in BA's club lounge than his own lounge, it look...
Despite the example of their own parents' enduring marriage, the three Bachelor brothers show no signs of settling down. Adam has a string of glamorous girlfriends, but they aren't suitable wife material. Luke has just proposed to Cassie but his refusal to consider having children looks like an insurmountable barrier. And baby of the family Russell is in love with the one woman he can't have. Then...
Ian Greening loves his job at the Department of Work and Pensions. It might not be the best paid job in the world but it gives him lots of scope for fun. He loves his girlfriend, Emma, too. But when Emma is made redundant, and gets a temping job in Ian's office, he doesn't like it at all. Emma only knows Home Ian - and Work Ian is a different kettle of fish. Spending twenty-four hours a day togeth...
One man, two birthdays... and a 1,277 item To-Do List. Spurred on by a desire to be more organised, Mike Gayle has drawn up a To-Do list containing every single item he's been meaning to do but just keeps putting off...
Unlike most people Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. After struggling through most of his twenties he thinks his career, finances and love life are finally sorted. But when he splits up with his girlfriend, he realises that life has different plans for him. Unable to cope with his future falling apart Matt temporarily moves back to his parents. During his enforced exo...
Tom Hope is broken. Ever since his wife Laura died he hasn't been the same man, and definitely not the same father. Luckily for Tom his mother-in-law Linda is around to pick up the pieces and look after his two struggling daughters, Evie and Lola. But Tom getting arrested on the first anniversary of his wife's death is the last straw for Linda. In a last bid attempt to make Tom reconnect with hi...
Still in love with The One, Will is desperate to discover if there can be An-Other One. In his decrepit flat where he can't even manage to cook spaghetti hoops without setting off the communal smoke alarm, his lifeline is the telephone. Will realises that with a single call, friends can either lift him from the depths of depression or completely shatter his hopes. There's Alice (who re...
