Ragazza in un giardino - The Clock Winder, by Anne Tyler (1972, USA)

The Emersons are many, although they don't live anymore with their Mum in Baltimora. She's widow, now. She's still a Lady. A sad strange lady. And the whole family is peculiar. Elizabeth arrives by mere chance, out of the blue, and becomes the new handyman. And much more than this. Fascinating, although melancholic.

Per puro caso, Ladder Of Years, by Anne Tyler (1995, USA)

Delia is a 40ish years old mother and wife, whose relatives, husband, sons and daughter don't mind at all, don't appreciate in any way. One day, without planning anything, she simply keeps walking on the beach and, as she's on the chance of a lift, she takes it: she starts and builds up her life again in another place.
What comes up the most is the pregnance of good communication. Peculiar and so involving.

P.S I Love You, by Cecelia Ahern (2004, Dublin)

Set in Dublin. Holly is a too young widow: her twin soul passed by in short time because of a cancer, but she discovers he found a way to stay for a while with her: Gerry left her ten messages, one a month, to give her month missions. That's how she can someway keep living, kind of building up her life again, helped by dear and crazy friends, other than a cheerful family. Page-turner. The reader can't help but feeling Holly's emotions.

Il grande sogno, by Matteo Pennacchi (1999, Italy)

Matteo is a young italian guy willing to travel around the world without money nor baggages, thanks only to people's generosity. He's about to enter a world record...if he can succeed in 100 days. A highly enriching travel, full of people and places. Surprising.

Morty l'apprendista - Mort, by Terry Pratchett (1987, UK)

Disk world. Morty is a young, confused guy with no specific ability. Despite his father loves him, he has to send him learning a job: Death chooses Morty to teach him being the new Death: the true Death wants some spare time to learn himself enjoying "life". But Morty doesn't accept to let a beautiful princess dying and reality gets strange.
Morty, Ysabel (Death's adopted daughter), Albert (powerful Death's servant) try and re-set pieces. Hilarious, great, awesome.

Puro genio - Simple Genius, by David Baldacci (2007, USA)

Michelle's strong, physically strong. Brave as well. But sth happened, as she was a child, that's now devastating herself. Her partner Sean is nothing less than her: they're a beautiful, smart, good team and they're detective. This case is about deaths linked to CIA, FBI and Maths research. But there's also the case on which Horatio, Sean's friend and Michelle's psychiatrist, is working: Michelle.
Page turner.