Stanley Middleton has been described as ‘the Chekhov of suburbia’. Live and Learn explores the expanding possibilities the world offers to a young couple. Jonathan, a twenty-eight-year-old academic and a keen rugby player, and Emma, the solicitor daughter of a vicar, seem to have it all. But life, even solid provincial life, can be more precarious and extreme than it first appears. Sudden violence, even murder, can happen without warning, as Jonathan and Emma discover and in the process they come to a fuller understanding of how complex even the most straightforward life really is.

Best friends Alizé, Dom, Moët, and Cristal will do anything to get the glamorous life. A savvy business major, Alizé had her childhood shattered by her parents' divorce and is determined never to fall in love. Dom learned early to use her body to make much bank--and find an escape from her drug-addicted mother. Disillusioned by the strict faith she was raised with, Moët figures hooking up with powerful men is now the real way to heaven. And streetwise Cristal has a master plan to get the security she never knew as a foster child. To make their dreams come true, these sistahs will go after the East Coast's biggest movers-and-shakers. But between the wild times, one of them will risk everything on a gamble, one will play a player too far, one will take a dangerous chance, and one will face the most difficult choice of all. . . "A drama-filled, action-packed, page-turning novel of friendship. . . readers will find themselves laughing at moments and crying at others." --The RAWISTAZ Reviewers

"What has life taught you? Would you share it with me?" With these two simple questions, H. Jackson Brown, Jr. celebrates the intrinsic human need to make connections through shared insight and experiences. In this third-volume of his New York Times best-selling series, Brown offers more of the sincere wisdom and humorous observations that he has collected from people of all ages. I've learned that a hug from my husband sends his strength into my body. - Age 39 I've learned that when you begin to ask yourself if it's your fault, it usually is. - Age 20 I've learned that we are judged by what we finish, not by what we start. - Age 62 I've learned that you should never walk on ice with your hands in your pockets. - Age 12 I've learned that there is a big difference between two cloves of garlic and two bulbs of garlic. - Age 37 I've learned that you should never let your four-year-old brother cut your hair. - Age 11