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The Things We Never Say
[Elizabeth Strout’s] 11th novel might well be the first great work of fiction about Trump’s presidency…This is a deeply existential novel, preoccupied with secrecy, loneliness and the limits of understanding. Strout is brilliant at uncovering what goes on beneath the surface of ordinary life…There is nothing showy about Strout’s prose, but over the past two decades her novels have become an ambitious literary project, a kind of interconnected anatomy of American solitude
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Family Friends
The literary must-read of the summer: a deeply atmospheric novel about friendship, marriage, and long-suppressed secrets. Perfect for readers of Miranda Cowley Heller's The Paper Palace, A Family Matter by Claire Lynch, and Tessa Hadley.'Riveting ... I was gripped from the start' Claire Powell, author of All In'A perfect literary holiday read ... You won't want to put it down' Roxy Dunn, author of Wants and NeedsSince they first met at university twenty years ago, Maggie and Will have spent the last two weeks of every summer in France with their close friends, Lydia and Roland. Both families have been looking forward to this cherished annual ritual. But this year things are different.Will has been hiding something from his wife, and is struggling to keep his deceit from seeping into the cracks in their marriage.Maggie is worried about their withdrawn teenage son.Roland is grappling with grief over the death of his first wife.Lydia is trying to ignore past chemistry with an old friend while learning to play second fiddle to a ghost.And then, into this conflicted fray steps Issy, Roland's beguiling, irrepressible daughter from his first marriage.As the August heat beats down, and the children find new ways to entertain themselves, it starts to feel as if the fault lines in these relationships might widen; that it might be harder to hide secrets here, under the bright sun.Deeply atmospheric, sophisticated and compelling, Family Friends is about what happens when the ties of love and loyalty are stretched to breaking point, how relationships change (and don't change) over time, and how we navigate the challenges thrown at us in every season of life.Praise for Family Friends:'An intelligent, evocative, elegant novel simmering with tension and drama' Lisa Owens, author of Natural Disaster'A propulsive story with intrigue, secrecy and drama - I had a wonderful time reading it' Jenny Mustard, author of What A Time To Be Alive'Sultry and very evocative' Jo Hamya, author of The Hypocrite'An involving and psychologically acute portrait of marriage, friendship and loyalty tested to the limit. A sophisticated summer page-turner for Tessa Hadley fans' The Bookseller, Editor's Choice
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Elizabeth and Marilyn
The new novel from Julie Owen Moylan - it's 1956, and the two most famous women in the world are about to meet for the first and only time . . . 'A wonderful novel. Moylan nails it in this tender, insightful portrait' The Times'Bold, original and captivating. I loved it!' Daisy Buchanan 'Julie is a writer you can ALWAYS trust in the way she portrays women ... they are believable, flawed, complex and fascinating' Georgina Moore'Gorgeous, glamorous and moving' Anna Mazzola 'A vibrant imagining of the inner lives of two iconic women' Charmaine Wilkerson'Everything I look for in a novel, I adored it. I felt like I was living the lives of these two iconic women, with all their vulnerabilities and pressures' Joanna Miller***London, October, 1956. A glittering Royal Film Premiere. The whole world is watching . . . Tonight, Elizabeth II will formally greet an array of stars. Though she was not born to be Queen, this young mother and wife has embraced her patriotic duty and its unforgiving demands.A limousine pulls up. Out steps a vision in dazzling gold: Marilyn Monroe. A money-making machine for Hollywood, with curves that drive men wild and a smile that lets women know she's in on the joke. As the two most famous women in the world come face to face, they look to be worlds apart. Yet beneath the glamorous costumes, both are fighting to keep the men they love, while trying to do their work in a man's world. And they have spent the summer of 1956 battling secret demons the public could never imagine. Now, Marilyn steps forward. These photographs will be on the front page of every newspaper in the morning. But this isn't their first meeting. And the story behind the headlines is even more sensational . . . Perfect for fans of American Wife, The Christie Affair and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, this stunning novel imagines the secret lives of two of the 20th century's most famous women - set during a momentous summer that brought them face to face, and publishing 100 years after their births.
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Geluksmomenten
London, 1957. Jean Swinney is 39 en schrijft – als enige vrouw – voor de plaatselijke krant, maar verder is haar wereldje klein en benauwend. Als Jean van de krant de opdracht krijgt om de bewering van ene Gretchen Tilbury te onderzoeken dat haar dochter Margaret het gevolg is van een onbevlekte ontvangenis, leidt dat tot een verrassende wending van haar leven. Want hoe meer ze zich verdiept in het leven van Gretchen en haar gezin, hoe meer ze bij hen betrokken raakt. Jean raakt bevriend met Gretchen, en de jonge Margaret voelt bijna als een dochter. En hoewel ze het niet van plan was, wordt ze verliefd op Gretchens man Howard… Jean weet dat hun liefde geen toekomst heeft, want Howard is getrouwd met Gretchen – die haar beste vriendin is, maar ook het onderwerp van het artikel dat ze moet schrijven, een artikel dat hun levens steeds meer begint te beheersen…
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Een vriendschap
Croydon, 1964. Helen is in de dertig en creatief therapeut in een psychiatrische inrichting. Al jaren heeft ze een relatie met Gil, een charismatische arts met een echtgenote thuis... Op een middag krijgen ze melding dat in een vervallen huis in de buurt, de haveloze William (een baard tot zijn middel) is aangetroffen, samen met zijn oude tante. Het wordt al snel duidelijk dat William al decennia het huis niet is uit geweest. Na zijn opname komt Helen erachter dat hij zeer kunstzinnig is. Ze is vastberaden om achter zijn levensverhaal te komen.
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Das Gedächtnis der Tiere
Rasend schnell breitet sich das Virus über die ganze Welt aus und die Menschen verlieren nach und nachihre Erinnerungen. Auf der Suche nach einem Gegenmittel nimmt eine kleine Gruppe Freiwilliger an einemlukrativen Experiment teil. Unter ihnen: die 27-jährige Meeresbiologin Neffy. Neffy braucht das Geld. IhrArbeitgeber hat sie verklagt, weil sie einen Oktopus aus einem Labor befreit hat, der in ihr seltsame Erinnerungenan ihre Kindheit wach rief. Als das Experiment zutage fördert, dass das Gegenmittel nur bei Neffy wirkt, kippt die Stimmung in der Gruppe. Und Neffy versucht, irgendwie zu ihrem Stiefbruder Justin zu entkommen, von dem sie annimmt, dass er 100 Kilometerentfernt an der Küste Dorsets auf sie wartet.
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Heimliche Zeilen
Ein geplatzter Traum.Ein folgenschwerer Fehler.Eine zweite Chance ...Christopher Flinders stand kurz vor dem Durchbruch als Schriftsteller, gefördert vom berühmten Lektor Owen Goddard. Doch eine verbotene Liebe und ein einziger Fehler zerstören alles. Zwanzig Jahre später holt ihn die Vergangenheit ein - und eröffnet ihm die Möglichkeit, sein Leben noch einmal neu zu schreiben.Clare Chambers erzählt mit britischem Charme, feiner Ironie und psychologischem Tiefgang eine bewegende Geschichte über verpasste Chancen, die Macht der Erinnerung und die Hoffnung auf Vergebung.'So fesselnd, wie man sich einen Roman wünscht.' SUNDAY TIMES
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Room 706
Nobody knows she's checked into Room 706. Caught in the wrong place at precisely the worst time, Kate must face the most confronting situation of her life - and discover what matters most - in this deeply suspenseful and thought-provoking debut novel.If she knew it would end this way, would it ever have begun?'I devoured it. I had goosebumps at the end and I haven't stopped thinking about it' Jennie Godfrey'A suspenseful real-time page-turner with an ending that demands to be talked about' Erin Kelly'The pacing of this novel is immaculate... poignant, heart-breaking and utterly human' Joanna Cannon'As tender as it is surprising, a gripping interrogation of womanhood' Sarah Jessica Parker------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate stretches her legs and turns on the TV while James washes away the traces of their morning. She watches in horror at the unfolding news: the hotel they are staying in has been taken under siege. She should be making her way home, working on appearing normal, getting ready to re-enter family life with her loving husband Vic and their two adored children. Instead, she is trapped somewhere she shouldn't be, with a man she definitely doesn't love. How will she begin to tell Vic what she is doing here? If her body is found, will it give up the secret of what she's been up to? She's been so careful hiding the evidence of her affair: write nothing down, leave no trace. Will he begin to understand why? For now, Kate can only hide, take a deep breath, and reflect on the series of choices she's made that have brought her to this moment. What will her marriage and her life look like, if she makes it out?Discover the most gripping and original novel you'll read this year, from an incredible new talent in fiction.
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California Gold
Frank and Chrissy meet a few days into '70. Frank has been travelling around California when someone tells him about a house in the desert where the walls are steel and the glass shimmers. When Chrissy picks him up hitchhiking on the side of the road, all blond hair and oversized sunglasses, it's love at first sight. Years later, as their shared dream of recreating a mid-century masterpiece in Britain threatens to overwhelm them, Frank will often think back to the start. What if he had carried on walking? What if she had driven to Palm Springs the next day? Every moment of tomorrow would have changed . . .
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Familiensache
Eine verbotene Liebe und ihre Folgen. Das mitreißende Literaturdebüt über eine Familie, die durch die Moralvorstellungen der damaligen Zeit auseinandergerissen wird.Ein Haus, einen Ehemann, ein Baby: Eigentlich hat Dawn alles, was man sich im England der 1980er-Jahre wünschen sollte. Doch dann lernt sie Hazel kennen und beginnt zu ahnen, welches andere Leben möglich wäre. Plötzlich ist alles viel heller - und komplizierter. Denn Dawn hat Verpflichtungen: Dawn hat ihre kleine Tochter Maggie. Jahrzehnte später ist Dawn für Maggie nur eine schattenhafte Erinnerung. Ihr Vater Heron hat sie allein großgezogen, die beiden sind ein Herz und eine Seele. Als Heron eine Diagnose erhält, die sein Leben völlig auf den Kopf stellt, erzählt er Maggie zunächst nichts davon. Denn über unbequeme Wahrheiten hat er schon immer lieber geschwiegen - so wie über das, was 1982 passiert ist ... In ebenso zarte wie sprachmächtige Prosa gegossen und mit warmherzigen Figuren gespickt, stellt Claire Lynch in Familiensache die Frage, was eine Familie ausmacht und wie die Wunden der Vergangenheit heilen können. 'Ich habe diesen zarten, herzzerreißenden Roman in einem Tag verschlungen und werde für immer an ihn denken müssen.' Barbara Kingsolver
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Shy Creatures
"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time."—Holly Gramazio, bestselling author of The Husbands “Infinitely moving, quirky, acutely observed and beautifully written...Confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers."--The Guardian An alluring literary mystery full of secrets and lies, when an art teacher at a psychiatric hospital in 1960s England finds her life turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious patient who has spent decades living in complete isolation with his elderly aunts in a decrepit Victorian house. Perfect for fans of Ann Patchett, Barbara Kingsolver, and Tessa Hadley. In all failed relationships there is a tipping point. It goes unnoticed at the time but can later be identified as the beginning of the decline. For Helen it was the weekend that the Hidden Man came to Westbury Park… The London suburb of Croydon,1964: Helen Hansford is unmarried and in her thirties. Something of a disappointment to her middle-class parents, she’s an art therapist at the Westbury Park psychiatric hospital, where she has been having a rebellious love affair with her colleague Gil, a dashing but married doctor. One spring afternoon they receive a call about a disturbance at a derelict, vine-covered Victorian house a few miles up the road. There the police find a mute, thirty-seven-year-old man called William Tapping, his hair and beard down to his waist. It appears he lives in the old house with his elderly, frail aunt, who expires as soon as she’s admitted to the hospital. No one knows why William has been shut away for decades, unseen by neighbors, with only his two now-deceased aunts for company. Westbury Park becomes his refuge. When it emerges that William is not only sane but a talented artist, Helen comes to see him as something of a personal project. But as she tries to solve the puzzle of the Hidden Man’s past, Helen’s own carefully constructed life of secrets begins to unravel... A gorgeously written and life-affirming novel about life’s delicate layers of experience and connection, Shy Creatures reveals all the different ways we can be confined...and liberated.
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Shy Creatures
€ 35,95