This incredible portrait of Erik--the Phantom--recreates his entire life, from his survival as a child in a carnival freak show to his creative genius behind the Paris Opera House--and its labyrinthine world below--to his discovery of love.
When a tortured young woman enters the trauma center of an Atlanta hospital, Dr. Sara Linton is thrust into a desperate police investigation with Special Agent Will Trent and his partner, Faith Mitchell. Though guarding their own wounds and their own secrets, Sara, Will, and Faith find that they are all that stand between a madman and his next victim.
A Reese Witherspoon book club pick! Perfect for fans of B. A. Paris, Shari Lapena and Liane Moriarty
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NEVER FREE. Cain Moran wanted Jenny Riley more than he had ever wanted anyone or anything before in his life. But loving Jenny Riley was the easy part; it was telling his wife he wanted a divorce that was going to be the killer... Jenny is not just any girl. She cares nothing for Cain's hard-man reputation - she just wants to be with him. But Cain is not a free man. And he's about to find out that when his wife Caroline said 'til death us do part, she meant it. When Cain is sentenced to life in prison it seems that Caroline might have got her wish. All Cain and Jenny know is that if their love can survive such separation, then one day they will have a chance at the Good Life together again. But there are greater trials ahead than either can foresee. They're about to learn the hardest lesson of all: LIVE THE GOOD LIFE. PAY THE PRICE.
LA PROFECIA ROMANOV
The twenty-second novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, THE GOOD LIFE and many more... Playing grown-ups, the future is theirs for the taking. Sharon Conway and Lenny Scott are childhood sweethearts. Everyone says they are too young, but nothing can keep them apart. Sharon doesn't question Lenny's business dealings and it isn't long before his reputation as a hard man destined for the top means they are living the good life with their sons. It leaves a stain on her heart for ever. But one night Lenny doesn't come home. It isn't the first time he has gone AWOL. But it is his last. He is found murdered - beaten to death in an act of brutality that shocks even the police. And Sharon never knows why. Old wounds will surface. Now, twenty years later, Sharon is about to find out the truth. Such a crime cannot go unpunished. Revenge is long overdue. The time has come to... GET EVEN
Che cosa succede quando vedi la persona che ami cambiare radicalmente sotto i tuoi occhi? Tutto nasce da un semplice favore che una moglie chiede a suo marito durante una giornata qualsiasi. Siamo a Copenaghen, inizi Novecento: entrambi stanno dipingendo nel loro atelier, lui realizza paesaggi velati dalla nebbia del Nord; lei ritrae su enormi tele i ricchi committenti della borghesia cittadina. Proprio per completare uno di questi lavori, il ritratto di una nota cantante d'opera, Greta domanda al marito di posare in abiti femminili. Da principio Einar è riluttante, ma presto viene completamente sedotto dal morbido contatto della stoffa sulla sua pelle. Via via che si abbandona a questa esperienza, il giovane entra in un universo sconosciuto, provando un piacere che né lui né Greta avrebbero mai potuto sospettare. Quel giorno Einar ha un'autentica rivelazione: scopre infatti che la sua anima è divisa in due e forse lo è stata sempre: da una parte l'artista malinconico e innamorato di sua moglie, dall'altra Lili, una donna mossa da un prepotente bisogno di vivere... Ispirandosi alla storia vera di Lili Elbe, una pioniera nel mondo transgender, David Ebershoff ha scritto un romanzo estremamente delicato e commovente su una delle storie d'amore più appassionate del Novecento.
Únik z nudy manželského sexu může nabýt rozličných podob. Málokterá z nich se ale obejde bez následků... David Greenfield je rozvodový právník z Manhattanu, takže velmi dobře ví, kam až může člověk klesnout. Za léta praxe už vyslechl bezpočet nechutných a intimních příběhů, které provázejí rozpadlá manželství. On sám je v tomto ohledu naprosto spokojený: svou ženu Blair si vzal před dvaceti lety a nikdy toho rozhodnutí nemusel litovat. I ti nejvyrovnanější z nás jsou ale občas vystaveni pokušení, kterému je téměř nemožné odolat. V Davidově případě má podobu atraktivní fotografky Jean, která ho požádá, aby se stal jejím milencem. Jen na šest týdnů, pak ji zase pracovní povinnosti odvedou do světa. David váhá. Nechce se dopustit nevěry, vždyť přece až moc dobře ví, kam až to může vést. Ovšem na druhou stranu... Kdyby se přidala i Blair, už by to přece nebyla nevěra. Chvíle strávené ve třech by naopak mohly být vítaným oživením rutiny, do které manželský sex po mnohaletém soužití neodvratně upadne. Nikomu přece neublíží, když si splní svou celoživotní sexuální fantazii. Anebo se v tomto úsudku David trestuhodně mýlí?
