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The bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal returns with a new psychological thriller about a politician whose less-than-perfect personal life is thrust into the spotlight when a body is discovered in her home.As a politician, Emma has sacrificed a great deal for her career--including her marriage and her relationship with her daughter, Flora. A former teacher, she finds the glare of the spotlight unnerving, particularly when it leads to countless insults, threats, and trolling as she tries to work in the public eye. As a woman, she knows her reputation is worth its weight in gold, but as a politician, she discovers it only takes one slip-up to destroy it completely. Fourteen-year-old Flora is learning the same hard lessons at school as she encounters heartless bullying. When another teenager takes her own life, Emma lobbies for a new law to protect women and girls from the effects of online abuse. Now, Emma and Flora find their personal lives uncomfortably intersected--but then the unthinkable happens: A man is found dead in Emma’s home, a man she had every reason to be afraid of and to want gone. Fighting to protect her reputation, and determined to protect her family at all costs, Emma is pushed to the limits as the worst happens and her life is torn apart.

You think you know her... But look a little closer She is a stay-at-home mother of three with boundless reserves of patience, energy and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess. Then one moment changes everything. Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface - and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself. From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal - a new thought- provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us.

The gripping and controversial novel that is guaranteed to get readers talking in 2018!

The farm hunkers down with its back to the Atlantic. For over three hundred years, the long low house has stood here: looking in on its fields and the brooding moor; steeped in the history and secrets of one family, at the very edge of the world.

Impastare, mescolare, montare. Un'onda di cioccolato, un pizzico di cannella, una spolverata di zucchero: preparare una torta sembra facile, ma un dolce è molto più di un semplice dessert; è una dimostrazione d'amore. Per Jennifer, una tavola imbandita unisce la famiglia, anche se si sente sola. Vicki sforna pan di spagna per rendere fiera sua madre, mentre Mike cerca nella perfezione dei dolci la conferma di essere un buon padre. Claire ha messo da parte la sua passione culinaria per crescere il suo bambino, e Karen prepara pasticcini per riconnettersi con il figlio. Il destino li riunisce in una tenuta di campagna, dove l'odore delle spezie riempie l'aria. Sono tutti in gara per diventare l'erede di Kathleen Eaden, "La regina della cucina", la cui filosofia sostiene che cucinare può ridare colore a una giornata grigia e portare felicità. Tuttavia, non hanno ancora trovato la ricetta giusta per raggiungerla. Mentre si concentrano sul pudding perfetto e sulla gelatina di frutta, scoprono che l'ingrediente speciale può essere un sorriso, una nuova opportunità o una decisione difficile. Ci sono molte ragioni per cucinare: per nutrirsi, per emozionare, per ritrovarsi, ma spesso si cucina per amare e essere amati. Una storia dolce e intensa, dove la cucina incontra desideri e speranze, e il potere del cibo di dare nuovo sapore alla vita diventa realtà.

Mít vládu v kuchyni se jim daří dokonale, nad svými životy už to však tak jednoduché není. Román pro ženy odehrávající se v prostředí populární gastronomické soutěže Hledá se nejlepší pekařka!

The Jazz Singer's Handbook provides an inspiring and practical window of insight into the world of professional jazz singing. Drawing upon an impressive career as an arranger, teacher, singer, pianist, and clinician, Michele Weir (faculty, UCLA) has distilled her experiences and observations into two handbook the artistry and the mastery of singing jazz. Also included is a jazz chord library, a professional resource guide, a review of music fundamentals, and an index of terms and symbols. The online audio includes sing-along tracks for standard songs, many of which are in two keys for different voice ranges, plus recorded examples of the performance and arranging concepts presented in the text.