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"The Book that will have everyone talking" CosmopolitanAnna Benz lives in comfort and affluence with her husband and three young children in Dietlikon, a picture-perfect suburb of Zurich. Anna, an American expat, has chosen this life far from home; but, despite its tranquility and order, inside she is falling apart. Feeling adrift and unable to connect with her husband or his family; with the fellow expatriates who try to befriend her; or even, increasingly, her own thoughts and emotions, Anna attempts to assert her agency in the only way that makes sense to her: by engaging in short-lived but intense sexual affairs. But adultery, too, has its own morality, and when Anna finds herself crossing a line, she will set off a terrible chain of events that will end in unspeakable tragedy. As her life crashes down around her, Anna must then discover where one must go when there is no going back...PRAISE FOR HAUSFRAU"Haunting . . . Beautifully written, the ennui of its Anna Karenina-esque heroine's deceptively perfect life as a Swiss housewife seeps from every page" Harper's Bazaar, Best books of 2015"Hausfrau may be the Fifty Shades of literary fiction . . . This debut brilliantly chronicles a woman'slife falling apart . . ." The Times

První díl Gilbertova třídílného příběhu dějin století popisuje jeho prvních třiatřicet let, končí zvolením Roosevelta prezidentem Spojených států a nástupem Adolfa Hitlera do úřadu německého kancléře. Málokdo se vyrovná Gilbertovi v jeho mimořádné schopnosti přinést složité a podrobné faktické údaje v živém a přesvědčivém vyprávění. S lehkostí se pohybuje z kontinentu na kontinent a z jedné země do druhé, aby čtenářům přiblížil dramatické události, zápasy a úspěchy století. Nezabývá se však pouze válkami, revolucemi a politickými zvraty.

Mnoho překvapivých poznatků a nepřeberné množství informací vás přenese do doby, kdy Vikingové vládli mořím. Déle než dvě století byli Vikingové na vrcholu svého rozmachu a slavili největší úspěchy. Tehdy se celá Evropa chvěla hrůzou před jejich děsivými nájezdy. Tato bohatě ilustrovaná a vzrušující interaktivní kniha vysvětluje, proč tomu tak bylo. Vykresluje všechny stránky historie a kultury Vikingů, od poměrně neznámých legend a mýtů až po objevné cesty a výboje i náhodné a neuvěřitelné objevení Ameriky pět set let před Kolumbem.

Provides a rapid short survey, with a geographical introduction, of the whole course of Ireland's history. This revised and enlarged version brings the narrative to the end of 1992, and the illustrations have been correspondingly augmented. It is updated to the Maastricht Treaty.

The Magnificent Conclusion to the Timeless Epic SagaThrough years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer. Miraculously reunited in America, they now have a beautiful son, Anthony, the gift of a love strong enough to survive the most terrible upheavals. Though they are still young, the ordeals they endured have changed them--and after living apart in a world laid waste, they must now find a way to live together in postwar America.With the Cold War rising, dark forces at work in their adopted country threaten their lives, their family, and their hard-won peace. To regain the happiness they once knew, to wash away the lingering pain of the past, two lovers grown distant must somehow forge a new life . . .or watch the ghosts of their yesterdays destroy their firstborn son.The Summer Garden . . . their odyssey is just beginning.

Kalifornische Palmen, bedrohte Natur und eine Frau, die um ihren Traum kämpft – Bestsellerautorin Barbara Wood erzählt unwiderstehlich gut. Als die schöne New Yorker Erbin Elizabeth im Sommer 1920 bei der Schiffspassage in die Heimat auf Nigel, Baron Stullwood trifft, ist sie von ihm fasziniert: Man hat ihn zwar enterbt, aber er brennt vor Energie und Zuversicht, und er ist fest entschlossen, England mit all seinen beengenden Traditionen hinter sich zu lassen und aus eigener Kraft ein Imperium zu erschaffen. Elizabeth verliebt sich in ihn und seinen Traum von riesigen Palmenplantagen in der kalifornischen Wüste. Die wilde Landschaft begeistert und berührt sie zutiefst. Doch in Palm Springs, auf das gerade der Glanz von Hollywood und seinen Filmstars fällt, erlebt Elizabeth auch die dunkle Seite von Nigels Ehrgeiz und seiner Gier nach Geld und Einfluss. Kann sie wirklich ganz allein gegen die mögliche Zerstörung der fragilen Natur kämpfen – und sich gegen Nigel stellen? Wer wird ihr dabei helfen? Elizabeth muss entscheiden, ob sie ihrem eigenen Traum folgen darf.

Pete Riley is a stay-at-home dad; his partner Maddie works in advertising. After Pete drops two-year-old Theo off at nursery one morning, he's politely accosted by a man who looks just like Theo. The man, Miles Lambert, breaks the devastating news that Theo is in fact not Pete's son, but his - the two babies got mixed up at hospital, and Miles and his wife Lucy now have the Rileys' son at home. They've already carried out DNA testing to prove it. The two couples agree that, rather than swap the children back, they'll try to involve each other in the children's lives. But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an official investigation that unearths some disturbing questions about just how the babies got mixed up. And when Theo is thrown out of nursery for hitting other children, Pete and Maddie have to ask themselves: how far do they want this arrangement to go? What are the secrets hidden behind the Lamberts' smart front door? And how much can they trust the real parents of their child - or even each other?

Worry-prone Frankie keeps his family secret under control--until a bold, inquisitive girl enters his life--in this warm, witty, and captivating YA novel. (Ages 12 and up) Twelve-year-old Frankie Parsons is a talented kid with a quirky family, a best friend named Gigs, and a voice of anxiety constantly nibbling in his head: Could that kidney-shaped spot on his chest be a galloping cancer? Are the smoke alarm batteries flat? Has his cat, The Fat Controller, given them all worms? Only Ma, who never leaves home, takes Frankie's worries seriously. But then, it is Ma who is the cause of the most troubling question of all, the one Frankie can never bring himself to ask. When a new girl arrives at school--a daring free spirit with unavoidable questions of her own--Frankie's carefully guarded world begins to unravel, leading him to a painful confrontation with the ultimate 10 p.m. question. Deftly told with humor, poignancy, and an endearing cast of characters, THE 10 P.M. QUESTION will touch everyone who has ever felt set apart.

Lieber Luke, lass mich dir als Erstes sagen, dass ich dich liebe … Ich wollte dich nie verlassen … Luke Richardson kehrt nach der Beerdigung seiner geliebten Frau Natalie nach Hause zurück und muss ihre drei gemeinsamen Kinder nun allein großziehen. Aber auf eines ist er nicht vorbereitet: einen blauen Umschlag mit der Handschrift seiner Frau, der auf dem Boden ihres Hauses auf ihn wartet. Der darin enthaltene Brief, den Natalie am ersten Tag ihrer Krebsbehandlung vor einem Jahr geschrieben hat, ist nur der erste von vielen. Luke ist überzeugt davon, dass die Briefe tatsächlich von seiner Frau stammen, aber wer bringt sie ihm? Und was hat es mit dem mysteriösen Mann auf sich, den Natalie kurz vor ihrem Tod kontaktiert hat? Entschlossen begibt sich Luke auf die Suche nach Antworten und stößt auf ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis, das ihn dazu bringt, alles infrage zu stellen, was er über Natalie zu wissen glaubte.

Das Leben meint es gut mit Caroline Cashion. Die 34-jährige Dozentin für französische Literatur ist hübsch, intelligent und beliebt. Doch dann wird bei einer Routineuntersuchung in ihrem Nacken eine Kugel entdeckt. Caroline ist fassungslos. Als sie ihre Eltern darauf anspricht, eröffnen diese ihr die ungeheuerliche Wahrheit: Caroline ist adoptiert. Ihre leiblichen Eltern wurden ermordet, Caroline selbst überlebte die Tat schwer verletzt. Den Mörder hat man nie gefasst – und die Kugel nie aus Carolines Körper entfernt. Nun ist sie das wichtigste Indiz, um den Täter zu überführen. Womit Caroline in tödlicher Gefahr schwebt ...

V předchozí knize Mosad se Michael Bar Zohar s Nisimem Mišalem zabývali nejslavnějšími operacemi izraelské tajné služby, a napínavě popsali nebezpečné akce jejích příslušníků, kteří v zájmu své země ochotně riskovali život. Tato kniha na činnost Mosadu navazuje a věnuje se třiceti nejodvážnějším vojenským misím izraelských zvláštních jednotek. Poutavě líčí nejdůležitější bitvy, záškodnické akce hluboko v nepřátelském území a úkoly speciálních komand a při té příležitosti odhaluje obavy a naděje nejvyšších velitelů i obyčejných vojáků. Autoři se soustřeďují na operace, které se podařily, ale nezamlčují ani ty, jež skončily nezdarem. Čtenář se seznámí i se soukromým a profesním životem nejvýznamnějších osobností izraelského života: Moše Dajanem, Arielem Šaronem, bratry Netanjahuovými, Ehudem Barakem a Avigdorem Kahalanim. Vojenskou kariéru Ariela Šarona můžeme například sledovat od roku 1948, kdy v bitvě o Latrun málem přišel o život, až po překročení Suezského kanálu roku 1973. Ehud Barak se nám představí při odvážné akci v Bejrútu (1973), které velel v ženském převleku, a potom se s ním znovu setkáme v roce 1999, kdy byl zvolen ministerským předsedou. Za každou kapitolou následuje výňatek z rozhovoru s hlavním hrdinou příslušné operace – v některých případech jde o prominentní hráče na izraelské politické scéně. Mnoho fotografií, které text doprovázejí, nebylo ještě nikde zveřejněno.

In this immensely readable and wide ranging book,Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East,beginning with the two great empires,the Roman and the Persian,and covering the growth of Christianity,the rise and spread of Islam,the waves of invaders from the east,the Mongol hordes of Jengiz Khan,the rise of the Ottoman Turks,and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds.THE MIDDLE EAST is a brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the region.

Bella, elegante e raffinata, Valerie Wyatt non è solo una famosa arredatrice di interni ma anche una vera regina di stile, con uno show in onda tutti i giorni. E allora perché si sente così infelice? Forse perché gli abiti costosi, le ore trascorse in palestra e le cure dei migliori parrucchieri di New York non possono nascondere un'innegabile verità: Valerie sta per compiere sessant'anni. E si sente terribilmente sola. Anche April, sua figlia, si sente sola. Proprietaria di un ristorante alla moda, che assorbe tutte le sue energie, non ha tempo da dedicare agli amici o all'amore. Si ritrova così, alla vigilia del suo trentesimo compleanno, a fare un bilancio della'esistenza troppo solitaria che conduce e a porsi l'unica domanda a cui non sa dare una risposta: dove ho sbagliato? Ma, all'improvviso, una tragedia sconvolge l'esistenza di Valerie e April, costringendole a fare i conti con gli errori del passato e con due uomini molto speciali. E insegnando loro che, a volte, basta soffiare sulle candeline ed esprimere il desiderio giusto perché tutti i sogni si realizzino. Anche quelli più inaspettati. Dall'inconfondibile penna di Danielle Steel, una storia dolce e amara allo stesso tempo sul potere che ha la vita di regalarci sempre sorprese meravigliose.

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov comes of age amid a shifting tide for the great dynasties of Europe. But even as unrest simmers in the capital, Olga is content to live within the confines of the sheltered life her parents have built for her and her three sisters: hiding from the world on account of their mother's ill health, their brother Alexei's secret affliction, and rising controversy over Father Grigori Rasputin, the priest on whom the tsarina has come to rely. Olga's only escape from the seclusion of Alexander Palace comes from the grand tea parties her aunt hosts amid the shadow court of Saint Petersburg - a world of opulent ballrooms, scandalous flirtation, and whispered conversation. But as war approaches, the palaces of Russia are transformed. Olga and her sisters trade their gowns for nursing habits, assisting in surgeries and tending to the wounded bodies and minds of Russia's military officers. As troubling rumors about her parents trickle in from the front, Olga dares to hope that a budding romance might survive whatever the future may hold. But when tensions run high and supplies run low, the controversy over Rasputin grows into fiery protest, and calls for revolution threaten to end 300 years of Romanov rule

Amsterdam, 1943. Mentre i tulipani sbocciano, i nazisti si stringono intorno alla città. Quando gli ultimi barlumi di resistenza sono spazzati via, Marijke de Graaf e suo marito vengono arrestati e deportati in due diversi campi di concentramento in Germania. Marijke si trova davanti a una scelta terribile: andare incontro a una morte lenta nel campo di lavoro oppure, nella speranza di sopravvivere, unirsi al bordello del campo. Dall’altra parte del filo spinato, l’ufficiale delle SS Karl Müller spera di essere all’altezza delle aspettative di gloria di suo padre. L’incontro con Marijke, però, cambia il suo destino. Buenos Aires, 1977. È in corso la “guerra sporca” argentina, una repressione violenta di tutti i dissidenti al regime. Luciano Wagner si trova in una cella senza sapere se uscirà mai di prigione.  Dall’Olanda alla Germania, fino all’Argentina, la storia di tre persone che condividono un segreto sta per intrecciarsi all’ombra di due dei regimi più terribili di tutta la storia moderna.

Un thriller psicologico oscuro incentrato su Emma, che cerca di riprendersi da un attacco traumatico e, insieme al suo fidanzato, cerca un nuovo inizio. Tuttavia, nessuno degli appartamenti visitati è accessibile o sicuro. Finché non scopre una casa in Folgate Street, un capolavoro architettonico con un design minimalista in pietra chiara e vetro, caratterizzato da spazi aperti e ariosi. Ma questa casa ha delle regole: il misterioso architetto ha imposto una serie di divieti ai suoi inquilini, come l'assenza di libri, cuscini decorativi o fotografie. Questo spazio ha il potere di trasformare i suoi abitanti. Anche Jane, che ha vissuto una tragedia personale, cerca un nuovo inizio e rimane affascinata dalla casa e dal suo creatore. Tuttavia, dopo essersi trasferita, scopre la misteriosa morte prematura della precedente inquilina, simile a lei. Man mano che Jane cerca di separare verità e menzogne, si ritrova a seguire le stesse regole e a vivere gli stessi terrori della donna che l'ha preceduta.

Claire Rodenburg, a young British actress, pays the rent on her New York apartment the only way she can: as a decoy for a detective agency, entrapping straying husbands. When a client is murdered in macabre circumstances, she agrees to help the police entice the dead woman's husband into revealing whether he's the killer. But as Claire gets closer to their quarry, she begins to realize that she's not the only one who's playing a part. And as she pursues the shadowy figure of a serial killer across the Internet and through the dark fantasies of a nineteenth-century poet, she has to immerse herself in her role more deeply than she ever thought possible...

The haunting new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man 'It's not the dead you need to be scared of, love. It's the living' It arrived in my inbox just over a month ago. Surprising really that it didn't get shunted straight into junk.Sender: MSG@hotmail.comSubject: Annie'I know what happened to your sister. It's happening again.'Because when my sister was eight years old, she disappeared. At the time, I thought it was the worst thing that could ever happen.And then she came back . . .

Pushed to breaking point, Cara Burrows abandons her family and escapes to a five-star spa resort she can't afford. Late at night, exhausted and desperate, she lets herself into her hotel room and is shocked to find it already occupied by a man and a teenage girl. A simple mistake on the part of the hotel receptionist but Cara's fear intensifies when she works out that the girl she saw in the hotel room is someone she can't possibly have seen: Melody Chapa, whose parents are serving life sentences for her murder. Cara doesn't know what to trust: everything she's read and heard about the case, or the evidence of her own eyes. Did she really see Melody?