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Monique Eggermont

    Teacher Man
    A Fatal Inheritance
    Zwart licht
    Hide and Seek
    Why Men Can Only Do One Thing at a Time and Women Never Stop Talking
    I segreti di mio marito
    • I segreti di mio marito

      • 369pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      Tuo marito ti scrive una lettera, la chiude in una busta, la sigilla "da aprire solo dopo la mia morte". Questa lettera nasconde il suo più profondo e oscuro segreto, qualcosa che può distruggere in un solo colpo non soltanto la vita che avete costruito insieme ma anche le vite degli altri attorno a te, dei tuoi vicini di casa, dei tuoi più cari amici. Immagina ora che questa lettera ti capiti tra le mani mentre tuo marito è ancora vivo… È quello che accade a Cecilia Fitzpatrick, una donna di successo, un punto di riferimento nel quartiere residenziale dove ha una bella casa, un marito adorabile di cui è innamorata, una figlia felice. La vita di Cecilia è ordinata e priva di incertezze. Ma la lettera, trovata per caso frugando tra i vecchi documenti di famiglia, cambia tutto. Rachel e Tess conoscono appena Cecilia, ma come lei pensano di conoscere benissimo se stesse e soprattutto i propri mariti, credono di sapere esattamente cosa aspettarsi dal proprio matrimonio. Eppure il segreto del marito di Cecilia si intreccia in maniera fatale con le loro vite e le sconvolgerà per sempre. Liane Moriarty ci fa entrare nel più perfetto dei mondi borghesi, nelle case senza macchie e ben illuminate, nelle stanze sempre aperte agli ospiti. Poi, con implacabile maestria, solleva i tappeti, fruga tra i diari, indaga gli angoli nascosti per mostrarci tutte le ombre e i segreti che incombono nelle vite delle più impeccabili famiglie. A ogni pagina ci ricorda che noi siamo sempre convinti di conoscere la persona che amiamo. Nostro marito, nostra moglie, crediamo di conoscerli e di amarli. Ma ne siamo davvero sicuri?

      I segreti di mio marito
    • Fabulous combined giftbook edition of the two mini books WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME and WHY WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS AND WON'T STOP TALKING In this hilarious book, Allan and Barbara Pease highlight the differences between men and women in the way they think and act. Why are women radar detectors; why do men hate to be wrong? Each page features a snippet of wisdom, bound to produce laughter from even the most cynical soul. The perfect giftbook for men and women. Including plenty of new material, this beautiful hardback edition is adapted from their multi-million-selling Number 1 bestseller Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps.

      Why Men Can Only Do One Thing at a Time and Women Never Stop Talking
    • Hide and Seek

      • 368pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      Karin Schaeffer's husband is missing presumed dead. Watching, waiting and biding their time before they reveal the dark secrets of Mac's past - and exact a terrifying revenge.

      Hide and Seek
    • Zwart licht

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Tijdens het Halloween-feest op een landgoed wordt het een jonge vrouw, kind van beroemde acteurs, duidelijk dat de drank en de drugs die rondgaan tot méér dienen dan enkel een decadent feest.

      Zwart licht
    • _________________ A stunning, atmospheric novel set in 1940s South of France. 'Should be on everyone's summer reading lists' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'GLORIOUS! Hugely enjoyable escapism. I enjoyed it ENORMOUSLY.' MARIAN KEYES 'A delicious, escapist read' MY WEEKLY London 1948: Eve Forrester is trapped in a loveless marriage, in a gloomy house, in a grey suburb. Out of the blue, she receives a solicitor's letter. A wealthy stranger has left her a mystery inheritance but in order to find out more, she must travel to the glittering French Riviera. Eve discovers her legacy is an enchanting villa overlooking the Mediterranean sea and suddenly, life could not be more glamorous. But under the heat of the sun, all is not as it seems. Now, Eve must unlock the story behind her surprise bequest - before things spiral out of control... A Fatal Inheritance is an intoxicating story of glamour, intrigue and desire, set against the razzle-dazzle of the French Riviera. Pre-order the brand new book from Rachel Rhys: ISLAND OF SECRETS, due out in 2020 'Transporting' SUNDAY TIMES 'An atmospheric page-turner' DAILY MIRROR 'An essential summer read!' LISA JEWELL 'Deliciously intoxicating' HEAT _________________

      A Fatal Inheritance
    • Teacher Man

      • 88pagine
      • 4 ore di lettura

      A retelling of Frank McCourt's book describing his own coming of age, as a teacher, a storyteller and a writer. With a predisposition to support the underdog, and with sympathies for students rather than administrators, McCourt has always used stories to help his pupils.

      Teacher Man
    • Love Letters of Great Men

      • 144pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      Remember the wonderfully romantic book of letters by Beethoven, Byron and Napoleon that featured in the Sex and the City film? That collection didn't actually exist, but all of the letters referenced in the film were real; so Macmillan decided to create Love Letters of Great Men . . .

      Love Letters of Great Men
    • Pieces of Happiness

      • 352pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      I've planted my feet on Fijian earth and I intend to stay here until the last sunset . Why don't you join me? Leave behind everything that didn't work out! When recently-widowed Kat writes to her four old school friends, inviting them to live with her on a cocoa plantation in the South Pacific, they swap icy pavements and TV dinners for a tropical breeze and an azure-blue ocean. Leaving behind loneliness, dead-end jobs and marriages that have gone sour, they settle into the Women's House, surrounded by palms and cocoa trees; and locals with the puzzling habit of exploding into laughter for no discernible reason. Each of the women has her issues to resolve, and secrets to keep. But together the friends find a new purpose, starting a business making chocolate: bittersweet, succulent pieces of happiness. As they embrace a new culture that views ageing so differently from their own, will they learn to accept and forgive: to discover the value of friendship, and a better way to live?

      Pieces of Happiness
    • De duik

      • 270pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      In 1996 ontmoetten Audrey Mestre en Pipín Ferreras elkaar. Zij was een jonge, beeldschone, Franse biologe, hij was toen wereldkampioen No Limits Freediving - een extreme sport waarbij zonder perslucht diepterecords gebroken worden. Ze kregen een gepassioneerde relatie. Ook Audrey werd freediver, en ze brak al snel het wereldrecord voor vrouwen (115 meter). Pipín en Audrey stimuleerden elkaar om tot het uiterste te gaan, maar dat leidde tot een tragedie: Audrey verongelukte voor de Dominicaanse kust toen ze Pipíns record (170 meter) probeerde te breken. In De duik doet Pipín zijn verhaal. Het is een eerbetoon aan zijn grote liefde én een verdediging van zijn sport. Een uniek boek met prachtige beelden, over gedreven mensen en extreme diepten van liefde en obsessie.

      De duik