Dennis Keesmaat Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Set in 1890s West Africa, the story follows twin sisters Hassana and Husseina, who are kidnapped and sold into slavery after a devastating raid. Despite their separation, they maintain a deep connection through shared dreams of water, symbolizing their hope and resilience. The narrative explores themes of survival, sisterhood, and the enduring bond between them, raising the question of whether their paths will ultimately converge again.

Life is perfect for Anna Walsh. She has the "Best Job in the World" as a PR exec for a top-selling urban beauty brand, a lovely apartment in New York, and a perfect husband - the love of her life, Aidan Maddox. Until the morning she wakes up in her mammy's living room in Dublin with stitches in her face, a dislocated knee, and completely smashed-up hands - and no memory of how she got there. While her mammy plays nursemaid (just like all of her favorite nurses on her soaps), and her sister Helen sits in wet hedges doing her private investigator work for Lucky Star PI, Anna tries to get better and keeps wondering why Aidan won't return her phone calls or e-mails. Recuperating from her injuries, a mystified Anna returns to Manhattan. Slowly beginning to remember what happened, she sets off on a search to find Aidan - a hilarious quest involving lilies (she can't stop smelling them), psychics, mediums, and anyone in the city who can promise her a reunion with her beloved.

It is 1890. A year after Holmes's death, Watson--now in a retirement home--narrates a tale of Sherlockian detection that could tear apart the very fabric of society. The story opens with a train robbery in Boston, and moves to the innocuous setting of Wimbledon.

Op een mooi strand wacht een verhaal op een verteller. Het verhaal maakt je aan het lachen. Het ontroert je, het schokt je en het vervult je met afschuw. Maar steeds weer zul je terugkeren naar dat strand. Keer op keer. We willen je eigenlijk niet vertellen waar dit boek over gaat. Het is een uiterst bijzonder verhaal en we willen je leesplezier niet verpesten. Maar toch moet je genoeg weten om het boek te kunnen kopen, en daarom vertellen we je dit: Dit is een verhaal over twee vrouwen. Ze hebben elkaar ontmoet op een paradijselijk Afrikaans strand, en een van hen heeft een verschrikkelijke keuze moeten maken. Twee jaar later ontmoeten ze elkaar opnieuw, en dat is waar het verhaal begint. Op het moment dat je begint te lezen, wil je je vrienden erover vertellen. Maar vertel hun alsjeblieft ook niet waar dit boek over gaat. Door de magie van het boek komen ze het vanzelf te weten.

Fame, freddo, preghiere e punizioni. Questa è la vita di Cale da dieci anni, cioè da quando è stato portato nel Santuario dei Redentori, dove si venera il figlio di Dio, morto per lavare i peccati del mondo. Adesso Cale di anni ne ha quattordici e lo attende la stessa sorte degli altri ragazzi prigionieri nel Santuario: diventare un soldato nella guerra contro gli Avversatori. Ma Cale è diverso dai suoi coetanei. È diverso da chiunque i Redentori abbiano mai allevato, perché è lui il predestinato.

A security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Then, a night of chaos and carnage gives way to sunrise on a nation, and ultimately a world, forever altered. All that remains for the stunned survivors is the long fight ahead and a future ruled by fear, darkness, death, and a fate far worse

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and Costa Novel of the Year, this international bestseller has become a reading group classic. We don't want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn't. And it's what happens afterwards that is most important. Once you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.

Come si può conoscere qualcuno che non si è mai visto? Eppure è quello che succede a Joyce: dopo un terribile incidente, da cui si è salvata solo grazie a una trasfusione, ricorda un passato che non è il suo, luoghi che non ha mai visitato e sogna una bambina bionda che non conosce. Justin è un professore americano divorziato e solo. Si è fatto convincere da una collega a donare il sangue, la prima decisione impulsiva della sua vita. Joyce e Justin, l'una indipendentemente dall'altro, iniziano un viaggio alla scoperta di se stessi. Si rincorrono. Si sfiorano senza incontrarsi tra la folla di una splendida Dublino che fa da cornice alla loro avventura. E ci trasmettono sentimenti autentici, sensazioni intense, tenere e forti, in una storia che ci parla di emozioni, della curiosità e della volontà di vivere e di amare.

In a small village in Devon in 1958 two young children are found drowned. Their parents, Isabel and Robert, are devastated, but as time goes by their tragedy becomes part of the everyday fabric of village life. Thirty years later, Anna arrives. She comes to the village on a whim, hoping for a fresh start. She and doesn't tell anyone that she is pregnant. She moves in with Isabel and for a short time the women find solace in each other's company. The baby's arrival, however, causes powerful feelings of loss and heartbreak to surface, and Anna begins to question whether Isabel's feelings towards her child are entirely benign ...