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The summer of 1915 was a time of prosperity and unease for the Wittgenstein family, and for their eldest daughter Beata it was also a time of awakening. By the glimmering waters of Lake Geneva, the quiet Jewish beauty met a young French officer and fell in love. Knowing that her parents would never accept her marriage to a Catholic, Beata followed her heart - and as the two built a new life together, Beata's past would stay with her in ways she could never have predicted. As the years pass, Beata must watch in horror as Europe is once again engulfed in war, threatening her life and family - even her daughter Amadea, who has taken the vows of a Carmelite nun. But Amadea is forced into hiding and as family and friends are swept away without a trace, she begins a harrowing journey of survival. Taking on daring missions behind enemy lines, she finds a man who will help her discover her place in an unbreakable chain between generations... between her lost family and her future. An intricate tapestry of a mother's love, a daughter's courage, and the unwavering faith that sustained them - even in history's darkest hour.

Dopo l'ultimo devastante caso che l'ha vista in azione in Florida, Kay Scarpetta si trasferisce a Charleston, nel South Carolina, dove apre uno studio di patologia forense con l'irrinunciabile aiuto della nipote Lucy e del fidato Pete Marino. Proprio quando sembra prendere avvio una tranquilla esistenza nella routine della provincia americana, Kay è chiamata a Roma per collaborare alle indagini sull'orrenda fine di una giovane statunitense campionessa di tennis. Un caso che sembra collegarsi a quello di un bambino morto proprio a Charleston in seguito alle privazioni e ai maltrattamenti. E a tutto ciò non sembra essere estranea una vecchia nemica di Kay, la psichiatra Marilyn Self. Cosa lega questi casi? Perché l'assassino scrive alla dottoressa Self prima di uccidere le sue vittime e di accanirsi con inaudita ferocia sui loro corpi? Ancora una volta Kay Scarpetta dovrà mettersi sulle tracce del colpevole, interpretandone i messaggi prima che sia troppo tardi

Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain.

Kay Scarpetta, ex patologa forense di Charleston, è chiamata a New York per esaminare un paziente dell'ospedale psichiatrico di Bellevue accusato di omicidio, che ha richiesto specificamente il suo intervento. Nella cella, incontra Oscar Bane, un uomo affetto da nanismo, ferito e ammanettato, che sostiene di non essere l'autore del delitto di Terri Bridges, la sua ragazza. Oscar racconta a Kay di essere stato seguito e aggredito da un misterioso stalker, mentre le ferite che porta sarebbero il risultato di un attacco durante il crimine. La sua storia sembra poco credibile, ma le atrocità subite da Terri sono altrettanto inquietanti. Poco dopo, un nuovo omicidio scuote la città. Insieme allo psicologo forense Benton, suo marito, e Lucy, la nipote, Kay avvia un'indagine che la porta a esplorare le strade di New York e le oscure pieghe di Internet. Man mano che si addentra nel caso, scopre che l'omicida potrebbe essere molto più vicino di quanto immagini. Patricia Cornwell torna con una nuova indagine che svela le più profonde oscurità umane.

Voor Charlotte Kramer, de eerste vrouwelijke president van Amerika, is het moment van de waarheid aangebroken: de verkiezingen staan voor de deur. Ze zet alles op alles om herkozen te worden, maar uitgerekend nu komt uit dat haar man een affaire heeft. Melanie Kingston is chef-staf van het Witte Huis en Charlottes vertrouwelinge. Wanneer de herverkiezingscampagne dreigt te mislukken en de meedogenloze pers bloed ruikt, bezwijkt ze bijna onder de werkdruk. Dale Smith weet als Witte Huis-journaliste meer over de president dan iedereen, maar als zou uitkomen dat ze een geheime relatie heeft, zou haar carrière in één klap vernietigd zijn. Alle drie de vrouwen bevinden zich op het hoogtepunt van hun carrière, maar hun harde werken en ambities worden bedreigd door ontrouw, bedrog en één tragische fout. Zullen zij hun levens weer op de rails krijgen, maar vooral: lukt het Charlotte Kramer haar kiezers terug te winnen?

Firenze, 1482. L'affascinante cortigiana Luciana Vetra è furiosa: ha fatto da modella per il grande pittore Sandro Botticelli, ma lui, dopo essersi rifiutato di pagarla, l'ha addirittura cacciata dal suo studio. Determinata a vendicarsi, la giovane allora ruba uno dei disegni preparatori del dipinto , una grande tavola che avrà come titolo "La primavera" e cerca di rivenderlo. Tuttavia non le ci vuole molto a capire di aver commesso un tragico errore: sembra infatti che alcuni uomini senza scrupoli siano disposti a tutto - anche a ucciderla - pur di recuperare quel disegno. Disperata, Luciana chiede asilo presso la basilica di Santa Croce e viene accolta da Guido, un novizio che, incantato dalla sua bellezza, decide di aiutarla. Consapevoli che soltanto svelando il mistero del quadro avranno salva la vita, i due intraprendono allora un viaggio che li porterà da Napoli a Pisa, da Roma a Venezia, tra nobili e assassini, pericoli e agguati, complotti e tradimenti. E scopriranno che, nell'allegoria, della Primavera, si nasconde un messaggio in codice per un gruppo di cospiratori che vogliono cambiare il futuro dell'Italia .

When Scarpetta examines a young man's body, she discovers stunning indications that he may have been alive when he was zipped inside a pouch and locked inside the cooler of her new Cambridge Forensic Center in Massachusetts. Various 3-D radiology scans reveal more shocking details about internal injuries unlike any Scarpetta has ever seen. These suggest the possibility of a conspiracy to cause mass casualties, and she races against time to discover who and why before more people die.

Kate Brennan was altijd al een beetje terughoudend in de liefde, uit angst om afgewezen te worden. Dus als ze Paul ontmoet, een rijke, charismatische zakenman met veel vrije tijd, is ze aanvankelijk op haar hoede. Na verloop van tijd weet hij haar toch voor zich te winnen, en ze geeft zich steeds meer aan hem over. Maar dan ontdekt ze dat hij haar stelselmatig ontrouw is. Wat haar betreft is de relatie meteen voorbij, maar Paul laat zich niet zo makkelijk aan de kant zetten. Hij breekt in in haar huis, luistert haar telefoon af en duikt regelmatig plotseling op, op plaatsen waar hij niets te zoeken heeft. Hij heeft genoeg geld en connecties om haar voortdurend in de gaten te houden, en haar leven compleet te beheersen... In Mijn ex, mijn stalker laat Kate Brennan zien hoe een doodgewone vrouw ten prooi kan vallen aan een angstaanjagende stalker.

A powerful and searing novel of three lives fractured by a civil war For ten years, Norma has been the voice of consolation for a people broken by violence. She hosts Lost City Radio, the most popular program in their nameless South American country, gripped in the aftermath of war. Every week, the Indians in the mountains and the poor from the barrios listen as she reads the names of those who have gone missing, those whom the furiously expanding city has swallowed. Loved ones are reunited and the lost are found. Each week, she returns to the airwaves while hiding her own personal loss: her husband disappeared at the end of the war. But the life she has become accustomed to is forever changed when a young boy arrives from the jungle and provides a clue to the fate of her long-missing husband. Stunning, timely, and absolutely mesmerizing, Lost City Radio probes the deepest questions of war and its meaning: from its devastating impact on a society transformed by violence to the emotional scarring each participant, observer, and survivor carries for years after. This tender debut marks Alarcón's emergence as a major new voice in American fiction.

The brand new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark, America's undisputed Queen of Suspense

It all starts with a shiny, red, sit-on lawnmower. When Nancy spies her Christmas present from her husband sitting on the lawn, she realises the jewellery she thought was for her must be sitting on someone else. Her best friend Carmen isn't surprised (she never liked Jonathan) and persuades Nancy to leave Edinburgh and come and stay in her luxury London flat - far too vast for Carmen since her husband, millionaire rock star Spike Todd, died. Soon Nancy's met gorgeous Connor O'Shea, who lives next door, and his daughter Mia is matchmaking - not least because she'd like to see the back of Connor's current pushy girlfriend. Meanwhile Carmen, who's always been certain she doesn't want another man in her life, feels a spark when a handsome charity worker called Joe calls round. But Joe's not quite all he seems...

Literatuur > Roman

Born in 1951 to a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Najeeb Halaby became the fourth wife of King Hussein at age 27. With her husband being not only Jordan's monarch but the spiritual leader of all Muslims, Lisa was unsure what her role would be. This moving memoir provides a timely look at one woman's story against a backdrop of 30 turbulent years: the displacement of over 1 million Palestinians by the creation of Israel, King Hussein's frustrated efforts for peace, and the effect of Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War on Jordan and the royal family. Queen Noor offers intimate new glimpses of King Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Queen Elizabeth, Arafat, and many other world leaders.

Een vrouwelijke officier van justitie raakt verstrikt in intriges rond een tien jaar oude zaak.

De geschiedenis -vanaf 1698- van een familie van grootgrondbezitters en slavenhouders en hun slaven in het zuiden van de Verenigde Staten.

Une enquête policière menée dans l'Egypte de Ramsès II par un juge de province qui va découvrir un véritable complot visant à renverser le pouvoir central.

Een vrouw, die als kind per ongeluk met weeskinderen naar Australië is verscheept, keert terug naar Yorkshire, waar ze op zoek gaat naar haar moeder.

Prima puntata della saga di Ramses, l'avvenimento letterario dell'anno, una serie che ha venduto oltre tre milioni di copie. La storia del grandissimo faraone, il "figlio della luce", che portò all'apogeo la gloria del suo paesee ne diffuse la sapienza. Christian Jacq, esperto di egittologia, trasferisce nelle storie costruite attorno a personaggi realmente vissuti, le scoperte venute alla luce con gli studi più recenti.

Enjoying her ideal life as a wife and mother, Karen Billingsley becomes increasingly alarmed when she learns that her beloved son, Chad, has done something horrible that will force Karen to choose between motherly love and morality.

Ik ging in de eerste plaats naar Kenia om een woord te onderzoeken die ruim vier miljoen jaar geleden al dan niet heeft plaatsgevonden. Mijn beroep is paleontoloog, jager op fossiele mensen. In het uiterst noorden van Kenia, diep in de rotsachtige, rode Chalbi-woestijn, graaft kathryn Widd naar de resten van hominiden. Ze probeert in deze menselijke fossielen uit het verleden verklaringen te vinden voor de misdaden in ons heden. Onder de expeditieleden bevindt zich Daniel Tregallion, tot wie Kathryn zich aangetrokken voelt. Tregallion is een zwijgzame man die dagenlang alleen door de uitgestrekte lavawoestijn zwerft. Kathryn vergelijkt haar gevoelens voor Tregallion met de tragische liefdesgeschiedenis van John Patterson en Janey Blyth, die in 1908 op safari in Kenia gingen. Maar hoezeer heden en verleden worden verbonden door jaloezie en geweld, zal de toekomst uitwijzen... Avond over Afrika is de boeiende zoektocht van een paleontologe naar zichzelf en naar het verleden tegen het decor van de mysterieuze Keniase wildernis.

Moeder Teresa maakt ons deelgenoot van haar kennis, wijsheid en levenservaring. Zij leert ons daarmee hoe wij een volwaardiger liefde voor elkaar kunnen bereiken en hoe wij de minder bedeelden daadwerkelijk kunnen helpen. Ze bespreekt fundamentele en universele zaken als geluk, angst, barmhartigheid, familie, opoffering en de dood -thema's van direct belang voor een ieder die de diepere betekenis van het leven wil doorgronden.De weg van eenvoud is een unieke spirituele gids, zowel voor gelovigen als niet-gelovigen: vol wijsheid en hoop, van de vrouw die in onze tijd het grootste voorbeeld is van liefde door daden. Het levensverhaal van een uitzonderlijke vrouw.