Emily Maguire Libri

La vita di Sarah Clark cambia per sempre quando, a quattordici anni, conosceun nuovo professore, Daniel Carr, di ventiquattro anni maggiore di lei,sposato, con due figlie. Il professor Carr è un uomo colto e affascinante. Ma è anche un uomo pericoloso, che seduce Sarah e intreccia con lei un rapportotorbido, perverso, segnato dalla brutalità e dalla violenza. All'improvviso,il professore se ne va, e per otto anni Sarah passa da un uomo all'altro,cercando di trovare quella comunione dei corpi che aveva sperimentatocon Daniel. L'unico punto fermo della sua esistenza è l'amicizia con il suo excompagno di scuola Jamie, anche lui sposato ma da sempre innamorato di lei. All'improvviso, Daniel ritorna...

In a gripping exploration of addiction and redemption, Julia Paradise, a missionary's wife, grapples with her morphine dependency while navigating the complexities of her life and faith. The story delves into her struggles, revealing the tension between her desires and her responsibilities. As she confronts her addiction, Julia's journey becomes one of self-discovery and resilience, set against a backdrop of moral dilemmas and personal transformation. The narrative challenges perceptions of virtue and vice, making it a poignant tale of human frailty.

Aggie, a disillusioned sexual health counsellor, must defend her abortion clinic from a radical fundamentalist sect led by Pastor Luke. Amidst the conflict, 16-year-old Honey, who is pregnant and abused, seeks hope and support.

When 25-year-old Bella Michaels is brutally murdered in the small town of Strathdee, the community is stunned and a media storm descends. Unwillingly thrust into the eye of that storm is Bella's beloved older sister, Chris, a barmaid at the local pub, and May Norman, a young reporter sent to cover the story. Chris's ex-husband, friends, and neighbours do their best to support her. But as the days tick by with no arrest, her suspicion of those around her grows. And as May attempts to file daily reports, she finds herself reassessing her own principles.

Sarah Clark's life changes forever when her English teacher, Daniel Carr, seduces her after class. Their affair is erotic, passionate and dangerous - a meeting of minds and bodies. But when his wife finds out and he moves to another city with his family, Sarah is heartbroken. She drifts from one meaningless relationship to the next, seeking but never finding what she shared with Daniel. Seven years later, Daniel walks back into her life, and they fall once again into an irresistible spiral of desire, eventually leading her to places darker than she ever imagined she wanted to go.

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