Ergebnis für "Cat" in Psychologie

A breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Disturbing, humorous, and compassionate, Cat’s Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her...

When a seemingly abandoned schooner drifts into port with no crew aboard, seasoned seamen whisper of another “mystery of the sea.” Everything on the vessel appears orderly—sails set, dishes washed, papers missing—save for one detail: a silent yellow cat moving freely through the empty ship. As Stewart McCord, a practical and experienced engineer, takes command of the vessel for its return voyage, unease begins to creep in. A missing sailor. Strange sounds in the night. Shadows that don’t behave as they should. And always the cat—watching, listening, appearing where no living thing should be.

'I was hooked from the start and finished this book in 1 day. I couldn't read it fast enough. It was a whirlwind with plenty of suspense, secrets and betrayal.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How far would you go to protect your family? Mark Burcham and his wife Amy live the perfect life...

After a brutal breakup leaves her emotionally shattered, librarian Morgan Sloane joins Eden—a secretive matchmaking program promising marriage at first sight. Her new husband Henry Langford is utterly perfect: wealthy, charming, and waiting at the altar of a private island paradise. Then she meets a woman who won't stop staring at Henry. Every time Morgan turns around, she's there, watching and smiling like she knows something Morgan doesn't. When Morgan confronts Henry about her, he becomes evasive. He's hiding something.

The Cat is an odd story about a young man who suffers a severe shock reaction to the unexpected ending of his engagement. Initially he is thrown into a deep depression which lasts several months, but then all of a sudden something snaps in his brain and he undergoes a phenomenal transformation. Not only does his depression leave him, but he becomes suddenly upbeat and sees the world in richer colours and with greater clarity.

Very evil…very funny A lethal joyride into today’s new breed of technogeeks, Douglas Coupland’s new novel updates Microserfs for the age of Google. Ethan Jarlewski and five co-workers are bureaucratically marooned in JPod, a no-escape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive...

“Drifts is a dazzling and enjoyable book. Kate Zambreno has invented a new form. It is a kind of absolute present, real life captured in closeup. I've never read truer pages on the subject of pregnancy. No writer has come so close to achieving a total grasp of life: the entanglement of...

Man Booker Prize-longlisted author of The Slap (soon to be an NBC miniseries) returns in an “immensely moving” (Sunday Times) story of a young athlete’s coming of age Fourteen-year-old Daniel Kelly is special. Despite his upbringing in working-class Melbourne, he knows that his...

Alec Jenkins, a once successful businessman, finds himself inexplicably spiraling out of control. After a disturbing conversation with his older sister, he takes a trip to visit her in his small hometown, a place the 50-year-old hasn't been since high school. In visiting, he also hoped to fill in some memory gaps, but his malevolent past takes him down a meandering road. When people start to vanish, he questions everything, including his own sanity.

This story is about a man who goes on a murder spree based on his childhood experiences. The detectives chase his crimes without understanding the reasons for the violence.

*A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015* From a unique new talent comes a fast-paced debut, introducing a heroine whose dark visions bring to light secrets that will heal or destroy those around her . . . When New York journalist and recently bereaved mother Charlotte “Charlie” Cates begins...

A pulse-pounding mystery from the author of The Gates of Evangeline featuring Charlotte “Charlie” Cates, an unforgettable heroine whose dark visions bring to light secrets that will save or destroy those around her . . . When soon-to-be mother Charlotte “Charlie” Cates begins to have...

The fragile, 1952 postwar tranquility of a young boy’s world explodes one summer day when a leopard escapes from the Oklahoma City zoo, throwing all the local residents into dangerous excitement, in this evocative story of a child’s confrontation with his deepest fears For Grady McClarty, an...

A detective desperate for revenge. A hitwoman with one last job. A killer with both on his list. Detective Matt Jackson's beloved wife, Polly, is the latest victim of a serial killer - Neon - who displays his victims amongst snaking neon lights. Suicidal but unable to kill himself, he hires...

For the audience that made Commencement a New York Times bestseller comes a novel about women making their way in the world. Self-doubting Ruth is coddled by her immigrant mother, who uses food to soothe and control. Defiant Francesca believes her heavy frame shames her Park Avenue society...

I meet Jesus on the day I get home from the war. I’m on the beach, but I don’t know how I got here. My mind is as dark as the night. . . . I spend the whole night on the beach. But when the sun’s faint light begins to bend around the Earth, I see him. . . . There, coming toward me, out of...

Soon to be a major motion picture! ""[Losing Clementine] is poignant and insightful and also surprisingly funny, thanks to its nasty, charming narrator."" —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl A smart, sharp and moving debut—by turns hilarious and tragic— Losing...

“Thrilling. . . . a must-read!” — Mary Kubica “Masterful.” — Wendy Walker “I couldn’t put it down.” — Joseph Finder In a world of wealth and privilege, a killer is hiding . . . The internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish follows that success with an...

Axel Stone is a porn star, a highly successful porn star. Now semi-retired and frigidly cold, Axel stumbles through life the only way he knows how - lots of booze and women. With more than 1,500 movies over his short career, Axel has slowly removed himself from filming, opting instead to “train” woman for the industry resulting in their near stardom as they emerge onto the adult film sets. Every director wants one of Axel’s girls because Axel’s girls make money. And Payton Knight needs money.

When an unexpected windfall brings together strangers Shauna and Frankie, one woman is popping champagne corks - but the other just wants to cry. For her part, Shauna is pouring celebratory drinks. Since her heart was broken and her dreams shattered, she’s been ready for a fresh start. Surely she deserves some good luck at last?