Ergebnis für "Love Child" in Literatur & Belletristik

Wem kannst du vertrauen, wenn nicht deiner eigenen Mutter? Studentin Mackenzie Casper hat stets im Schatten ihrer berühmten Mutter Elizabeth gelebt, einer der bekanntesten Thriller-Autorinnen der Welt. Doch jetzt ist Elizabeth tot. Mackenzie ist nicht die Einzige die Zweifel daran hat, dass es ein tragischer Unfall war. Auf der Trauerfeier erhält sie einen mysteriösen Brief mit Seiten aus dem Tagebuch ihrer Mutter. Weitere Briefe folgen. Hatte ihre Mom Geheimnisse, die sie das Leben kosteten? Um das herauszufinden, muss Mackenzie selbst Nachforschungen anstellen.

Verdrängte Erinnerungen, blutige Liebesbeweise, mörderische Wahrheiten. Wie weit darf Liebe gehen? Als Liseys berühmter Mann stirbt, weckt sein Nachlass in ihr albtraumhafte Erinnerungen und Ahnungen, die bald grausame Gewissheit werden...

Set against the turbulent backdrop of the early 20th century, this sweeping saga follows the intertwined fates of three families, bound by love, a terrible crime, and the scars of war. Squadron Leader Robert Banster, an RAF pilot, is deeply in love with Elizabeth, a beautiful young woman he met in 1937. Their marriage is blissful—until war shatters their world. During the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, Robert is shot down over France and taken prisoner, enduring the brutal hardships of a German POW camp.

When Janine and Dougie fell in love they thought it would be forever. Fifteen years later their relationship is well and truly over, their daughter Stevie their one remaining connection. Stevie is on the cusp of adulthood. At sixteen, she's not quite a child, but not quite grown up: a dangerous age. But it's only during a birthday celebration in Spain, when she gets too close to one of Dougie's best friends, that her parents realise just how dangerous.

What would you do if a teenager showed up and said he was your son? Slim Hanson is in for the shock of his life when 15-year-old Richie comes calling. His mother, Marie, who was Hanson’s true love after the death of his first wife, has just been murdered.

From the internationally acclaimed Nobel laureate comes a richly conceived novel that illuminates the full spectrum of desire. May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida -- even L: all women obsessed by Bill Cosey. More than the wealthy owner of the famous Cosey Hotel and Resort, he shapes their...

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A razor-sharp new collection of stories of visionary childhood misfits and struggling adult dreamers from this legendary writer of “perfectly...

Als Nova beschließt, ihr Studium abzubrechen und Work & Travel in den USA zu machen, freut sie sich auf eine aufregende Zeit – aber als Erstes landet sie ausgerechnet in der Kleinstadt Berryfield. Sie merkt jedoch schnell, dass der Ort mehr zu bieten hat, als sie dachte, was vor allem am charmanten Kletterlehrer Hudson liegt, der ihr die abenteuerliche Seite von Berryfield zeigt. Nova leidet unter Höhenangst, beschließt aber, dass sie die endlich überwinden will.

New York Times Bestseller “Like Gone Girl, Reconstructing Amelia seamlessly marries a crime story with a relationship drama. And like Gone Girl, it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year.” — Entertainment Weekly The stunning debut novel from Kimberly McCreight in which a...

Some people work to pay the bills or send the kids to school or afford playtime. Ex-army medic physician assistant Glenn Archer works, as much as she possibly can, to atone for all the lost lives on her conscience. No matter how many patients she helps save at the Rivers Community Hospital, it will never be enough, but it helps her look at herself in the mirror in the morning.

gentle romance begins innocently enough in the stalls of a London theatre where Catherine is enjoying her ninth and Christopher his thirty-sixth visit to the same play. He is a magnificent young man with flame-coloured hair. She is the sweetest little thing in a hat. There is just one complication: Christopher is 25, while Catherine is just a little bit older. Flattered by the passionate attentions of youth, Catherine, with marriage and motherhood behind her, is at first circumspect, but finally succumbs to her lover's charms.

“Kate Zambreno has invented a new form. It is a kind of absolute present, real life captured in closeup.“ —Annie Ernaux, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature From “one of our most formally ambitious writers” (Esquire), a moving account of caretaking in a time of uncertainty and...

When Yaara meets Aryeh, her father's boyhood friend, she is instantly drawn to his impassive and archly assured presence. It is not long before she forsakes her devoted and well-meaning husband for the powerful, mysterious older man who seems to embody all that she lacks: will, strength, and the key to her parents' inaccessible pasts.

Eloisa James returns to the Wildes of Lindow Castle series with the next Wilde child who runs and joins a theatre troupe -- and the duke who tries to save her reputation. He wants a prim and proper duchess, not the Wildest of the Wildes! Already notorious for the golden hair that proves her...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK She’s done everything he could ask—except tell the truth. . . . From the New York Times bestselling author of The One Day You Were My Husband comes a love story wrapped in a dark mystery. “Gripping, heartbreaking and...

Brought to you by Penguin. From Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Flynn, Forgotten Child is a heartbreaking, uplifting and totally transporting novel to curl up with by the fire. Scotland, 1940: Isla Donaghue is just sixteen when her mother dies, and her idyllic life comes to an abrupt end...

The author of Red Sorghum and China’s most revered and controversial novelist returns with his first major publication since winning the Nobel Prize. In 2012, the Nobel committee confirmed Mo Yan’s position as one of the greatest and most important writers of our time. In his...

The Emmy-nominated host of Netflix’s Queer Eye follows up his New York Times-bestselling memoir, Over The Top, with this collection of thought-provoking essays on grief and healing, cannabis reform, LGBTQIA+ rights, imposter syndrome, personal style, the HIV safety net, and of, course, how to...

“Funny, touching and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be.”—San Francisco Examiner The iconic tale of love and loss that has touched the hearts of millions, Love Story has become one of the most adored novels of our time. It has sold more than twenty-one million copies...

Friendship. Love. Family. Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another new tale that embraces his signature themes. Zola Denise Norwood is a young hot editor in chief of Bling Bling, (the magazine “for people who want everything!) who’s at the top of her game, ruling the roost in...