Ergebnis für "Sarah May" in Literatur & Belletristik

Sarah never admits that she’s his mother, but the beautiful boy has watched her survive as a “lot lizard”: a prostitute working the West Virginia truck stops. Desperate to win her love, he decides to surpass her as the best and most famous lot lizard ever.

Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past.

At long last, the Kerrigan gang discovers the identity of the man who's been hunting them, but has the information come too late? Barricaded away at the family compound in Scotland, they struggle to come up with a strategy, but some betrayals cut too deep. Secrets are dragged into the open and the fight is not theirs alone. Old grudges are the hardest to break and the seeds of discontent have already started to spread. Can the friends right the wrongs of the past?

Do you know what your neighbours get up to behind closed doors? And more to the point, do you want to know? Welcome to Littlehaven, where serving pineapple with cottage cheese at a dinner party is the very height of glamorous sophistication; where sulky teenagers join CND and obsess as much about the threat of nuclear war as they do about their latest acne outbreak; and where missing a Green Goddess-led aerobics session is the true definition of disaster.

'Spiky, clever, funny' – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters 'Brilliant, propulsive . . . A riot'– Maddie Mortimer, author of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies 'A delicious gallop through 90s tabloid London' – Sam McAlister, author of Scoops It’s peak 90s London. Shoulder pads are out...

Trapped beneath their parents' legacy, Aria and her friends find themselves restlessly pacing the halls of Guilder University, desperate to come into their powers, desperate for whatever comes next. The months blend together, each more monotonous than the next, until one day, no different than any other, a mysterious stranger comes to school. Determined to uncover his secrets and driven by a fierce need to prove themselves, the new gang does whatever it takes to show the rest of the world they're ready. But that readiness comes at a cost.Will it be a price they're willing to pay?

The Sarah Book is Scott McClanahan's continuation of the semi-autobiographical portrait he's been writing over the years about his life in West Virginia. This one is his portrait of love.

Time heals all wounds. When Aria and her friends escape the bunker, they find themselves at the beginning of a long road. Trust has to be earned, and some scars are quicker to heal than others. Together with their parents, they begin the hunt for Dorian, only to discover that nothing is quite as it seems. They've been given only a piece of the puzzle, unlocking just a solitary clue. But the man has a dark secret. One he's been holding onto for a long time. One that could unravel them all…

When Aria and her friends wake up after the deadly explosion, they realize the nightmare they thought was over has only just begun. The cards have finally been laid upon the table, and the evil they thought they'd been chasing, has been in front of them the entire time. Trapped in an underground bunker with no way out, the gang is locked in an epic struggle against their former mentor—a man whose plans for them are just getting off the ground. Can they figure out his terrible secret? Can they find a way back home? When the dust settles, will there even be a home to go back to…?

A boxset collection of the first three books in the Chronicles of Kerrigan Prequel series! Fall in love with WJ May's international best-selling series. Learn how it all began...before the magic of tatùs. Christmas. This boxset includes Christmas Before the Magic, Question the Darkness, and Into the Darkness.

At long last, the Kerrigan gang discovers the identity of the man who's been hunting them, but has the information come too late? Barricaded away at the family compound in Scotland, they struggle to come up with a strategy, but some betrayals cut too deep. Secrets are dragged into the open and the fight is not theirs alone. Old grudges are the hardest to break and the seeds of discontent have already started to spread.

Hagarstone 1841: Entgegen der eingravierten Warnung auf einer pompösen Grabplatte, die Totenruhe der dort Bestatteten keinesfalls zu stören, beginnt eine Gruppe Kirchen-Restaurateure damit, das Grabmal innerhalb des Gotteshauses zu versetzen. Ein bestialisch stinkender Nebel und das nächtliche Geheul eines Hundes sind die unheimlichen Folgen. Bald bemerken die Männer, dass der Leichnam in der Ruhestätte von Tag zu Tag frischer auf sie wirkt ...

Spring has come to the abbey, and the community is busily preparing for the May Day weekend and the arrival of Boy Scouts who will hold their annual camp on the abbey grounds. When a Boy Scout named Antoine is sent home in disgrace, Fr. Gabriel accompanies him to his house, which has become the scene of a violent crime. Antoine’s father, Charles, has been found dead, apparently killed during a botched burglary.

Once again on the American side of the Atlantic talent pours forth from the pens of these literary women. Even to choose a mere ten seems to be a choice too difficult to make. Society may hold women back but these writers are equal to the challenge and overcome its boundaries with superbly written stories that are a beacon for all others who follow.

When tragedy strikes the night of the gala, Aria and her friends find themselves racing against the clock. Lies pile on top of lies. Lines blur and stories twist, until they find themselves so far from the place they started, they aren't sure if they can ever go back.

What happens when the truth is not enough? When a PC mission goes wrong, Aria and her friends find themselves scrambling for answers. Their family is unable to help. Their council is unable to help. In an effort to set things right, they turn to their new teacher, only to wonder if they're ready for what he has in mind… Lines are blurring. It's getting harder to tell what's right and what's wrong. The foundations have been cracking, day by day, and the friends find themselves swept along a dangerous path. Can they find their way back? Can they set their sights on something steady?

One of NPR’s Best Books of 2024 For fans of Nightbitch and While No One Is Watching, comes “one of the best books this year, or any year” (Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World)—a disturbing dystopian thrillfest about a woman moving to a glittering town of the future...

A collection of short stories written by prominent supporters of the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom....

It's time. The past can't stay buried forever...Rae Kerrigan and her friends thought all their problems were solved. The corruption in the Council has been exposed. The hybrids have been released from their unjust prisons. And Jonathon Cromfield - the evil puppet master pulling all the strings - had finally been put in the ground.

The Kerrigan Gang was in their fighting prime. Top of the agency, first pick for every mission, white picket fences with a couple of toddlers running around inside. The holidays were fast approaching, and things couldn't be any better. But when one of the friends is abducted right under the nose of the rest, things start to unravel at lightning speeds. In a race against time, the gang scrambles to locate their missing friend, only to find themselves falling down a rabbit-hole they never saw coming.