Ergebnis für "broken" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Een invoelend geschreven, meeslepend verhaal over vriendschap, liefde en de verstrekkende gevolgen van gebeurtenissen in iemands jeugd. Femke Martens, de zus van Jelle uit Brokers' roman Leven met een leugen , lijkt alles mee te hebben: ze is jong, mooi, heeft een fijne baan waarvoor ze door heel Europa reist, en nooit gebrek aan aandacht van mannen. Huisje, boompje, beestje is aan haar niet besteed. Maar er is ook een keerzijde. Niemand kent de echte Femke of neemt de moeite om haar te leren kennen.

The Broken Pane is about loss and family, when families are broken. Finding yourself in the pieces of memory. About a young woman and her search for answers. In her early twenties, Tam rushes to her childhood flat only to be confronted by a tragic discovery. Anchored by the weight of family lore, she struggles to come to terms with her loss. As her life spirals, she sets off to find the one person who may hold the answers: her mother.

It’s 1954 and Adam Carter is 12 years old, an only child with no friends nor any self-confidence. His father Edward is a bully of a man. A successful and ruthless businessman, he breeds fear into the heart of his family. Adam’s mother Peggy is too cowed to protect her son, so Adam’s only support comes in the shape of Jake Wallis, the school bus driver. One particular afternoon, when Adam is his last drop of the day, Jake decides to accompany him along the darkening wood land to his house.

He has a goal and a plan. If he carries through with the plan, his sister will die first. His ex will die next, and he will die last. In between, he’ll take out as many people as he can. Students. Security guards. Teachers. First responders. They are all fair game.

Once upon a time, Ellie had her 'happily ever after' moment when she married her beloved Nick, but fifteen years later her husband's tragic death leaves her alone with their son and facing with a mountain of debt. On the brink of bankruptcy, Ellie decides to rent out some rooms. And all too soon the indomitable Allegra, estranged Sabine on secondment from Berlin and lads' mag aficionado Matt enter her ordered but fragile existence - each with their own messy life in tow.

Eight-year-old Bailey has spent most of her young life in a hospital. She is beginning to lose faith that she will ever be well again and desperately prays for an angel to help her. Soon, Bailey befriends an old grumpy maintenance man, and they both begin an epic journey when Bailey opens the cover of a book that Henry created for her. A tale of courage, faith, friendship, and love unfolds as Henry and Bailey fight for their survival while confined to a hospital and unspeakable darkness that is determined to overtake them.

Sometimes, your heart knows the truth even before you do. The new page-turning family drama from one of Australia's most popular storytellers. As she approaches thirty, dedicated nurse Ellen Sutton's life is how she wants it - well, almost. Her younger sister, Carrie, seems to have it all sorted...

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