The heart of Anthony de Mello's bestselling spiritual message is awareness. Mixing Christian spirituality, Buddhist parables, Hindu breathing exercises, and psychological insight, de Mello's words of hope come together in Awareness in a grand synthesis.In short chapters for reading in quiet moments at home or at the office, he cajoles and challenges: We must leave this go-go-go world of illusion and become aware. And this only happens, he insists, by becoming alive to the needs and potential of others, whether at home or in the workplace.Here, then, is a masterful book of the spirit, challenging us to wake up in every aspect of our lives.
The most famous police officer in Sweden is found murdered in his bed. His 4-year-old son has vanished without a trace. His wife, Julia is under suspicion and no one believes her when she says she is innocent. No one except her best friend Nina, also a police officer. And possibly news reporter Annika Bengtzon. But if Julia is telling the truth, where is their son?
The psychological thriller debut of No.1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg. A small town can hide many secrets Returning to her hometown after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems like she's taken her own life. Meanwhile, local detective Patrik Hedstr�m is following his own suspicions about the case. It's only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about a small town with a deeply disturbing past...
Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people accused of witchcraft. This is the story of Martha's courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived.
This strange, beguiling book...gives closure to a substantial career without
becoming maudlin or overly bleak. The waters around Welin's island may freeze
in the winter, but there is human warmth to be found in these pages, along
with glimmers of hope and consolation... The bell may have tolled for one of
Scandinavia's finest writers, but his connection to those left behind is
unbroken. Ian Rankin Guardian
In Benny and Shrimp, Katarina Mazetti brilliantly captures the intensity of an
unexpected love affair, and the heartbreaking inevitability with which life
tends to get in the way.
Fjällbacka sta per lasciarsi alle spalle un altro dei suoi lunghi inverni silenziosi, e nella Giunta cittadina c'è chi è ansioso di attirare l'attenzione sul piccolo centro della costa. Quale occasione migliore di un reality show, con telecamere piazzate dovunque a riprendere luoghi e persone che entreranno nelle case di decine di migliaia di telespettatori? La proposta è approvata, i riflettori puntati, ma l'arrivo del cast crea non poco scompiglio, tanto più che il produttore, consapevole che gli scandali aumentano l'audience, si diverte ad alimentare le tensioni tra i concorrenti. Ma il trambusto mediatico rischia di assorbire anche le risorse della polizia, e il vicecommissario Patrik Hedström, già distratto dai preparativi per il suo matrimonio con Erica, è in affanno: le indagini su una donna morta in circostanze sospette vanno a rilento. Cercando faticosamente di mettere insieme i pezzi di un caso dai mille colpi di scena, tra minacce, segreti e sterili menzogne, Patrik trova un diario e vecchi ritagli di giornale che potrebbero contenere indizi preziosi. E anche un collegamento con un caso molto simile avvenuto solo qualche anno prima. Non gli resta che insistere, per arrivare ad aprire una breccia nel muro di silenzio che la piccola comunità di Fjällbacka erge a difesa della propria immagine, che vuole conservare irreprensibile.
