Mireille Vroege Books

Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough - who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot's disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly...

In the best-selling tradition of 'Dr Zhivago' and 'The Island', this is an epic story of revolution, passion and betrayal - and one woman whose extraordinary secret lies uncovered for half a century.

Korte teksten over de essentie van liefde met adviezen en ervaringen uit het dagelijks leven.

What if your most beautiful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self-destructive tendencies became the unstable partner with whom you disastrously reenacted every one of them? And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening?

Manhattan, Thanksgiving Eve 1945. War is over and Eric Smythe's party is swinging. Everyone is there, including his sister Sara. Then in walks the gatecrasher - Jack Malone, an army journalist fresh from a defeated Germany. This chance meeting between Sara and Jack will have profound consequences

Somaly Mam was abandoned as a baby and looked after by her grandmother until she disappeared. She was then taken into the care of a man she called 'grandfather', but was treated no better than an unpaid servant. sold. Raped at twelve, Somaly was forced to marry at fifteen and then sold to a brothel. She endured years of abuse before managing to escape. The Road of Lost Innocence is a moving account of a traumatic childhood and also the inspirational story of a determined and courageous woman devoted to helping other girls caught up in the illegal sex trade and violent underworld in Cambodia. In 1997 Somaly Mam co-founded AFESIP to combat trafficking in women and children for sexual slavery.

In 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings, and her book is alternately heart-wrenching and heart-warming, as it follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Their two worlds were very different, and Loung's depiction of the contrast between her life in the affluent West and that of her sister, who navigated her way through landmine-strewn fields and survived raids by the Khmer Rouge, is laced with the guilt she feels about being the lucky one. This powerful story helps us to understand what happens when a family is torn apart by politics, adversity and war. It is also the compelling and inspirational tale of a remarkable woman.

Toen Cat Hayes in een opwelling trouwde met een knappe, berooide ober in St Tropez, kon ze niet vermoeden dat ze enkele weken later weduwe zou worden. En wat ze al helemaal niet wist, is dat wijlen haar echtgenoot in werkelijkheid Oliver Ducasse heette en erfgenaam was van het beroemde Ducasse-parfumimperium… Cat wordt uitgenodigd op het chique landgoed van de familie Ducasse, waar ze hen in ontredderde toestand aantreft. Sommige familieleden ontvangen haar met onverholen vijandigheid en wantrouwen; vooral Olivers neef Xavier, zelf een eersteklas playboy, behandelt haar als een ordinaire golddigger. Wat moet ze doen? Zo hard wegrennen als haar hoge hakken haar kunnen dragen? Of is zij juist de vrouw op wie deze verwarde, rouwende familie eigenlijk zat te wachten?

Artemis Fowl had created the most powerful new supercomputer known to man - using stolen technology from an elite race of underground fairies. And when the computer falls into the hands of an IT billionaire with a shady past and alleged mob connections, Artemis is in deep trouble. The consequences for humans and fairies alike are deadly. Only one person, well, fairy, can help him now. If only Artemis Fowl wasn't the fairies' public enemy number one...

Zeven stenen bevat zeven novelles die de geliefde Outlander -wereld nog groter maken. In De gebruiken van het leger moet een vriend van Lord John terechtstaan in Canada en reist de legerofficier af naar de nieuwe wereld. Zeven stenen vertelt ons over de dochter van Laoghaire en een rouwende, jonge weduwnaar en in Lord John op Jamaica moet er een slavenopstand worden onderdrukt, of is er iets anders aan de hand? Het ontroerende liefdesverhaal van Roger MacKenzies ouders wordt uit de doeken gedaan in Een blad op de wind en het leven van Lord Johns broer Hal, die in aanraking komt met de vrijgevochten Minnie – een jonge handelaar in antieke teksten – komt aan bod in Een ontluikend groen . Als laatste is er een Lord John-verhaal, waarin hij op Cuba aankomt en daar Havana in roerige tijden meemaakt: Belegering .

Set in Prague in 1787, tells of the production of Mozart's Don Giovanni as Mozart and librettist Da Ponte argue over the themes of the opera and over the ideas that the infamous Casanova brings to the scene.

Schuld begint op het moment dat Cam verdwijnt in Extase. Cam gaat op zoek naar zijn vroegere liefde Lilith, die hij al lange tijd probeert te vergeten. Lilith is door zijn schuld in de hel terechtgekomen en hij wil proberen haar te bevrijden. Lucifer sluit een pact met Cam. Als het hem lukt om Lilith binnen vijftien dagen opnieuw te veroveren mag hij haar meenemen. Maar hij heeft Lilith vervuld met haat jegens Cam. Wat is de prijs voor een pact met de duivel?

Een Amerikaanse antiquair probeert in Griekenland oudheden te vinden om zijn trieste levenservaringen te vergeten.

Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. All he knew was that ever since he first saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted-and obsessed-with it. So when the opportunity to buy the house comes up, Declan jumps at the chance to live out a dream. Determined to restore Manet Hall to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room, relying on his own labor and skills. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll. He is seeing visions of days from a century past, and experiencing sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief-sensations not his own, but those of a stranger. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and with every passing day Declan's belief in the ghostly presence grows. Only the companionship of alluring Angelina Simone can distract him from the mysterious happenings in the house, but Angelina too has her own surprising connection to Manet Hall-a connection that will help Declan uncover a secret that's been buried for a hundred years.

An emotional pageturner with a moral dilemma at its heart for fans of Jodi Picoult, JoJo Moyes and David Nicholls.

In 1999 worden de tienjarige Charlene en Lisa op weg naar school in een auto getrokken. Vier dagen lang worden zij gevangengehouden, gemarteld, verkracht en bijna vermoord. Het nieuws over de verdwijning van de meisjes beheerst dagenlang alle media en heel Engeland bidt voor hun veilige terugkeer. Maar dan gebeurt er een wonder: ze worden levend teruggevonden. Hun ontvoerder verdwijnt in de gevangenis en de zaak wordt gesloten. Voor Charlene en Lisa is de zaak echter verre van ten einde. Gedurende de jaren die volgen worstelen ze elk op hun eigen manier met hun pijnlijke herinneringen… Het gebeurde op een dinsdagis het bewonderenswaardige relaas van Charlene en Lisa over hoe het voelt om ontvoerd te zijn, hoe ze die gruwelijke dagen overleefden en hoe zij de kracht vonden om het verleden achter zich te laten en hun leven opnieuw op te bouwen.

Someone has been supplying Class A illegal human power sources to the goblins. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her arch-enemy, thirteen-year-old Artemis Fowl, is responsible. But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with: his father is being held to ransom and only a miracle will save him. Maybe this time a brilliant plan just won't be enough. Maybe this time Artemis needs help . . .

He and Sofia are not the old couple's only visitors that night - and soon he and Sofia will be running for their lives . ...and beneath the swirling light show of the Northern Lights, a desperate fight ensues - of man against man, of man against nature - a fight for survival that plays out across the snow and ice.

The #1 New York Times bestseller from “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory is a rich, compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the Tudor court of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family. When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family’s ambitious plots as the king’s interest begins to wane, and soon she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. With her own destiny suddenly unknown, Mary realizes that she must defy her family and take fate into her own hands. With more than one million copies in print and adapted for the big screen, The Other Boleyn Girl is a riveting historical drama. It brings to light a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe, and survived a treacherous political landscape by following her heart.

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE From the moment Alma Whittaker steps into the world, everything about life intrigues her. Instilled with an unquenchable sense of wonder by her father, a botanical explorer and the richest man in the New World, Alma is raised in a house of luxury and curiosity. It is not long before she becomes a gifted botanist in her own right. But as she flourishes and her research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, the man she comes to love draws her in the opposite direction - into the realm of the spiritual, the divine and the magical. The Signature of All Things soars across the globe of the nineteenth century, from London and Peru, to Philadelphia, Tahiti and beyond. Peopled with extraordinary characters along the way, most of all it has an unforgettable heroine in Alma Whittaker.

A novel set in the Tudor court, as the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth is played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion.

In the future, in a place called Satelite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, Freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the boys are put to work by the state, testing highly dangerous products. At the end of most days, they are covered with burns, bruises, and sores. Cosmo realizes that if he doesn't escape, he will die at this so-called orphanage. When the moment finally comes, Cosmo seizes his chance and breaks out with the help of the Supernaturalists, a motley crew of kids who all have the same special ability as Cosmo-they can see supernatural Parasites, creatures that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what's left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think. The Supernaturalist soon find themselves caught in a web far more complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a horrifying secret that will force them to question everything they believe in. Eoin Colfer has created an eerie and captivating world-part Blade Runner, part futuristic Dickens-replete with non-stop action

From the author of Station Eleven, this is a thrilling novel about love and identity.

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.

Daoud è nato in un piccolo villaggio di capanne, nel Darfur. Capanne rotonde, spaziose, con il tetto di erba che quando piove profuma di buono. E nonostante sia stato lontano anni, prima per studiare in città, poi per lavorare in Libia, Daoud l'ha sempre portato nel cuore. Tanto che, dopo varie e drammatiche vicissitudini, ha deciso di tornare a casa, facendo il percorso inverso a quello di milioni di profughi. Ha ritrovato la sua gente, suo padre e i suoi fratelli, in particolare l'amato Ahmed, appena prima di perdere tutto. Un giorno il villaggio è stato attaccato, le capanne bruciate e Ahmed è stato ucciso. L'ha sepolto Daoud con le sue mani, nella sabbia, prima di incamminarsi nel deserto con i sopravvissuti. Alle loro spalle, le colonne di fumo disperdono nell'aria le ceneri di case, alberi, e anche dei corpi dei vecchi che non hanno voluto o potuto andarsene. Lontane dalla ribalta del mondo, scene come questa accadono quotidianamente nel Darfur. In questa regione del Sudan tanto povera in superficie quanto ricca nel sottosuolo, si consuma da più di vent'anni un genocidio silenzioso e indisturbato, per mano dello stesso governo sudanese.

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl, a clever criminal mastermind, kidnaps Holly Short, a fairy, to aid his quest for gold. This act sets off a battle with the Fairy world, which is determined to rescue her. A thrilling adventure unfolds as Artemis navigates the complexities of both the human and fairy realms.

George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism became an international bestseller and an instant classic; a must read for anyone concerned with the complex market forces that rule our global economy and create both prosperity and instability. Now, in Open Society , Soros takes a new and provocative look at the arguments he made in that book, incorporating the latest global economic and political developments into his analysis. He shows how our economic and political arrangements are out of sync. Recognizing that our existing institutions are under the sway of sovereign states, he proposes an "open society alliance" with the dual purpose of fostering open societies in individual countries and laying the groundwork for a global open society. In leading up to his inspiring vision, Soros presents an iconoclastic view of the world that has guided him both in making money and spending it on his network of Open Society Foundations. This book sums up the life's work of an exceptional individual. George Soros is the best fund manager in history, a stateless statesman, and an original thinker.

Since Eureka's mother drowned, she wishes she were dead too, but after discovering that an ancient book is more than a story Eureka begins to believe that Ander is right about her being involved in strange things--and in grave danger.

'Suddenly, she felt the thrill of being in so foreign a place, far more foreign that she had expected; a place where anything might happen ...' The restored Tuscan farmhouse on the edge of an ancient wood is the perfect setting for a late September holiday. As Justine Elliott, ehr friends and their families from university gather to relax and unwind, she hopes it will be a chance to put the most tragic events of the prvious year behind them all. However, the apparently peaceful Italian countryside holds as many secrets as its visitors and, before the week is out, the past and the present will collide, with unexpected and dramatic results ...

Flames and funerals, circus feats and seduction, neighbours and nakedness: Tracy Chevalier's novel Burning Bright sparkles with drama. London 1792. The Kellaways move from familiar rural Dorset to the tumult of a cramped, unforgiving city. They are leaving behind a terrible loss, a blow that only a completely new life may soften. Against the backdrop of a city jittery over the increasingly bloody French Revolution, a surprising bond forms between Jem, the youngest Kellaway boy, and streetwise Londoner Maggie Butterfield. Their friendship takes a dramatic turn when they become entangled in the life of their neighbour, the printer, poet and radical, William Blake. He is a guiding spirit as Jem and Maggie navigate the unpredictable, exhilarating passage from innocence to experience. Their journey inspires one of Blake's most entrancing works. Georgian London is recreated as vividly in Burning Bright as 17th-century Delft was in Tracy Chevalier's bestselling masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring.

The story follows Wollie Shelley, a greeting-card artist conducting a unique dating experiment for a book on avoiding breakups. Her quest takes a dark turn when she discovers a dead body and is taken hostage by a charming fugitive doctor. With her brother, a paranoid schizophrenic at a nearby mental hospital, potentially implicated, Wollie decides to investigate the murder herself. As she navigates a world of small-time criminals and mobsters, she learns that finding true love may come with unexpected dangers.

Eureka's tears have flooded the earth and now Atlantis is rising, along with its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him but first she must learn how to fight.§§She travels across the ocean with Ander to try and make sense of the dark world her sorrow has created. But dark secrets are hidden in the depths will she be strong enough to defeat Atlas, or is her broken heart just what he needs to power his rising kingdom?§§Eureka has the chance to save the world. But she'll have to give up on everything even love . . .§

All it takes is one fatal mistake . . . High-school beauty Natalie Hargrove has spent years plotting to become prom queen. When someone threatens to overturn her perfect plan, Natalie needs to take control. Because it turns out there's one thing even Natalie Hargrove can't command - and that's fate.

Als twee echtparen van partner ruilen, heeft dat grote gevolgen voor hun kinderen.

Remy is jaloers op al die kinderen die krijgen wat hij graag wil hebben, tot hij van zijn moeder net zoveel kusjes krijgt als hij wil. Prentenboek met naïeve tekeningen in aardetinten. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

Praktische adviezen voor de verzorging van baby's tijdens het verblijf op een vakantiebestemming.

Het dramatische levensverhaal van de Russische Olga Joenfer (1900-1974), die maar net de Russische Revolutie overleefde en later twee maal uit China moest vluchten.

Suggesties voor antwoorden van volwassenen op vragen van kinderen over onderwerpen als seks, doodgaan, God, relaties in en buiten het gezin, verschil in huidskleur, gezondheid enz. Er worden antwoorden, voorzien van gekleurde tekeningen en kleurenfoto's, gegeven voor de leeftijdsgroepen 2-4 jaar, 4-6 jaar, 6-8 jaar en 8-11 jaar.