Annemarie Lodewijk Books

The 10th-anniversary edition of the No. 1 international bestseller and modern classic beloved by millions of readers HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH The 10th-anniversary edition features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook.

Jamie goes to seek refuge in the mountains knowing his daughter Brianna is safe in the future. When Brianna enters the past in search of him, Jamie learns that love is the only thing worth fighting for.

Recently widowed,Claire Randall,a succesful physician,returns to the Scottish Highlands to look up a Scottish historian she met twenty years earlier.But why has she really come back?And who is the father of her beautiful copper-haired daughter? The questions asked by Claire lead her back towards a far,far distant past- back to the dangers of hardships of 1745 and to Jamie Fraser,passionate Scottish rebel and the love of her life.

Het is meer dan twintig jaar geleden dat Claire Randall via een magische kring van stenen het door oorlog en plundering geteisterde Schotland verliet. Na een lange speurtocht ontdekt Claire dat haar geliefde, de stoere Schotse clansman James Fraser, nog leeft na de slag bij Culloden, waar de Schotse droom van onafhankelijkheid door de Engelsen werd verpletterd. Ze wordt verscheurd door de keuze waar ze zich voor gesteld ziet: in haar eigen tijd blijven, bij haar dochter Brianna - het kind van James - of teruggaan naar de gevaarlijke Schotse Hooglanden. Als Claire´s dochter volwassen is, besluit ze nog eenmaal, en nu voorgoed, terug te keren naar het Schotland van de achttiende eeuw, waar James inmiddels het respectabele beroep van boekdrukker uitoefent. Kort na hun gepassioneerde hereniging wordt het paar gedwongen tot een lange zeereis, in achtervolging van het schip waarop James´ neef is ontvoerd om als slaaf te worden verkocht. Piraten, een epidemie aan boord, niets blijft hun bespaard. De vlucht voert hen uiteindelijk naar de verre kust van de koloniën in West-Indië, waar hun tocht een onverwachte wending neemt...

Op een mistige dag in 1638 verlaat een schip de Engelse wateren, op weg naar de nieuwe kolonie Maryland in Amerika, Onder de vele passagiers aan boord die de gevaarlijke overtocht zullen maken, bevinden zich twee totaal verschillende, maar even moedige als wilskrachtige vrouwen... Margaret Brent is koppig, rijk en van Engelse adel. Zij is haar geboorteland ontvlucht om met haar bruidsschat een nieuw bestaan op te bouwen in het onherbergzame maar beloftevolle Maryland. Margaret zal nooit gehoorzamen aan een echtgenoot, zij wil haar eigen beslissingen kunnen nemen in haar eigen huis. Maar niemand heeft Margaret voorbereid op het harde en zware leven dat haar in het onbekende land achter de horizon te wachten staat. Anicah Sparrow, een jonge zakkenrolster, is betrapt in de straten van Bristol. Zonder pardon wordt zij op transport gesteld naar Maryland, waar ze zal worden verkocht aan de hoogste bieder. Anicah's enige troost tijdens de verschrikkelijke zeereis is de boerenjongen Martin Kirk. Geteisterd door stormen en zeerovers, ziekte en honger, delen Anicah en Martin hun angst voor een ongewisse toekomst in de ruige nieuwe wereld.

In 1938, with the world on the brink of war, Dr. Cassandra Clarke travels to Australia to become the first female physician in the Australian Flying Doctor Service, only to find her healing skills tested and her heart torn between three very different men. Original.

The first book of a trilogy crossing 200 years of Scottish history. On holiday in the Scottish Highlands in 1945, Clare Randall walks through a stone circle - and into a violent skirmish taking place in 1743. She becomes marooned amid passion, violence, superstition and shifting allegiances.

It's a tough life for witch Rachel Morgan, sexy, independent bounty hunter, prowling the darkest shadows of downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night. She can handle the leather-clad vamps and even tangle with a cunning demon or two. But a serial killer who feeds on the experts in the most dangerous kind of black magic is definitely pressing the limits. Confronting an ancient, implacable evil is more than just child's play -- and this time, Rachel will be lucky to escape with her very soul.

The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order. Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick possesses -- savage beasts willing to destroy the Hollows and everyone in it if necessary. Forced to keep a low profile or eternally suffer the wrath of a vengeful demon, Rachel must nevertheless act quickly. For the pack is gathering for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule. And suddenly more than Rachel's soul is at stake.

Op een goede dag laat Martin Kirby, tot verbijstering van familie, vrienden en collega's, het druilerige Engeland en de 'rat race' achter zich. Samen met zijn vrouw en twee jonge kinderen begint hij een nieuw leven op een prachtige, oude boerderij in Noord-Spanje. Het valt niet mee om het Catalaans onder de knie te krijgen en er moet keihard worden gewerkt om het verwaarloosde woonhuis en de oude wijngaarden en fruitbomen weer tot leven te wekken. Maar voor Martin, zijn vrouw Maggie en de kinderen Ella en Joe Joe is een droom uitgekomen. Zij genieten volop van de blozende aubergines en sappige meloenen uit eigen tuin; van de zelfgemaakte, goudglanzende olijfolie; van het spectaculaire landschap en de vriendelijke dorpsbewoners. En ze willen nooit meer terug!Geniet van deze inspirerende, openhartige en onvermijdelijk komische kroniek, die werd verfilmd voor het televisieprogramma Het roer om.(c) Backflap tekst Uitgeverij The House of Books

Een vrijgevochten Amerikaanse vrouw raakt in de vorige eeuw verzeild in de formele atmosfeer van de Engelse kringen in India, waar ze verliefd wordt op een halfbloed die wraak wil nemen op de Britse overheersers.

In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, “like the roach motel,” Kalisha says. “You check in, but you don’t check out.” In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don’t, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute.

From the acclaimed author of IMMORAL and SEASON OF FEAR - a stunning thriller introducing a talented and stubborn detective, Cab Bolton of the Naples Police Bureau, Florida

From legendary storyteller and No. 1 bestseller Stephen King, whose 'restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained' (The New York Times Book Review), comes a thrilling new novel about a good guy in a bad job. Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He's a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he'll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong? How about everything. This spectacular can't-put-it-down novel is part war story, part love letter to small town America and the people who live there, and it features one of the most compelling and surprising duos in King fiction, who set out to avenge the crimes of an extraordinarily evil man. It's about love, luck, fate, and a complex hero with one last shot at redemption. You won't put this story down, and you won't forget Billy.

The third crime novel from international bestseller Yrsa Sigurdardottir, ASHES TO DUST is tense, taut and terrifying - not to be missed for fans of Nordic Noir. Thora peered at the floor, but couldn't see anything that could have frightened Markus that much, only three mounds of dust. She moved the light of her torch over them. It took her some time to realize what she was seeing-- and then it was all she could do not to let the torch slip from her hand. 'Good God, ' she said. She ran the light over the three faces, one after another. Sunken cheeks, empty eye-sockets, gaping mouths; they reminded her of photographs of mummies she'd once seen in National Geographic. 'Who are these people?' 'I don't know, ' said Markus ...Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'. Markus Magnusson, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to defend him - but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up ...

Wanneer een jonge joodse vrouw met haar dochtertje de tirannie van haar echtgenoot ontvlucht, krijgen ze een ongeluk, waarna hij denkt dat beiden omgekomen zijn en zij denkt dat haar dochter dood is.

Jude Deveraux touches the heart with this captivating novel of unexpected passion, adventure, and second chances. Lost Lady Forsaken by her guardian and narrowly escaping marriage to a money-hungry suitor, Regan flees Weston Manor, the only home she's ever known, determined to rule her own destiny. When Travis Stanford, a big, rugged American, finds Regan on London's docks, he vows to protect her -- unaware of the magnificent, iron-willed beauty she would become, or the dangerous, passion-filled future that awaited them both. From England's bawdy wharves to Virginia's elegant mansions, their love was kindled by chance, and flamed by the thrilling pursuit of unknown tomorrows.

Is evil born in us—or is it bred? That is the question at the heart of this penetrating novel from blockbuster New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her identical twin, Alice Connelly, but the darkness in Alice's soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that's what Bennie believes—until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin. Meanwhile, Alice takes over Bennie's life, impersonating her at work and even seducing her boyfriend in order to escape the deadly mess she has made of her own life. But Alice underestimates Bennie and the evil she has unleashed in her twin's psyche. Soon Bennie, in her determination to stay alive long enough to exact revenge, must face the twisted truth that she is more like Alice than she could have ever imagined . . . and by the novel's shocking conclusion, Bennie finds herself engaged in a war she cannot win—with herself. With its blistering speed, vivid characters, and perplexing moral questions, Think Twice is a riveting emotional thriller that will keep readers breathless until the very last page.

Legendary storyteller Stephen King delves into his imagination in this captivating novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, with high stakes for both realms. Charlie Reade appears to be a typical high school student, excelling in sports and academics, but he carries the weight of his mother's tragic death in a hit-and-run and his father's descent into alcoholism. At seventeen, Charlie encounters Howard Bowditch, a reclusive man with a large dog and a mysterious locked shed in his backyard. Following Bowditch's death, Charlie inherits the house, a fortune in gold, and a cassette tape containing an unbelievable story, along with a daunting responsibility. The shed conceals a portal to another world, where its inhabitants are in danger from monstrous leaders threatening both their existence and Charlie's world. This alternate universe features two moons, a towering palace, exiled royalty facing brutal punishments, dungeons, and deadly games for entertainment. A magical sundial offers the power to reverse time. This tale, rich in myth and suspense, follows an ordinary boy thrust into a hero's role by fate, delivering a spectacularly satisfying narrative.

In the second installment of Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy, a deranged fan, Morris Bellamy, kills his favorite author and steals his unpublished manuscripts. After serving time, he seeks revenge on teenager Pete Saubers, who has found the treasures. Bill Hodges and his friends must stop Morris in this gripping tale of literary obsession.

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 .

“Part detective tale, part thriller…touching and genuine.” —The New York Times #1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SOMETIMES GROWING UP MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.

'If you read only one novel this Summer, make it this one' (Daily Mail). THE OUTSIDER is a compelling and chilling suspense novel, which will delight all readers of King's crime thrillers, including the Hodges trilogy.

Een vrouwelijk slachtoffer van het corrupte stadsbestuur van New York in de periode 1924-1932 doet haar verhaal.

Fatal Revenant, Book Two of "The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant," begins where The Runes of the Earth ended: Linden Avery watches from a balcony while Thomas Covenant and her adopted son, Jeremiah, ride desperately toward Revelstone. But their reunion has vast consequences which she could not have foreseen. Soon she is betrayed by the people whom she most needs to trust. Transported deep into the Land's past, she is forced to confront mysterious strangers, legendary heroes, and ancient evils, and to stand alone against the malevolence of the Despiser's minions. Abandoned in Garroting Deep, the most bloodthirsty of the Land's long-dead forests, she reaches a fearsome decision: she determines to reshape reality in an attempt to end the Despiser's evil and her son's suffering. However, her purpose requires her to find Loric's krill, a weapon abandoned among the Hills of Andelain millennia ago. And she needs the aid of friends and allies who will turn against her if she reveals her intent. Attacked by enemies old and new, and harried by strange beings with ambiguous agendas, she strives toward Andelain. But the ravenous skurj are rising, and all of her actions appear to serve her worst foes.

Their lives shaped by their father's role as a Traveler, an elite prophet able to attain pure enlightenment, Gabriel and Michael Corrigan become a target of the Tabulas, a ruthless cadre seeking world domination

A master storyteller at his best, O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King presents a generous collection of stories, including several brand-new ones, accompanied by insightful autobiographical comments on their creation. Since his first collection, Nightshift, published thirty-five years ago, King has captivated readers with his short fiction prowess. This new collection features recent stories that have never appeared in a book before, each introduced with reflections on their origins and his motivations. The stories explore thrilling connections and themes of morality, the afterlife, guilt, and the desire to correct past mistakes. "Afterlife" tells of a man who, after dying of colon cancer, relives his life, repeating his errors. Many stories focus on characters at life's end, confronting their past actions. Others delve into the discovery of supernatural powers, such as a columnist who kills by writing obituaries in "Obits," and an old judge in "The Dune" who sees names in the sand of those destined to die in freak accidents. In "Morality," King examines how a marriage unravels after a couple enters what seems to be a winning devil's pact. Magnificent and eerie, these stories showcase one of King's finest gifts to his readers—crafted with care and intrigue.

Three cousins inherit a gift that will transform their lives . . . Iona Sheehan has just taken the biggest gamble of her life. Leaving her job, her home and her family in Baltimore, she has come to Ireland in search of adventure - and answers. Iona has always felt a powerful connection to the home of her ancestors. So when her beloved grandmother confesses an extraordinary family secret, she can't resist visiting County Mayo to discover the truth for herself. Arriving at the beautiful and atmospheric Castle Ashford, Iona is excited to meet her cousins, Connor and Branna O'Dwyer, for the first time. And when she lands a job at the local riding school she finds herself drawn against her will to its owner - the hot-tempered but charismatic Boyle McGrath. Perhaps in County Mayo she has found her true home at last. What Iona doesn't realise is that her cousins have been expecting her for a long time. Connor, Branna and Iona have all inherited a powerful but dangerous gift from an ancestor known as the Dark Witch. And they are about to discover that some old legends can return to haunt the present . . . The first in a magical new trilogy, Dark Witch is a captivating story of love, family and destiny.

Book 2 in the acclaimed Book of Words Trilogy, reissued with a stunning new cover.

Liliane is bijna twintig als een ontmoeting met de arts en zendeling Baxter haar rustige leven volledig verandert. Hartstochtelijk verliefd besluit ze haar beschermde bestaan in te ruilen voor een gevaarlijke, onbekende toekomst als verpleegster in Simbayo, diep in het hart van de Afrikaanse jungle. In de verzengende hitte van het tropische regenwoud wordt Liliane een vrouw. Daar wordt ook haar dochter Carolyn geboren. Deze zet haar moeders werk voort, om dat uiteindelijk over te dragen aan haar eigen dochter. Nooit twijfelen de drie vrouwen aan hun keuze - zelfs niet als hun leven en de mannen die zij liefhebben in gevaar komen. Ten oosten van de zon is het verhaal van drie generaties uitzonderlijke vrouwen in de ontoegankelijke binnenlanden van Afrika. Hun levens worden getekend door ongekende ontberingen, maar ook door hun gepassioneerde kracht om echt lief te hebben. (boekbeschrijvingen.nl)

HET VERVOLG OP DE WETTEN VAN DE MAGIE! DE TERUGKEER VAN RICHARD EN KAHLAN Met De Wetten van de Magie wist Terry Goodkind over de hele wereld miljoenen lezers aan zich te binden. Niet in de laatste plaats vanwege de innemende avonturier Richard Rahl en zijn geliefde Kahlan Amnell. Dit boek, De Omen Machine, is het langverwachte vervolg op de boeken van De Wetten van de Magie. Diep onder de grond wordt een mysterieuze machine aangetroffen, die alarmerende doemvoorspellingen begint uit te zenden. Terwijl de magiër Zedd een manier probeert te vinden om het sinistere apparaat uit te schakelen, produceert de machine een omen waarbij Richard en Kahlan betrokken zijn – een profetie waarvan de gevolgen onmogelijk te voorkomen zijn. Naarmate de catastrofe nadert, onthult de machine dat hij de mogelijkheid heeft de doemvoorspelling teniet te doen… in ruil voor een onmogelijke eis.

Jane Hudson never thought she would return to Heart Lake. Her years there as a scholarship girl ended in a double tragedy. Now she is back, struggling to adjust to her new life teaching Latin and as a single mother. But the events that haunted her memories for so many years begin to recur in front of her eyes. It seems she alone can see what is happening, and only she will be able to prevent a second catastrophe... Surrounded by the lake that gives the school its name, steeped in history and overflowing with the emotions of teenage girls, Heart Lake guards its past - but cannot keep it hidden.

All around the world, something is happening to women when they fall asleep; they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed, the women become feral and spectacularly violent ... In the small town of Dooling, West Virginia, the virus is spreading through a women's prison, affecting all the inmates except one. Soon, word spreads about the mysterious Evie, who seems able to sleep, and wake. Is she a medical anomaly or a demon to be slain? The abandoned men, left to their increasingly primal devices, are fighting each other, while Dooling's Sheriff, Lila Norcross, is just fighting to stay awake. And the sleeping women are about to open their eyes to a new world altogether ...

Aangrijpend liefdesverhaal gebaseerd op een oorlogsdagboek - in de traditie van The English Patient. In januari 1945, aan het eind van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, wil een groepje mensen het Derde Rijk doorkruisen, van het Russische front naar de Rijn, om de Engelse en Amerikaanse linies te bereiken. Onder hen is het achttienjarige meisje Anna Emmerich, dochter van Pruisische aristocraten. Haar geliefde is de jonge Schot Callum Finella, die van een Russisch krijgsgevangenkamp naar de boerderij van haar familie is gebracht om er dwangarbeid te verrichten. Hun vlucht zal Anna's en Callums liefde op de proef stellen, aangenomen dat elk van hen het overleeft?

When the opening gala of a Vatican exhibit attended by archaeologist Tess Chaykin is stormed by four horsemen dressed as Templar Knights who steal an artifact, FBI anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly and Tess team up for an investigation. Reprint.

The Talamasca, documenters of paranormal activity, is on the hunt for the newly born Lasher. Mayfair women are dying from hemorrhages and a strange genetic anomaly has been found in Rowan and Michael. Lasher, born from Rowan, is another species altogether and now in the corporeal body, represents an incalcuable threat to the Mayfairs. Rowan and Lasher travel together to Houston and she becomes pregnant with another creature like him, a Taltos. Lasher seeks to reproduce his race in other women, but they cannot withstand it. Rowan escapes and becomes comatose as her fully-grown Taltos daughter is born. The Mayfairs declare all-out war on Lasher and try to nurse Rowan back to heatlth. Michael remains entwined in the Mayfair family and learns how he comes by his strange powers. Michael's ghostly visiting from a long-dead Mayfair reveals the importance of destroying Lasher. In the investigation, Lasher's origins are revealed, the new Taltos Emaleth returns, and the climax of death and life engulfs the family. --annerice.com

Bosco: once a beautiful, stately home, now a tranquil artists' retreat. Ellis Brooks has come here for the peace and quiet - and for the opportunity to write a novel inspired by the scandalous events that took place in the mansion's early days, a scandal involving a medium of dubious repute, three dead children and a séance that ended in tragedy. As Ellis delves into Bosco's sinister history, she starts to uncover unnerving connections between the living and the dead. The past is forcing its way into the present, and - as the members of the artistic community come under greater and greater threat - Ellis must untangle the truth caught up in the house's murky past, before it ensnares them all...

At the start of the engrossing second entry in the Fourth Realm trilogy, the Brethren continue to control civilization through a computerized information system, the Vast Machine, and a host of offshoot surveillance technologies. Opposed to the Brethren are the Travelers, an ancient clan with the mystical ability to slip in and out of several dimensions. The Travelers are guarded by Halequins, a warrior caste with sharp swords and ferociously lethal skills. In the Cain and Abel story at the book's heart, the quest of two Travelers, brothers Gabriel and Michael Corrigan, to find their legendary father has split them irrevocably: Gabriel fights for the forces of good, Miahael has turned to the dark side

“Gaffney’s characters are appealing and realistic…Readers will race through this book.” —New Orleans Times Picayune “Poignant….Entertaining….As good as it gets.” —New York Post No other author writes about the lives and friendships of women with more warmth and grace than New York Times bestseller Patricia Gaffney. A true master of women’s fiction, with Circle of Three she flourishes the same breathtaking characterization and storytelling skills that made her previous novel, The Saving Graces, a readers’ favorite. The story of a woman grieving for her losses and her life, and her relationship with her overbearing mother and precocious young daughter, Circle of Three focuses on three generations of a troubled family, the anger and misunderstanding that separates them…and the love that holds them together. Gaffney does beautifully what Elizabeth Berg, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Anne Tyler also do so well: exploring the tricky bonds of family in novels both heart-soaring and heartbreaking.

The thrilling tale of a secret suicide sect and the musical mastermind at its center. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, the Best Crime Novel of the Year

Four decades ago, Erica Jong revolutionized the way we look at love, marriage and sex. Her world-wide bestseller, FEAR OF FLYING opened the doors for writers from Jennifer Weiner to Lena Dunham. Now she does it again by giving us powerful, new perspective on the next phase of women's lives. Full of the sly humor, deep wisdom and poignancy we know from her poetry, fiction and essays, she delivers the novel women everywhere have been waiting for... FEAR OF DYING As the afternoon of life looms over Vanessa Wonderman, she watches her parents age, attends doctor appointments with her pregnant daughter, and sits by the hospital bed of her husband, Asher, fifteen years her senior. With her best years as an actress behind her, she's discovering that beginnings are easy, but endings can be hard. Could her fountain of youth fantasies be fulfilled on zipless.com? A site inspired by the writings of her best friend, Isadora Wing, it promises "no strings attached" encounters-and Vanessa is so restless that she's willing to try anything. Fear of Dying is a daring and delightful look at what it really takes to be human and female in the 21st century. Wildly funny and searingly honest, it is a story for everyone who has ever been shaken and changed by love.

Een jonge vrouw en haar baby raken in de ban van onverklaarbare gebeurtenissen die steeds griezeliger worden.

Een jonge Tsjechische vluchtelinge maakt een bliksemcarrière als zakenvrouw in de cosmetica-industrie.

In een Amerikaanse plaats ontstaan grote spanningen rond een vermeende moord op een doodzieke vrouw en de opbloeiende relatie tussen een getrouwde politieman en een jonge bloemiste.

Lotgevallen van drie avonturiers die in 1830 in Calcutta een handel in opium beginnen, en hun nakomelingen.

A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring Bill Hodges, a retired cop who is tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved. Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of that notorious crime, has sent Hodges a taunting letter. Now he's preparing to kill again. Each starts to close in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time.