Erica van Rijsewijk Books

From the bestselling author of The Secret of Ella and Micha comes a mesmerizing novel of fate, friendship, and the healing power of love . . . THE COINCIDENCE OF CALLIE & KAYDEN For Kayden, suffering in silence was the only way to survive. If he was lucky, he could keep his head down, do as he was told, and make it through the day. But one night it seemed like his luck-and his life-might finally end . . . until an angel named Callie appeared just in time to rescue him. Callie has never believed in luck. Not since her twelfth birthday when everything was taken from her. After the worst was over, she locked up her feelings and vowed never to tell anyone what happened. Now, six years later, she continues to struggle with the painful secret that threatens to consume her. When fate lands Kayden and Callie at the same college, Kayden is determined to get to know the beautiful girl who changed his destiny. Quiet and reserved, Callie still fears letting anyone else into her world. But Kayden is certain that Callie has come back into his life for a reason. And the more he tries to be a part of her life, the more he realizes that, this time, it's Callie who needs to be saved . . .

Spread over two generations, THE FORGET-ME-NOT SONATA is based in the English Colony of Hurlingham in Argentina and in Dorset from the 1940s to the present day. A sweeping story following the life of Audrey Garnet who grows up in the small Anglo-Argentine community where the gossiping ladies of the Hurlingham Club divulge and discuss the latest scandals over scones and Earl Grey tea. Ripples pass through the community when Cecil and Louis Forrester arrive to make their fortunes. Cecil is a decorated war hero while Louis, who didn't fight, thrashes out his tormented soul on the grand piano and hides a dark secret that only his brother knows. Audrey loses her heart to one, but marries the other and yet her love only intensifies over the years and the music of the forget-me-not sonata reminds her time and again of the dreadful sacrifice she has made.

Adelia Aguilar is a rare thing in medieval Europe -- a woman who has trained as a doctor. Her specialty is the study of corpses, a skill that must be concealed if she is to avoid accusations of witchcraft.

Santa Montefiore is poised to rise to the top of the romantic fiction market with sales more than doubling book on book.

Melanie Pentreath heeft zich teruggetrokken in een idyllische afgelegen baai in Cornwall, om er een boek te schrijven. Maar ze probeert vooral troost te vinden vanwege een gebroken hart en het verdriet om de dood van haar moeder. Ze stort zich op de overwoekerde tuin van haar huisbaas Patrick. Als Patrick op zijn landgoed een paar onbekende schilderijen vindt, ontdekken ze een uitzonderlijke geschiedenis.

Zeven vrouwen hebben een kamer geboekt in het sjiekste hotel van Dublin. Verhaal geschreven door zeven vrouwelijke Ierse auteurs.

Verklarend woordenboek voor kinderen vanaf ca. 8 jaar. Met kleine zwart-wittekeningen, die soms de betekenis van woorden verduidelijken.

Emma, Louise en Sophie zijn zussen en hebben een hechte band. Als Emma van haar pas overleden man twee tickets naar Cuba ontvangt, die hij vlak voor zijn dood gepost moet hebben, is ze verrast en geroerd. Ze besluit Sophie mee te nemen in zijn plaats. Terwijl haar zussen in de Caribische zon liggen, hunkert Louise thuis in Dublin naar haar ex-geliefde Jack. Ze sleept zich door het leven in de doorsnee buitenwijk waar ze woont met haar echtgenoot. Totdat een toevallige ontmoeting met haar verloren grote liefde haar alles even doet vergeten. Op Cuba ontmoet Emma intussen de Che Guevara-lookalike Felipe. Bedwelmd door salsamuziek, rumcocktails en zwoele tropische nachten probeert Emma de nare tijd achter zich te laten, niet beseffend dat Sophie gebukt gaat onder een groot geheim, en al helemaal niet wetend waar die ene kus met Felipe in Havana allemaal toe kan leiden…

Persoonlijk relaas van een vrouw die na een poging tot zelfdoding een bijna-doodervaring had waarbij ze een eindeloze leegte en zwartheid ervaarde.

When Deng Xiaoping’s efforts to “open up” China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity. As an employee for the state radio system, she had long wanted to help improve the lives of Chinese women. But when she was given clearance to host a radio call-in show, she barely anticipated the enthusiasm it would quickly generate. Operating within the constraints imposed by government censors, “Words on the Night Breeze” sparked a tremendous outpouring, and the hours of tape on her answering machines were soon filled every night. Whether angry or muted, posing questions or simply relating experiences, these anonymous women bore witness to decades of civil strife, and of halting attempts at self-understanding in a painfully restrictive society. In this collection, by turns heartrending and inspiring, Xinran brings us the stories that affected her most, and offers a graphically detailed, altogether unprecedented work of oral history.