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    In her shoes
    Turbulence
    Een jaar en een dag
    Slumdog millionaire
    Puppet
    Blind Tiger
    • Blind Tiger

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with another gripping thriller

      Blind Tiger
      4.4
    • Puppet

      • 435 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Amanda Travis is a high-powered, 28-year-old lawyer whose greatest likes are spinning classes at her Palm Beach gym and a compliant jury. As for the things she hates, they include nicknames, the color pink, clients who don't follow her advice... and memories. Unfortunately, running from her past becomes a lot harder when one of her ex-husbands calls from her hometown of Toronto with the alarming news that her mother has shot and killed a complete stranger. Now she must return to face her demons--a love that once consumed her and a mother who seems to hold a strange, dark power over everyone she encounters. But Amanda is no longer willing to acquiesce to her mother's fatal whims--no matter what the cost.

      Puppet
      4.2
    • Slumdog millionaire

      • 382 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Eighteen-year-old Ram Mohammed Thomas is in prison after answering twelve questions correctly on a TV quiz show to win one billion rupees. The producers have arrested him, convinced that he has cheated his way to victory. Twelve extraordinary events in street-kid Ram's life - how he was found in a dustbin by a priest; came to have three names; fooled a professional hitman; even fell in love - give him the crucial answers. In his warm-hearted tale lies all the comedy, tragedy, joy and pathos of modern India.

      Slumdog millionaire
      4.0
    • Een jaar en een dag

      • 425 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Een 15-jarige pubermeisje probeert in het Iowa van 1975 de zelfdoding van haar moeder te begrijpen en te verwerken.

      Een jaar en een dag
      3.5
    • Turbulence

      A True Story of Survival

      • 324 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Surviving an airplane crash leads to unexpected challenges rather than a carefree existence. The narrative explores the protagonist's journey as they grapple with the aftermath of the disaster, revealing how trauma and survival impact their life and relationships. Themes of resilience and the struggle to find meaning in the chaos are central to this gripping tale.

      Turbulence
      3.9
    • In her shoes

      • 537 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      Rose Feller is thirty; a successful lawyer with high hopes of a relationship with Jim, Mr Not-Quite-Right, a senior partner in her firm. The last thing she needs is her messed-up, only occasionally employed sister Maggie moving in: drinking, smoking, stealing her money - and her shoes - and spoiling her chance of romance. If only Maggie would grow up and settle down with a nice guy and a steady job. Maggie is drop dead gorgeous and irresistible to men. She's going to make it big as a TV presenter, or a singer...or an actress. All she needs is a lucky break. What she doesn't need is her uptight sister Rose interfering in her life. If only Rose would lighten-up, have some fun - and learn how to use a pair of tweezers. Rose and Maggie think they have nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, shared DNA and the same size feet, but they are about to find out that they're more alike than they'd ever believe.

      In her shoes
      3.9
    • De actrice

      • 617 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      Londen, juni 1940. Wanneer het lichaam van actrice Mabel Morgan wordt gevonden, gespietst op een hek, oordeelt de lijkschouwer dat het om zelfmoord gaat. Maar brigadier Ted Stratton van Criminele Zaken is niet overtuigd. Ondanks tegenwerking van zijn superieuren begint hij rond te vragen, en krijgt hij het vermoeden dat Morgans fatale val uit een raam het werk moet zijn geweest van een van Soho s beruchtste gangsters. Pas wanneer Ted in contact komt met Diana Calthrop van de Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst, die haar invloedrijke baas sir Neville Apse verdenkt van betrokkenheid bij spionage, komt de waarheid dichterbij. Als bovendien de connecties tussen Morgan, Apse en enkele geheime organisaties duidelijker worden, moeten Diana en Ted steeds meer op hun hoede zijn.

      De actrice
      3.4
    • De terugkeer

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Wanneer Claire Barclay hoort dat haar geliefde stiefvader een beroerte heeft gehad, besluiten zij en haar man Art vanuit New York naar Schotland te vliegen om gedurende de zomer voor Leo te zorgen. Leo blijkt niet meer zelfstandig te kunnen wonen, maar weigert zijn vertrouwde huis te verlaten. Art komt met een plan om de woning te verbouwen tot conferentieoord en ernaast een cottage voor Leo te laten bouwen. De situatie wordt gecompliceerd als Claires oude vlam, Jonas Fairwether, de verzorger en vertrouweling van Leo, voorstelt om het huis en het land te veilen. Dan ontdekt Claire dat er een aanvraag is ingediend om een bouwproject te starten op het land van Leo. Ze begint te vermoeden dat Jonas misbruik probeert te maken van de oude man. Maar is dat echt zijn enige motief?

      De terugkeer
      3.2
    • An epic novel of passion, betrayal and danger, set in wartime Britain and Europe In the spring of 1936 Kay Garland embraces an exciting new life of glamour when she becomes companion to Russian Konstantin Denisov's daughter, Miranda. The two girls become firm friends, and when Miranda falls in love with a young Parisian, Kay helps her keep the relationship secret. But Konstantin learns of the affair and promptly dismisses Kay, leaving her penniless and stranded in Nazi Berlin. By chance she meets Tom Blacklock, who pays for her ticket home, and is destined to play an important part in her life. As for Miranda, she makes a decision that will put her in the path of disaster. With the outbreak of war come death and destruction and, for both women, consuming passion, along with the fear of losing all that they hold dear. After Hitler's defeat, there are new dangers - and opportunities to find love where least expected.

      The Heart of the Night
      3.8
    • Before the Storm

      • 608 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      A gripping multi-generational family drama set in London and Cornwall, from 1908 until the 1950s. On an autumn day in 1909 wealthy young Richard Finborough catches sight of twenty-year-old Isabel Zeale at the harbour at Lynmouth in Devon. Her beauty captivates him. Aware of shameful secrets in her past, Isabel has no intention of letting anyone into her life, but Richard's persistence and ardour eventually win him her trust - and her hand in marriage. The decades pass and Isabel and Richard raise a family through the turbulent times of the First World War and the 1920s. As her children reach adulthood, Isabel is convinced her secret is safe - until an old acquaintance emerges from the shadows, turning her world upside down. To protect the happiness of those she loves most, Isabel must find the courage to confront what came before, and live with the consequences

      Before the Storm
      3.8
    • Catching the Tide

      • 506 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      A stunning epic novel of secrets, betrayal and passion, from 1933 to the 1960s 1933. Tessa and Frederica Nicolson enjoy one last idyllic summer at the beautiful Villa Millefiore, overlooking Florence. Four years later, Italy is a distant memory and Tessa is revelling in the glamour and excitement of modelling in London, until a passionate affair with married author Milo Rycroft leads to tragic consequences. Tessa returns to Florence, and, missing her sister desperately, Freddie, too, travels to Italy, where she is swept up in adventure, danger and romance, and makes a chance encounter that will change her life. With the outbreak of World War Two, Tessa and Freddie must fight for their own survival and happiness, while they wonder whether they will ever see each other again...

      Catching the Tide
      3.8
    • / 9045850621 / Suspense / Thrillers / Nederlands / Dutch / Néerlandais / Niederländisch / soft cover / 15 x 23 cm / 710 .pp /

      De Historicus
      3.8
    • Sleutelbewaarders

      De geschiedenis van het pausdom, van Petrus tot Benedictus XVI

      • 513 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      A complete history of one of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions.

      Sleutelbewaarders
      3.1
    • In 1913 an orphan girl boards a steamship bound for Wuhu in South East China. Left in the hands of her soft-hearted but opium-addicted uncle she is delivered to the hall of eternal splendour which, with its painted faces and troubling cries in the night, seems destined to break her spirit. And yet the girl survives and one day hope appears in the unlikely form of a customs inspector, a modest man resistant to the charms of the corrupt world that surrounds him but not to the innocent girl who stands before him.

      The Painter of Shangai
      3.8
    • Slowly she opened her eyes and he rewarded her with one of his softest smiles, brushing her wet, sticky hair off her face, using the edge of her coat sleeve to wipe away the slime around her nose and lips. 'I don't want to,' she whispered, trembling as she gazed at him. 'I don't want to...' She couldn't finish the sentence. Die. Die with me. Be with me forever. That's what he said. You could find your new best friend on the net... ...or discover your worst nightmare. For fifteen-year-old Gemma, it's already too late. Her body was found in the nave of the parish church in Ealing. For D.I. Mark Tartaglia and the murder squad at Barnes, it's just a matter of time before the tragedy repeats itself. For Elena Forbes, it's a cracking start to her new career as a crime writer.

      Die with Me
      3.7
    • If Only I Could Tell You

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Audrey's family has fallen apart. Her two grown-up daughters, Jess and Lily, are estranged, and her two teenage granddaughters have never been allowed to meet. A secret that echoes back thirty years has splintered the family in two, but is also the one thing keeping them connected. As tensions reach breaking point, the irrevocable choice that one of them made all those years ago is about to surface. After years of secrets and silence, how can one broken family find their way back to each other?

      If Only I Could Tell You
      3.7
    • Best Friends Forever

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      With incomparable humor and heart, Weiner presents her latest novel, which depicts the nuances of female friendship.

      Best Friends Forever
      3.5
    • Het gefluister van de bladeren

      • 350 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Hallie Erminie, die eind negentiende eeuw opgroeit in een plantersfamilie in Kentucky, is een wilskrachtige jonge vrouw die één grote passie heeft in haar leven: schrijven. Ze is vastbesloten een groot schrijfster te worden en laat zich niet tegenhouden door de conventies van haar tijd, die bepalen dat een vrouw hoort te trouwen en kinderen te krijgen. Met het manuscript van haar debuutroman in haar koffer reist ze af naar New York om een uitgever te zoeken. Daar leert ze de journalist Post Wheeler kennen, een overtuigd vrijgezel. Vrij van amoureuze verwachtingen ontwikkelt zich tussen hen een bijzondere vriendschap, gebaseerd op wederzijds respect. Zo begint een spel van aantrekken en afstoten dat tien jaar zal duren en hen naar Europa, alle uithoeken van Amerika en zelfs Japan zal brengen. Steeds weer merken ze dat de aantrekkingskracht tussen hen groeit, maar het lot lijkt hen telkens uit elkaar te drijven. Durven ze elkaar uiteindelijk de liefde te verklaren?

      Het gefluister van de bladeren
      3.3
    • Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      What do you do when your girlfriend’s sixtieth birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend’s thirtieth?Is it better to die of Botox or die of loneliness because you’re so wrinkly?Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating?Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice?Is it normal to be too vain to put on your reading glasses when checking your toy boy for head lice?Does the Dalai Lama actually tweet or is it his assistant?Is it normal to get fewer followers the more you tweet?Is technology now the fifth element? Or is that wood?If you put lip plumper on your hands do you get plump hands?Is sleeping with someone after two dates and six weeks of texting the same as getting married after two meetings and six months of letter writing in Jane Austen’s day?Pondering these and other modern dilemmas, Bridget Jones stumbles through the challenges of loss, single motherhood, tweeting, texting, technology, and rediscovering her sexuality in—Warning! Bad, outdated phrase approaching!—middle age.

      Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy
      3.4
    • A collection of short stories that explores the progress of love and relationships over a course of a lifetime, from a teenager coming to terms with her father's disappearance to a widow accepting two young women into her home.

      The Guy Not Taken: Stories
      3.3
    • Zijn mannen nodig?

      Als de seksen botsen

      • 287 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Onderzoek naar de redenen waarom er in de postfeministische periode zo weinig veranderd blijkt in de verhouding tussen de seksen, aan de hand van een groot aantal voorbeelden uit de Amerikaanse politiek en media.

      Zijn mannen nodig?
    • Lust

      Het tweede leven van Gods callgirl

      • 408 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Levensverhaal van een vrouw die na een veelbewogen leven op latere leeftijd tot rust komt en dan een stormachtige relatie krijgt met een vriend van vroeger. Vervolg op 'Gods callgirl'.

      Lust
    • Vriendenkring

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Als een vrouw na de dood van haar man en kinderen voor de kost moet werken, wordt het moeilijk voor haar als er kinderen komen op haar werkplek.

      Vriendenkring
    • Muziek in de verte

      • 415 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      De jarenlange vriendschap tussen twee sterk verschillende vrouwen wordt op de proef gesteld als een jong familielid een zelfmoordpoging onderneemt.

      Muziek in de verte
    • Onder water

      Avonturen in een vloeibare wereld

      • 311 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      De geschiedenis van het duiken, afgewisseld met verhalen over duikervaringen van de auteur.

      Onder water