Yvonne Kloosterman Book order (chronological)

Een Amerikaanse vrouw probeert haar huwelijk te redden als haar echtgenoot na vijftien jaar te kennen geeft dat hij geen heil meer ziet in hun relatie.

Epuisée par son divorce et lasse de la vie parisienne, Pascale Fontanel décide de retourner à Peyrolles, dans le Sud-Ouest, où elle a passé son enfance. Son père, qui s'apprêtait à revendre le domaine familial, s'oppose violemment à cette décision. Comment expliquer cette réaction aussi vive qu'inattendue ? La jeune femme s'installe pourtant dans la vieille maison avec la ferme intention d'y reconstruire sa vie. Mais, très vite, des événements viennent bouleverser ses souvenirs : le jardinier, au comportement étrange, refuse de quitter la propriété ; les voisins racontent des histoires troublantes liées aux Fontanel ; et Pascale découvre dans le grenier un livret de famille au contenu explosif... Que s'est-il passé à Peyrolles ? Quels mystères rôdent entre ces murs ? Pascale est bien décidée à découvrir toute la vérité.

A gripping and emotionally searing novel 'Looking for JJ' explores the circumstances and motives behind the murder of a child - by her friend. Three children walked away from the edge of town one day - but only two of them came back . . .

Als Amy met haar band auditie doet bij een platenmaatschappij, wil deze eigenlijk alleen haar contracteren. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.

Jane Tomlinson krijgt voor het eerst te horen dat ze borstkanker heeft als ze zesentwintig wordt. Hoewel de artsen haar genezen verklaren, hoort ze later dat de ziekte zich over haar longen en botten heeft uitgezaaid. Geconfronteerd met dit verschrikkelijke nieuws, weigert Jane de hoop op te geven. Ze besluit te vechten - tegen het vonnis, de ziekte, en de verwachtingen van een leven met kanker. Ondanks de hevige pijn gaat ze de strijd aan en neemt deel aan drie marathons en een 4000 kilometer lange fietstocht naar Rome om geld in te zamelen voor een goed doel. 'De luxe van tijd' is het verhaal van Jane en haar echtgenoot Mike. Het is het verhaal van een huwelijk, over hoe twee gewone mensen met buitengewone moed de uitdaging van hun leven aangaan. De vertellen hoe hun leven is geweest sinds de eerste diagnose werd gesteld. Met schrijnende eerlijkheid en verrassende humor schrijven ze over hun angsten, hoop en ambities voor een onzekere toekomst.

A devastating first-hand testimony exposing the cruel and widespread practice of forced marriage 'I was twenty years old and dreamed of marrying for love.' Leila was born and brought up in France by Moroccan-born parents. But her romantic dreams were shattered when she was forced by her father to marry a man she'd never met, fifteen years older than her, and whose language she couldn't understand. The husband she didn't love beat her regularly in an attempt to force her into submission. With extraordinary courage, Leila fought back against the weight of family tradition to regain her liberty and dignity. And despite the very real risks, she has left her husband and speaks out openly against the evils of forced marriage.

The CrushWhen Dr Rennie Newton is summoned to jury duty, little does she realise that her compulsion to return a guilty verdict in the trial of notorious killer Ricky Lozada might prove the most regrettable decision of her life...But when a rival colleague is brutally slain and Rennie herself is cast as prime suspect, she begins to understand that Lozado's menacing shadow might be looming over every aspect of her life.Hello, DarknessWhen a caller to a late night radio talk show announces his intention to murder a woman he's kidnapped within seventy-two hours, mayhem ensues. And Paris Gibson, the mysterious host of the show in question, finds herself in the spotlight for the first time in years.Who has been abducted? And what is the identity of the caller, known only as "Valentino"? The clock is ticking and in the midst of the frenzy to track down the missing woman, Paris finds herself working alongside someone she's tried hard to forget...

Barnes & Noble Discover Great New WritersA Blade of Grass is a graceful and stunning epic set in 1970s South Africa, on a remote farm owned by a newly married couple. The mistress of the house, Marit, is young, recently orphaned, easily intimidated, and unaccustomed to rural life. With no close neighbors or friends, Marit feels isolated in the house while her husband works in the fields all day. Marit's displacement is soon echoed in the character of Tembi, the daughter of Marit's household maid, who assumes her mother's responsibilities in the farmhouse after she is hit by a car.An encroaching civil war soon threatens the tranquility of the farm, and before long a plague of violence descends. Abandoned by the other farm workers, the care of the farm is now left to Marit and Tembi, who begin this new struggle for survival as equals, but whose unity is put to a devastating test.DeSoto paints an unforgettable portrait of South Africa with tensions, both political and sexual, simmering underneath. Recalling J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace in his portrayal of Apartheid, DeSoto explodes onto the literary scene with a first novel of tremendous power and literary skill. His description of a terrifying world gone awry holds at its center a deep understanding of the patience of the land, and the enduring hope for renewal.

A New York Times Bestseller & Oprah's Book Club Pick Young Julie Harmon works “hard as a man,” they say, so hard that at times she’s not sure she can stop. People depend on her to slaughter the hogs and nurse the dying. People are weak, and there is so much to do. At just seventeen she marries and moves down into the valley of Gap Creek, where perhaps life will be better. But Julie and Hank’s new life in the valley, in the last years of the nineteenth century, is more complicated than the couple ever imagined. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what to fear most—the fires and floods or the flesh-and-blood grifters, drunks, and busybodies who insinuate themselves into their new life. To survive, they must find out whether love can keep chaos and madness at bay. Their struggles with nature, with work, with the changing century, and with the disappointments and triumphs of their union make Gap Creek a timeless story of a marriage.