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After a years long absence, chocolatier Vianne Rocher returns to the village of Lansquenet in south-west France, to find that newcomers from North Africa have brought big changes to the community, and a minaret is now situated next to the church of Saint-Jerome, calling people to prayer.

Methode om in het verleden opgedane pijnlijke ervaringen te verwerken en te integreren.

Deep in Tehran's Evin Prison, Azar gives birth to a baby girl. Corridors away, Amir is making a bracelet out of date stones. He hopes that one day his daughter will hold it in her hands. As a camera shutter closes, three children are fixed in time. These children cannot remember their mothers' faces. But their mothers will treasure the photos, daring to imagine the life that goes on beyond prison walls. Revolution has torn the future from the past. But these children, the children of the jacaranda tree, will have the chance to grow. They will go into exile, they will find love and they will return home to Iran. But they will also have to confront the terrible legacies passed from one generation to the next when the cold boot of history stamps on individual lives. Children of the Jacaranda Tree is a novel about the ghosts of revolution. It is a novel about forging the future when your past is too painful to remember. It is a novel that you will never forget.

In 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet and, by day's end, are charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay investigates a series of attacks on young female tourists in a seaside town, leading her to interview funfair cleaner Amber Gordon. This marks their first encounter since that tragic day in childhood. With new lives and families to protect, can they keep their dark secret hidden? This gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of contemporary crime fiction, delivers a fast-paced narrative that builds to a shocking conclusion. Praise for the author highlights her status as a leading voice in crime writing, with accolades from notable figures in the genre. Readers are drawn into a tale that intertwines past and present, exploring themes of guilt, secrecy, and the haunting consequences of a single moment in time. The tension escalates as the characters grapple with their shared history while navigating their current lives. The story promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats, making it a must-read for anyone who enjoys suspenseful and thought-provoking narratives. Don't miss the latest work from this acclaimed author, whose previous novels have captivated audiences and critics alike.

Sam is nog maar kort moeder terwijl ze haar eigen moeder Iris onlangs heeft verloren. Hoewel ze zich geen leven meer kan voorstellen zonder haar dochtertje Ella, blijft ze ook twijfelen over haar rol als moeder. En ze mist Iris meer dan ooit. Als ze op een dag een doos met Iris' spullen krijgt toegestuurd, ontdekt ze brieven en een foto van Violet, een meisje dat in 1900 op elfjarige leeftijd in haar eentje van New York naar het Middenwesten reisde.

Karina is er niet zo zeker van dat ze de beste keuzes in het leven gemaakt heeft, maar ze is bereid daar drastisch verandering in te brengen. Wanneer haar beste vriendin bij een groot ongeluk betrokken is, wordt Karina gedwongen na te denken over haar eigen leven en gaat ze op zoek naar haar verleden. Ze ontdekt haar Hongaarse achtergrond en Roma-voorouders, wat haar leven voorgoed verandert. In een indrukwekkende familiegeschiedenis die bijna een eeuw omspant, worden heden en verleden met elkaar verweven door de verhalen van Karina, haar ouders Erzsébet en Dénes, die de terreur in hun eigen land ontvluchtten en haar grootmoeder, de wereldberoemde violiste Mimi Rácz. Karina beseft dat ze haar liefde en passie voor muziek niet langer kan ontkennen.

I asked the sailor what an Elephant looked like; he replied that it was like nothing on earth. In the middle of the 18th century, a ship docks at Bristol with an extraordinary cargo: two young elephants. Bought by a wealthy landowner, they are taken to his estate in the English countryside. A stable boy, Tom Page, is given the task of caring for them. The Elephant Keeper is Tom's account of his life with the elephants. As the years pass, and as they journey across England, his relationship with the female elephant deepens in a startling manner. Along the way they meet incredulity, distrust and tragedy, and it is only their understanding of each other that keeps them together. Christopher Nicholson's charming and captivating novel explores notions of sexuality and violence, freedom and captivity, and the nature of story-telling -- but most of all it is the study of a profound and remarkable love between an elephant and a human being.

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT SERIES 'A delicious urban fairytale' DAILY MAIL Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Vianne Rocher - disguising herself as 'Yanne' - and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out, and the wind has stopped - at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, ruthless, devious and seductive. With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice- to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy. 'Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style' DAILY EXPRESS 'She is terrific, she can write about anywhere, anything, anyone' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Harris is as good at portraying the agonies of motherhood as she is at evoking the scent of bitter chocolate laced with cinnamon and chilli' SUNDAY TIMES

Beyond The Main Street Of Les Laveuses Runs The Loire, Smooth And Brown As A Sunning Snake - But Hiding A Deadly Undertow Beneath Its Moving Surface. This Is Where Framboise, A Secretive Widow Named After A Raspberry Liqueur, Plies Her Culinary Trade At The Crêperie - And Lets Memory Play Strange Games.Into This World Comes The Threat Of Revelation As Framboise S Nephew A Profiteering Parisian Attempts To Exploit The Growing Success Of The Country Recipes She Has Inherited From Her Mother, A Woman Remembered With Contempt By The Villagers Of Les Laveuses. As The Spilt Blood Of A Tragic Wartime Childhood Flows Again, Exposure Beckons For Framboise, The Widow With An Invented Past.Joanne Harris Has Looked Behind The Drawn Shutters Of Occupied France To Illuminate The Pain, Delight And Loss Of A Life Changed For Ever By The Uncertainties And Betrayals Of War.

The Place Is St Oswald S, An Old And Long-Established Boys Grammar School In The North Of England. A New Year Has Just Begun, And For The Staff And Boys Of The School, A Wind Of Unwelcome Change Is Blowing. Suits, Paperwork And Information Technology Rule The World And Roy Straitley, Latin Master, Eccentric, And Veteran Of St Oswald S, Is Finally Reluctantly Contemplating Retirement. But Beneath The Little Rivalries, Petty Disputes And Everyday Crises Of The School, A Darker Undercurrent Stirs. And A Bitter Grudge, Hidden And Carefully Nurtured For Thirteen Years, Is About To Erupt.Who Is Mole, The Mysterious Insider, Whose Cruel Practical Jokes Are Gradually Escalating Towards Violence And Perhaps, Murder? And How Can An Old And Half-Forgotten Scandal Become The Stone That Brings Down A Giant?

Opgroeien als meisje in revolutionair Iran Roya Hakakian groeit op in een joods intellectueel gezin in Teheran. Roya droomt ervan schrijfster te worden, maar als in 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini aan de macht komt, veranderen haar leven en haar land voorgoed. Het duurt niet lang voor de familie van Roya Hakakian zich gedwongen ziet Iran te ontvluchten.

Forced by circumstance to seek refuge with Fleur, her young daughter, in the remote abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-Mer, Juliette reinvents herself as Soeur Auguste under the tutelage of the kindly Abbess. But times are changing: the murder of Henri IV becomes the catalyst for massive upheaval in France.

From the bestselling author of Chocolat, this is a novel about two rival communities on the tiny Breton island.

Try me...Test me...Taste me.When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock especially as it

Jay Mackintosh is trapped by memory in the old familiar landscape of his childhood, to which he longs to return. A bottle of home-brewed wine left to him by a long-vanished friend seems to provide the key to an old mystery. As the unusual properties of the strange brew take effect, Jay escapes to a derelict farmhouse in the French village of Lansquenet . There, a ghost from the past waits to confront him, and the reclusive Marise - haunted, lovely and dangerous - hides a terrible secret behind her closed shutters. Between them, a mysterious chemistry. Or could it be magic?

In this text, Jon Gray provides a guide for parenting, addressing the bond between parents and children. Geared to parents of children from birth to teens, it shows parents how to help their children become strong, confident, morally responsible adults by focusing on self-esteem and responsibility.