Alexandra Fraisová Book order (chronological)

Dawn Edelstein is on a plane when she is told to prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong. Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. Back in Boston, there is her husband, Brian, their beloved daughter, and her work as a death doula. But somewhere in Egypt is Wyatt Armstrong, who works as an archaeologist unearthing ancient burial sites, a career Dawn once studied for but was forced to abandon. The airline ensures that the survivors are seen by a doctor, then offers offers transportation to wherever they want to go. The obvious destination is to fly home, but she could take another path: return to the archaeological site she left years before, reconnect with Wyatt and their unresolved history. As the story unfolds, Dawn's two possible futures unspool side by side, as do the secrets and doubts long buried with them. Dawn must confront the questions she's never truly asked: What does a life well-lived look like? When we leave this earth, what do we leave behind? Do we make choices...or do our choices make us? And who would you be, if you hadn't turned out to be the person you are right now? --Adapted from publisher description

With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards crafted iconic riffs, lyrics, and songs that captivated the world, embodying the essence of rock and roll for over four decades. Now, he shares his extraordinary journey through life in the crossfire hurricane. From his childhood in post-war Kent, where he obsessively listened to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters, to learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, Richards recounts the band's rise to fame as a notorious bad-boy group. He reflects on the infamous Redlands drug bust and the confrontations with a wary establishment that solidified his image as an outlaw and folk hero. The creation of timeless riffs in tracks like "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women," his passionate relationship with Anita Pallenberg, and the tragic death of Brian Jones are pivotal moments in his narrative. He discusses tax exile in France, tumultuous tours of the U.S., and landmark albums like "Exile on Main Street." As fame brought isolation and addiction, he found love with Patti Hansen, navigated estrangement from Jagger, and later reconciled. With disarming honesty, Richards delivers an essential life story that resonates deeply with the essence of our times.

A powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives intersecting during a moment of heart-stopping crisis.

The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big city attorney, comes to Paradise, Pennsylvania, to defend Katie, two cultures collide and, for the first time in her high profile career, Ellie faces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving deep into the world of those who live 'plain', Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. As she unravels a tangled murder case, Ellie also looks deep within to confront her own fears and desires when a man from her past comes back into her life.

When Daniel Stone was a child, he was the only white boy in a native Eskimo village where his mother taught, and he was teased mercilessly because he was different. He fought back, the baddest of the bad kids: stealing, drinking, robbing and cheating his way out of the Alaskan bush - where he honed his artistic talent, fell in love with a girl and got her pregnant. To become part of a family, he reinvented himself - jettisoning all that anger to become a docile, devoted husband and father. Fifteen years later, when we meet Daniel again, he is a comic book artist. His wife teaches Dante's Inferno at a local college; his daughter, Trixie, is the light of his life - and a girl who only knows her father as the even-tempered, mild-mannered man he has been her whole life. Until, that is, she is date raped... and Daniel finds himself struggling, again, with a powerlessness and a rage that may not just swallow him whole, but destroy his family and his future.

A woman and her husband admitted to a hospital to have a baby requests that their nurse be reassigned - they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into a courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear.

Everything you thought you knew about Maestra...You don't. Judith Rashleigh returns in the stunning thriller from the author of the worldwide bestseller, Maestra.

Trpěli jste na dietě hlady, ničili se do úmoru v tělocvičně nebo se stravovali zdánlivě zdravě, ale přesto se vám nedařilo trvale zhubnout a cítili jste se neustále vyčerpaně? Přední odborník na stravování J. Colella v této knize ukazuje, jak se zbavit nadbytečných kil a úbytek si udržet, aniž byste měli hlad.

This book serves as a wakeup call for fashion enthusiasts and a helpful resource for young women building their wardrobes. It is not a traditional fashion guide but offers specific insights for those who admire French style. Former Chanel model Ines de la Fressange, embodying Parisian chic, presents her latest work, following her successful debut. In this book, she takes on the role of stylist, offering guidance on achieving her signature style without the hassle of shopping. De la Fressange outlines essential wardrobe staples, such as a versatile little black dress, timeless riding boots, and the perfect pair of jeans, all combined with flair for various occasions. She also highlights key accessories, including jeweled flats, a striking handbag in an unexpected jewel tone, and a statement piece of jewelry to elevate any outfit from ordinary to extraordinary. Whether you're in a bustling city or a quiet town, this guide is essential for women who want to look stylish around the clock. Whenever you find yourself asking, "What should I wear today?" this book serves as the perfect reference to embrace chic French fashion.

Príbeh o zabudnutom súperení Leonarda a Michelangela Florencia – v tomto úžasnom a prosperujúcom meste sa začiatkom 16. storočia na čas skrížia osudy dvoch velikánov renesančného umenia. Očarujúci päťdesiatnik Leonardo da Vinci sem prichádza tak trochu z osobných dôvodov po dvadsiatich rokoch strávených v Miláne, kde so slávou predstavil verejnosti svoju Poslednú večeru. Mladý a v tom čase takmer neznámy Michelangelo sa vracia do rodnej Florencie z Ríma, kde sa naplnili jeho sny, keď mu v Chráme sv. Petra odhalili sochu Pieta, ktorá očarila aj samotného pápeža. Po čase sa im vo Florencii naskytne príležitosť získať zákazku na spracovanie mramorového monolitu, po čom túžia obaja. Leonardo je presvedčený, že má kameň istý, ale predstavitelia mesta napokon uprednostnia temperamentného Michelangela. Leonardo len ťažko nesie svoju porážku a začne verejne spochybňovať návrhy svojho rivala. Ale aj Michelangelo je v koncoch, zúfalo stojí pred kusom neforemného mramoru a nevie, ako začať. Až k nemu kameň prehovorí a on začne zúrivo tesať... Náhoda zasiahne aj do Leonardovho života – na trhu uvidí krásnu ženu a pristúpi na žiadosť pána Gioconda, že preňho namaľuje jej portrét. Volá sa Lisa. Dávid a Mona Lisa, dnes tieto diela obdivuje celý svet, ale len málokto vie, ako ťažko sa rodili, ba ani to, že boli príčinou rivality dvoch renesančných géniov – Leonarda da Vinci a Michelangela Buonarrotiho.

A young woman is making a living faking it as a cut-price psychic (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year-old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home. The young woman doesn't believe in exorcism or the supernatural. However when she enters the house for the first time, she begins to feel it too, as if the very house is watching her, waiting, biding its time . . . The Grownup, which originally appeared as 'What Do You Do?' in George R. R. Martin's Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world's most original and skilled voices in fiction.

Patricia Cornwell delivers the next enthralling thriller in her high-stakes series starring Kay Scarpetta - a complex tale involving a serial sniper who strikes chillingly close to the forensic sleuth herself.

THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER AND MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 'Emotionally riveting and will test your tear ducts to the limit' Daily Express In all thirteen years of Anna's life, her parents have never given her a choice: she was born to be her sister Kate's bone marrow donor and she has always given Kate everything she needs. But when Anna is told Kate needs a new kidney, she begins to question how much she should be prepared to do to save the older sibling she has always been defined by. So Anna makes a decision that will change their family forever - perhaps even fatally for the sister she loves. From internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a masterpiece which asks us just how much we should do to care for the ones we love. Jodi's brand new novel, A SPARK OF LIGHT is publishing soon and is now available to pre-order!

Sex. Murder. Shoes. A shockingly original and darkly decadent thriller - Gone Girlmeets The Talented Mr Ripley.

Dejte mi 15 minut, a já vám dám tělo jedna báseň.“ Zuzka Light, česká rodačka, která se proslavila po celém světě svými cvičebními videi na internetu a stala se fitness ikonou, přichází s první knihou. Představuje v ní ucelený cvičební a jídelní program na 30 dní, který obsahuje všechno, co její oddaní fanoušci očekávají. K tomu se jim dostane i spousty motivace, receptů a taky střípků ze Zuzčina života. A samozřejmě tvrdého tréninku!

Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, the author's story reveals how a bright little girl transformed from dutiful obedience into an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. In this timely memoir, she recounts her astonishing journey from a traditional Muslim upbringing in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya to her intellectual awakening and activism in the Netherlands, now living under armed guard in the West. Her rise to international prominence followed the murder of her colleague, Theo van Gogh, after they collaborated on the film Submission. With a keen eye and often ironic voice, she details her evolving beliefs, unyielding will, and extraordinary resolve to combat injustices committed in the name of religion. Raised in a strict Muslim family, she faced civil war, female mutilation, and brutal beatings, navigating adolescence during the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in four unstable countries ruled by despots. In her early twenties, she escaped a forced marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands, earning a degree in political science and advocating for the rights of Muslim immigrant women. Despite constant threats, being demonized by reactionary Islamists, and disowned by her family, she remains unyielding in her fight for free speech and reform.

Jenna Metcalf was with her mother the night she disappeared, but she remembers nothing. Over ten years have passed, and still Jenna reads and rereads her mother's journals, hoping to find some clue hidden there. Desperate for answers, Jenna uses all her savings to recruit the aid of a private detective - and a psychic. Jenna knows her mother loved her. She knows she would not leave her. And she will not rest until she finds the truth.

Dr. Hyman's revolutionary weight-loss program, based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The Blood Sugar Solution, supercharged for immediate results! The key to losing weight and keeping it off is maintaining low insulin levels. Based on Dr. Hyman's groundbreaking Blood Sugar Solution program, THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION 10-DAY DETOX DIET presents strategies for reducing insulin levels and producing fast and sustained weight loss. Dr. Hyman explains how to: activate your natural ability to burn fat--especially belly fat; reduce inflammation; reprogram your metabolism; shut off your fat-storing genes; de-bug your digestive system; create effortless appetite control; and soothe the stress to shed the pounds. With practical tools designed to achieve optimum wellness, including meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists, as well as step-by-step, easy-to-follow advice on green living, supplements, medication, exercise, and more, THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION 10-DAY DETOX DIET is the fastest way to lose weight, prevent disease, and feel your best.

Olivia Joules: a new heroine for the 21st century -- from the bestselling author of Bridget Jones's Diary and The Edge of Reason

Candy, a rising international supermodel, is making waves in Paris, New York, and Tokyo. Her sister Tammy produces a hit TV show and enjoys life in L.A., while Sabrina, the eldest, is an ambitious lawyer in New York, and Annie pursues her art as an American artist in Florence. Each year, the sisters reunite in Connecticut for their family's Fourth of July gathering. However, this year, tragedy strikes, altering their lives forever. The sisters, who have been focused on their individual successes, must come together in a New York brownstone to support each other and their father, especially as one sister grapples with healing from a devastating experience. This unscripted chapter of their lives is filled with laughter, tears, and the unconditional love that only sisters can share. As they navigate their new reality, each woman is compelled to reevaluate her life's direction. With the approach of another July Fourth, a season of grief transforms into one of new beginnings, as the family embraces its blessings and the unexpected gifts that life has to offer. Through humor and heartbreak, the narrative explores the fragility and wonder of life, highlighting the deep bonds that connect the sisters.

Ever wondered what would happen if you got the chance to live the life you couldn't have? Amber Winslow has got the kids, the hubby, the suburban home in Connecticut, USA - and the feeling that somehow life is passing her by. Vicky Townsley is features editor at Poise! magazine in London, she's single, solvent and seriously successful - but she'd ditch it all for marriage, a country home and kids. So when one day Poise! offers one lucky married reader the chance to life swap for a month with a glamorous, single journalist, Amber puts pen to paper ... But neither Amber nor Vicky gets quite what they were expecting. And soon they find themselves asking: why does the grass look so much greener from the other side?

Alice knows she should be happy. After all she has a handsome husband, a beautiful house and membership to all the most exclusive clubs in London. So what if the rumours about her husband's skirt-chasing are becoming harder to ignore? When Joe's indiscretions force a transfer to New York, Alice hopes it might be a fresh start. And when they find a beautiful old house in Connecticut Alice is overjoyed. For a while she and Joe seem as happy as newlyweds. But then the late nights and unexplained absences start again. What should Alice do? Stay and fight for him? Or leave with her head held high?

The evil sibyl Gwilanna, is back and it is up to David Rain to stop her latest plan. Are David and his friends strong enough to face dragons, evil sibyls and polar bears, or will Gwilanna succeed?

"New York Times" bestselling author Joy Fielding delivers her most glamorous and intriguing novel to date about the disappearance of a gorgeous young actress, and a mother whose life is thrown into turmoil as a result."It's almost five o'clock. Where the hell are you?" Losing Julia has become a constant in Cindy Carver's life. The first time Julia disappeared, she was five years old and vanished at the playground. That inspired motherly paranoia. The second was when, at age fourteen, Julia decided to move in with her father. That broke Cindy's heart. But when twenty-one-year-old Julia disappears without a trace after a promising audition with one of Hollywood's most powerful and influential directors, Cindy begins a frantic search. Secrets are revealed, lives are forever altered, and Cindy is forced to acknowledge the disturbing truth about the young woman she realizes she never really knew. Sexy, suspenseful, and utterly un-put-downable, "Lost" takes readers into the heart of a woman overwhelmed by her determination to find the daughter she's lost, and, if at all possible, to reclaim the respect she once had for herself. Every stranger was a possible fiend; every friend a possible foe. How well do we know anybody? How well do we know ourselves?

Julia and Mark are stuck in a loveless relationship. Julia thinks a baby will help. Maeve is totally allergic to commitment. A one-night-stand results in an unwanted pregnancy. Samantha is besotted with her new-born baby. But how is her husband coping with his suddenly unavailable wife?

Harold Robbins okouzluje miliony čtenářů svými příběhy plnými akce, bezohledných postav, intrik na mezinárodní úrovni i nejpřitažlivějšími lidmi, jací se kdy v literatuře objevili. Nyní nám v Městě hříchu nabízí všechno dohromady. Vítejte v Las Vegas.

U vlády je prezident Kennedy, národ miluje Show Eda Sullivana a o letech na Měsíc se teprve nesměle šeptá. A přece Amerika zažívá šok. V New Yorku totiž vyšla kniha Barbary Novakové s provokativním názvem Kašlu na lásku. Jak může nějaká žena kašlat na lásku? A přitom si dopřávat sex? Netoužit po tom být oddanou manželkou a matkou? Prahnout jen po kariéře, nezávislosti a seberealizaci? To přece nemůže být jen tak! O tom je skálopevně přesvědčen mimo jiné i miláček žen, miláček mužů, miláček města a nositel nejprestižnější novinářské ceny Catcher Block. A to by bylo, aby všem nedokázal, že Barbara Novaková je žena jako každá jiná. Je to okouzlující příběh. Natolik, že zlákal i Hollywood a dostal se na filmová plátna. Natolik, že si zasloužil, aby o něm byla vydána i tato kniha, v níž se dozvíte, jak to všechno bylo. Příběh knihy, jež inspirovala vznik lásky, která inspirovala film a ten zase inspiroval tuto knihu!...

Set in Japanese-occupied Manchuria in the 1930s, The Girl who Played Go is a haunting tragedy, a shocking tale of love and war reflected in the age-old game of go. In the Square of a Thousand Winds, snow falls as a sixteen-year-old Chinese girl beats all-comers at the game of go. One of her opponents is, unknown to her, a young Japanese officer of the occupying power, rigidly militaristic, imbued with the imperial ethic, but far from home and intrigued by this young opponent. Their encounters are like the game itself, restrained, subtle and surprisingly fierce. But as their two stories unfold the Japanese army moves inexorably through their huge land, in the vanguard of a greater war, leaving blood and destruction in its wake.

A biography of the Egyptian queen who gained and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliance with Julius Caesar and later Marc Antony.

Psychothriller z prostředí amerického maloměsta, kde psychoterapeut čelí obvinění ze sexuálního zneužití pacientky, která spáchala sebevraždu. Na klinického psychologa Alana Gregoryho, léčícího dva roky mladou ženu, traumatizovanou oběť incestu v dětství, podá její otec žalobu pro zanedbání péče a nevhodné chování, které údajně zhoršilo dceřinu depresi a zapříčinilo její smrt. Obviněný se však nemůže účinně bránit, neboť nechce zveřejnit důvěrné informace ze zdravotních záznamů své pacientky a zpronevěřit se zásadám profesní etiky. Stává se objektem zájmu tisku a hrozí mu ztráta licence. Jeho tíživou situaci zkomplikuje smrt dalších dvou pacientek. Jedna zahynula při automobilové nehodě, druhá byla zavražděna ve svém bytě při fingovaném vloupání. Gregoryho začíná znepokojovat podivné chování jednoho pacienta a sám se snaží nalézt důkazy, které by jej mohly usvědčit jako pachatele. Příběh, vyprávěný v ich-formě, jehož autor vychází z vlastní praxe psychologa, není založen na akčních scénách, ale na celkem věrohodném zachycení psychiky postav.

At 27, Libby thinks there's a lot to be said for a rich husband. So when Nick comes along - lovely, funny, and with no money whatsoever - she decides he's only good for a fling. Wealthy banker Ed, on the other hand, could possibly be the answer. But does Libby really know what she needs?

Doktorku Evelyn Sutcliffovú prepadne cestou do práce v newyorskej nemocnici neznámy muž, no okrem drobného poranenia na ruke sa jej nič nestane. Otrasená Evelyn chce na nepríjemný incident čo najskôr zabudnúť a rozhodne sa nič neohlásiť. Čoskoro však privezú do nemocnie ďalšiu obeť vraha, ktorého noviny prezývajú bábikár, pretože necháva pri svojich obetiach detskú bábiku. Evelyn si uvedomí, že obe záležitosti by mohli spolu súvisiť. Krutosť vraždy a fakt, že dievča poznala, na Evelyn veľmi zapôsobia. Začína pátrať na vlasnú päsť. S priateľkou Lisou sa idú pozrieť na miesto činu aa na druhý deň nájdu Lisu mŕtvu v jej byte, brutálne ubodanú a s bábikou v ruke.

Falsche Anschuldigungen können das Leben eines angesehenen Chirurgen zerstören. Er hat alles, was er sich wünschen kann: Familie, Reichtum, Respekt und Patienten. Doch alles ändert sich in einer Nacht, als ihn die Polizei festnimmt und ihn des Doppelmordes beschuldigt.

Jemima Jones is overweight. About seven stone overweight.Treated like a slave by her thin and bitchy flatmates, lorded over at the Kilburn Herald by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented, but better paid), her only consolation is food.What with that and her passion for her charming, sexy colleague Ben, she knows her life needs changing.But can Jemima reinvent herself?And should she?

Po Londýně se šíří zpráva, že se známý a úspěšný fimový reřžisér Nick Grey tajně stýká s krásnou mladou herečkou Sarah Campbellovou, hvězdou svého nového filmu. Nemají to však rozhodně jednoduché.Jeho manželka Diana mu ze msty brání v rozvodu, přestože jí na něm už dávno nezáleží, Nickův nejlepší přítel nepřestává doufat, že si Sarah vybere jeho, a navíc je bez ustátní pronásledují novináři z bulváních plátkků. Podaří se milenncům překonat nepřízeň osudu i svého okolí?

Layne je mladá ctižádostivá scénáristka, které se právě splnil životní sen. Velká filmová společnost se rpzhodla natočit film podle jejího scénáře a hlavní roli v něm má hrát Fergus Hanne, úspěšný herec, kterého Layne už léta obdivuje. Bude mu nablízku po celou dobu natáčení, bude s ním spolupracovat a sledovat jeho herecké umění... Ve skutečnosti je však jejich pracovní vztah pravým peklem. Na ničem se nedohodnou, neustále vedou spory, nedorozumění střídá nepochopení a snad ani sami netuší, že se pod jejich očividným nepřátelstvím skrývají hluboké city.

Kniha lehkou formou s množstvím odkazů na literaturu i filmografii popisuje možnosti vyrovnávání se s křivdami, formy společensky únosné agresivity i fakt, že touha po odplatě je naprosto přirozená. Vhodné je, že neposkytuje návody a rady, jak naplnit pomstychtivost. Obětem nespravedlnosti může její čtení ulehčit snášet situaci.

They slime, they ooze, they kill One female slug can lay 1.5 million eggs a year--a fact which holds terrifying consequences for the people of Merton. As the town basks in the summer heat, a new breed of slug is growing and multiplying. In the waist-high grass, in the dank, dark cellars they are acquiring new tastes, new cravings. For blood. For flesh. Human flesh.