Magdalena Moltzan-Małkowska Knihy

In the first of a new series set in the Amish communities of Montana, bestselling author Kelly Irvin explores what the Amish do in the aftermath of natural disaster.

When Delaney Broward finds her best friend stabbed to death a decade after her brother suffered the same fate, she must confront her painful past in order unmask a killer who isn't done yet.

Sometimes it takes a barren landscape to see the beauty of God's creation.

Kým je dcéra bez svojej matky? Sama sebou... Otvorená spoveď Jennette McCurdy o jej ceste detskej herečky, poruchách príjmu potravy, závislosti a komplikovanom vzťahu s panovačnou matkou. Jennette začala s herectvom už v šiestich rokoch, aby splnila matkin sen o sláve. Podrobila sa prísnym diétam a estetickým úpravám, pričom jej matka kontrolovala každý aspekt jej života, vrátane sprchovania a zdieľania osobných denníkov. V knihe Jennette opisuje, ako sa snažila naplniť mamin sen, a keď získala hlavnú úlohu v seriáli iCarly, sláva sa dostavila. Jej matka bola nadšená, no Jennette sa cítila čoraz viac pod tlakom, čo viedlo k úzkosti, hanbe a sebanenávisti. Po smrti matky na rakovinu sa jej problémy ešte zhoršili, a tak sa rozhodla ukončiť hereckú kariéru a začať pracovať na sebe. Konečne mohla prevziať kontrolu nad svojím životom a rozhodovať o tom, čo naozaj chce. Tento úprimný a inšpiratívny príbeh, plný čierneho humoru, oslavuje nezlomnosť, nezávislosť a radosť z jednoduchých vecí, ako je umývanie vlasov.

The narrator of THE GARGOYLE is recovering from a horrid car crash that leaves horrible burns over much of his body. During his convalescence, a sculptress of gargoyles by the name of Marianne Engel appears and tells him that they were once lovers in medieval Germany. She relates equally mesmerizing stories of deathless love in Japan, Iceland, Italy, and England. He falls in love with her and is release from the hospital into her care. But all is not well. For one thing, the pull of his past sins becomes ever more powerful as the morphine he is prescribed becomes ever more addictive. For another, Marianne receives word from God that she only has twenty-seven sculptures left to complete - and her time on earth will be finished.

Diana O’Toole has a clear life plan: marry by thirty, have kids by thirty-five, and advance in her career at Sotheby’s. With a potential promotion on the horizon, she anticipates a proposal from her boyfriend, Finn, during their romantic getaway to the Galápagos, just before her thirtieth birthday. However, a virus has emerged, and on the eve of their trip, Finn must stay behind to help at the hospital, urging Diana to go alone to avoid wasting their nonrefundable vacation. Once in the Galápagos, Diana's dream vacation quickly unravels. Her luggage is lost, Wi-Fi is scarce, and their hotel is closed due to the pandemic, leaving her stranded on the island. Isolated and out of her comfort zone, she begins to connect with a local family, particularly a teenager who confides in her despite his father's distrust of outsiders. Amidst the backdrop of the Galápagos Islands, where Darwin developed his theory of evolution, Diana reflects on her relationships and life choices. This unexpected journey forces her to confront who she is and who she might become, leaving her to wonder if she will return home transformed.

From #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline comes a pulse-pounding new novel. Your family has been attacked. Now you have to choose between law... and justice. Jason Bennett is a suburban dad whose life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home when a pickup truck begins tailgating them. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever. Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit from the FBI. The agents tell them that the carjackers were members of a dangerous drug-trafficking organization - and now Jason and his family are in their crosshairs. The agents advise the Bennetts to enter the witness protection program. But WITSEC was not designed to protect law-abiding families. Trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands. Sometimes justice is a one-man show.

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

Now a major motion picture starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling, and directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 'Sarah Waters's masterly novel is . . . gripping, confident, unnerving and supremely entertaining' Hilary Mantel In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, its owners - mother, son and daughter - struggling to keep pace. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his.

Juan Diego's little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret - Lupe knows all the worst things that go through his mind. And sometimes she knows more. What a terrible burden it is to know - or to think you know - your future, or worse, the future of someone you love. What might a young girl be driven to do if she thought she had the power to change what lies ahead?Later in life, Juan Diego embarks on a journey to fulfil a promise he made in his youth. It is a long story and it has long awaited an ending, but Juan Diego is unable to write the final chapters. This is the story of what happens when the future collides with the past.