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Sarah Vaughan

    1. január 1972

    Sarah Vaughan, autorka s novinárskym zázemím, sa vrhla na písanie fiktívnych diel a skúma zložitosti moderného života. Jej diela sa často zaoberajú morálnymi dilemami a dynamikou vzťahov, pričom vyniká bystrým pozorovaním ľudskej povahy. Vaughanová do svojich príbehov vnáša reportérsku precíznosť a hĺbku, čím čitateľom ponúka napínavé a podnetné čítanie. Jej schopnosť vytvárať vierohodné postavy a zápletky si získala medzinárodné uznanie.

    Sarah Vaughan
    Reputation
    The Art of Baking Blind
    Little Disasters
    The Farm at the Edge of the World
    Anatomy of a Scandal
    Láska s chutí makronky
    • Reputation

      • 496 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania

      The bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal returns with a new psychological thriller about a politician whose less-than-perfect personal life is thrust into the spotlight when a body is discovered in her home.As a politician, Emma has sacrificed a great deal for her career--including her marriage and her relationship with her daughter, Flora. A former teacher, she finds the glare of the spotlight unnerving, particularly when it leads to countless insults, threats, and trolling as she tries to work in the public eye. As a woman, she knows her reputation is worth its weight in gold, but as a politician, she discovers it only takes one slip-up to destroy it completely. Fourteen-year-old Flora is learning the same hard lessons at school as she encounters heartless bullying. When another teenager takes her own life, Emma lobbies for a new law to protect women and girls from the effects of online abuse. Now, Emma and Flora find their personal lives uncomfortably intersected--but then the unthinkable happens: A man is found dead in Emma’s home, a man she had every reason to be afraid of and to want gone. Fighting to protect her reputation, and determined to protect her family at all costs, Emma is pushed to the limits as the worst happens and her life is torn apart.

      Reputation2022
      3,5
    • Little Disasters

      • 432 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      You think you know her... But look a little closer She is a stay-at-home mother of three with boundless reserves of patience, energy and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess. Then one moment changes everything. Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surface - and Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself. From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal - a new thought- provoking novel exploring the complexity of motherhood and all that connects and disconnects us.

      Little Disasters2020
      3,8
    • Anatomy of a Scandal

      • 432 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      Sophie Whitehouse has a lovely home, two adorable children, and a handsome, successful husband. In other words, she has the "perfect" life. But everything changes the night her husband James comes home and confesses an indiscretion. Suddenly, her neat, ordered world is turned upside down. Did she ever really know the man she married?And, as it turns out, James's revelation is just the tip of the iceberg. He stands accused of a terrible crime. But, the truth is even more shocking than anyone ever could have thought. Is James the guilty perpetrator or an innocent victim of a toxic agenda?In this riveting story of love, revenge, and deception, no one's motives are pure, but some people's secrets are much darker than others

      Anatomy of a Scandal2018
      3,8
    • The Farm at the Edge of the World

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      The farm hunkers down with its back to the Atlantic. For over three hundred years, the long low house has stood here: looking in on its fields and the brooding moor; steeped in the history and secrets of one family, at the very edge of the world.

      The Farm at the Edge of the World2017
      3,8
    • The Art of Baking Blind

      • 432 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      From the author of NETFLIX SENSATION ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL There are many reasons to bake: to feed; to impress; and, sometimes, it has to be said, to perfect. In 1966, Kathleen Eaden published The Art of Baking, her guide to nurturing a family by creating the most exquisite pastries. Now, five amateur bakers are competing to become the New Mrs Eaden. There's Jenny, facing an empty nest; Claire, who has sacrificed her dreams; Mike, trying to parent after his wife's death; Vicki, who has dropped everything to be with her baby boy; and perfect Karen, who knows what it's like to have nothing and is determined her façade shouldn't slip. As unlikely alliances are forged, making the choicest choux bun seems the least of the contestants' problems. For they will learn - as Mrs Eaden did before them - that while perfection is possible in the kitchen, it's very much harder in life. 'Delicious . . . Friendship, rivalry and exposed secrets, all gorgeously told' - Elle 'Clever and compelling. I loved this' Nina Stibbe

      The Art of Baking Blind2015
      3,5
    • Láska s chutí makronky

      • 376 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Pět cizích lidí spojuje vášeň pro pečení a populární soutěž, která je postaví před výzvy. Každý z účastníků má své důvody, proč se zapojil do soutěže. Baculatá Jenny se potýká s prázdným hnízdem a manželskými problémy. Svobodná matka Claire obětovala své sny pro dceru a je uvězněna ve vykořisťujícím vztahu. Bývalá učitelka Vicki čelí náročnosti mateřství, zatímco zdánlivě dokonalá Karen je odhodlaná vyhrát, a to i za cenu odhalení svých tajemství. Mezi finalisty se postupně vytvářejí spojenectví, a tajemství a osobní bolesti vyplouvají na povrch. Zatímco v kuchyni vládnou, ve svých životech se potýkají s mnoha překážkami. Kniha je obohacena o recepty a příběh slavné pekařky paní Eadanové, která, ač úspěšná, skrývá vlastní tragédii. Vytříbená kombinace chutí, situací a zápletek slibuje, že čtenáři zanechá trvalý dojem.

      Láska s chutí makronky2015
      3,8