Two women, generations apart, in the spotlight. A powerful novel about family secrets, devastating choices, and hope for the future by the bestselling author of When I'm Gone. Camera-shy Elise Branson is different from the other women in her maternal line. Her mother is an award-winning actress. Her late grandmother, Vivian Snow, is a beloved Hollywood icon. But when Elise's upcoming wedding coincides with a documentary being made about Vivian, Elise can't escape the camera's gaze. And neither can her grandmother, even in death. It's 1943 when Vivian, a small-town Indiana girl, lends her home front support to the war effort. As a translator in the nearby Italian POW camp, she's invaluable. As a celebrated singer for the USO, she lifts men's spirits and falls in love with a soldier. But behind this all-American love story is a shocking secret--one that is vital to keep buried if Vivian is to achieve the fame and fortune she covets. For Elise and Vivian, what's hidden--and what's exposed--threatens to unravel their lives. The heart-wrenching choices they must make will change them both forever.
Emily Bleeker Poradie kníh
Táto autorka sa zameriava na témy, ktoré rezonujú v každodennom živote, a pristupuje k písaniu s hravosťou a citom pre detail. Jej diela skúmajú ľudské vzťahy a vnútorné svety postáv s empatiou a bystrosťou, čo čitateľom ponúka intímny pohľad do bežných, ale predsa hlbokých skúseností. Prostredníctvom svojho jedinečného štýlu dokáže zachytiť podstatu obyčajných okamihov a povýšiť ich na niečo mimoriadne. Jej práca je pozvaním k zamysleniu nad životom a jeho nenápadnými krásami.






- 2023
- 2021
What's Left Unsaid
- 399 stránok
- 14 hodin čítania
An enthralling novel of secrets, second chances, and confronting the past by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of When I'm Gone. After a series of devastating losses, Chicago journalist Hannah Williamson has landed in Senatobia, Mississippi, to care for her bedridden grandmother and endure grunt work at a small newspaper. But in cleaning out its archives, Hannah discovers a compelling distraction from her life: a series of rejected articles from the 1930s that illuminate a long-hidden mystery. The articles, penned by a young woman named Evelyn, are haunting accounts of first love, trauma, and surviving a mysterious shooting that left Evelyn paralyzed at the age of fourteen. The articles stir up more questions than answers, and Hannah becomes consumed by what's left unsaid. Encouraged by Guy Franklin, a local middle school teacher, Hannah's investigation into Evelyn's past becomes more personal with each new reveal. For Hannah, as both a journalist and a woman bearing her own emotional wounds, this is a chance to move forward and bring closure to the story of the girl whose secrets are buried in Senatobia. What Hannah's about to discover next is that, even after nearly a century, the truth she's been looking for still has the power to change lives. Especially her own.
- 2020
A page-turning novel of suspense about the perfect family, and the perfect lies, by the bestselling author of When I'm Gone and The Waiting Room. Adopted by her controlling foster mother at the age of eight, twenty-year-old Tara has seen little of the outside world. Lonely, punished for the slightest offense, her only distraction comes from watching the Feely family's online videos. They're an affectionate vlogging quintet and an internet sensation. Most important, they are Tara's mental refuge. Then the opportunity arises for them to be something more. When Tara accepts an internship with the close-knit clan, they're her escape. Daring to run away, and defying Mother's rules, Tara is welcomed into the loving fold. But the more Tara gets to know them, the more she realizes that not everything is as it seems. As secrets slowly surface, the image of the perfect family begins to crack. For Tara, it's another trap. To claim a life of her own, she'll need a new escape plan. Because as the show's popularity explodes, reaching even more fascinated viewers, Tara can't shake the feeling that Mother is among their ranks. She's watching. She's waiting. She'll never let her go.
- 2017
Lieber Luke, lass mich dir als Erstes sagen, dass ich dich liebe … Ich wollte dich nie verlassen … Luke Richardson kehrt nach der Beerdigung seiner geliebten Frau Natalie nach Hause zurück und muss ihre drei gemeinsamen Kinder nun allein großziehen. Aber auf eines ist er nicht vorbereitet: einen blauen Umschlag mit der Handschrift seiner Frau, der auf dem Boden ihres Hauses auf ihn wartet. Der darin enthaltene Brief, den Natalie am ersten Tag ihrer Krebsbehandlung vor einem Jahr geschrieben hat, ist nur der erste von vielen. Luke ist überzeugt davon, dass die Briefe tatsächlich von seiner Frau stammen, aber wer bringt sie ihm? Und was hat es mit dem mysteriösen Mann auf sich, den Natalie kurz vor ihrem Tod kontaktiert hat? Entschlossen begibt sich Luke auf die Suche nach Antworten und stößt auf ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis, das ihn dazu bringt, alles infrage zu stellen, was er über Natalie zu wissen glaubte.
- 2015
Ostrov
- 320 stránok
- 12 hodin čítania
Lillian Lindenová je klamárka. Navonok pôsobí ako hrdinka, odvážna žena, ktorá prežila pád lietadla. Lenže odkedy ju spolu s ďalšími zachránili z opusteného ostrova, klame svojej rodine, priateľom aj celému svetu. Spolu s Daveom Hallom, ktorý bol tiež zachránený, sú celoštátnou senzáciou - obľúbencami médií, ktoré neľútostne pátrajú po všetkých detailoch dvojročného pekla, ktoré prežili napriek tomu, že boli odsúdení na milosť a nemilosť prírody. Povedať pravdu však nemôžu, a tak klamú. Verejnosť túto novú senzáciu miluje a je fascinovaná celou stroskotaneckou ságou, no Lillian a David sa musia vrátiť k svojim životom a rodinám. Dotieravá novinárka Genevieve Randallová má však podozrenie, že s ich príbehom nie je úplne všetko v poriadku. Neverí, že ich pobyt na opustenom ostrove s ostatnými stroskotanými bol taký, aký ho prezentujú verejnosti. Je odhodlaná zistiť pravdu a nemieni brať ohľad na životy, ktoré odhalením tajomstva môže zničiť. V tomto napínavom príbehu o prežití, tajomstvách a vykúpení musia dvaja obyčajní ľudia spojení tragédiou čeliť pravde... aj za cenu, že ich to navždy rozdelí.