Natasha Solomons Knihy

Poznáte môj úsmev. Teraz spoznáte môj hlasZačítajte sa do môjho príbehu. Moje dobrodružstvá za to stoja. Prežila som mnoho životov, ľúbili ma cisári, králi aj zlodeji. Mám za sebou únos aj útok. Revolúciu aj dve svetové vojny. Ale môj príbeh je aj o láske a o tom, čo sme schopní urobiť pre milovaných.V dielni Leonarda da Vinci, priam prekypujúcej umelcovými geniálnymi nápadmi a haldami objednávok, kde si podávali kľučku nahnevaní mecenáši, nespokojné múzy, priatelia aj rivali, sa zrodil obraz Mony Lisy. Počas piatich turbulentných storočí, vo víre moci, peňazí a intríg, si tento majstrovský portrét nezískal len nevídaný obdiv a slávu, no stal sa aj predmetom krádeže.Leonardo da Vinci začuje hlas Mony Lisy a vznikne tak láskavé puto, ktoré trvá až do smrti veľkého umelca. Mona Lisa s ním prežíva jeho úspechy aj neúspechy a vytvorí si zvláštny vzťah so skutočnou ženou na obraze, s Monou del Giocondo. Rozpovie čitateľovi svoj príbeh, odhalí pravdu o rivalite, vražde aj o zlomenom srdci. Zavedie čitateľa do očarujúceho sveta Leonardovej dielne vo Florencii, bude ho sprevádzať dianím na francúzskom dvore vo Fontainebleau a vo Versailles a odkryje mu sled turbulentných udalostí v dvadsiatom storočí. Leonardo však nie je jediný, kto počuje jej hlas, začujú ho aj iní mimoriadne nadaní géniovia.Ja, Mona Lisa je nevšedne živý, strhujúci a pútavý príbeh o žene nadlho stratenej a zabudnutej vo víre histórie.

Nemecký židovský pár Jack a Sadie Rosenblumovci pred druhou svetovou vojnou emigruje do Veľkej Británie. Po príchode im židovský spolok rozdá listy s inštrukciami a so zoznamom, ako sa správať, aby zapadli do anglickej spoločnosti. Jack je novou domovinou nadšený a je rozhodnutý stať sa naozajstným Angličanom pomocou zoznamu, ktorý dostal pri príchode. Začne úspešne obchodovať s kobercami a postupne si svoj zoznam sám rozširuje o nové body. Hráva bridž a tenis, kúpi si oblek od Henryho Pola a jaguár, usiluje sa získať členstvo v niektorom z prestížnych golfových klubov v okolí. Všade ho však odmietajú, pretože je Žid. Rozhodne sa teda vybudovať si vlastné golfové ihrisko, keďže správny Angličan musí byť členom golfového klubu.

Perfect for fans of THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE and A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW 'This has everything - engaging characters, a thrilling story and beautiful scenery' KATIE FFORDE ________________________ The start of a war. The end of a dynasty. VIENNA, 1911. Greta Goldbaum has always dreamed of being free to choose her own life's path, but the Goldbaum family, one of the wealthiest in the world, has different expectations. United across Europe, Goldbaum men are bankers, while Goldbaum women marry Goldbaum men to produce Goldbaum children. So when Greta is sent to England to marry Albert, a distant cousin she has never met, the two form an instant dislike for one another. Defiant and lonely, Greta longs for a connection and a place to call her own. When Albert's mother gives Greta a garden, things begin to change. But just as she begins to taste an unexpected happiness, the Great War breaks out, threatening to tear everything away. For the first time in two hundred years, the family will find themselves on opposing sides. How will Greta choose between the family she's created and the one she was forced to leave behind?

One of the most anticipated novels of the year - the captivating and powerful untelling of Romeo & Juliet . . .The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but with her father determined that she join a convent, this handsome and charming stranger offers her the chance of a different life.Soon though, Rosaline begins to doubt all that Romeo has told her. She breaks off the match, only for Romeo's gaze to turn towards her cousin, thirteen-year-old Juliet. Gradually Rosaline realises that it is not only Juliet's reputation at stake, but her life.With only hours remaining before she will be banished behind the nunnery walls, will Rosaline save Juliet from her Romeo? Or can this story only ever end one way?A subversive, powerful untelling of Shakespeare's best-known tale, narrated by a fierce, forgotten voice: this is Rosaline's story. Hamnet meets My Dark Vanessa in this fierce, feminist, intensely gripping novel; captivating and chillingly relevant, FAIR ROSALINE takes everything you thought you knew about Romeo and Juliet and turns it on its head . . . 'Irresistible. An excellent spin on a timeless classic'Jennifer Saint'I have not been able to stop thinking about this book . . . Fair Rosaline is a gripping, spellbinding and wonderfully immersive'Elodie Harper'Brilliant and beguiling . . . A terrific novel - very clever and alluring'William Boyd'Thought-provoking . . . a rich and atmospheric'Katherine J. Chen, author of Joan'A gripping story of female agency and strength. Rosaline is a compelling heroine and I was rooting for her from the first page'Isabelle Schuler, author of Lady Macbethad'Intelligent, imaginative, irreverent. A gripping Romeo and Juliet for the 21st century'Annabel Abbs'A brilliant, feminist re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet. I absolutely devoured this'Jillian Cantor, USA Today bestselling author of Beautiful Little Fools'Exquisitely written, wonderfully lyrical and richly immersive - this a story we all know made fresh and chillingly relevant'Ellery Lloyd'A deliciously dark take on the iconic love story'Woman & Home'A dark, powerful and thought-provoking novel'Culture FlySELECTED AS ONE TO WATCH IN 2023 IN THE EVENING STANDARDEDITOR'S CHOICE IN THE BOOKSELLERONE OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR AUGUST IN THE I NEWSPAPER

A sweeping story of upstairs, downstairs, love and loss by the author of Mr Rosenblum's List.

By the author of Mr Rosenblum's List, this is a captivating tale of passion and music, ancient songs and nostalgia, of the ties that bind and the ones we are prepared to sever.

The extraordinary feminist retelling of Romeo and Juliet from the point of view of Rosaline, the woman Romeo loved first.

London, 1958. It's the eve of the sexual revolution, but in Juliet Montague's conservative Jewish community where only men can divorce women, she finds herself a living widow, invisible. Ever since her husband disappeared seven years ago, Juliet has been a hardworking single mother of two and unnaturally practical. But on her thirtieth birthday, that's all about to change. A wealthy young artist asks to paint her portrait, and Juliet, moved by the powerful desire to be seen, enters into the burgeoning art world of 1960s London, which will bring her fame, fortune, and a life-long love affair

Eine kraftvolle Neuerzählung von Shakespeares Tragödie „Romeo und Julia“. Die Geschichte folgt Rosaline Capulet, die sich in Romeo Montague verliebt. Doch als Romeo sich zunehmend für ihre Cousine Julia interessiert, erkennt Rosaline, dass nicht nur ihr eigenes Schicksal, sondern auch das von Julia bedroht ist.