Louise Doughty Knihy

Príbeh o nevere s nedozernými následkami Genetička Yvonne Carmichaelová má všetko – skvelú kariéru aj skvelé manželstvo. Jedného dňa však stretne tajomného muža, do ktorého sa vášnivo zamiluje a je ochotná urobiť preňho čokoľvek vrátane sexu na verejnosti v bočnej uličke Apple Tree Yard. Je naivne presvedčená, že obidva svoje životy dokáže udržať striktne oddelené. Netuší, že práve spustila lavínu, ktorá jej šťastie rozbije na prach, prevráti jej celý život a napokon ju privedie na lavicu obžalovaných pre obvinenie z vraždy.

Píše se rok 1927. Na venkově v Čechách se Josefovi, vůdci klanu mědikoveckých Cikánů, a jeho ženě Anně narodí syn. Pro své lidi to bude Emil, pro ostatní František, ale jeho pravé jméno, které zná pouze jeho matka, je Jenko. Takto začíná strhující román Ohně v temnotě britské autorky Louise Doughtyové, popisující pohnuté životní osudy Jenka, jeho rodičů i celé cikánské kumpanie v širokém záběru od hospodářské krize třicátých let, přes nacistickou okupaci Československa a internaci ve sběrném táboře až k pražskému povstání v květnu 1945. Autorku v roce 1999 vyslala British Council na stipendijní pobyt na brněnskou Masarykovu universitu, kde prováděla pro svoji knihu výzkum. Ohně v temnotě je prvním z jejích románů vycházejících z historie Romů, včetně jejích vlastních předků.

It is 1927. Yenko is born in a barn in rural Bohemia to a tribe of Coppersmith Gypsies. Traditional people who survive by plying their skills as they travel throughout Central Europe, they live through the Depression and the rise of Nazism. But the greatest danger comes from the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the German army. Yenko escapes the clutches of the invaders but is forced to adopt many guises in order to survive and rescue his family and his love. If he succeeds he can truly become a Romany man - but in the end who is he? From the rural Gypsy traditions of the inter-war era, through the Nazi invasion, culminating in the drama of the Prague Uprising of May 1945, Louise Doughty has created a breathtaking novel of grand scope.

From the bestselling author of APPLE TREE YARD comes a sweeping saga set over the twentieth century

Doughty is a brilliant storyteller who knows how to build the suspense to breaking point. The Times

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Brilliant psychological suspense from the author of Apple Tree Yard, now a major BBC Drama.

Two police officers knock on Laura's door and her life changes forever. They tell her that her nine-year old daughter Betty has been hit by a car and killed. When justice is slow to arrive, Laura decides to take her own revenge and begins to track down the man responsible.

Laura's life is shattered when two police officers inform her that her nine-year-old daughter, Betty, has been killed in an accident. Frustrated by the slow pursuit of justice, Laura takes matters into her own hands and sets out to find the man responsible.

Laura's life is shattered when two police officers inform her that her nine-year-old daughter, Betty, has been killed in an accident. Frustrated by the slow pursuit of justice, Laura takes matters into her own hands and sets out to find the man responsible.