Ineke van Bronswijk Knihy

Dvadsaťdvaročná slečna Štíhla sa práve vrátila domov po absolvovaní univerzity Ole Miss. Vysokú školu síce skončila, ale v štáte Mississippi sa píše rok 1962 a jej matka nebude šťastná, kým jej dcéra nebude mať na prste zásnubný prsteň. Štíhla zvyčajne nachádzala útechu u svojej obľúbenej slúžky Constantine, ktorá ju vychovala, ale Constantine zmizla a Štíhlej nikto nechce prezradiť kam. Aibileen je čierna slúžka, múdra a hrdá žena a práve vychováva sedemnáste biele dieťa. Keď pre nedbanlivosť nadriadeného zahynul jej syn, niečo sa v nej pohlo. Je oddaná malému dievčatku, o ktoré sa stará, hoci vie, že to obom môže zlomiť srdce. Minny je zas Aibileenina najlepšia priateľka a možno najodvážnejšia žena v celom Mississippi. Vie výborne variť, ale nedokáže udržať jazyk za zubami, preto príde o ďalšiu prácu. Napokon si nájde prácu v rodine, ktorá je v meste nová a nepozná jej povesť. Jej nová pani má však vlastné tajomstvá. Tieto ženy sa veľmi líšia, ale aj tak sa spoja pri spoločnom tajnom projekte, ktorý ich všetky vystaví veľkému riziku, pretože ich dusia pravidlá vládnuce v ich meste. A tieto pravidlá raz treba zmeniť.

Parce qu'elle a fui l'Egypte sans l'autorisation de son mari musulman en emmenant avec elle ses deux filles, Jacky Trevane est accusée d'avoir commis un grave péché contre l'islam et vit aujourd'hui sous la menace d'une fatwa. Ce jugement rendu par un imam la condamne à la peine de mort si jamais elle est retrouvée par son mari. Jacky Trevane est donc vouée à passer le reste de son existence en se cachant. Tout avait pourtant commencé comme dans un conte des Mille et une nuits. Dix mois après son coup de foudre pour un bel Égyptien rencontré lors d'un séjour touristique, Jacky, 23 ans, mettait au monde leur premier enfant. Le début d'un enfer. Brimades, humiliations, violences... Jacky Trevane livre ici le récit terrifiant de sa vie jusqu'à son périple à travers le désert avec ses deux fillettes...

Quo Vadis for our times! Well, not exactly. It's been awhile since anyone tackled the Roman Empire as entertainingly as Gillespie has done in this book, a nearly-straight historical novel which should please readers of fantasy, too. Germanic Auriane is a combination of the noble, natural savage, and the heroine marked from birth for great deeds. Roman Marcus Julianus is the personification of the highest civilized, republican Roman values. Both are typical and atypical of their societies, fighting for what each believes to be just. Their individual struggles with the clashing Roman and Teutonic cultures are carried out in the Northern forests and in the salons and arena of Rome. Strongly- drawn characters, a setting both familiar and exotic (we all know something of imperial Rome, but very few of us are well-informed about it), a whiff of New-Age ancient mysticism, and a subdued but important romance subplot drive the sweeping novel of Auriane's growth and maturity and Rome's decadence.

Sarah Talbotová sa zotavuje po náročnej operácii mozgu a následnej chemoterapii. Na Deň vďakyvzdania odlieta s pilotom malej leteckej spoločnosti na ostrov, kde žije jej syn so starým otcom odvtedy, čo u nej prepukla zákerná choroba. Pobyt na ostrove a rodinná pohoda pôsobia na Sarah blahodarne a ona sa opäť odváži dúfať v šťastie a lásku.

Koomson has written an enchanting tale of life's most unpredictable loves and heartaches, and the improbable bond between a single woman and an extraordinary five-year-old girl. "Image" (UK) declares this funny and touching novel a book to watch out for.

Beguiled by promises of wealth, fourteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaysia and marriage to a man many years her senior. But Ayah has lied to her and her family about his circumstances and in fact lives in poverty. A woman of formidable energy and intelligence, Lakshmi provides security, if not luxury, for her family, though at a considerable emotional cost. Then the Japanese army invades during WWII. On the eve of peace, her beloved eldest daughter is raped and killed by the occupying army. The family bears deep scars and inflicts those wounds on the next generation. But in Nisha, Lakshmi's great-granddaughter, it is as if Fate has come full circle and the novel ends on a note of reconciliation and hope.

Five lives are suddenly caught up in a whirligig of increasingly dangerous emotions. This thriller is set in Scotland, London, America and Italy.

Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer.Da Chen was born in 1962, in the Year of Great Starvation. Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution engulfed millions of Chinese citizens, and the Red Guard enforced Mao's brutal communist regime. Chen’s family belonged to the despised landlord class, and his father and grandfather were routinely beaten and sent to labor camps, the family of eight left without a breadwinner. Despite this background of poverty and danger, and Da Chen grows up to be resilient, tough, and funny, learning how to defend himself and how to work toward his future. By the final pages, when his says his last goodbyes to his father and boards the bus to Beijing to attend college, Da Chen has become a hopeful man astonishing in his resilience and cheerful strength.

Part thriller, part love story, this tale follows the fortunes of three young men, navigating the tumultous world of 1940s Spain. As the Second World war begins, one is sent to spy on another and the ramifications of a tragic love story will haunt them all

A series of unsolved homicides that may or may not be overlooked cases of domestic violence lead Tess onto the trail of a lone serial killer. But the Maryland State Police are convinced that the killer she's looking for is dead and therefore, of no threat. But he is. And his target is Tess herself.