Tineke Funhoff Knihy

Het leven van de Nederlandse ontdekkingsreizigster Alexandrine Tinne (1835-1869).

When the dying words of a homeless woman spark a ruthless assassination plot, a resourceful woman on the run and a vengeance-driven man forge a reluctant partnership in an international cat-and-mouse race to survive and find answers.

Pregnant veterinarian Maura Kelly, along with U.S. Marshall Jack Menard, risks everything, including the life of her unborn child, to unravel the mystery of a smuggler's cache of mutated animals, a puzzle that involves fractal intelligence, stem-cell research, and a secret history of the Book of Genesis.

Elizabeth Strout vo svojom skvelom debute Amy a Isabelle opisuje odcudzenie pubertálnej dcéry od neprístupnej matky a matkino besnenie, keď odhalí dcérino sexuálne tajomstvo. V istých ohľadoch sú Isabelle a Amy ako každá iná matka a jej šestnásťročná dcéra, ktoré každým pohľadom k sebe vysielajú výbušnú zmes lásky a nenávisti. Napätie ešte zvyšuje skutočnosť, že spolu žijú a pracujú v továrenskom mestečku Shirley Falls, kde klebetia všetci o všetkých. A keď sa zdá, že to už ani nemôže byť horšie, začne sa prebúdzať Amina sexualita a otvorí medzi matkou a dcérou hlbokú mrazivú priepasť. Tá sa javí ako nepreklenuteľná, až kým sa Isabelle neodhodlá preskúmať vlastnú hanebnú minulosť, ktorú dlhé roky držala pod pokrievkou.

The relationship between two teenage girls who become acquainted through letters intensifies as their correspondence reveals some of the terrible problems of their lives.

Prvotina Karen Thompsonovej Walkerovej rozpráva ústami 11-ročného kalifornského dievčaťa Julie príbeh jednej rodiny na pozadí vážnej globálnej katastrofy. Julia zažíva svoju prvú lásku aj manželskú krízu rodičov a naša Zem sa zatiaľ spomaľuje v jednom zo svojich základných pohybov: rotácii okolo osi. Dni predĺžené napokon až na 72 hodín prinesú viac tragického ako veselého.

In twee naburige dorpen in de Provence kennen veel families elkaar al generaties lang. Zo ook die van Didier Falque en Gilberte Perra, de kinderen van concurrerende wijnmakers. Didier weet dat Gilberte nooit een partij voor hem zal zijn. Hun wegen scheiden zich wanneer Gilberte het dorp ontvlucht vanwege een familiegeheim. Wanneer zij jaren later terugkeert, is Didier het zwarte schaap van het dorp. Wat is er gebeurd in de tussenliggende jaren?

This startling, far-reaching book captures the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity that mark today’s India. Theroux’s Westerners risk venturing far beyond the subcontinent’s well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A middle-aged couple on vacation veers heedlessly from idyll to chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds succor in Mumbai’s reeking slums. And a young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore. We also meet Indian characters as singular as they are reflective of the country’s subtle ironies: an executive who yearns to become a holy beggar, an earnest striver whose personality is rewired by acquiring an American accent, a miracle-working guru, and others. As ever, Theroux’s portraits of people and places explode stereotypes to exhilarating effect. The Elephanta Suite is a welcome gift to readers of international fiction and fans of this extraordinary writer.

The brand new spine-tingling thriller from the global multi-million bestseller.

A heart-stopping thriller perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Sharon Bolton and Alex Marwood. Twenty-five years ago in the woods by the Hoh River near Seattle, three boys were kidnapped. One never came home. Last night, a family of four was found brutally murdered, the words 'thirteen days' carved near their lifeless bodies. Homicide Detective Alice Madison - a one-time child runaway with a murky past - now spends her life hunting down the very worst humanity has to offer. Madison has a hunch that the two murders are linked . . . and she has thirteen days to prove it. To stop a psychopath, Madison returns to the woods to confront the unsolved mystery of the Hoh River Boys. She must forget her training and follow her instincts to the terrifying end as enemies become allies and, in the silent forest, time is running out to save another life. Discover more Detective Alice Madison with the next instalments of the gripping series - The Dark and Blood and Bone.

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Satirische schetsen van het artistieke wereldje in New York in de jaren tachtig.

Op zijn 43e vindt een dwerg zijn plaats onder de zon als zijn roman over zijn turbulente leven met een Franse moeder succesvol blijkt.