Nicci Gerrard Knihy

The book offers a poignant exploration of dementia, delving into the experiences of individuals affected by the condition and their families. Through a blend of lyrical prose and heartfelt narratives, it examines the emotional and psychological impacts of dementia, highlighting the resilience and struggles of those navigating this challenging journey. The author, an award-winning journalist, brings a compassionate lens to the complexities of memory loss, fostering a deeper understanding of the human experience entwined with this illness.

These stories are aimed at readers of 'Good Housekeeping' magazine - primarily women aged 25 to 55 - and deal with the myriad issues facing women today. Each story is a generous bite size of well-written, self-contained fiction perfectly suited to holiday reading.

Eleanor Lee has lived a fiercely independent existence for over ninety years, but now it's time to tidy her life away - books, photographs, paintings, letters - a lifetime of possessions all neatly boxed up for the last time. But amongst them there are some things that must be kept hidden.

After her own father's death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness that now touches millions of us, yet which we still struggle to speak about. What is it to be oneself, and what is it to lose one's self. Who are we when we are not ourselves, and where do we go? This is book is an attempt to understand thorough a touching exploration of dementia, structured around the stages of the disease from the outside and, as far as possible, from the inside as well. Full of people's stories, both sad and optimistic, it is a journey into the dusk and then the darkness - and then out on to the other side, where, once someone is dead, a life can be seen whole again.

When Marnie receives a phone call that summons her to the side of a once-beloved friend, she is wrenched from her orderly London life and sent back into a past from which she has fled but never escaped. Ralph, Marnie and Oliver once knew each other well and are still inextricably bound by ties of love and betrayal. Now they meet again in Ralph�s secluded cottage in the Scottish highlands, to spend the precious days that Ralph has left with each other. As they reminisce, Marnie is taken back to the summer years ago when everything changed between them and heartbreak and desire broke up their little group. Will Ralph have the chance to say what needs to be said before it�s too late? And can they put the devastating events of twenty years ago to rest and rekindle the intimacy they once shared?

Irene has a husband, Adrian, three small children and - though she doesn't know it - a marriage that is going wrong. When she discovers that Adrian is having an affair, the family is blown apart.Solace is a story of contrasts. While Adrian finds new love and excitement, Irene spirals into exhaustion, self-destruction and a kind of madness.With their marriage in shreds and Adrian whisking their daughters on a trip of a lifetime ti Australia with his new lover, Irene finally reaches rock bottom. She decides to leave the unbearable silence of her home for a trip by herself to visit her brother Jem in France.And as Irene soon realises, being along can mean discovering freedom, elation and even in the darkest of times, finding your solace.

When Jonny went missing everything changed. His mother's heart is full of terror and sadness instead of joy. His father's study overflows with newspaper cuttings and profiles on missing people instead of the academic texts that were there before. His sister, once carefree, now carries the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Gaby and Connor seem to have a loving marriage — one that is built on knowing every last intricate detail about one another, or so Gaby has always believed. When their son Ethan sets off for university, discovering for the first time, the raw and uncontrollable intensity of falling in love, Gaby and Connor will be alone again — a chance to rediscover their relationship, just the two of them. But there is one person missing from Gaby’s life. One person who she cannot forgot – Nancy, her best friend since childhood. As teenagers they shared their deepest secrets, fears and dreams for the future. As adults they discovered love – Gaby with Connor and Nancy with Gaby’s adored brother, Stefan. The foursome became inseparable. Then one day, Nancy upped and left. Now, almost twenty years later, with Ethan away from home, Gaby finds herself idly watching television when a sharp stab of recognition hits her – the face she recognizes on the screen belongs to Nancy. Suddenly, the friend she thought she’d lost for good is within her reach. But does Nancy want to be found? The search for her long lost friend forces Gaby not only to revisit her past, but could also shatter the course of her future . . .

At 16 Edie knew that her older sister Stella was the star of the family. In one terrible moment Edie's teenage dreams were torn apart. 20 years on, the sisters come together again, and the truth of what happened all those years ago may finally become clear.

Das Leben von Frauen ist so facettenreich und verschieden wie diese Geschichten prominenter Autorinnen: spannend, ergreifend, intensiv, voller Sehnsüchte und voller überraschender Wendungen. Und immer wieder treibt es uns die Tränen in die Augen, sei es vor Freude, vor Wut oder vor Lachen. Doch wie arm wäre die Welt ohne die Intensität der Gefühle! Von den Leidenschaften der Menschen, von Frauen, die ihren Weg gehen, ohne ihre Gefühle, Hoffnungen und Träume zu verraten, wird hier erzählt. Entstanden ist ein sehr persönliches Geschenk - wunderschön und so reich wie das Leben.

Psychotherapist Frieda Klein thought she was done with the police. But once more DCI Karlsson is knocking at her door. A man's decomposed body has been found in the flat of Michelle Doyce, a woman trapped in a world of strange mental disorder. The police don't know who it is, how he got there or what happened - and Michelle can't tell them. But Karlsson hopes Frieda can get access to the truths buried beneath her confusion. Painstakingly, Frieda uncovers a possible identity for the corpse: Robert Poole, a jack of all trades and master conman. But the deeper Frieda and Karlsson dig into Poole's past, the more of his victims they encounter - and the more motives they find for murder. Meanwhile, violent ghosts from Frieda's own past are returning to threaten her. Unable to discover quite who is telling the truth and who is lying, they know they are getting closer to a killer. But whoever murdered Poole is determined to stay free - and anyone that gets too close will meet the same fate.

When psychotherapist Frieda Klein left the sleepy Suffolk coastal town in which she grew up, she never intended to return. Left behind were friends, family, lives and loves but alongside them, painful memories; a past she wouldn't allow to destroy her. Then, years later, an old classmate appears in London, asking Frieda to help her teenage daughter, and long-buried memories resurface. Death soon follows, leaving Frieda no choice but to return home to confront her past. And the monsters no one else believed were real . . . Through a fog of conflicting accounts, hidden agendas and questionable alibis, Frieda can trust no one as she tries to piece together the shocking truth, past and present. Before another innocent dies. When it comes to psychological suspense, there's none better than Nicci French. And Thursday's Children is Nicci French at her very best. Praise for Nicci French 'Brilliantly crafted.' Daily Mirror 'Magnificent.' Evening Standard

Een vrouw komt niet opdagen op het verjaardagsfeest van haar man. Haar dochter denkt aan kwade opzet. Jaren later keert de dochter terug naar huis en worden de dramatische gebeurtenissen uit het verleden opgerakeld.

Kidnapped, gagged, and held in an airless shed by some unknown assailant, Abbie Devereaux has somehow managed to survive her ordeal and escape

Miranda's sister, Kerri, has a new boyfriend. He's a raven-haired, handsome charmer who seems to dote on Kerri. But Brendan isn't the man he says he is. Miranda should know, because she broke off her own affair with him just a few weeks ago when she found him reading her diary. Now Brendan claims that it was he who ended their short-lived relationship—and everyone believes him. When he and Kerri announce their engagement, Miranda's parents are thrilled for their shyer, less confident daughter. Then Kerri and Brendan beg Miranda to let them live in her apartment until their new home is ready. Against her better judgment, Miranda agrees. Like a virus, Brendan starts spreading destruction throughout her life. He invades her privacy and disrupts her relationships with her family and friends. And then the real nightmare begins.… Like the obscenities he whispers into her ear, his onslaughts are as undetectable as they are devastating. Those closest to her begin to doubt her mental stability and accuse her of the very thing she believes drives Brendan: obsession. When Miranda decides to take off the gloves, fight back, and discover what is behind her enemy's bemused, secret smile, the consequences will be terrifying.

Zoë, Jennifer a Nadia sú tri ženy, ktoré nemajú nič spoločné - okrem muža, ktorý ich chce zabiť. Posiela im desivé listy plné intímnych detailov z ich života - pozná šaty, ktoré nosia, malé zlozvyky, vie, čo robia, keď sú samy - a sľubuje im, že ich životy ukončí násilným a ohavným spôsobom. Predtým sa ale chce ešte pobaviť. Pod rúškom neviditeľnosti a zjavne nezastaviteľný sa vžíva v pozorovaní, ako ženy trpia, ako sa boja, že im zničí život a dôveru vo svojich najbližších a nakoniec ich nechá celkom bezradné utápať sa v hrôze a zmätku. No nie všetky sú také bezmocné, ako si myslí...

A murder case pushes six roommates to their breaking point, in this chilling and erotic new thriller.

Psychologička Kit Quinnová sa stane obeťou útoku zo strany psychicky narušeného Michaela Dolla. Po liečbe v nemocnici opäť nastupuje do práce, no skôr ako sa stihne adaptovať, polícia ju zaskočí prosbou, aby spolupracovala na vyšetrovaní vraždy mladej bezdomovkyne Lianne, ktorú našli mŕtvu pri londýnskom kanáli. Kit súhlasí najmä z toho dôvodu, že policajti považujú za páchateľa Michaela Dolla. Je presvedčená, že Doll je síce čudák, no vraždu, najmä tento typ vraždy, by nespáchal. Trápi ju aj tušenie, že vražda dievčaťa je len jednou z viacerých. A naozaj, o krátky čas nasleduje ďalšia vražda, kde je obeťou mladá žena z vyšších vrstiev, Philippa Burtonová. Kit musí tvrdo bojovať s nedôverou a predpojatosťou policajných vyšetrovateľov, pre ktorých je páchateľ jasný už od začiatku. Nikoho neprekvapí, keď sa vzápätí odohrá tretí útok. Napadnutou ženou, ktorá vďaka náhodným okoloidúcim unikne smrti, je mladá žena Bryony Tealová. Čo však prekvapí políciu a už menej psychologičku Kit, je fakt, že jedným zo záchrancov je práve Michael Doll. Polícia je bezradná, pretože zdanlivo ukončený prípad nadobúda nové rozmery, a Kit dostáva novú chuť dopátrať sa pravdy, uloženej hlboko v životných príbehoch troch obetí neznámeho útočníka.

The first standalone psychological suspense novel from Nicci French in 10 years - a major publishing event

Lekárka Samantha Laschenová, špecialistka na posttraumatickú medicínu, sa spolu s päťročnou dcérou presťahuje z Londýna na samotu v Essexe. Tu chce napísať knihu, vniesť poriadok do svojho chaotického života a získať jasno vo vzťahu k priateľovi Dannymu. Krátko po jej príchode sú v blízkom mestečku zavraždení zámožní manželia Mackenziovci. Útok prežije iba Fiona, ich devätnásťročná dcéra, ktorá upadne do ťažkého šoku. Keď polícia hľadá bezpečné miesto pre dievča, rozhodne sa požiadať o pomoc Samanthu, pretože dom na samote spolu lekárkinou kompetentnosťou je pre Fionu ideálnym útočiskom. Samantha ani netuší, akému hroznému nebezpečenstvu vystavuje seba aj svojich blízkych.

Holly Kraus lives life in the fast lane. A successful young business woman with a stable home life, she is loved and admired by all who meet her. But that's only one side of Holly. The other sees her take regular walks on the wild side - where she makes ever more reckless mistakes. And when those mistakes start mounting up, the two sides of Holly blur together and her life quickly spirals out of control... - Backcover.

Ingrijpende plastische chirurgie, internetdaten, opdringerige telefonische verkoers en verboden dromen - het komt allemaal aan bod in deze unieke bundel spannende verhalen.Gelegenheids- en jubileumuitgave ter gelegenheid van de Maand van het Spannende Boek 2006 en tien jaar literaire thrillers bij uitgeverij Anthos. Het bevat vier korte, nieuwe verhalen van populaire thrillerauteurs uit het fonds van Anthos, namelijk:* Nicci French: Lucide dromen (Lucid Dreams),* Elvin Post: Meer voor minder, * Esther Verhoef: De perfecte partner* Simone van der Vlugt: Online

Verlies is het intrigerende verhaal van een echtpaar dat hun vijfjarige zoontje verliest bij een ongeluk. Vader, moeder en hun tienjarige zoon hebben ieder zo hun eigen manier om het verlies te verwerken. Maar al gauw blijkt dat er binnen het gezin over en weer verdenkingen zijn. Een spannend kort verhaal over families, hun geheimen en het niet willen zien van de waarheid.

Bonnie finds her summer fling boyfriend and fellow band member, Hayden, dead on the floor of a friend's London apartment. She proceeds to hide the corpse and obliterate every sign of her presence at the crime scene. Hayden's well-known involvement with other women could have provided Bonnie a motive for murder. To complicate matters, at least one more person appears to have altered the crime scene.

Op een zomeravond in augustus verdwenen twee jonge meisjes. Twee weken lang was Engeland in de ban van hun verdwijning. Maar de smeekbeden van hun ouders, de oproep van beroemdheden als David Beckham en het voetbal team van Manchester United and alle andere media aandacht mochten niet baten: de lichamen van Holly en Jessica werden uiteindelijk in een greppel gevonden. De conciërge van school werd aangehouden op verdenking van moord, zijn vriendin van medeplichtigheid. Zestien maanden later, na een rechtszaak vol gruwelijke en vooral voor de ouders ondraaglijke details, werd Ian Huntley schuldig bevonden aan de dood van de twee. Maxine Carr, zijn vriendin, werd gestraft voor het opzettelijk belemmeren van de rechtsgang. De zaak was als een detectiveverhaal en een sinister sprookje in een verhaal over afschuw en collectieve rouw. Een zaak die tegelijk een symbool leek van de huidige samenleving en de angst van mensen voor elkaar. ‘Ik heb de hele rechtszaak van Ian Huntley gevolgd voor the Observer, en ik wilde een bespiegeling schrijven over de vraag waarom juist deze twee meisjes ons zo veel doen, terwijl we tegelijkertijd nauwelijks oog hebben voor andere, minder dramatische tragedies. De Soham-moorden en de heftige reacties van het publiek hierop wierpen vragen op over de macht van de media, de aard van roem, de gekte en euforische collectieve rouw, en de verleidelijke gevaren van overdreven medeleven.'

The new keep-you-up-all-night suspense thriller from one of the UK's best crime writers.

In De mensen die weggingen ontmoeten we Joey, een meisje van acht, die ons meeneemt in haar fantasierijke belevingswereld. Met haar onschuldige kijk op de wereld laat ze ons kennismaken met haar familie en hun bezigheden. Het begint erop te lijken dat steeds meer mensen uit Joey's omgeving weggaan zonder gedag te zeggen en op haar eigen kinderlijke wijze probeert ze daarmee om te gaan. Totdat op een dag haar zus verdwijnt zonder afscheid te nemen en Joey zich met vreemden zal moeten inlaten om zelf niet in gevaar te komen...

Een vrouw gaat na bijna twintig jaar terug naar het dorp waar ze opgroeide, op zoek naar haar toen zonder reden uit haar leven verdwenen vriendin.