Lesley Lokko Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Wzruszająca i trzymająca w napięciu powieść obyczajowa z życia trzech kobiet, rozgrywająca się przez wiele lat w różnych częściach świata. Melanie, rozpieszczona osiemnastoletnia Angielka, wdaje się we flirt z ojczymem i zostaje wysłana przez matkę do Los Angeles. Laure, piękna Haitanka, przypadkowo zachodzi w ciążę i ucieka od srogiej babki do Chicago. Jej służąca, Ameline, także nagle musi zmienić swój los. Wszystkie zaczynają żyć na własny rachunek... Zaskakująca fabuła, kobiece wybory i dylematy.

Lexi Sturgis to kobieta w męskim świecie, korespondentka wojenna, którą życie zabrało w najbardziej niespokojne regiony świata. Lexi jest najszczęśliwsza wtedy, gdy robi uniki, ściga się z tropami, o których inni reporterzy tylko marzą, lub wymienia historie z rywalami w barze. Fascynująca opowieść o dwóch kobietach, które spotkały się w niezwykłych okolicznościach.

Chalfont Hall, Dorset, 1938. Kit non ha ancora quindici anni il giorno in cui assiste ai preparativi della festa organizzata dai suoi genitori in occasione del debutto in società della sorella Lily, la preferita di casa, che subito dopo viene data in sposa a un nobile tedesco e parte per la Germania. I genitori si rendono conto troppo tardi di avere consegnato la figlia nelle mani di un ufficiale delle SS e mandano Kit in Baviera a tentare di convincere la sorella a tornare a casa. Ma l'egocentrica e superficiale Lily è ormai profondamente legata al partito nazista e all'entourage di Hitler. Nel corso di questo viaggio Kit perderà la sua innocenza e da quel momento la sua vita cambierà radicalmente direzione, allontanandosi dall'ambiente conservatore della famiglia d'origine. La debuttante è un'appassionante saga familiare che segue il destino di una donna enigmatica, tormentata e anticonvenzionale dalla fine degli anni Trenta a oggi.

"In a beachfront mansion in Martha's Vineyard, Annick and Rebecca relax, safe in the knowledge that their young children are in the care of life-long friend Tash. But by the end of the afternoon, one of the children will have vanished. Annick, daughter of an actress and an assassinated president, has spent her life running from the truth of her family's wealth. Rebecca has always done the right thing. Perfect daughter. Perfect wife. Perfect mother. She's beginning to wonder if she'll ever get chance to live for herself. And Tash, free from the poverty of her heritage, has the world at her feet. So why is she struggling to keep a grip on her life? This is the story of three very different women across the decades; their pasts, their secrets, and their friendship." Klappentext.

Nothing fazes Lexi Sturgis. She's faced bullets, battles and bitter rivals to chase news stories other reporters would kill for. Living for risk and adventure, she abides by one rule: don't let anyone get too close. Jane Marshall is feeling desperate. Her family is in disarray and her once high-flying TV career is sinking. She needs a big scoop, fast - and it seems Lexi might be the one to help. For dedicated medical student Deena, the horrors of a war-torn Egypt are too shocking to ignore. She travels across the world to offer help, leaving her younger sister shattered with worry. In a journey fraught with danger, secrets and uncertainty, these women are thrown together in an extraordinary struggle. Can they overcome the pains of their pasts and find the courage to trust each other?

Chi è davvero Anneliese Zander de Saint Phalle? Conosciuta nel mondo intero come una delle più celebrate stiliste di moda, a capo di un immenso impero economico, è una donna raffinata e con una carriera di tutto rispetto. Universalmente ammirata, è però molto schiva e riservata, anche se la sua innata eleganza e bellezza l'hanno ormai resa un'icona indiscussa. In realtà nessuno sa chi lei sia veramente e cosa si nasconda dietro la sua impenetrabilità. Perfezionista assoluta nel lavoro, Anneliese è un mistero anche per i più fedeli collaboratori. Ma cosa nasconde il suo passato? Fermamente decisa a lasciarsi per sempre alle spalle gli anni bui dell'infanzia e della giovinezza che l'hanno segnata profondamente, Anneliese fa di tutto per seppellire il ricordo delle sue origini, delle quali non ha mai fatto parola neppure con la figlia Callan. Ma proprio quando ha ormai deciso di ritirarsi dalle scene, quel passato tanto temuto irrompe inaspettatamente nella sua vita sconvolgendo ogni certezza. Una donna misteriosa è una storia appassionante che attraversa gli anni e i continenti dal Sudafrica a Berlino, da Parigi a Londra, con una protagonista enigmatica e di grande fascino decisa a superare ogni difficoltà senza mai rinunciare alla propria identità profonda. Con questo nuovo romanzo Lesley Lokko conferma la sua sensibilità a trattare temi come l'amore e l'incontro tra culture diverse parlando direttamente al cuore di chi legge.

Sam, the ugly duckling who grew into a swan. Now beautiful and wealthy, with a glittering career, no one can understand why she's still on her own. When she meets a handsome stranger on holiday, things finally seem to be falling into place... Meaghan, a true survivor. The teenage runaway who worked her way off the streets, she was swept off her feet by a young army officer, to live on the other side of the world, finally escaping the family she loathed... Dani, the beautiful misfit, desperately looking for daddy in all the wrong places, and finding instead a man who will teach her everything that is wrong and corrupt about love. And Abby, the model wife, everything her husband and family could want and more, but never being herself. Until a dark secret threatens to pull her well-ordered life apart.

In the perfect family, there's a thin line between love and hate, especially when there's so much to hide... The Keelers are one of those families that seem to have everything. Glamorous, wealthy and privileged, life has always been easy for them, on the outside at least. But even the happiest of families have their secrets. Maddie, the scatty American actress, is swept off her fee by Rafe Keeler. A brilliantly talented surgeon, Rafe is handsome, steady and dependable - everything Maddie has sought in a man. So why does she feel so dangerously adrift? Julia loathed Aaron Keeler on sight when they met at Oxford. She was a working-class girl, he was the privileged posh boy handed everything on a plate. But a lethal attraction has set them on a collision course. Niela has been running all her life. Betrayed and abandoned by her own family, her whirlwind marriage to Josh Keeler has given her a place to call 'home'. But Niela knows how easily the past can come back to ruin your life...

Friendship, ambition, betrayal - the brilliant novel from the author of BITTER CHOCOLATE.