Táto autorka skúma zložité ľudské vzťahy a emocionálne krajiny s prenikavým vhľadom a jemnou psychologickou presnosťou. Jej štýl sa vyznačuje plynulosťou a poéziou, ponára čitateľov do hĺbok postáv a ich motívov. Svojimi príbehmi sa často zameriava na témy identity, rodiny a hľadania zmyslu v každodennom živote. Jej dielo podnecuje k zamysleniu a zanecháva trvalý dojem na tých, ktorí sa vydajú na jej literárne cesty.
A woman in a small Massachusetts town, who is gifted with second sight, harbors a terrible secret--that she murdered her fiancee upon discovering his betrayal of her. Yet, she has his child, and though she has become a famous singer, she is haunted by guilt.
"Magical . . . . A quirky, elliptical tale of obsessive emotions and double lives." The New York Times Book ReviewBy the author of "Daughters of the New World," a unique and captivating tale of obsession, redemption and romance . . . in the most unlikely of places.A chance meeting on a Washington subway leads Annie Blakemore -- an aspiring opera singer with two children and an abusive husband -- into the life of a handsome priest, Will Huston. Yet Huston is not what he seems. He is an Irish actor in disguise, on a dark mission of personal vengeance that will sweep Annie into its dangerous whirpool -- a whirlpool she cannot help herself from entering, even if it means she will drown.
It is 1973 and Watergate is on everyone's lips. Lucy Painter is a children's book illustrator and a single mother of two. She leaves New York and the married father of her children to live in a tightly knit Washington neighborhood in the house where she grew up and where she discovered her father's suicide. Lucy hopes for a fresh start, but her life is full of secrets: her children know nothing of her father's death or the identity of their own father. As the new neighbors enter their insular lives, her family's safety and stability become threatened. This is a story of how shame leads to secrets, secrets to lies, and how lies stand in the way of human connection.
As she begins fifth grade, Molly feels left behind by her older sisters and brother and neglected by her former best friends.
Sie hat ihr Haar schwarz gefärbt (wenn es nicht gerade pink ist). Sie trägt klobige Schuhe, schwarze Klamotten und schwarzen Lippenstift. Sie schwänzt die Schule und jubelt ihrem Vater alte Noten zum Unterschreiben unter ... Kann das dasselbe Mädchen sein, das ihre Familie sonst immer Amanda, die Gute, genannt hat? Nein, nicht mehr! Irgendwie fühlt sich die 13-jährige Amanda nicht mehr wohl in ihren schicken Sachen, ihre Freunde sind zu angepasst und ihre Familie ist auf einmal oberspießig! Als Amanda dann auch noch Slade kennen lernt, den gefährlichsten Jungen der Schule, kommt sie in Kontakt mit dem Rest der „bösen“ Clique – aber ist Amanda wirklich böse genug für ihre neuen Freunde?
Quem disse que ter treze anos é fácil? Para Amanda tem sido um período de grandes mudanças… Tudo começou nas férias de Verão, quando se olhou ao espelho e não gostou daquilo que viu: a roupa pareceu-lhe ridícula, o calçado também, já para não falar na cor do cabelo, que era simplesmente horrível!!! E então toma uma decisão: tornar-se uma nova Amanda; mais sofisticada e moderna, e sobretudo mais rebelde. E agora que frequenta o sétimo ano numa nova escola, tenta a todo o custo encaixar-se num grupo de amigos, embora o seu sonho seja um dia vir a pertencer ao Clube — o grupo mais radical lá da escola. Mas terá ela as qualidades necessárias para fazer parte deste círculo tão restrito de meninas indisciplinadas?
Ben und Twist sind Freunde, die beide unter ADS leiden. Während Ben ein netter Junge ist, bringt Twist als Unruhestifter zusätzlichen Ärger. Als die Eltern von Ben fordern, dass Twist die Schule verlässt, setzt Ben alles daran, dies zu verhindern. Das Buch behandelt humorvoll und ernsthaft das Thema ADS.
Ellie ist neugierig auf ihren neuen Nachbarn Tommy Bowers, der einen schlechten Ruf hat. Doch als sie ihn kennenlernt, ist sie begeistert von seinen kreativen Ideen, wie dem magischen Lolli-Garten. Ihre Freundschaft vertieft sich, doch nicht alle seiner Ideen findet Ellie gut.
Shreve,Susan Richards....Töchter der neuen Welt....Bastei Bergisch-Gladbach....1992....0494 Seiten, Buchblock etwas verzogen (Wasserschaden )
De wederwaardigheden van vier generaties Amerikaanse vrouwen van 1890 tot 1990.
