Domestic Life

In het eerste deel van deze 10-delige serie leren we Cecilia Lund kennen, die als verloskundige een gelukkig leven leidt samen met haar man John, die freelance fotograaf is. Ze hebben vier kinderen en alles is, afgezien van het leven dat soms wel erg druk is, helemaal zoals het zijn moet. Totdat Simon, die beweert Johns buitenechtelijke kind te zijn, plotseling voor de deur staat. Als John kort daarna op reis vertrekt naar de VS voor werk wordt ze geconfronteerd met Simons mysterieuze achtergrond, en raakt ze verstrikt in een wereld van geweld, afpersing en drugs.

A journey of shattered dreams, unexpected love, and a quest for self-discovery. Midwest Book Review described it as 'a deftly crafted novella'. If you enjoy stories that delve into family dynamics, grief, love, loss, self-discovery, and navigating challenging circumstances, this novella is perfect for you. Zoey Matthew is excited to celebrate her upcoming 21st birthday and begin building the life she’s always wanted. However, her dreams are shattered when her sister and brother-in-law die in a hit-and-run accident, leaving their baby, Ella, in her care. Suddenly she has to learn how to ...

Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Hush Little Baby by Joanna Barnard. When baby Oliver breaks his arm, no one can (or will) say how it happened. His mother is exhausted. His father is angry. His older sister is resentful. And they all have something to hide.

Sisters Sophie and Jess have grown up knowing that a few little lies are necessary. After all, everybody does it, don't they? But when Sophie discovers her father's secret, and Jess falls in love with the charismatic Jake, Sophie faces a difficult choice. Should she keep quiet, or tear her family apart with the truth? And if she tells, who will pay the ultimate price?

Wisconsin, 1960. Angie, mariée depuis peu à Paul, un peintre plus âgé qu'elle au passé mystérieux, consacre ses journées à son bébé et à son foyer. Un jour, elle reçoit un coup de téléphone de Ruth, la fille d'Henry, le frère de Paul. Celle-ci lui annonce que son père s'est suicidé et que sa mère, Silja, a disparu. Angie décide d'accompagner Paul aux obsèques. L'occasion de soutenir son mari et sa nièce et d'en apprendre un peu plus sur cette belle-famille qu'elle connaît à peine.

When Grace’s fiancé vanishes without a trace the night after proposing, her life is turned upside down. But has Nick walked out on her, or is he in danger? As Grace desperately searches for answers, it soon becomes clear that Nick wasn’t the uncomplicated man she thought she knew. And when she uncovers a hidden tragedy from his childhood, she realises an awful truth: that you can run from your past - but your secrets will always catch up with you....

Sixteen years ago, at an elite boarding school secluded in the English countryside, best friends Nancy, Georgia and Lila did something unspeakable. Their secret forged an unbreakable bond between them, a bond of silence. But now, in their 30s, one of them wants to talk. One word and everything could be ruined: their lives, their careers, their relationships. It's up to Georgia to call a crisis dinner. She knows there's nothing that can't be resolved by three courses in her immaculate kitchen. But the evening does not go as planned. Three women walk in to the dinner, but only two will leave.

Body shaking. Breathing shallow. Mind racing. Heart stopped. Gun to my head. What do I do? Find something to defend myself with. Right. There’s nothing. The knife rack is too far away. Any sudden movement may ignite an unwarranted trigger pull. Think, Truth, think.

Una mañana, botella de vino en mano, Eva sale de la cama cuando escucha unos gritos que provienen de la calle. Al asomarse al balcón, descubre a Laura, su hija adolescente, discutiendo con un chico de su edad. Ambos parecen enfadados, sobre todo él. Eva le pide a su hija que entre en casa, pero Laura la ignora y la conversación termina con una amenaza por parte del chico.

Small-town secrets are hard to keep . . . When she returns to her hometown, Maggie O’Leary’s secrets are right where she left them. There’s a car in the river with a body inside. An old flame wants her back. And her son, Lane, wishes he could make it all go away. Lane joins the high school football team as an escape only to discover the head coach, Matthew Shear, a decorated Afghanistan war veteran, could be his uncle. And the life they left unraveling back in San Francisco was his mother’s attempt to conceal his real father’s identity. Maggie’s reappearance with his brother ...

Kali es muy joven, pero sus sueños son viejos: desea encontrar al hombre de su vida. Sin embargo, será ese hombre, tan perfecto que parece un sueño, quien la encuentre a ella. Debian es el hombre ideal: se gana bien la vida, es inteligente, le gusta cuidarse y es arrebatadoramente bello. Esta es la escalofriante historia de Kali desde el preciso momento en que recibe la primera notificación de Debian en su móvil. Pero ¿quién cree todavía en príncipes azules? Las cosas no serán tal y como ella las había soñado, y es que casi nada en la vida resulta como imaginamos. Y el amor, mucho menos...

Hasten the Rising delivers an inspiring message to women of all ages. While it focuses, specifically, on the common and potentially-dangerous challenges in our intimate relationships, it champions, more broadly, the innate beauty, worth, and power of all women. It is a great dose of self-esteem and a siren call for all women to unleash their dazzling color, their unique style, and their dynamic strength.

A family bent on murder, the Finch Clan is not your typical pie-loving American family. Follow them on a journey beyond dreams.

Una mañana, botella de vino en mano, Eva sale de la cama cuando escucha unos gritos que provienen de la calle. Al asomarse al balcón, descubre a Laura, su hija adolescente, discutiendo con un chico de su edad. Ambos parecen enfadados, sobre todo él. Eva le pide a su hija que entre en casa, pero Laura la ignora y la conversación termina con una amenaza por parte del chico.

Una mañana, botella de vino en mano, Eva sale de la cama cuando escucha unos gritos que provienen de la calle. Al asomarse al balcón, descubre a Laura, su hija adolescente, discutiendo con un chico de su edad.

This is a true story of one woman's life with violence. I wrote this book to let other victims know that they are not alone. I also wrote this to help with my own healing. Writing this book has been a form of therapy for me and perhaps better than professional therapy might have been.

Being in a dysfunctional relationship for so long, battling extreme violence has been baffling until now. Seeing the relationship now from the outside has revealed its true nature.

NOTE: Book Club Discussion Questions added to end of this new edition of this book. Moved by newspaper reports of a family’s tragic plight, a prominent couple donated $50,000 to a Maine Family Crisis Services center. Even Blue Birds Sing recounts the true events behind those media reports, details that were not reported until the publication of this book, events that will cause you to question everything you thought you knew about domestic violence, the protection of children, and justice in America. Lisa is a mother and the wife of a man who wants to kill her. She escapes through the ...

Kali es una joven dulce, tierna y soñadora. Da clases de inglés a niños pequeños y le gusta pensar que trabaja en lo mismo que Lady Di, la princesa del pueblo y reina de corazones, a quien idolatra en secreto, y que murió justo el día en que ella nació. Kali también es dócil, sumisa y bastante ingenua. Vive condicionada por esos best sellers que tratan sobre el amor romántico y sus atractivas sombras sexuales, los reality shows que propician los encuentros amorosos —por efímeros que estos sean—, las películas y series de televisión.

Kate Webb still grieves over the loss of her young son. Ten years on, she spends her weekends hungover, attending open houses on Sydney's wealthy north shore and imagining the lives of the people who live there. Then Kate visits the Harding house - the perfect house with, it seems, the perfect family. A photograph captures a kind-looking man, a beautiful woman she knew at university, and a boy - a boy that for one heartbreaking moment she believes is her own son.