FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OTHER HANDThe Instant New York Times bestseller 'An addictive, propulsive read' Sunday Times 'A tremendous, sweeping love story' Mail on SundayIn a powerful combination of both humour and heartbreak, this dazzling novel weaves little-known history, and a p...

Londra, 1939. La guerra è stata appena dichiarata e la diciottenne Mary North non attende un solo istante prima di recarsi al War Office e offrirsi come volontaria. Come ogni ragazza di buona famiglia dalla parlantina sciolta, conta di essere assegnata a un incarico di fondamentale importanza: ufficiale di collegamento, oppure attaché di qualche generale, o magari spia, un ruolo ancora più affascinante. Grande è, perciò, il suo sconcerto quando il taxi la ...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD'A powerful piece of art' Independent 'Exquisitely balanced between terrible sadness and brilliant humour' Observer 'Immensely readable and moving' New York TimesWe don't want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly s...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OTHER HAND'An inspirational and moving novel in so many ways, and everyone should read it' The Times 'Strikingly well written' Observer 'I****mmensely enjoyable' Financial TimesKate and Zoe are friends but also ardent rivals - athletes a...

Op een mooi strand wacht een verhaal op een verteller. Het verhaal maakt je aan het lachen. Het ontroert je, het schokt je en het vervult je met afschuw. Maar steeds weer zul je terugkeren naar dat strand. Keer op keer. We willen je eigenlijk niet vertellen waar dit boek over gaat. Het is een uiterst bijzonder verhaal en we willen je leesplezier niet verpesten. Maar toch moet je genoeg weten om het boek te kunnen kopen, en daarom vertellen we je dit: Dit is een verhaal over twee vrouwen. Z...

Não queremos lhe contar o que acontece nesse livro.É realmente uma história especial, e não queremos estragá-la.Ainda assim, você precisa saber algo para se interessar, por isso vamos dizer apenas o seguinte:Essa é a história de duas mulheres cujas vidas se chocam num dia fatídico. Então, uma delas precisa fazer uma escolha que envolve vida ou morte. Dois anos mais tarde, elas se reencontram. E tudo começa... Depois de ler esse livr...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OTHER HAND'I couldn't put it down' Observer 'Stunning' New York TimesYou aren't stupid.You know there's no such thing as a perfect mother.Plenty of other books will tell you there is, but this one won't lie to you.I was weak and I cheated and I was...

Kate e Zoe se conheceram aos 19 anos, nas eliminatórias de um programa para jovens talentos do ciclismo de elite — um esporte que exige foco e comprometimento. Após mais de uma década, aos 32 anos, elas se preparam para enfrentar a última e mais grandiosa prova de suas vidas: os Jogos Olímpicos de Londres, em 2012.Amigas e também grandes rivais, Kate e Zoe são atletas no topo do ranking, lutando para vencer a competição mais importante do mundo. Com vidas marcadas ...

Bij het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog besluit Mary North zich diezelfde middag nog als vrijwilliger te melden bij het ministerie van Oorlog. Tom Shaw, die haar minnaar én werkgever wordt, probeert in eerste instantie de krijgsdienst te ontwijken, tot zijn beste vriend Alistair zich aanmeldt en hij de oorlog niet langer kan ontkennen. Als Mary en Alistair elkaar ontmoeten, raken de levens van de drie jonge mensen met elkaar verstrengeld. Het is de oorlog die het drietal passie en gew...

The breathtaking new novel from the multi-award-winning author ofTHE OTHER HAND.'A cracker' Stylist, 10 Exciting Books in 2016'His best book to date' Esquire, 10 best novels of 2016Guardian Literary Highlight of 2016Independent Best Book to read in 2016Irish News Top Picks for 2016Washington Post 20 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2016When war is ...

We don't want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this:It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific.The story starts there, but the book doesn't.And it's what happens afterwards that is most important.Once you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens either. T...

Estate 2007. Little Bee, Piccola Ape, un’adolescente nigeriana, insieme ad altre tre immigrate esce dal centro di detenzione temporanea in cui ha vissuto per due anni. Non sapendo dove andare, senza documenti, telefona alle uniche persone che conosce in Gran Bretagna, Andrew e Sarah O’Rourke, che due anni prima in Africa le hanno salvato la vita. Andrew e Sarah erano all’epoca in Nigeria in vacanza, nel tentativo di raddrizzare un matrimonio ormai in pezzi. Un giorno, in spiaggia, due raga...