Jessie Burton Książki

Obraz kryje w sobie tysiąc słów... W upalny lipcowy dzień 1967 roku Odelle Bastien wspina się po kamiennych schodach galerii Skelton w Londynie, wiedząc, że jej życie ma się na zawsze zmienić. Po pięciu latach spędzonych w mieście, w którym starała się odnaleźć swoje miejsce, otrzymuje pracę jako maszynistka pod opieką tajemniczej Marjorie Quick. Choć Quick obdarza Odelle zaufaniem i odkrywa w niej potencjał, pozostaje zagadką, zwłaszcza gdy do galerii trafia zaginione arcydzieło z tajemniczą historią. Prawda o obrazie sięga roku 1936 i dużego domu na hiszpańskiej wsi, gdzie Olive Schloss, córka znanego handlarza sztuką, ma własne ambicje. Do tego kruchym raju przybywa artysta i rewolucjonista, Isaac Robles, oraz jego przyrodnia siostra Teresa, którzy wkrótce wkraczają do rodziny Schlossów, wywołując eksplozję zdarzeń o katastrofalnych skutkach. To wciągająca powieść o aspiracjach i tożsamości, miłości i obsesji, autentyczności i oszustwie - wspaniała kreacja i historia, której nigdy nie zapomnisz.

The Thames River serves as a vital and dynamic presence for its riverside inhabitants, embodying both mystery and magic. It possesses the power to both conceal and reveal treasures, shaping the lives and stories of those who dwell nearby. This portrayal highlights the river's dual nature as a source of loss and rediscovery, intertwining the lives of the characters with the ebb and flow of the water.

For her twelve daughters, Queen Laurelia's death in a motor car accident is a disaster beyond losing a mother. Their father, King Alberto, cannot bear the idea of the princesses ever being in danger and decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs. Those costs include their lessons, their possessions and, most importantly, their freedom. But the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to his will without a fight and she still has one possession her father can't take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live

The Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller 'Elegant, atmospheric, compelling. I absolutely loved it' - Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel 'A book of beauty and insight . . . awe-inspiring. Burton is a master storyteller' - Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie 1705. Thea Brandt is about to turn eighteen, and at the theatre in Amsterdam's golden city centre she has met the love of her life. At home, the Brandt family faces ruin, and Thea's aunt Nella is convinced the only solution is to find Thea a wealthy husband among the city's elite. As Thea and Nella clash over the demands of duty and the heart, past secrets begin to overwhelm their present. Will each woman be able to rescue her destiny from the whims of fortune? Returning the reader to the resplendent world of the million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist, The House of Fortune is a story of love, fate, and two women determined to make their own way.

"One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows Connie to LA, a city of strange dreams and swimming pools and late-night gatherings of glamorous people. But whilst Connie thrives on the heat and electricity of this new world where everyone is reaching for the stars and no one is telling the truth, Elise finds herself floundering. When she overhears a conversation at a party that turns everything on its head, Elise makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever. Three decades later, Rose Simmons is seeking answers about her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession . . ."--Publisher description

Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love, betrayal ... and destiny itself

La quatrième de couverture indique : " There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed ...On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt"

Zwei Kinder, ein sprechender Fluss und ein unbezahlbarer Schatz! Als Bo eine glänzende Münze im Schlamm der Themse findet, glaubt sie, den Fluss sprechen zu hören. Du wirst nicht verlieren … raunt er ihr zu. Aber was bedeuten die Worte? Darauf hat auch Billy vom gegenüberliegenden Ufer keine Antwort. Doch er weiß von einer zweiten Münze, und gemeinsam machen sie sich auf die Jagd nach ihr, ehe der alte Muncaster ihnen zuvorkommt. Denn auch er hat es auf die magischen Münzen abgesehen. Werden Bo und Billy schneller sein und das Wertvollste zurückbekommen, was sie je verloren haben? Ein historisch-magisches Abenteuer über Familie, Verlust und die Kraft der Erinnerungen. Mit Farbschnitt in der ersten Auflage! »Atemberaubend!« Hillary McKay »Ein packendes Abenteuer voller Magie – ein Meisterstück!« Katya Balen »Eine geheimnisvolle, mitreißende Geschichte – einfach wunderbar!« Elodie Harper