Andrea Hörnke-Trieß Kolejność książek (chronologicznie)

Seeing, feeling, tasting, smelling and hearing - if you join Rafiq Shami and his sister Marie Fadel on a stroll through their native Damascus, you will discover this Queen of the Orient with all your senses. Rafiq Shami, award-winning writer and master storyteller, describes the colorful scenes of the old town and relays the stories of its inhabitants overheard in the coffee houses. Reading his prose one seems to be able to smell the cardamom and the coriander sold in the spice market and hear the cries of street traders. Inspired by his stories, one can follow his sister Marie Fadel’s recipes and recreate the tastes of the Orient.

Głęboko poruszająca opowieść o rodzinie, przyjaźni, nadziei i ocaleniu dzięki miłości. Bez wątpienia najwyżej oceniana, najgłośniejsza i najchętniej czytana powieść 2007 roku. Niekwestionowany bestseller nr 1 w ponad 20 krajach świata, sprzedany w imponującej liczbie ponad 10 milionów egzemplarzy. Osią fabuły rozgrywającej się w Afganistanie w ciągu ćwierć wieku są dzieje dwóch kobiet, które zrządzeniem losu poślubiają tego samego mężczyznę, despotycznego Rasheeda. Mariam ma zaledwie piętnaście lat, kiedy zostaje wysłana do Kabulu, by zostać żoną szewca. Druga bohaterka, ambitna i wykształcona Lajla, w wyniku wybuchu bomby traci całą rodzinę. Po traumatycznych przejściach dochodzi do siebie w domu Rasheeda i Mariam. Stopniowo między kobietami rodzi się trudna przyjaźń.

A magical mixture of East meets West, and mothers in conflict with daughters – for anyone who enjoyed ‘Bend it like Beckham’ but prefers food to football…There's East. There's West. And then there's Maya…Maya, her mother Nalini, and her brother Satchin have left a carefree life in India to come to England. But when Maya's father disappears, leaving only deceit and debt behind, they are left to fend for themselves in a strange, damp land.Maya, though, doesn't know of her father's betrayal. Nalini, determined to preserve her children's pride, tells them that their father died in an accident and, as their struggle to make a life begins, whole realities are built on this lie. While Nalini cooks exotic pickles which enchant all who eat them, Maya begins to adapt to her new home – the unfamiliar food, the language, the music – and then to explore and make bold plans, plans that her mother does not understand.But even a white lie cannot remain hidden forever – and when the truth resurfaces, it changes everything…