De Redactie (Amsterdam) Książki

Een jonge, levenslustige vrouw komt door haar werk (assistent-archivaris bij een aristocraat) in een omgeving waarin volop aandacht is voor de vleselijke geneugten des levens.

In the summer of 1914, the celebrated young painter Oskar Kokoschka was in the throes of a passionate love affair with Alma Mahler, the beautiful and seductive widow of the great composer. Now, four short years later, Kokoschka has become a casualty of the Great War. Unlike many of his compatriots, Oskar has survived both a bayonet wound and mustard gas, yet he cannot seem to recover from his inconstant mistress's ruinous betrayal.Determined to have her — somehow — the grieving artist turns to a servant, the shy, reserved Hulda. Shrouded in sadness, this tender young woman reawakens in Oskar desire — and the passion of creation. But their secret liaison is fueled by Oskar's preoccupation with his lost love, a dangerous obsession that could carry him-and the innocent Hulda — beyond hope to a place of no return.Author Biography: Susan Dodd, who has taught at Harvard and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, is the author of four critically acclaimed books. Her work has been honored by the Friends of American Writers, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Faulkner Society, among other organizations. She lives in Ocracoke, North Carolina.

Rianne, Gabby, Charmaine i Nathalie... Pochodziły z różnych miejsc świata i środowisk, i zostały inaczej wychowane. A jednak zaprzyjaźniły się na całe życie, by wspierać się w rozczarowaniach, zawodach i sukcesach. Epopeja z życia współczesnych kobiet, rozgrywająca się w wielu miejscach świata, od Anglii po RPA.

Oorspr. titel: In the name of sorrow and hope. - 1996.

From the New York Times bestselling author of In Her Shoes comes a hilarious and warmhearted story of three young women who find friendship against the background of new motherhood.

Of all the nightmare options that passed through Antonia Heaveringham's head when her husband Hugo uttered the words, 'I've got something to tell you...', a coming-out speech never figured. Suddenly alone in their adopted home of Sydney, with no friends save for her six-year-old son Tom and a pair of jewelled Jimmy Choo mules, Antonia soon finds that an attractive single woman is not nearly so welcome on the champagne social scene as the wife of a glamorous English aristocrat. It is only the arrival of Hugo's outrageous lavender-haired Uncle Percy that lifts her out of her depression - and propels her into the gym to combat the effects of some serious comfort eating. There she meets the mysterious James, who leads her into a shadowy world of criminals, corruption and high-stakes property deals. But what starts out as a lark leads her into a situation where keeping a secret becomes a matter of life, death - and love.

This is a brilliantly crafted story of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love.

"Harriet Rubin has studied the great female heroes in the wars of intimacy and public life, and distilled their behavior into a plan of action. Whether confronting lovers, mothers, bosses, or competitors, The Princessa is a guide for the woman who feels she deserves far more than she has gotten through compromise."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Een man wiens zusje als kind vermoord is, raakt rond zijn zestigste geobsedeerd door het dochtertje van een collega.

De geschiedenis van Kashmir aan de hand van verhalen uit het dagelijks leven.

Verblijf en werkzaamheden van de Italiaanse kunstenaar en geleerde (1452 - 1519) aan het hof te Milaan.

Een telefoontje van een anonieme vrouw lokt de Canadese inspecteur Emile Cinq-Mars van Montreal naar een afgelegen vissersplaatsje.