Joanna D. Politano Książki

All theater romances are tragedies. Ella Blythe knows this. Still, she cannot help but hope her own story may turn out different than most--and certainly different than the tragic story of the Ghost of Craven Street Theater. Yet as she struggles to maintain her tenuous place in the ever-shrinking ballet company, win the attentions of principal dancer Philippe, and avoid company flirt Jack, Ella cannot deny the uncanny feeling that her life is mirroring that of the dead ballerina. Is she dancing ever closer to the edge of her own tragic end? Or will the secrets that are about to come to light offer release from the past? Mystery and romance make the perfect dance partners in this evocative story from fan-favorite Joanna Davidson Politano.

The night Willa Duvall refuses her fourth marriage proposal, she discovers a forgotten love letter in a crack of her old writing desk. As she seeks to uncover its author and intended recipient, she follows a trail through past secrets and deep family shadows. Is there any hope for this long-ago secret love--and for her to finally have one on her own?

When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies, he leaves to her the care of a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. Vivienne had no idea the woman existed, and yet her portrait is shockingly familiar. When the asylum claims she was never a patient there, Vivienne is compelled to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams. The longer she lingers in the deep shadows and forgotten towers at Hurstwell, the fuzzier the line between sanity and madness becomes. She hears music no one else does, receives strange missives with rose petals between the pages, and untangles far more than is safe for her to know. But can she uncover the truth about the mysterious woman she seeks? And is there anyone at Hurstwell she can trust with her suspicions? Joanna Davidson Politano casts a delightful spell with this lyrical look into the nature of women's independence and artistic expression during the Victorian era--and now.

Nagrodzona National Book Award powieść, która zainspirowała Alfreda Hitchcocka i Stephena Kinga, jest teraz dostępna w eleganckim wydaniu. Podczas podróży na Riwierę Francuską nieśmiała dziewczyna poznaje zamożnego wdowca, Maxima de Wintera, i szybko zgadza się na małżeństwo. Szczęście kończy się po przyjeździe do Manderley, rodzinnej posiadłości Maxima, gdzie nowa pani de Winter odkrywa, że mąż zmienia się w niewytłumaczony sposób, a ona sama czuje się zagubiona. Pozbawiona przyjaciół, zostaje sama w ogromnej rezydencji, w której wciąż unosi się duch poprzedniej żony Maxima – Rebeki, zmarłej w niewyjaśnionych okolicznościach. Nowa pani de Winter postanawia odkryć prawdę o swojej doskonałej poprzedniczce i jej tragicznej historii. Powieść oferuje doskonałą rozrywkę, a du Maurier stworzyła nową skalę, dzięki której współczesne kobiety mogą mierzyć swoje uczucia. King nazywa ją arcydziełem, podkreślając, że rzadko martwa postać ma taką moc oddziaływania. „Rebeka” to inspirująca powieść XX wieku, która wplotła się w kulturę, zachwycając czytelników od 1938 roku swoją psychologiczną głębią i atmosferą niepokoju.

Concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's life is interrupted when she assumes responsibility for a patient at Hurstwell Asylum--a woman the asylum claims never existed. The woman's portrait is shockingly familiar, compelling Vivienne to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams.

When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies in debtor's prison, he leaves her just two things: his wealthy family, whom she has never met, and his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll. Her new family greets her with apathy and even resentment. Only the quiet houseguest, Silas Rotherham, welcomes her company. When Aurelie decides to complete her father's unfinished serial novel, writing the family into the story as unflattering characters, she must keep her identity as Nathaniel Droll hidden while searching for the truth about her mother's disappearance--and perhaps even her father's death. Author Joanna Davidson Politano's stunning debut set in Victorian England will delight readers with its highly original plot, lush setting, vibrant characters, and reluctant romance.