Kristin Hannah Boeken

Twee zussen ontdekken dat hun Russische moeder een geheim verleden heeft waardoor zij moeilijk van haar dochters kon houden.

Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. Now she is a famous talk show host. Her daughter Ruby is a struggling comedienne. The two haven’t spoken in more than a decade. Then a scandal from Nora’s past is exposed, and Ruby is offered a fortune to write a tell-all about her mother. Reluctantly, she returns to the family house on Summer Island, a home filled with frayed memories of joy and heartache. Confronting a past that includes a never-forgotten love, a sick best friend, and a mother who has harbored terrible family secrets, Ruby finally begins to understand the complex ties that bind a mother and daughter—and the healing that comes with forgiveness. From the Paperback edition.

Elizabeth en Jack Shore trouwen jong, krijgen twee dochters en trotseren de stormen van hun gezinsleven. Wanneer de meisjes gaan studeren, wordt het erg stil in huis. Dan krijgt Jack de baan van zijn dromen aangeboden en Elizabeth zet, zoals gewoonlijk haar eigen wensen opzij om hem te volgen naar New York. Eenmaal daar voelt Elizabeth zich verloren en leeg. Ze mist haar mooie strandhuis aan de kust van Oregon. En ze mist de troostende armen van haar echtgenoot, die het veel te druk heeft met zijn nieuwe werk om samen met haar de sprankeling in hun huwelijk terug te vinden. Wanneer Elizabeths vader plotseling sterft, neemt ze een dramatische beslissing.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an epic novel of love and war, spanning from the 1940s to the present day, and the secret lives of those who live in a small French town.

Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Vianne is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. But when the Second World War strikes, Antoine is sent off to fight and Vianne finds herself isolated so Isabelle is sent by their father to help her

A lifetime of friendship. A moment of betrayal. číst celé

Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals want to help out, especially classmate Matthew Walker, who likes everything about Leni. Yet the harsh conditions bring out the worst in Ernt, whose paranoia takes over their lives and exacerbates what Leni sees as the toxic relationship between her parents. The Allbrights are as green as greenhorns can be, and even first love must endure unimaginable hardship and tragedy as the wilderness tries to claim more victims