Julie Parsons creëert verhalen die zich verdiepen in de complexiteit van de menselijke psyche en de ingewikkelde aard van relaties. Haar verhalen onderscheiden zich door hun atmosferische spanning en scherpe inzichten in de motivaties van personages. Parsons weeft meesterlijk spanning en emotionele resonantie, en biedt lezers een boeiende en gedenkwaardige literaire reis. Haar schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door psychologische diepgang en precieze proza.
Margaret returns to Dublin to confront her past, haunted by memories of her daughter and her killer. A chance meeting with a young girl in a graveyard reconnects her with a man from her past and a mother who shares her grief.
`Are you listening, outside world? I`m coming back. Are you listening?` For twelve long years Rachel Beckett has been in prison for the murder of her husband, Martin. A murder she swears she did not commit. For twelve long years she has been denied the touch and the love of her only daughter Amy. Has been forced to watch another woman raise and enjoy her child. Until, at the age of seventeen, Amy has insisted she never wants to see her real mother again. But now Rachel is free. And she is ready to take revenge... `A classy, riveting suspense by a writer who deserves to be up with the big names of crime fiction - Walters, Vine et al.` Bookseller `Brilliant. A star in the making.` Minette Walters `One of those rare authors who can successfully combine psychological insight, literary style and heart-stopping suspense.` Jeffrey Deaver
Ten years ago, Owen Cassidy-eight years old, thick fair hair, bright blue eyes-disappeared. Everyone had thought that he was out playing with his best friend Luke. But later it turned out that Owen had left him in the middle of the afternoon. And never made it home. He vanished leaving no trace, except for a trainer found in a rubbish bin two weeks later.... His disappearance left his father, Nick, distraught, but also full of guilt. For instead of looking after Owen that day, Nick had spent the afternoon in bed-with one of their neighbours. It was an affair that would tear his family apart. The aftermath of Owen's disappearance drove Nick away from his wife and home, to America. He has moved from city to city, trying to forget. But it is impossible to run away from a guilty heart. Now, ten years on, a sudden encounter forces Nick to return to Dublin to confront his demons. He arrives to find the world has moved on. But he is determined to face up to his past, and to find out at last exactly what happened to his son. Little does he realise that his investigations will soon unleash further violence, taking him into a terrifying world that he barely knew existed.
An irresistible collection of short stories, some hilarious, some heartbreaking, from the most popular contemporary Irish women writers. Poignant, hilarious, heartwarming in turn, this anthology includes never-before-published short stories by some of the best-known and best-loved Irish writers, including Maeve Binchy, Marian Keyes, Cathy Kelly, Julie Parsons, Deirdre Purcell, Joan O'Neill, Morag Prunty, Colette Caddle and many more. It also includes stories by up-and-coming Irish stars like Annie Sparrow, Catherine Barry and Marisa Mackle. While some stories will have you laughing out loud, others will have you reaching for your hanky: but they all display their own peculiar brand of Irish charm. And it's all in a very good cause: 1 pound from every copy sold will go to Barnardo's children's charity, and the Irish charity, The Society of St Vincent de Paul, which aims to alleviate poverty throughout the world.
Beyond high iron gates fastened shut with a length of chain, lies the stark, beautiful Trawbawn. Here, haunted by a dark, mysterious past and largely ignored by the villagers of nearby Skibbereen, lives the frail Lydia Beauchamp. But old Ma Beauchamp's private existence is interrupted when a stranger arrives.
A phone call late on in the hot Dublin evening - an anxious mother, enquiring about her daughter. Then, a week later, the full dreadful story begins to unfold, and for Margaret the realization that this must never be allowed to end.
When Anna's husband dies of anaphylactic shock, from a bee sting she cannot believe it was an accident, nor can she believe that he has left her penniless. But she is not alone for long. From the author of MARY, MARY.
Dodici anni di prigione per un omicidio che non ha commesso: Rachel Beckett si è sempre professata innocente, sostenendo di non aver ucciso il marito Martin e indicando nel cognato Daniel il vero colpevole. Ma nessuno le ha creduto. Così per dodici lunghissimi anni a Rachel è stato negato tutto, persino la possibilità di veder crescere l'adorata figlia Amy, che col tempo si è convinta della colpevolezza della madre ed è decisa a non rivederla mai più. Ma tutti quegli anni non sono passati invano: hanno infatti permesso a Rachel di raggelare la rabbia e l'odio per Daniel, rendendoli strumenti della sua volontà di vendicarsi. E adesso, finalmente, la donna è fuori, di nuovo libera, pronta a muoversi nella sua città, Dublino, come su un terreno di caccia, pronta a mettere in atto il piano perfetto che ha architettato: scoprire dove vive Daniel, spiarlo, insinuarsi nell'esistenza tranquilla dell'uomo e della sua famiglia e poi tessere, con pazienza e determinazione, una tela di vendetta per imprigionarlo. Ma ben presto Rachel scoprirà che quella tela, così abilmente ordita, rischia di lacerarsi, generando altri orrori e nuove, più agghiaccianti, paure. Dopo il successo internazionale dell’Ultima vendetta e dell’Entomologa, Julie Parsons si conferma un'autrice di gialli psicologici di grande impatto, caratterizzati da personaggi femminili forti e tormentati, da una suggestiva ambientazione irlandese e da una straordinaria abilità nel «costruire» la suspense.
