Douglas Kennedy staat bekend om zijn inzichtelijke verkenningen van moderne relaties en interpersoonlijke dynamiek. Zijn werken duiken vaak in de complexiteit van de menselijke natuur en de zoektocht naar betekenis in de huidige snelle wereld. Met een scherp oog voor detail en meesterlijke karakterportretten resoneren Kennedy's verhalen op een diep emotioneel niveau bij lezers. Zijn stilistische bekwaamheid ligt in het creëren van meeslepende en tot nadenken stemmende verhalen die een blijvende indruk achterlaten.
Robin knew Paul wasn't perfect. Kennedy is a complete genius when it comes to understanding the minds of stylish but troubled women' Daily MirrorKennedy is an absolute master at love stories with heart-stopping twists' The Times`Kennedy's skill is to send you racing down the slope of sheer story.' Esquire
Is it ever too late to find the life you always wanted? A modern day Brief Encounter or The Bridges of Madison County, this is a novel which poses the ultimate romantic dilemma, from the bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship, and The Moment. Is it ever too late to have the life you wanted? Or do we owe it to ourselves to pursue the promise of happiness? For twenty years, Laura has been a good wife and mother. She's supported her husband through redundancy, she's worried about her son, she's encouraged her daughter. She has been constant, caring and selfless. She's stopped thinking about her own dreams, the places she'd like to go and the books she'd like to talk about. But a chance meeting with a man in a hotel lobby - and the five days that follow - remind Laura of the young woman she used to be, and the woman she could have become. How long does it take to fall in love and leave your life behind?
Thomas Nesbitt lives a very private life in Maine, where he is still trying to reconcile himself to the fact that his long marriage has ended. But when a package arrives on his doorstep one morning, he is forced to confront a past he has never discussed with any living person.
David Armitage - husband, father and failure - has lived the life of an unsuccessful screenwriter for eleven years. When one of his scripts is bought for television, David's life is transformed, more dramatically than he could have ever imagined. An overnight success and suddenly the toast of Tinseltown, David's upward trajectory finally gives him everything he had ever hoped for. New found success means total reinvention, and initiation into the Hollywood world of high-flyers. Life for David quickly becomes a heady rush of celebrities, parties and women - but everything comes at a price. Walking out on his wife and daughter, David climbs to dizzy new heights, brimming with luxury, opulence and scandal. But before long a dark figure casts a shadow on the horizon. When an influential film director presents David with an offer, the opportunity of a lifetime - could this temptation be one that jeopardises everything David has worked for.
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