Michael Jodeluk Boeken

Set in an idyllic community, the story unfolds as a serial killer shatters the tranquility, revealing the dark secrets hidden beneath the surface. The psychological suspense intensifies as residents grapple with fear and suspicion, forcing them to confront their own pasts and the fragility of their seemingly perfect lives. As the investigation unfolds, the tension escalates, leading to shocking revelations that challenge the characters' relationships and their understanding of trust.

In 1999, Sinan is caught up in everyday problems. Despite hardships, he must be a role model for his nine-year-old son Ýsmail, who is preparing for his coming-of-age ceremony. Meanwhile his teenage daughter Ýrem grows more resentful of having to help her mother run the house, cover her glorious hair beneath a headscarf, and refrain from watching Western television. But the delicate stability of this family is about to be tested in the wake of an earthquake that will strip Sinan of his home and livelihood, and with them his certainty as a father, husband and man of faith. Reliant upon missionaries running the camp they now call home and morally indebted to an American whom he distrusts (and whose son Dylan exerts a frightening pull on Ýrem), Sinan becomes entangled in a series of increasingly dangerous decisions. Pushed towards a final betrayal, Sinan may yet find that everything he holds dear is destroyed, like the streets of Istanbul that lie in rubble beneath his feet. East meets West with indelible consequences in this moving and beautifully written novel which brings to life two unforgettable families and the sacrifice and love that bind them together.

Oakwood Press gloss card covered book with square bound spine. OL149 in the Oakwood library of railway history. Continuing Andrew Hajducki's history of the railways of Fife. The detailed history of the Fife coast route from St Andrews to Anstruther. 248pp of text, numerous B&W photographs, route map and detail maps. 2009 1st edition. Approximately A5 size.

Railways in the London suburbs have for too long been relatively ignored when it comes to the recording of their history. The system as exists today was born out of proposal, counter proposal, and eventual development, resulting in one of the most complex and heavily used networks anywhere in the world. This new book by former resident Andrew Hajduki fills an important gap, chronicling the history of the transport links of the area and covering the time in the Victoria era when railways were first seriously considered, through their building, development, operation, electrification, and subsequent life in the twenty-first century. Drawing on over 100 quality illustrations, many of which will never have been seen before, this is a book to delight two distinct and separate audiences - the railway enthusiast certainly, but also the residents of South London and Kent who can at last learn how their area came to be what it is today.