Sara Gruen Boeken

Wanneer zijn ouders om het leven komen, sluit Jacob Jankowski zich aan bij een rondreizend circus. Een wonderbaarlijke wereld vol spanning, verdriet, woede en passie, met zijn eigen bizarre wetten, zijn eigen manier van leven en zijn eigen manier van sterven. Een wereld die voor Jacob een toevluchtsoord en een nachtmerrie tegelijk zal worden. Hij neemt de verzorging op zich van Rosie, de olifant die door de circusdirecteur is binnengehaald als de nieuwe attractie die het circus voor de ondergang moet behoeden. Het probleem is alleen dat Rosie niet reageert op commando's en dat ze niet één kunstje lijkt te beheersen. Als Jacob verliefd wordt op Marlena, de betoverend mooie ster van het paardennummer - en de echtgenote van August, de charismatische, maar wrede dierentrainer - lijken zijn dagen bij het circus geteld...

Als een vrouw na haar echtscheiding een paard tegenkomt dat lijkt op een paard uit haar jeugd, komt er van alles bij haar boven.

Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are unique bonobos capable of reason and deep relationships, and they communicate using American Sign Language. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, feels more at home with these apes than with people, until she meets John Thigpen, a married reporter who defies animal rights protesters to uncover the truth about the lab. When an explosion injures Isabel and frees the apes, John’s human interest piece transforms into a major story that jeopardizes his career and marriage. Soon after, a reality TV show featuring the liberated apes becomes a sensational hit, showcasing their antics and drawing millions of viewers. As the apes sign for Isabel to rescue them from this absurd human spectacle, she must engage with her own kind, including John, a vegan activist, and a retired porn star with her own motives. This narrative not only entertains but also offers profound insights into the animal world, solidifying the author’s reputation as a master storyteller who encourages readers to reflect on their own lives in new ways.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. A gripping and poignant love story set in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands at the end of the Second World War. 'Unique and impeccably researched... the only fault I can find with this book is that I've already finished it' - Jodi Picoult After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1944, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army Colonel who is already ashamed of his colour-blind son's inability to serve in WWII. To Maddie's horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favour (and generosity) is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster and when he finds it he will restore his father's name and return to his father's good graces. In January 1945 they hitch a ride on a ship across the Atlantic while the war is still raging all around them. And Maddie, now alone and virtually abandoned in a foreign country, must begin to work out who she is and what she wants - the vacuous life she left behind or something more real? What she discovers - about the larger world and about herself - opens her eyes not only to the dark forces that exist around her but to the beauty and surprising possibilities of life.

Twenty years after her competitive riding career died, Annemarie Zimmer worries that her relationship with the man she loves is off course, and fears that daughter Eva's own dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far from home ... and into harm's way. When the teenage Eva is invited to audition for a world-class trainer, Annemarie realizes that she must give Eva a chance to soar. But when Eva falls in love with a spectacular blue roan Nokota who hasn't let anyone ride him since his arrival at the barn, Annemarie's doubts come crashing back. It is a time of change at Maple Brook, when fears must be saddled and broken. And one remarkable family must learn how to deal with Flying Changes.

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He placed a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisement for "a reliable wife." She responded, saying that she was "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving her a wealthy widow, able to take care of the one she truly loved.What Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own. And what neither anticipated was that they would fall so completely in love. Filled with unforgettable characters, and shimmering with color and atmosphere, A Reliable Wife is an enthralling tale of love and madness, of longing and murder.

Старику Якобу Янковскому, обитающему теперь в доме престарелых, есть что вспомнить: во времена Великой депрессии судьба забросила его, студента-ветеринара, в передвижной "Цирк Братьев Бензини". Парад-алле, клоуны, дрессированные львы и слоны, карлики и силачи, кровь и пот, фанфары и крики "браво!". Закулисье цирка оказывается вовсе не таким чарующим и прекрасным, как представлялось Якобу сначала. Однако именно здесь он встречает лучших друзей, злейших врагов и ту единственную, ради которой можно вытерпеть любые унижения и пойти на подвиг.

Syv år gamle Tiller drømmer om at mamma skal være glad. En dag er mamma borte og Tiller bruker all tid på å lete etter henne. En kveld går hun ned i den mørke kjelleren, til døren med det blå lyset. Der finner hun mamma og livet blir ennå merkeligere.