Bettina Runge Boeken

The last person Landon thought he would fall for was Jamie Sullivan, daughter of the town's Baptist minister. A quiet girl, Jamie seemed content living in a world apart from the other teens. She took care of her widowed father, rescued hurt animals and volunteered at the local orphanage. Landon would never have dreamed of asking her out, but a twist of fate threw them together when he found himself without a partner for the school dance. In the months that followed, Landon discovered truths that most people take a lifetime to learn - about the joy of giving, the pain of loss and, most of all, the transforming nature of love. Being with Jamie would show him the depths of the human heart and lead him to a decision so stunning it would send him irrevocably on the road to manhood . . .

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Terrifying . . . a spellbinding biomedical thriller.”—San Francisco Examiner “A classic that will grip you until the end.”—Houston Chronicle A phone call in the dead of night brings Joe Lassiter shattering news: His sister and young nephew have died in a fire in their home near Washington, D.C. Yet Lassiter soon learns a chilling fact: His loved ones were brutally murdered before the blaze was set. The mysterious suspect’s identity only raises more questions. Then Lassiter uncovers another crime—another innocent mother and child murdered. The more he investigates, the larger the web of conspiracy grows, as Lassiter’s search for answers leads him on a dangerous international chase toward a truth that will shock him— and the world—to the very core. . . .

Le destin bouleversant de deux êtres que rien ne peut séparer. Ils ont grandi ensemble, sont tout l'un pour l'autre. Adolescents, ils se sont promis de s'aimer, pour toujours. Mais leurs vies ont pris des cours différents. Susan s'est investie dans l'humanitaire, là-bas au Honduras. Philip, lui, poursuit sa carrière de publicitaire à Manhattan. Séparés par des milliers de kilomètres, ils vivent dans des mondes que tout oppose. Les vents contraires emporteront-ils le souvenir de leur promesse ? « Marc Levy parvient à émouvoir son lecteur en étirant son récit avec grâce. Ce conteur-né a le don. On pleure et on applaudit à l'issue de la séance. » Le Point

Henri bewundert Napoleon und wird Soldat, scheitert jedoch und wird Hähnchenbrater. Während des Russlandfeldzugs wird er von seinem Idol enttäuscht. Parallel dazu durchstreift die schöne Villanelle Venedig, verliebt sich in eine Frau und schickt Henri, ihr Herz zurückzuholen, das er in einem Wandschrank findet.