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In one of the most momentous events of the Cold War, Svetlana Alliluyeva, the only daughter of the Soviet despot Joseph Stalin, abruptly abandoned her life in Moscow in 1967, arriving in New York to throngs of reporters and a nation hungry to hear her story. By her side is Peter Horvath, a young lawyer sent by the CIA to smuggle Svetlana into America. She is a contradictory celebrity: charismatic and headstrong, lonely and haunted, excited and alienated by her adopted country's radically different society. Persuading herself that all she yearns for is a simple American life, she attempts to settle into a suburban existence in New Jersey. But when this dream ends in disillusionment, Svetlana reaches out to Peter, the one person who understands how the chains of her past still hold her prisoner. As their relationship changes and deepens, unfolding under the eyes of her CIA minders, Svetlana's and Peter's private lives cease to be their own. John Burnham Schwartz's father was in fact the young lawyer who escorted Svetlana to the US. Drawing upon private papers and years of extensive research, Schwartz imaginatively re-creates the story of an extraordinary, troubled woman's search for a new life and a place to belong

In "The Commoner," Haruko becomes the first nonaristocratic woman to marry into the Japanese monarchy in 1959. Facing cruelty and control from the Empress, she endures a breakdown after giving birth. Thirty years later, now Empress, she influences her son's marriage, leading to tragic outcomes. A poignant exploration of isolation and female connection.

A cycle of violence and retribution is set in motion as two haunted men are engulfed by the emotions surrounding an unexpected and horrendous death. Ethan, a respected professor at a small New England college, is wracked by an obsession for revenge that threatens to tear his family apart. Dwight, fleeing his crime yet hoping to get caught, wrestles with overwhelming guilt and his sense of obligation to his son. As these two men's lives unravel, Reservation Road moves to its startling conclusion.

Julian Rose reflektiert über sein Leben, das stark von seiner Liebe zu Claire geprägt ist. Trotz der kurzen gemeinsamen Zeit sind ihre Schicksale untrennbar verbunden. Nach Claires Tod findet Julian Frieden, da er erkennt, dass auch sie ihn stets geliebt hat.

Das Buch zum Film mit Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo und Jennifer Connelly Nach dem tödlichen Verkehrsunfall des kleinen Josh gerät das Leben der Learners aus den Fugen. Die Familie droht an dem schweren Schicksalsschlag zu zerbrechen. Aber auch Dwight Arno, der den Jungen überfuhr und Fahrerflucht beging, kämpft jeden Tag aufs Neue mit seinen Schuldgefühlen. Er lebt ganz in der Nähe der Learners und beobachtet sie in ihrem Leid. Und dann ist Ethan Learner von Tag zu Tag mehr von der Idee besessen, den Mörder seines Sohnes selbst aufzuspüren. Und tatsächlich stehen sich Dwight und Ethan eines Tages gegenüber-.