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Een vader maakt jacht op de automobilist die zijn zoontje doodreed en daarna doorreed.

13 years after an accident and a cover-up that led to prison time, Dwight Arno is a man who has started over without moving on. Dwight manages a sporting goods store and dates a woman to whom he hasn't revealed the truth about his past. Then an unexpected arrival throws his life into turmoil and exposes all that he's hidden.

Running from her father's brutal legacy, Joseph Stalin's daughter defects to the United States during the turbulence of the 1960s. For fans of We Were the Lucky Ones and A Gentleman in Moscow, this sweeping historical novel and unexpected love story is inspired by the remarkable life of Svetlana Alliluyeva.

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-.