Wilhelmus Maria Verhoeven Boeken

A stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime—"a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless" (The New York Times Book Review). • Also a major motion picture from Barry Jenkins. "One of the best books Baldwin has ever written—perhaps the best of all." —The Philadelphia Inquirer Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions—affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.

The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing's first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid.

Jay McInerney werd wereldberoemd met zijn debuut over het snelle nachtleven van Manhattan in de jaren tachtig, Bright Lights, Big City. Het verhaal gaat over een jongeman die samen met zijn vrouw Amanda verhuist van Kansas City naar New York om zijn carrière als schrijver daar voort te zetten. Terwijl hij wacht op inspiratie verlaat Amanda hem om fotomodel te worden. Samen met zijn vriend Tad Allegash duikt hij het nachtleven van Manhattan in om met overmatig drank- en drugsgebruik de pijn en vernedering te vergeten. Steeds meer verliest hij de controle over zijn leven.