Sue Monk Kidd is an extraordinary storyteller. In "The Secret Life of Bees," she explores a young girl's search for the truth about her mother; her courage to tear down racial barriers; and her joy as she claims her place within a community of women. "Beautifully written."--Ursula Hegi, author of "The Vision of Emma Blau."
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Unputdownable' Guardian 'Gripping' Sunday Times The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.
It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold... 'The scope is magnificent and the epic scale breathtaking ... Wilbur Smith is one of thos benchmarks agains whom others are compared' - The Times 'Meticulous research supports constant excitement in a fast-moving tale' - Washington Post
'Hoe zou het zijn, vroeg ik me af, om die laatste veertig meter naar de elektrische stoel te lopen, wetend dat je daar zult sterven? En hoe zou de man zich voelen die de veroordeelde op de stoel moet vastsjorren, of de man die de schakelaar overhaalt?' Stephen King Dit even fascinerende als lugubere uitgangspunt is de aanleiding geweest voor Stephen King om De Groene Mijl te schrijven. Plaats van handeling is de Cold Mountain-gevangenis. Een geïsoleerde gemeenschap van terdoodveroordeelden en hun bewakers. Wanneer op een dag de gevangene John Coffey arriveert, wordt het jarenlange vanzelfsprekende en dagelijkse ritme van eten, slapen, sleur, verveling en sterven doorbroken... Stephen Kings bestseller De Groene Mijl (The Green Mile) is verfilmd door Frank Darabont met Tom Hanks in de rol van de hoofdrollen.
Mitch Rafferty has just sixty hours to save his wife.
Roman, spelend op een Amerikaanse luchtmachtbasis tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, waarin felle kritiek wordt geuit op de absurditeit van de oorlog en het militarisme.
A Fabulously Engaging Novel, A Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller, With Over 1.2 Million Copies Sold. Harry Silver Has It All. A Successful Job In Tv, A Gorgeous Wife, A Lovely Child. And In One Moment Of Madness, He Chucks It All Away. Man And Boy Is The Story Of How He Comes To Terms With His Life And Achieves A Degree Of Self-Respect, Bringing Up His Son Alone And, Gradually, Learning What Words Like Love And Family Really Mean. Very Well-Written, Pacy, Funny And Heart-Breakingly Moving. 'Parsons Has Written A Sharp, Witty And Wise Book Straight From His Heart. His Characters Are All Nitty-Gritty, Bounce-Off-The-Page, Real People; His Dialogue Is Brilliant.' Daily Mail
Hannibal Lecter. The ultimate villain of modern fiction. Read the five-million-copy bestseller that scared the world silent. The Silence of the Lambs. A young FBI trainee. An evil genius locked away for unspeakable crimes. A plunge into the darkest chambers of a psychopath's mind--in the deadly search for a serial killer. - back cover
