Dirk Wittenborn Livres

The Stone Girl is a riveting tale of deception, vengeance and power set against the haunting beauty of the Adirondack wilderness.

1978: Lower East Side, New York. Fifteen-year-old Finn Earl's mother, Liz, is a thirty-two year-old masseuse with a taste for cocaine. When Liz's habit forces them to flee the city, they find protection under the wing of one her clients, ageing billionaire Mr Osborne. In Vlyvalle, a golden playground for the super-rich, Finn discovers a people who are stranger, more savage, and more secretive than any tribe in NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. Offered a new life and new friends amongst the decadent and beautiful denizens of Osborne's empire, Finn falls in love and grows up fast. He's living a twisted approximation of the American dream - and for a moment everything he wants is there for the taking. But in America, social-climbing is a blood sport. Even on what should be the happiest night of Finn's life, on an island in the middle of a private lake, naked and high with Maya, Osborne's bewitching granddaughter, someone is watching him from the depths of the forest… and laughing. A modern coming-of-age novel in the tradition of HUCKLEBERRY FINN, and a portrait of America as vivid and strange as THE GREAT GATSBY, FIERCE PEOPLE marks the emergence of a dazzling new talent.

A captivating story of teenage rebellion, romance, and glamour by the author of Fierce People.

Friedrich, an ambitious professor of psychology at Yale 1952, has stumbled upon a drug that promises happiness, and that can make him a famous man. When his experiment goes awry, and a research subject commits murder, the consequences will haunt him and his family forever

Welcome fledging Social Climbers! Allow us to show you the way. Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it, so what’s the big deal? You shouldn’t be punished for wanting to improve your lot in life! This is America, after all. In the grand tradition of True Prep and The Hipster Handbook, The Social Climber’s Bible will teach you everything you need to know to become a pro Mountaineer:The Art of Social Climbing at gallery openings, cocktail parties, and funerals Social Climbing as a family How to handle sex, dating, marriage, and love Your social climbing IQ and how to improve it How to spot a Big Fish, Whale, Turtle or Unicorn, and what they can do for you Johnson & Johnson heiress Jazz Johnson is a lifelong insider in that rarefied world that fans of both Downton Abbey and Gossip Girl dream about. Raconteur Dirk Wittenborn is old enough to remember when sex was safe and cocaine wasn’t addictive. In short, Jazz belongs to some of the most exclusive clubs in the world, whereas Dirk has been kicked out of them. Who better to guide you?

Europa ist scharf – so scharf wie die Taschenmesser, die er unterwegs einkauft, so scharf wie die Frauenstatuen in den Museen. Das macht es Dirk leichter, mit seinen unermüdlich streitenden Psychologen-Eltern und einem übergewichtigen älteren Bruder in einer Limousine durch die alte Welt zu kreuzen. Auf der Spur von Gilles, der Teenager-Tochter, die unter dem Verdacht unziemlicher Experimentierfreude steht … Ein Zwölfjähriger beobachtet unbestechlich die tragikomischen Szenen in einer kultivierten Familie und erobert nebenbei den turbulenten europäischen Kontinent der Sinne.