Caecile de Hoog Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Blackwood Bay. Un endroit ordinaire, habité par des gens ordinaires. Autrefois une destination balnéaire animée, elle est désormais ravagée par le déclin du tourisme et la crise économique, devenant une ville fantôme - le lieu parfait pour la cinéaste Alex qui souhaite tourner son nouveau documentaire. Cependant, la communauté se montre profondément méfiante à son égard. Après tout, rien d'excitant ne se passe jamais à Blackwood Bay - ou peut-être que si ? Blackwood Bay. Un endroit ordinaire, abritant un secret extraordinaire. Ce thriller psychologique captivant explore les thèmes de la méfiance et des secrets enfouis, tout en entraînant le lecteur dans une quête troublante vers une vérité choquante. L'atmosphère est sombre et pleine de suspense, révélant une communauté qui cache bien des squelettes.

The Rain Watcher is a powerful family drama set in Paris as the Malegarde family gathers to celebrate the father's 70th birthday. Their hidden fears and secrets are slowly unraveled as the City of Light undergoes a stunning natural disaster. Seen through the eyes of charismatic photographer Linden Malegarde, the youngest son, all members of the family will have to fight to keep their unity against tragic circumstances. In this profound and intense novel of love and redemption, De Rosnay demonstrates all of her writer's skills both as an incredible storyteller but also as a soul seeker.

When psychotherapist Frieda Klein left the sleepy Suffolk coastal town in which she grew up, she never intended to return. Left behind were friends, family, lives and loves but alongside them, painful memories; a past she wouldn't allow to destroy her. Then, years later, an old classmate appears in London, asking Frieda to help her teenage daughter, and long-buried memories resurface. Death soon follows, leaving Frieda no choice but to return home to confront her past. And the monsters no one else believed were real . . . Through a fog of conflicting accounts, hidden agendas and questionable alibis, Frieda can trust no one as she tries to piece together the shocking truth, past and present. Before another innocent dies. When it comes to psychological suspense, there's none better than Nicci French. And Thursday's Children is Nicci French at her very best. Praise for Nicci French 'Brilliantly crafted.' Daily Mirror 'Magnificent.' Evening Standard

When she started to clock up the years in earnest, everyone tried not to mention it. But now Virginia Ironside is actually sixty-five she can't see what all the fuss was about. It's great to be old.Growing ancient is not a loss but a gain. You're more confident, and if your memory's going, at least you forget the bad times, like all those ghastly men you slept with in the other sixties. And isn't now the time to take lots of drugs, and not just the ones prescribed by the doctor (which are, now you're old, completely free)?There's nothing more fun than comparing your various ailments with other oldies ('I take so many fish oils I'm thinking of joining an aquarium'), curtain-twitching, complaining or (Virginia's preference) just mooching about.From Grandchildren ('The reward for not killing your children'), and Being a Bore ('You're in your anecdotage, so nobody can complain') to Sex ('I don't know about you, but I've had enough sex to last me a lifetime'), Virginia Ironside tackles all the issues that face today's elegant and distinguished oldies with optimism and enthusiasm - and makes you want to cheer!

Het meeslepende en waargebeurde verhaal van Caroline Kraus, die na het overlijden van haar moeder een nieuw bestaan wil opbouwen in San Francisco. Borderliner is het indrukwekkende verhaal over de heftige confrontatie met een borderliner en de ingrijpende persoonlijke gevolgen daarvan.

Forensisch psychiater Paul Lucas wordt gevraagd de charmante en intelligente student Craig Cavanaugh onder behandeling te nemen. Craig blijkt opmerkelijk veel van Pauls privéleven af te weten. Langzaam maar zeker worden de rollen tussen de psychiater en de patiënt omgedraaid. Paul raakt verstrikt in verwarrende gebeurtenissen die hem in een onmogelijke positie brengen. Zijn vrouw Abby vertrouwt hem niet meer en zijn collega's en zelfs de politie denken dat hij wat te verbergen heeft...

Chaque matin depuis vingt ans, dans le Bombay d'aujourd'hui, Bhima quitte sa petite baraque pour rejoindre la maison de Sera Dubash, où elle est domestique. Malgré leur différence de classe et de sang, Bhima et Sera sont liées par leur condition de femme. A travers deux portraits saisissants, ce roman met en scène la tension entre ce qui unit toutes les femmes et ce qui socialement les sépare encore dans l'Inde contemporaine.