Susan Howatch Livres

Superbattante et hypervolontaire, Carter Graham a réglé son existence comme du papier à musique. Son credo ? Tout maîtriser. Sa méthode ? Le self-control. Son but ? Gagner. A trente-cinq ans, femme d'affaires accomplie, il ne lui reste qu'à réussir sa vie privée comme sa vie professionnelle, trouver le mari idéal et faire deux ou trois enfants d'affilée avant de reprendre sa florissante carrière. Un plan parfait. D'ailleurs, depuis sa rencontre avec Kim Betz, ses désirs semblent devenir réalité. Mais Carter aurait-elle oublié que les plus beaux rêves peuvent se transformer en cauchemar ? Kim va la plonger dans un univers de faux-semblants, d'illusions et de bizarreries, où le mensonge le dispute à la malveillance et où le mystère confine au maléfice. L'homme qu'elle a décidé d'aimer cacherait-il un monstre ? Ou bien est-il la victime de l'entourage obscur que forment les ombres de son passé ? Pour la première fois de sa vie, Carter chavire, ne sait plus, perd pied. Jusqu'à la crise. Jusqu'à l'angoisse. jusqu'à se tourner, en désespoir de cause, vers les fameux guérisseurs de l'église St Benet. Quitte à découvrir que toute passion a sa part de noire et que le vrai bonheur est toujours une épreuve, bien et mal indissolublement mêlés.

Reissue of the author's most famous and well-loved work, the Starbridge series, six self-contained yet interconnected novels that explore the history of the Church of England through the 20th century.

Following "Glittering Images", "Glamorous Powers", "Ultimate Prizes", "Scandalous Risks", "Mystical Paths" and "Absolute Truths", this book concludes a series of novels set against the backdrop of the power and politics of the Church of England in the 20th century.

Jon Darrow, a man with psychic powers, is a man who has played many parts: a shady faith-healer; a naval chaplain, a passionate husband, an awkward father, an Anglo-Catholic monk. In 1940 Darrow returns to the world he once renounced, but faced with many unforeseen temptations he fails to control his psychic, most glamorous powers. Corruption lies in wait for him, and threatens not only his future as a priest but his happiness with Anne, the young woman he has come to love.

Robert Godwin's tumultuous ride on the Wheel of Fortune begins with his passion for his sensual cousin Ginevra, as they waltz to 'The Blue Danube' beneath the chandeliers at Oxmoon, his beloved family home in Wales. As Robert discovers, his rational, well- ordered mind will be forever altered by his obsession for Ginevra, and his destiny will be forever linked to Oxmoon by the skeletons which lurk in the family closet...For fifty years, from the sinister summer afternoon of 1913 to the 1960s, the Godwin family are sucked into a maelstrom of passion, disorder, madness and murder. Fortunes rise and fall in this sweeping, compulsive tale, until the Wheel of Fortune finally comes full circle

A paperback edition of the companion novel to THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT, which continues the story of the Van Zale dynasty with Vicky's fight for survival against the three men who use her as a pawn in their struggles for wealth and power.

“No writing today can equal [Susan] Howatch's ability to write compelling novels that combine theology and psychology in a complex, fast-moving plot offering beautifully delineated characters and the suspense of a mystery/thriller. . . . The denouement will leave readers breathless.”—Publishers Weekly Nicholas Darrow is a strong-willed and independent-minded man, full of the energy and assurance of his age and his moment in time—he is twenty-five in 1968. A magnet for attention and attraction, Nicholas is already beset by a troubled past, and expert at ignoring the grip it has on his life. But as he follows his father into the Anglican priesthood, his fascination with his own psychic powers results near-tragedy. It will only be by facing the truth about his relationship with his father that Nicholas can find his way out of the seemingly impenetrable darkness that engulfs him. . . . Told with all the drama, intelligence, and emotional depth we have come to expect from Susan Howatch, Mystical Paths is a breathtaking novel about the powerful, often painful, but finally indestructible ties between parent and child. And like its four highly praised predecessors in the Church of England series, it is a novel that celebrates the redeeming power of self-knowledge and faith. “Intelligent, compelling, and fascinating.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

In the overheated 1960s in the English town of Starbridge, young Venetia Flaxton edges closer to a love affair with Neville Aysgarth, who is Dean of the Cathedral and old enough to be her father. His hidden emotional past and her moral conflict in the present lead them deeper and deeper into the mysteries of the human heart and soul.

Originally published as A Question of Integrity, this novel tells the story of Alice, Shy, dumpy and unhappy with herself, she wanders the City of London one lunch hour and stumbles without warning into a situation which will revolutionise her life. Brought up by a strict maiden aunt devoted to rationalism, Alice hardly foresees that she'll be drawn into the mysterious world of a healing centre based at a church and its offbeat but very human inhabitants who struggle to help others survive the maelstrom of modern life. There's Lewis, the irascible traditionalist, a priest of the old school who has problems dealing with women, homosexuals and the liberal spirit of the age; Rosalind, who appears so glamorous and successful but is in truth unhappy and unfulfilled; Francie, a woman who may or may not be deluded but who burns above all to be loved; Stacy, the naïve young trainee searching for the right direction as he becomes increasingly lost; and finally Nicholas, the one-time shady wonder-worker now determined to stay honest - even as he finds himself drawn towards danger, damage and demoralisation.

Beneath the smooth surface of an Episcopal palace lurks the salacious breath of scandal. Charles Ashworth is sent to untangle the web of self-delusion and corruption only to become embroiled in a strange menage a trois that threatens to expose the secrets of his own past! In Glittering Images tension and drama combine in a compelling novel of people in high places, of desperate longings and the failure to resist them, of lies and evasions, of tarnished realities behind brilliant glittering images.

A mesmerising story-teller' Daily TelegraphThe breathtaking new novel from the bestselling author of THE HIGH FLYER and A QUESTION OF INTEGRITY. schovat popis

WHEN YOU LIVE THE DREAM, YOU LIVE THE CONSEQUENCES... Cool, blonde Carter Graham is a successful lawyer who believes she is well on the way to reaching all the goals listed in her glamorous life plan: first-class job, a stylish flat in London, and marriage to the man of her dreams, Kim Betz. But Carter forgot that sometimes the best laid dreams turn into nightmares. Kim's ex-wife Sophie starts to stalk her and Kim turns from being the self-contained, controlled husband into a man who lies not only about his past but about his present. Carter finds herself drawn into an expanding web of deceit, corruption and evil which eventually threatens not only her sanity but her life. What is it that Sophie is trying so hard to tell her? Who is the sinister Mrs Mayfield, who has such an influence on Kim? And what is the significance of the other new man in Carter's life, her secretary Eric Tucker? Carter seeks help from the healers of St. Benets, the enigmatic Nicholas Darrow, the eccentric Lewis Hall, and kind, thoughtful Alice but even they cannot save her from a searing ordeal as she struggles to uncover the truth about the tormented man she has married.

The work of a mesmerising storyteller' Daily Telegraph

'We were seventeen when our parents died...Alexander and I did not realise at first that we were destitute. It was Sir Charles Stowell, a friend of my father's who finally told us the my father's forutnes and estates, including even the town house in London where we had lived all our lives with our mother, had reverted to my father's wife in Manchester. My father had been mcuh too gay and carefree to bother to make a will to provide for his mistress and the tiwns she had borne him...' When her parents die in a road accident, Marianne, illegitimate daughter of a French emigree and an English gentleman, loses her home and all her wordly goods. She faces life as a governess until she meets Axel Branson, a man who must marry within the year in order to inherit his father's wealth. Marianne grabs at the chance of a respectable marriage. A remote house in the Kent Marshes is now her home. But distrust of her husband and fear of the house seem to roll in as steadily as the sea mist...

In diesem Werk wird er an die raue Küste von England nach Clougly entführt, wo Sarah mit ihrem Mann Jon seine Cousine besuchen. Eigentlich sind sie von Kanada in ihre Heimat London gekommen, um sich das Ja-Wort zu geben. Doch das düstere Geheimnis um den Tod von Sophia, der ersten Frau von Jon, liegt über den Feierlichkeiten. Nach einem mysteriösen Drohanrufer, der ihn als Mörder an seiner ersten Frau anklagt, gibt es eine Blitzhochzeit, damit seine Frau niemals hinter die wahren Hintergründe ihres Todes kommt. Auf der Suche nach dem Anrufer kommen alle Personen, die am Tag von Sophias Tod in Clougly waren, wieder in Clougly zusammen. Für Sarah wird dieser Trip jedoch zum absoluten Alptraum. Nicht nur, dass sie ihren Mann ständig mit einer anderen Frau zusammen sieht, sondern auch die Tatsache, dass ihre Vorgängerin hier den Tod fand, werfen dunkle Schatten auf die Etappe ihrer Hochzeitsreise. Als Sarah dann noch hinter ein unglaubliches Geheimnis kommt, ist klar, dass der wahre Mörder ein weiteres Mal zuschlagen muss. Ein Wettlauf um Leben und Tod beginnt.

Milionář Jon Towers se vrací z Kanady do Cornwallu, kde před lety přišel o první ženu. Za záhadných okolností se zřítila z útesu do moře. Byla to vražda, sebevražda nebo pouze nešťastná náhoda? A hrozí totéž i jeho nové nastávající?

The rich and mighty saga of a wealthy and titled English family in Ireland during the 19th century.

Tödlicher Sand - bk1004; Fritz Molden Verlag; Susan Howatch; pocket_book; 1976

Een jonge, ambitieuze, anglicaanse geestelijke krijgt van zijn aartsbisschop opdracht een collega-bisschop, die van ontoelaatbaar seksueel gedrag verdacht wordt, te bespioneren.

Three generations of drama, passion and turmoil... A glorious, full-blooded novel brimming with memorable characters which centres on Cashelmara, the coldly beautiful Georgian house in Galway, ancestral home of Edward de Salis. Charged with emotion, the fast-moving plot follows the turbulent fortunes of an aristocratic Victorian family through half a century of furious encounters, ill-advised liaisons and bitter-sweet interludes of love.

England, um 1940: ein Geistlicher führt mit Frau und Kindern ein zufriedenes Leben, bis er eines Tages einer jungen, begehrenswerten Frau begegnet.

Welsh heir Robert Godwin knows everything about his powerful family's interests, but what does he know of his own heart? Tucked in the hills of South Wales is Oxmoon, the ancestral estate of the Godwin family. In the summers before 1914, music streams through the family home as the Godwins, at the height of their prosperity, dance in the ballroom with their guests. But despite the remarkable talents of heir-apparent Robert Godwin, the fates have a rough, tough ride planned for him and those he loves. Fortunes shift during two world wars, disastrous love affairs leave the family battered, and finally jealousy threatens to destroy Oxmoon and all it symbolizes. Based on a true story that has been updated to modern times, "The Wheel of Fortune" is a timeless tale of love, hatred, revenge, redemption, and forgiveness. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.

Uprostřed horkého newyorského léta otřese poklidným životem Claire Sullivanové zoufalý telefonát její mladší sestry Giny. "Jsem v hrozné situaci - prosím tě, okamžitě prijeď." Pak se spojení náhle přeruší. Po Gině, která žije v Londýně, pátrá Scotland Yard bez úspěchu a tak se Claire rychle rozhodne a odlétá do Paříže a vzápětí do Londýna, kde je okamžitě vtažena do oslňujícího světa společenské smetánky, ve kterém se Gina pohybovala. Claire zjišťuje, že klíč k sestřinu zmizení skrývá příjemný a velmi pohledný Garth Cooper. Garth je muž mnoha tváří, a přestože Claire cítí , že ji jeho šarm neodolatelně přitahuje, začíná podléhat nejhoršímu podezření - zabil její sestru?

Uprostřed kouzelného a drsného prostředí Gowerského poloostrova leží nevelká usedlost, na níž poklidně žijí Colwynovi. Stejně mírumilovně vypadá i Společnost pro propagaci přírodní stravy, která si pronajme dvě křídla rodinného sídla. Ale její podivný mladý vůdce se vůbec nezamlouvá Evanovi, synu majetele panství, který se vrací po roce působení v Africe domů. Když k tomu přibudou dvě záhadná úmrtí „náhodných“ návštěvníků – multimilionáře a jeho maželky – a podivuhodné poblouznění Evanovy snoubenky, začne v něm narůstat podezření. Ke všemu se blíží 1. srpen – den svátku Lammas, který býval nejen staroanglickými dožínkami, ale také jedním z nejvýznamnějších sabatů Ďáblovy církve. A ve staré polorozbořené kapli se připravuje podivná slavnost. Je nejvyšší čas zasáhnout.

Twee mensen willen hun huwlijk dat gestrand is een nieuwe kans geven. Dit stuit op moeilijkheden omdat het zusje van de vrouw, dat met haar man een verhouding had, plotseling verdwenen is.

Visionen, die sich ebenso glücklich wie gefährlich erfüllen, bestimmen den dramatischen Lebensweg eines englischen Abtes in der 2. Hälfte dieses Jahrhunderts.

"Die Erben von Penmarric" und "Der Zauber von Oxmoon" machten Susan Howatch weltberühmt. Der vorliegende Roman führt ins England des Jahres 1963, eine Zeit der rebellierenden Jugend. Nach einem Streit mit dem Vater verläßt die 27jährige Venetia Flaxton ihr Elternhaus. Sie genießt das Leben in vollen Zügen und trotzdem fühlt sie sich leer und unausgefüllt. Da lernt sie einen Freund ihres Vaters, einen Dekan, kennen, dessem Charisma sie verfällt. Es bahnt sich eine Beziehung an, die die Grenzen des Erlaubten überschreitet. Ein Skandal ist unvermeidlich, denn der angesehene Kirchenmann ist verheiratet.