Katy Gardner Livres

A critical look at how a non-traditional, technocratic development industry is failing the societies it professes to help

Cass Bainbridge is being stalked. New job, new home, new life: Cass has moved to Brighton to start over as a lecturer at the university. But she's already acquired some unwanted baggage. Someone's watching her, they've even taken photos. She's being followed, too. And then there are the anonymous and threatening emails she's receiving. With an unknown assailant attacking students on campus, Cass fears for her life. Is she to be the next random victim? Or is there a more sinister reason she's been targeted?

This is the story of Gemma and me: how I lost her, I suppose. I don't usually tell it to anyone but myself; I save it for the darkest moments. Losing Gemma, Katy's Gardners debut novel about adventure, losing your best friend, and self-discovery, has been translates into twelve languages and compared to Alex Garland's breakthrough novel, The Beach, among many others. This time, the backpacking heroes are girls. What makes Losing Gemma truly unforgettable, is the read itself; it's an impossibly suspenseful novel that's as gripping as it is psychologically rich. Two young women have gone looking for adventure, backpacking through India—but only one returns. The other one believes it's all her fault. And the mystery behind what really happened during their fateful visit to a secluded shrine compels the reader forward to a page-turning conclusion that's shocking, strange, and haunting.

Als Melanie Stenning thuis met haar dochtertje verstoppertje speelt, blijkt dat Poppy na het aftellen écht verdwenen is. Hiermee begint voor Melanie een ware nachtmerrie. Ze verdenkt eerst haar man Simon ervan haar dochtertje te hebben ontvoerd; zij en Simon hebben flinke problemen gehad en Melanie speelt al een tijd met het idee hem te verlaten. Bang en in paniek vindt ze onderdak bij een bevriende buurvrouw, de alleenstaande, hoogzwangere Trish. Maar dan beginnen de problemen pas echt...