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A monumental novel capturing how one man comes to terms with the mutable past. 'A masterpiece... I would urge you to read - and re-read ' Daily Telegraph **Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction** Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired. He's had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyer's letter is about to prove.
He strode to the door, and all the men jumped to their feet, ready to follow him, dragged into this hot-headed venture by the mere force of one man's towering passion. They followed Pierre like sheep—sheep that have momentarily become intoxicated—sheep that have become fierce—a strange sight truly—and yet one that the man in the tattered coat who had done so much speechifying lately, watched with eager interest and presently related with great wealth of detail to M. de Mirabeau the champion of the people...FROM THE BOOKS.
Shattered Family Shattered Family is the true story of both a direct and extended family and others impacted by a number of real-life sociopath and/or sociopath type predators/abusers. This book describes such predators thought patterns (what is known of them), behaviors, scams, plots and various abuses in detailed form as well as the typical personality traits of both the predators and their victims. Some of this book is presented in journal or memoir form while other portions are in essay and list form. This book is a great asset for victims, support persons for victims, family members and others. This is particularly true since Shattered Family describes forms of abuse most would not be a...
The first in-depth look at a television phenomenon.
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Par une nuit d'hiver, Christiane Heggan Une femme étendue dans une rue de New York, par une froide nuit d'hiver. Drapée dans un long manteau noir, un bras replié sur son ventre arrondi, elle semble dormir... Mais à son poignet, sous son lourd bracelet en or, son pouls a cessé de battre à jamais. Lorsque Zoe Forster, dessinatrice renommée au New York Herald, découvre le corps sans vie de la jeune femme, elle s'empresse d'aller chercher de l'aide. Quand les secours arrivent sur les lieux du crime, c'est la stupéfaction : le cadavre a disparu. Devant l'incrédulité de la police, Zoe décide de mener sa propre enquête, et finit par découvrir le nom de la belle inconnue : Lola Malone. Un nom qui la frappe en plein cœur. Car Lola, chanteuse au Blue Moon, était l'employée de Rick, l'ex-mari de Zoe. Zoe s'était juré de ne plus jamais revoir Rick. Mais, contraints de faire équipe, tous deux vont alors tenter de comprendre comment le cadavre a disparu - et remonter ensuite la piste jusqu'au tueur...
Vous avez aimé Gone Girl ? Big Little Lies ? Vous allez adorer La Preuve des contraires. Octobre 2015. Le téléphone sonne chez Julia et Tony Hall, qui vivent une existence paisible dans leur grande maison du Maine. Tony répond puis se rue au chevet de son frère, Nick. Celui-ci vient d'être admis aux urgences après avoir été violemment agressé la veille par un inconnu rencontré dans un bar. Le monde de Tony s'effondre. Et plus encore lorsque l'inspecteur Rice, chargé de l'enquête, commence à douter du témoignage de Nick. Si Tony est prêt à tout pour sauver son frère, Julia, elle, est prête à tout pour sauver son mari à la dérive. Février 2019. Le téléphone sonne à nouveau chez les Hall. Au bout du fil, l'inspecteur Rice, à qui Julia n'a pas parlé depuis des années. À la retraite, malade, celui-ci demande à la voir. Il a des révélations à lui faire sur cette affaire qui n'a cessé de l'obséder, des révélations qui vont remettre en question toutes les apparences. Mensonges, crimes, obsessions : ne vous fiez pas surtout pas au visage paisible des banlieues américaines.
Tony was taken in at the age of three by Mary Hynes and Janet Simons, after being separated from his mother, who suffered from schizophrenia. After that time, he was shuffled in and out of his grandmothers home before being placed in an orphanage, where he remained for one year. After a tumultuous court battle, he went home with the only two women brave enough to raise me. However, neither he nor his guardians could have imagined the trials awaiting their family after the proceedings ended.