Lisa Jewell
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In the early hours of a summer morning, a young woman steps into the path of an oncoming bus. A tragic accident? Or suicide? At the center of this puzzle is Adrian Wolfe, a successful architect and grief-stricken widower, who, a year after his third wife's death, begins to investigate the cause. As Adrian looks back on their brief but seemingly happy marriage, disturbing secrets begin to surface. The divorces from his two previous wives had been amicable,...
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"After her grandmother Arlette's death, Betty is finally ready to begin her life. She had forfeited all the usual preoccupations of a woman her age in order to care for Arlette. Her will included a woman named Clara Pickle who presumably could be found at a London address. Now, having landed on a street corner in '90s Soho, Betty is determined to find the mysterious Clara. As Betty navigates the ups and downs of city life and begins working as a nanny,...
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"Eleven years ago, Jem Catterick and Ralph McLeary fell deeply in love. They thought it would be forever, that they'd found their happy ending. As everyone agreed, they were the perfect couple. Then two became four, and an apartment became a house. Romantic nights out became sleepless nights in. And they soon found that life wasn't quite so simple anymore. But through it all, Jem and Ralph still loved each other. Of course they did. Now Jem is back...
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1990. Please write and tell me why you should live here. Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house with too many bedrooms to count as a wedding present from his father, but his marriage is over within a month. Very alone, and very lonely, Toby posts an advertisement seeking the Unexpectedly Alone to become his roommates. Fifteen years later, the wayward souls he takes in are still living with him, with no intention of leaving. 2004. Please tell me...
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Shy and gawky, Ana has always daydreamed about living the life of her exotic half-sister Bee, a pop singer who had a #1 hit single before she inexplicably vanished from the celebrity scene. When Bee turns up dead, Ana is dispatched to the big city to clear out her apartment. Instantly seduced by the second-hand glamour of Bee's baubles, bangles, and bottles of Pierre-Jouet, Ana takes up with Bee's wild club-hopping cronies. News of a missing cat and...
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Brothers Tony, Sean, and Ned had the perfect upbringing, but now that they are grown-up, real life is starting to get in the way. Tony's dealing with divorce and a weight problem, novelist Sean is up against a serious case of writer's block and a shock announcement from his 'perfect' new girlfriend, and their parents have a new lodger, Gervase. Why is Bernie, their mother, so keen to give this unsavory waif a home? And what is the real reason for...
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Ever wondered what happened to your first love? Imagine bumping into them twelve years later and realizing you still fancy them rotten. That's exactly what happens to Dig Ryan when he sees Delilah again. Now imagine you're Nadine. You and Dig have been best friends for fifteen years. And you've finally realized that you're in love with him. So when Delilah—who was always your nemesis—returns, you're mad with jealousy and can't help behaving...
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Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates—until, that is, the gorgeous Jemima moves in. Then suddenly they're bickering about a lot more than who drank the last beer. Of course, Jem knows that one of them is the man for her—but is it Ralph or Smith? Upstairs, Karl and Siobhan have been happily unmarried for fifteen years—until, that is, Cheri moves into the flat above theirs. Cheri's got her eye on Karl and doesn't see why she...
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From adolescent snogging to apartment shares, relationships, career crises and children, Vince and Joy is the unforgettable story of two lives lived separately but forever entwined. Back in the 80s, teenagers Vince and Joy met, fell desperately in love, parted, and never quite said goodbye. Now, nearly twenty years later, they've both begun to ask themselves if that long-ago romance was the enduring love they've been searching for...
13) Widzę cię
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Wróciłaś do domu po czterech latach pracy za granicą, przywożąc ze sobą męża. Chciałabyś znaleźć własny kąt. Ale na razie koczujesz w pokoju gościnnym swojego starszego brata. I wtedy -- całkiem nieoczekiwanie -- spotykasz mężczyznę z sąsiedztwa. To dyrektor miejscowego liceum. Jest od ciebie dwa razy starszy. I niezwykle atrakcyjny. Wkrótce zdajesz sobie sprawę, że go obserwujesz. Cały czas .Nie wiesz jednak tego, że ktoś...
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Inspektor Samuel Owusu zostaje wezwany nad brzeg Tamizy do makabrycznego odkrycia. Po zbadaniu znalezionych nad rzeką fragmentów zwłok okazuje się, że są one powiązane z niewyjaśnioną sprawą potrójnego morderstwa sprzed trzydziestu lat. Rachel Rimmer również przeżywa szok. Otrzymuje wiadomość, że jej mąż został znaleziony martwy w piwnicy swojego domu we Francji. Okoliczności wskazują na działania intruza, ale policja prosi...
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Miała piętnaście lat i była ukochaną córką swojej matki.Miała przed sobą całe życie.I nagle, w mgnieniu oka, Ellie zniknęła.Po dziesięciu latach Laurel wciąż nie straciła nadziei, że znajdzie Ellie. I wtedy spotyka czarującego, charyzmatycznego nieznajomego, który robi na niej piorunujące wrażenie.Jednak naprawdę zapiera jej dech, kiedy poznaje jego dziewięcioletnią córkę.Bo jego córka jest obrazem Ellie.Wszystkie pytania...
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Wszystko zaczęło się już pierwszego dnia, kiedy znalazłam kartonowy znak przybity do płotu. Ktoś napisał na nim: `Kop tutaj`. Tak właśnie zrobiła.W ten sposób pisarka kryminałów, Sophie, trafiła na sprawę zaginięcia nastolatki z Upfield Common. Kobieta przeprowadziła się w te okolice ze swoim partnerem, który w lokalnej szkole objął posadę dyrektora. Jednak tęsknota za Londynem sprawia, że nie potrafi odnaleźć się w nowym...
19) Idealna rodzina
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Niedługo po swoich dwudziestych piątych urodzinach Libby Jones dostaje list, na który czekała przez całe życie. Wkrótce poznaje tożsamość swoich biologicznych rodziców oraz dowiaduje się, że jest wyłączną dziedziczką wartej fortunę posiadłości. Dziewczyna zaczyna powoli rozumieć, że w jej życiu odtąd już nic nie będzie takie samo. Z czasem Libby poznaje historię pewnego domu, do którego dwadzieścia pięć lat wcześniej...