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Afterward
by Jennifer MathieuFrom the author of Moxie, soon to be a major Netflix production, directed by Amy Poehler.From the author of MOXIE, comes a moving story of self-discovery and the hope that comes with friendship.Ethan Jorgensen went on a bike ride four years ago, and has not been seen since ...When Caroline's little brother is kidnapped, his subsequent rescue leads to the discovery of Ethan, now fifteen years old. Caroline can't help but wonder what happened to her brother who has non-verbal autism and is not adjusting well to life back home. And there's only one person who knows the truth: Ethan.But Ethan isn't sure how he can help Caroline when he is fighting traumatic memories of his own time in captivity.One thing's for sure. Both Caroline and Ethan need a friend, and their best option just might be each other ...
Afterward: A Ghost Story for Christmas
by Edith Wharton SethA newly rich American couple buy an ancient manor house in England, where they hope to live out their days in solitude. One day, when the couple are gazing out at their grounds, they spy a mysterious stranger. When her husband disappears shortly after this eerie encounter, the wife learns the truth about the legend that haunts the ancient estate.
Afterward: A Novel
by Jennifer MathieuA tragic kidnapping leads to an unlikely friendship in this novel about finding light in the midst of darkness from the author of The Truth About Alice.When Caroline's little brother is kidnapped, his subsequent rescue leads to the discovery of Ethan, a teenager who has been living with the kidnapper since he was a young child himself. In the aftermath, Caroline can't help but wonder what Ethan knows about everything that happened to her brother, who is not readjusting well to life at home. And although Ethan is desperate for a friend, he can't see Caroline without experiencing a resurgence of traumatic memories. But after the media circus surrounding the kidnappings departs from their small Texas town, both Caroline and Ethan find that they need a friend--and their best option just might be each other.
Afterwards
by Patricia Cumming"All the poems are about survival. Patricia Cumming speaks with unblinking carefulness." --New: American and Canadian Poetry
Afterwards
by Rachel SeiffertRachel Seiffert's first book, The Dark Room, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, announced the arrival of a major writer; Afterwards fulfills that promise with a stunning novel about war and its brutal after-effect.Alice is the protagonist of Afterwards, but this book is about the guilt harboured by people around her. There are two men in her life: her maternal grandfather, David, recently widowed, and her boyfriend, Joseph, each of whom keeps his past from his loved ones. David served in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion; Joseph, during a stint in the British army, served in Northern Ireland. Both, we learn, live with the memory of having killed in the line of duty. As Alice's relationship with Joseph develops, she senses there is something about his past that he keeps hidden. This is particularly galling given the personal and emotional details she has revealed to him (namely, that Alice has never met her father, and her attempts to establish an epistolary relationship with him in adulthood foundered). After her grandmother's death, Alice finds the time spent with her grandfather awkward. She doesn't know him the way she did her grandmother, but feels obliged to visit and offer support. Gradually, it emerges that David's cold manner is traceable to events in Kenya, where he and his wife met. And as Alice tries to get to the bottom of Joseph's reticence, a series of heated family discussions brushes ever closer to David's secrets.From the Hardcover edition.
Afterwards
by Rosamund LuptonFrom the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Sister comes a compelling, thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child. The school is on fire. Her children are inside. Grace runs toward the burning building, desperate to reach them. In the aftermath of the devastating fire which tears her family apart, Grace embarks on a mission to find the person responsible and protect her children from further harm. This fire was not an accident, and her daughter Jenny may still be in grave danger. Grace is the only one who can discover the culprit, and she will do whatever it takes to save her family and find out who committed the crime that rocked their lives. While unearthing truths about her life that may help her find answers, Grace learns more about everyone around her -- and finds she has courage she never knew she possessed. Powerful and beautiful, with a riveting story and Lupton's trademark elegant style that made Sister such a sweeping success, Afterwards explores the depths of a mother's unswerving love.
Afterwards, You're Far Away: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jiong BaoAfter so many years, Ye Yining saw Gu Xizhou again.He was just like the aloof and proud youth from many years ago. He had passed through the time when people went to live, and it seemed that he came only for her.Only, there was no longer any reflection that belonged to her in his eyes.He was clearly the lover he loved the most, but now, he was standing not too far away from her, yet his words were like a heavy hammer that struck her heart one word at a time.
Afterwards: The Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller
by Rosamund LuptonBoth a Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller, Afterwards is the second sensational novel from the international bestselling author of Sister, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours.'I guarantee this novel will touch everyone' Jeffery DeaverThere is a fire and they are in there. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who's still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.Praise for Afterwards:'In Afterwards, we see a master's touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poet's sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyone' Jeffery Deaver'A bold, impossible-to-categorise and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn't just good - she's wickedly good' Seattle Times'In a Lovely Bones-style conceit...Lupton works her theme of the corrosive effects of ambition with insight and gusto'Guardian'A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal...How Lupton pulls this off, making it believable even to this skeptical reviewer, is a wonder. Like the author's remarkable debut, Sister, a major subtext here is the all-powerful tug of family bonds. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn't just good - she's wickedly good' Seattle Times'I became insanely gripped . . . The word "compelling" is used lightly of mystery and crime novels - this one will define it for you' Daily Mail'Extraordinary...heart-stopping' Mail on Sunday'Loved The Time Traveler's Wife? This is even better' Company'Lupton takes her readers on a totally harrowing ride as she melds a suspenseful procedure with an emotionally fraught drama. Within a taut and sinuous narrative, heartbreak over a broken family vies with fear that the arsonist will return...Masterful pacing and a highly charged atmosphere combine to make this an exceptionally gripping read' Booklist, starred review'Lupton pushes the boundaries of our imagination with the manner in which the mystery is solved, creating a stunningly good read that's impossible to second-guess. A literary crime novel that's as clever in its premise as it is well written' Glamour'Chillingly good' Red Magazine
Afterwards: The Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller
by Rosamund LuptonBoth a Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller, Afterwards is the second sensational novel from the international bestselling author of Sister, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours.'I guarantee this novel will touch everyone' Jeffery DeaverThere is a fire and they are in there. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who's still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.Praise for Afterwards:'In Afterwards, we see a master's touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poet's sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyone' Jeffery Deaver'A bold, impossible-to-categorise and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn't just good - she's wickedly good' Seattle Times'In a Lovely Bones-style conceit...Lupton works her theme of the corrosive effects of ambition with insight and gusto'Guardian'A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal...How Lupton pulls this off, making it believable even to this skeptical reviewer, is a wonder. Like the author's remarkable debut, Sister, a major subtext here is the all-powerful tug of family bonds. Afterwards proves that Lupton isn't just good - she's wickedly good' Seattle Times'I became insanely gripped . . . The word "compelling" is used lightly of mystery and crime novels - this one will define it for you' Daily Mail'Extraordinary...heart-stopping' Mail on Sunday'Loved The Time Traveler's Wife? This is even better' Company'Lupton takes her readers on a totally harrowing ride as she melds a suspenseful procedure with an emotionally fraught drama. Within a taut and sinuous narrative, heartbreak over a broken family vies with fear that the arsonist will return...Masterful pacing and a highly charged atmosphere combine to make this an exceptionally gripping read' Booklist, starred review'Lupton pushes the boundaries of our imagination with the manner in which the mystery is solved, creating a stunningly good read that's impossible to second-guess. A literary crime novel that's as clever in its premise as it is well written' Glamour'Chillingly good' Red Magazine
Afterwards: The Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller
by Rosamund LuptonThere is a fire and they are in There. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who's still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.
Afterwards: heart-breaking, emotional and truly uplifting
by Charlotte LeonardThis is the story of loss – and what happens afterwards… When Emma gets home after work one evening, she calls hello to her husband Jay, as she always does. Stepping into the kitchen, she sees he has done the shopping, as she had reminded him to; remembered to buy peppercorns; has bought her flowers. Everything is neatly put away. But Jay is not there. He is upstairs. And he has ended his own life, seemingly out of nowhere and leaving no note to explain. A photographer, all Jay has left behind is his camera containing five photographs, which are unlike his other work. Desperately trying to comprehend the incomprehensible and struggling to cope in a house that no longer feels like home, Emma follows the images to Cornwall, beginning a journey in which old relationships are re-written and new ones are formed. As the visual mystery of each photograph unfolds, Emma finds herself unravelling and perilously close to breaking point. But could her unlikely salvation lie in the sea, a small community of swimmers and the promise of something Emma thought she didn&’t want?&‘Truly beautiful&’ Debbie Johnson'A stunning story about love, longing and learning to live again after loss. Utterly immersive, and brimming with exquisite prose, AFTERWARDS is a thought-provoking and powerful debut with a message of hope at its heart. Emma's journey is guaranteed to stay with you long after you turn the final page' Holly Miller
Afterwife
by Polly WilliamsSophie Brady is a force of nature--funny, beautiful, and devoted to all the people in her life--even in death. After a traffic accident cuts her life tragically short, Sophie finds herself attending her own funeral (on time, no less) and watching the reactions of those she holds most dear. Sophie's darling, gorgeous husband Ollie is heartbroken, trying to father their young son while working out how to use the washing machine. Furthermore, he's absolutely clueless about his new status as most eligible bachelor in the neighborhood. Sophie is determined to help her husband find love again, with the right sort of woman, of course. Luckily, she's not the only one looking out for Ollie. Her best friend Jenny is ignoring her own pain by helping him navigate the murky waters of widower-hood. But as she grows closer to Sophie's husband, Jenny unearths secrets that make her question how well she knew her friend, and where the line between loyalty and love ends...
Afterworld
by Lois WaldenA multi-layered, multi-generational saga set in Louisiana in the days before Hurricane Katrina, and in a place called Afterworld. For the Duvalier family, sugar cane is both their blessing and their curse. Their story is rich, tragic and funny. It steams and heaves with sugar, sex, drink, deviance and depravity.
Afterworld
by Lois WaldenA multi-layered, multi-generational saga set in Louisiana in the days before Hurricane Katrina, and in a place called Afterworld. For the Duvalier family, sugar cane is both their blessing and their curse. Their story is rich, tragic and funny. It steams and heaves with sugar, sex, drink, deviance and depravity.
Afterworlds
by Scott WesterfeldDarcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. Arriving in New York with no apartment or friends she wonders whether she's made the right decision until she falls in with a crowd of other seasoned and fledgling writers who take her under their wings...Told in alternating chapters is Darcy's novel, a suspenseful thriller about Lizzie, a teen who slips into the 'Afterworld' to survive a terrorist attack. But the Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead and as Lizzie drifts between our world and that of the Afterworld, she discovers that many unsolved - and terrifying - stories need to be reconciled. And when a new threat resurfaces, Lizzie learns her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she loves and cares about most.
Afterworlds
by Scott WesterfeldFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a smart, thought-provoking novel-within-a-novel that you won't be able to put down.Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she's taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing. Over the course of a year, Darcy finishes her book, faces critique, and falls in love. Woven into Darcy's personal story is her novel, Afterworlds, a suspenseful thriller about a teen who slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack. The Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead, and where many unsolved--and terrifying--stories need to be reconciled. Like Darcy, Lizzie too falls in love...until a new threat resurfaces, and her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she cares about most.
Aftrap: Schaduwplanten een nabije toekomst Deel 1
by Philipp SchmidtDe eerste missies in de donkere straten van Berlijn en Edinburgh. De dakgoothoeders Flocke, Sligo, Bisam, Wasp, Orca en Bulldog komen samen. en al gauw komen ze terecht in een strijd om te overleven. Komen ze hier levend uit? Een adembenemend verhaal begint. Achtergrond van de serie: De jaren 2038 - 2060. Dit zijn donkere jaren, jaren van chaos, jaren van onrust. Megacorporaties hebben de macht gegrepen en hebben de macht overgenomen... regeringen in de grootste mate. Kartels en bendes domineren de Straten. De wereld staat op de rand van de afgrond. Tussen licht en schaduw, tussen goed en kwaad, de toestand van Goothoeder voor het overleven en binnenkort het lot van de hele planeet.
Afvoer
by Edward Hendriks Adri De NeckerMoeg en teleurgesteld oor die lewe probeer Janne om in die bad te ontspan. Een-en-veertig jaar. Wonend in ‘n klein woonstelletjie. Verlate deur haar vrien. Die bliksem. Haar bene is slap, daar is te veel grys in haar hare. Om nie van die plooi op haar gesig te praat nie. Te oud om nog kinders te kon hê. Wat als gegee sou word om die horlosie te kon terug draai. Om die lewe ‘n ander wending te laan neem. Soms , net soms kom wense waar. Sien jy die stortputjie, waardeur die water in die afvoer kolk? Konsentreer jy op die beweging van die water. Gee jouself voor en laat jouself meevoer na die badkamers van jou verlede. Maar pasop vir wat jy doen. Jou keuses kan verreikende gevolge hê.
Aga verliest zijn strepen (De Junglies Boek 1 #1)
by Francois Keyser Debbie Verschueren"Aga verliest zijn strepen" is het eerste boek van "De Junglies"-reeks en stelt ons alle personages voor: een tijger, een olifant, een giraf, een konijn en een aap. Ze hebben een mensenvriend, beter bekend als "Jungleman". In "Aga verliest zijn strepen", verliest Aga de tijger zijn strepen. Of toch niet? Volg het verhaal om er achter te komen wat er precies met Aga's strepen is gebeurd en of hij ze zal terugvinden. Het verhaal is geschreven als een les voor jonge lezers om te begrijpen dat ze nooit bang moeten zijn om toe te geven als ze een fout hebben gemaakt. "De Junglies" heeft als centraal thema "Eenheid in Diversiteit", aangezien alle personages worden voorgesteld als verschillende dieren die samenwerken om hun uitdagingen te overwinnen. "Jungleman" stelt de ideale relatie tussen de mens en de natuur voor en helpt de vrienden waar nodig. "De Junglies"-reeks is ideaal voor jonge lezers om meer te leren over bedreigde diersoorten, omdat elk personage wordt voorgesteld door een dier dat met een bedreigde sub-diersoort. Zelfs konijnen! "De Junglies"-reeks is geïnspireerd om de oudste dochter van de auteur. "De Junglies"-boeken zijn geschikt voor jonge lezers van 4 tot 8 jaar.
Aga verloor sy strepe
by Francois Keyser Elrika KeyserWelkom in die wereld van "Die Woudties" "Die Woudties" is 'n reeks kinderboeke wat vertel van die unieke avonture van 5 dieremaats. Elke boek in "Die Woudties" reeks is geskryf met 'n les vir jong lesers om te leer. Die les in hierdie boek is dat ons altyd eerlik moet wees. In hierdie boek verloor Aga, die tier sy strepe- of doen hy? Kuier saam met die dieremaats terwyl hulle na Aga se verlore strepe soek en leer dat dit altyd beter is om die waarheid te praat. Francois se oudste dogter was sy inspirasie om "Die Woudties" te skryf. "Die Woudties" is oorspronklik in Engels geskryf en staan in Engels bekend as "The Junglies". Vir meer inligting oor "The Junglies" en Francois besoek asseblief http://www.thejunglies.com of gaan kyk na " The Junglies" se bladsy op FaceBook by www.facebook.com/tigerloseshisstripes.
Agaat
by Marlene Van Niekerk Michiel Heyns"I was immediately mesmerized...Its beauty matches its depth and her achievement is as brilliant as it is haunting." --Toni Morrison Set in apartheid South Africa, Agaat portrays the unique, forty-year relationship between Milla, a sixty-seven-year-old white woman, and her black maidservant turned caretaker, Agaat. In 1950s South Africa, life for white farmers was full of promise--young and newly married, Milla raised a son and created her own farm out of a swathe of Cape mountainside with Agaat by her side. By the 1990s, Milla's family has fallen apart, the country she knew is on the brink of huge change, and all she has left are memories and her proud, contrary, yet affectionate guardian. With haunting, lyrical prose, Marlene van Niekerk creates a story about love and loyalty.
Agaat
by Marlene Van Niekerk Michiel HeynsSet in apartheid-era South Africa, "Agaat" portrays the unique relationship between Milla, a 67-year-old white woman, and her black maidservant turned caretaker, Agaat. The story moves back and forth in time as Milla, now completely paralyzed and dependent on Agaat's care, reviews her life and the complexities of their shared history.
Agaat
by Marlene Van Niekerk Michiel Heyns"I was immediately mesmerized...Its beauty matches its depth and her achievement is as brilliant as it is haunting." --Toni Morrison Set in apartheid South Africa, Agaat portrays the unique, forty-year relationship between Milla, a sixty-seven-year-old white woman, and her black maidservant turned caretaker, Agaat. In 1950s South Africa, life for white farmers was full of promise--young and newly married, Milla raised a son and created her own farm out of a swathe of Cape mountainside with Agaat by her side. By the 1990s, Milla's family has fallen apart, the country she knew is on the brink of huge change, and all she has left are memories and her proud, contrary, yet affectionate guardian. With haunting, lyrical prose, Marlene van Niekerk creates a story about love and loyalty.
Agaat
by Marlene Van Niekerk“I was immediately mesmerized . . . as brilliant as it is haunting.” —Toni Morrison In 1940s apartheid South Africa, Milla de Wet discovers a child abandoned in the fields of her family farm. Ignoring the warnings of friends and family, Milla brings the girl, Agaat, into her home. But the kindness is fleeting, as Milla makes Agaat her maidservant and, later, a nanny for her son. At turns cruel and tender, this relationship between a wealthy white woman and her Black maidservant is constantly fraught and shaped by a rigid social order. Decades later, Milla is confined to her bed with ALS, and is quickly losing her ability to communicate. Her family has fallen apart, her country is on the brink of change, and all she has left are her memories—and a reckoning with the only person who remains by her side: Agaat. In complex and devastating ways, the power shifts between the two women, mirroring the historic upheavals happening around them and revealing a shared lifetime of hopes, sacrifices, and control. Hailed as an international masterpiece, Marlene van Niekerk’s Agaat is a haunting and deeply layered saga of resilience, loyalty, betrayal, and how the passage of time cannot heal all wounds.
Agafya and Other Short Stories (Classics To Go)
by Anton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress.” This collection of ten of his best short stories include: Agafya An Actor's End An Adventure An Anonymous Story An Artist's Story An Avenger An Enigmatic Nature An Inadvertence An Incident An Inquiry