Rosamund Lupton
Author
Language
English
Description
When New York designer Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch telling her that her younger sister, art student Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. But as she learns about the circumstances surrounding her sister's disappearance, she is stunned to discover how little she actually knows about her sister's life -- and how unprepared she is for the terrifying truths she must now face. Beatrice and Tess have...
2) Afterwards
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the acclaimed bestseller Sister comes a gripping, thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child. The school was on fire, and Grace's last memory is of trying to reach her daughter, Jenny, trapped inside the inferno. While their burned bodies are frantically cared for by doctors, Grace and Jenny awaken in the hospital in a strange in-between state. When they learn that someone purposefully set the fire, and...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Eine dramatische Verfolgungsjagd mitten im erbarmungslosen Winter in Alaska
Die englische Physikerin Yasmin fliegt mit ihrer gehörlosen Tochter nach Alaska, um ihren Mann Matt zu treffen, der dort einen Dokumentarfilm dreht. Doch die Polizei empfängt sie mit der entsetzlichen Nachricht, dass Matt weit oben im Polarkreis umgekommen ist. Das kann und will Yasmin nicht glauben. Zusammen mit der zehnjährigen Ruby macht sie sich auf eine lebensgefährliche...
4) Hermana
Author
Language
Español
Description
Cuando Beatrice recibe una llamada de su madre que le dice que su hermana pequeña ha desaparecido, regresa inmediatamente a Londres. Pero conforme averigua las circunstancias de la desaparición de Tess, descubre lo poco que en realidad sabía de la vida de su hermana.
5) Después
Author
Language
Español
Description
Un día perfecto, un crimen terrible. En una tarde tranquila, Grace advierte que la escuela donde estudia su hijo Adam, de ocho años, y donde trabaja su hija Jenny, de diecisiete, está en llamas. Consigue localizar a su hijo, que está fuera de peligro, pero se da cuenta de que su hija sigue en su interior, de modo que irrumpe en el edificio para salvarla.
Cuando recupera la conciencia, Grace se encuentra en el hospital y tanto ella como su hija...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in the extreme landscape of Alaska, THE QUALITY OF SILENCE follows the story of Yasmin and her deaf daughter Ruby. Yasmin arrives in Alaska to be told her husband, Matt, is dead, the victim of a catastrophic accident. Yasmin, unable to accept this as truth, sets out into the frozen winter landscape, taking Ruby with her in search of answers. But as a storm closes in, Yasmin realises that a very human danger may be keeping pace with them. And with...
Author
Series
Wen xue ren sheng volume 4
Publisher
Tian xia yuan jian chu ban gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2011
Language
中文