Diese Autorin erforscht die Komplexität menschlicher Beziehungen und das Innenleben ihrer Charaktere mit einer unverwechselbaren und einfühlsamen Prosa. Ihre Schriften tauchen in die emotionalen Landschaften gewöhnlicher Menschen ein und offenbaren tiefgreifende Wahrheiten über Motivation und Verletzlichkeit. Mit einem scharfen Blick für Details und einem nuancierten Verständnis für psychologische Tiefe schafft sie Erzählungen, die sowohl fesselnd als auch zum Nachdenken anregend sind. Ihr Werk zeichnet sich durch die Fähigkeit aus, Empathie zu wecken und neue Perspektiven auf die menschliche Verfassung zu bieten.
Ein Kind verschwindet spurlos, ein nicht enden wollender Albtraum beginnt … Die Ärztin Emma begleitet ihren Ehemann Adam mit den gemeinsamen Kindern Alice, Zoë und Sam für ein Jahr nach Botswana, wo Adam an einem Forschungsprojekt arbeiten soll. Das vermeintliche Abenteuer ihres Lebens entpuppt sich jedoch als Albtraum, denn eines Abends verschwindet Sam spurlos. Die verzweifelte Suche nach ihm bleibt erfolglos, und die ganze Familie droht daran zu zerbrechen. Schließlich kehren sie zurück nach England. Doch es scheint unmöglich, in ihren Alltag zurückzukehren. Denn auch ein Jahr nach Sams Verschwinden plagt Emma die Ungewissheit. Was geschah damals wirklich in Afrika?
Ein fremder Mensch lebt in deinem Haus ... Es ist deine Tochter. Jenny Malcom ist sich sicher, alles im Griff zu haben. Ihren Job als Ärztin, ihre Rolle als Mutter von drei Teenagern und ihre Ehe. Alles läuft perfekt. Bis zu dem Abend, an dem ihre fünfzehnjährige Tochter nicht nach Hause kommt. Bange Stunden des Hoffens folgen, bis klar wird: Naomi ist spurlos verschwunden. Und plötzlich bricht Jennys perfekt organisierte Welt zusammen. Während die Ermittlungen der Polizei auf Hochtouren laufen, steht die Familie Malcom vor den Trümmern ihres Lebens. Und Jenny beginnt zu ahnen, dass sie ihre Tochter doch nicht so gut kannte, wie sie immer gedacht hat …
Die Ärztin Emma begleitet ihre Familie für ein Jahr nach Botswana, wo ihr Sohn Sam plötzlich verschwindet. Die verzweifelte Suche bleibt erfolglos und belastet die Familie schwer. Nach ihrer Rückkehr nach England bleibt Emma mit der Ungewissheit über das Geschehene in Afrika zurück.
Exploring a boundary-breaking love affair, this psychological suspense novel delves into the complex relationship between a doctor and her patient. As the story unfolds, shocking twists reveal the darker sides of obsession and morality, challenging the characters' ethics and emotions. Jane Shemilt, an Edgar-nominated and bestselling author, crafts a gripping narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats, questioning the nature of love and the consequences of crossing professional lines.
Their children are friends first. They hit it off immediately, as kids do. And so the parents are forced to get to know each other. Three wildly different couples. Three marriages, floundering. There are barbecues, dinner parties, a holiday in Greece. An affair begins, resentments flare, and despite it all the three women become closer. Unnoticed their children run wild. The couples are so busy watching each other that they forget to watch their children. Until tragedy strikes. But the summer wont be over until our story twists, and twists again, while three families search desperately for answers. Because while they have been looking the other way, evil has crept into their safe little world and every parent's biggest nightmare is about to come true . . . Big Little Lies meets Little Fires Everywhere in this tense domestic thriller from the bestselling author of Richard and Judy sensation Daughter.
A mother grapples with overwhelming uncertainty, facing the challenges of her role in a world filled with doubt and fear. Her journey explores the depths of love, resilience, and the sacrifices made for her family. As she navigates her struggles, the story delves into the emotional turmoil and the strength required to confront life's unpredictability, ultimately highlighting the power of hope and determination in the face of adversity.
'It's our son, Sam... someone took him. Please help us' Emma hoped that she and her family would return from their year abroad closer, with memories to last a lifetime. Instead, they returned minus one child. A year on, Emma is haunted by their son's disappearance, and feels further than ever from her husband. Is their child still out there somewhere? Will the mystery about what happened that night ever be unravelled? And, if the truth does come to light, will Emma's family be healed - or wrenched even further apart?
Over the course of a long, hot summer in London, the lives of three very different married couples collide when their children join the same tutoring circle, resulting in illicit relationships, shocking violence, and unimaginable fallout. There's Eve, a bougie earth mother with a well-stocked trust fund; she has three little ones, a blue-collar husband and is obsessed with her Instagrammable recipes and lifestyle. And Melissa, a successful interior designer whose casually cruel banker husband is careful not to leave visible bruises; she curates her perfectly thin body so closely she misses everything their teenage daughter is hiding. Then there's Grace, a young Zimbabwean immigrant, who lives in a high-rise housing project with her two children and their English father Martin, an award-winning but chronically broke novelist. As the weeks go by, the couples become very close; there are barbecues, garden parties, a holiday at a country villa in Greece. Resentments flare. An affair begins. Unnoticed, the children run wild. The couples are busily watching each other, so distracted and self-absorbed that they forget to watch their children. No one sees the five children at their secret games or realize how much their family dynamics are changing until tragedy strikes. The story twists and then twists again while the three families desperately search for answers. It's only as they begin to unravel the truth of what happened over the summer that they realize evil has crept quietly into their world. But has this knowledge come too late?
Rachel is a respected doctor who lives in a picturesque and affluent English village where her husband Nathan teaches at an elite private school. Competent, unflappable, and nearing 50, Rachel has everything in her life firmly in her control, even if some of its early luster has worn off. But one day a new patient arrives at her practice for emergency treatment. Luc is a French painter married to a wealthy American woman who?s just bought and restored a historic home on the edge of Rachel?s posh neighborhood. The couple has only recently arrived, but Luc is struggling with a mental disorder, and so he goes to the nearest clinic?to Rachel
