Salley Vickers Bücher

Sie besteht darauf, "Fräulein" genannt zu werden. Und es ist zu vermuten, dass sie unter ihren karierten Röcken Liebestöter trägt. Für Venedig ist Miss Garnet wahrscheinlich nicht gerüstet. Aber dann zieht die Stadt sie in ihren Bann und macht sie mit der Liebe, dem Licht - und einem verschwundenen Engelsgemälde bekannt...

Ein schrulliger Schriftsteller, der seinen einstigen Bestseller überarbeiten will, ein verschlafenes Dorf im englischen Dartmoor mit allerlei eigenwilligen Bewohnern und eine ungeahnt himmlische Dimension, die hinter alldem steht: Der englischen Bestsellerautorin Salley Vickers ist mit ihrem neuen Buch eine furiose Mischung aus leichtfüßiger Unterhaltung und philosophischem Tiefgang gelungen.

'There is no cure for being alive.' Thus speaks Dr David McBride, a psychiatrist for whom death exerts an unusual draw. As a young child, he witnessed the death of his six-year-old brother and it is this traumatic event which has shaped his own personality and choice of profession. One day, a failed suicide, Elizabeth Cruikshank, is admitted to his hospital. She is unusually reticent and it is not until he recalls a painting by Caravaggio that she finally yields up her story. We learn of Elizabeth Cruikshank's dereliction of trust, and the man she has lost, through David's narration. As her story unfolds, David finds his own life being touched by her account and a haunting sense that the 'other side' of his elusive patient has a strange resonance for him, too.

The ancient cathedral of Chartres, with its mismatched spires and stunning stained glass, holds a unique charm, much like Agnès Morel, the enigmatic woman who cleans it each morning. Discovered by Abbé Paul two decades ago, her origins remain a mystery to those around her, including the disorganized Professor Jones, Philippe Nevers, who relies on her care for his family, and the irreverent restorer Alain Fleury, who is captivated by her presence. Despite their uncertainty about her past, everyone agrees that Agnès is subtly changing their lives. However, a chance encounter in the cathedral brings her history back to light, stirring malicious rumors from the prejudiced Madame Beck and her gossipy friend, Madame Picot. As the whispers grow more hurtful, Agnès must confront her past, leading to the revelation of her origins. This narrative weaves together themes of darkness and light, trauma and redemption. With sparkling wit and captivating charm, it explores the transformative power of love and mercy, offering deeper truths about overcoming the tragedies of life.

The brilliant new work from the bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel' and The Other Side of You'.

A wonderful novel about four very different grandmothers: Blanche, who can't seem to stop stealing things from the local pharmacy; Minna, who just wants a quiet life in her shepherd's hut, though the local children have other ideas; Cherry, who's adjusting to life in a care home; and Nan, whose favourite occupation is researching funerals - whose lives and grandchildren become unexpectedly entangled.

How much can love ask of us?Brilliant and mercurial Will Tye suffers a life changing accident. The terrible event ripples through three generations of the complex and eccentric Tye family, bringing to light old tragedies and dangerous secrets. Each member of the family holds some clue to the chain of events which may have led to the accident and each holds themselves to blame. Most closely affected is Will's cousin Cecelia, whose affinity with Will leaves her most vulnerable to his suffering and whose own life is for ever changed by how she will respond to it.Told through the eyes of three women close to Will, his sister, his grandmother and his aunt, Cousins is a novel weaving darkness and light which takes us from the outbreak of World War Two to the present day, exploring the recurrence of tragedy, the nature of trangression, and the limits of morality and love.

The bestselling second novel from the author of 'Miss Garnet's Angel'. Bridget Hansome and Frances Slater have only one thing in common. And that's Peter Hansome, who has died suddenly. Without their husband or lover, the women find that before they can rebuild their lives they must look to themselves and unravel mysteries that they had never before even suspected. So begins an unlikely alliance between wife and mistress and a voyage of discovery that is as comic as it is profound. 'Instances of the Number 3' is a funny, beguiling exploration of love, bereavement, Shakespeare, illusion and the impossibility of escaping your past. Following on from 'Miss Garnet's Angel', this brilliant novel confirms Salley Vickers as a writer who transcends generations.

Artist, Hassie Days, and her sister, Margot, buy a run down Jacobean house in Hope Wenlock on the Welsh Marches. While Margot continues her London life in high finance, Hassie is left alone to work the large, long-neglected garden. She is befriended by eccentric, sharp-tongued, Miss Foot, who recommends, Murat, an Albanian migrant, made to feel out of place among the locals, to help Hassie in the garden. As she works the garden in Murat's peaceful company, Hassie ruminates on her past life- the sibling rivalry that tainted her childhood and the love affair that left her with painful, unanswered questions. But as she begins to explore the history of the house and the mysterious nearby wood, old hurts begin to fade as she experiences the healing power of nature and discovers other worlds. In her haunting new novel, Salley Vickers, the bestselling author of The Librarian and The Cleaner of Chartres, writes with the profound psychological insight and sense of the numinous power of place that is the hallmark of all her novels.