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Sarah Rayner

    Sarah Rayner schafft Erzählungen, die sich tapfer mit tiefgreifenden menschlichen Erfahrungen auseinandersetzen, darunter Trauer, Unfruchtbarkeit und Herausforderungen der psychischen Gesundheit. Ihr Schreiben zeichnet sich durch eine tiefe Empathie und scharfen Einblick aus, der die Leser in die Komplexität des Lebens ihrer Charaktere zieht. Rayners unverwechselbare Stimme bietet eine fesselnde und nachdenkliche Untersuchung der emotionalen Landschaft.

    Another Night, Another Day
    Song of the Damned
    Making Friends with Anxiety
    Chord of Evil
    Rache macht lustig
    Das Licht des frühen Tages
    • Was wir alleine nicht schaffen. Jeden Tag pendeln Karen, Anna und Lou von Brighton nach London. An diesem Morgen sitzt auch Karens Mann Simon mit im Zug. Mitten im Gespräch bricht er plötzlich zusammen. Herzinfarkt. Hilflos muss Karen mit ansehen, wie die Sanitäter kommen: Sie können nichts mehr für Simon tun. Karen steht unter Schock. Ihr Mann war erst fünfzig. Warum wurde er so plötzlich aus dem Leben gerissen? Die Kinder sind doch noch so klein. Nur gut, dass sie Anna hat, ihre beste Freundin. Aber auch sie und Lou sind von dem tragischen Ereignis erschüttert. Auch ihr Leben wird nicht mehr dasselbe sein. Das Schicksal hat die drei Frauen zusammengeführt – kann ihre Freundschaft die Wunden heilen?

      Das Licht des frühen Tages
      3,5
    • Rache macht lustig

      Roman. Mit Voodoo-Rache-Set für Anfängerinnen

      • 425 Seiten
      • 15 Lesestunden

      Beste Freundinnen kann nichts auseinander bringen. Oder etwa doch? Als Orianna ihre langjährige Kollegin Ivy auf der Karriereleiter überholt, schwört diese Rache. Geschickt fädelt sie eine heimtückische Intrige ein, spinnt ein dichtes Netz aus Lügen und Gerüchten. Doch Ivy hat selbst so einiges zu verbergen. Und Orianna wartet bereits auf den richtigen Moment? Dieses Buch enthält: ein Voodoo-Rache-Set für Anfängerinnen.

      Rache macht lustig
    • Chord of Evil

      • 384 Seiten
      • 14 Lesestunden

      Researcher Phineas Fox has agreed to help track down his neighbour's cousin, who has disappeared without trace, leaving a single clue to her whereabouts: an obscure 1940s portrait of an alleged murderess. What exactly happened back in 1941 - and what is the connection with Arabella's disappearance?

      Chord of Evil
      4,5
    • Making Friends with Anxiety

      A warm, supportive little book to help ease worry and panic

      • 210 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden

      Focusing on the impact of anxiety, this book offers support for those overwhelmed by panic and worry. It provides strategies and insights to help readers understand and manage their anxiety, emphasizing that they are not alone in their struggles. Through practical advice, it aims to foster a healthier relationship with anxiety, enabling individuals to reclaim control over their lives.

      Making Friends with Anxiety
      4,0
    • Having undertaken an assignment at Cresacre Abbey School, researcher Phineas Fox discovers that curious legends about the school's past still linger, including the fate of a group of nuns who disappeared 200 years before. What happened to them? And who is the mysterious Ginevra, the shadowy figure whose true identity has never been known?

      Song of the Damned
      3,9
    • An emotional novel about friendship and loss from the bestselling author of One Moment, One Morning and The Two Week Wait

      Another Night, Another Day
      3,7
    • After a health scare, Brighton-based Lou is forced to confront the fact that her time to have a baby is running out. She can't imagine a future without children, but her partner doesn't seem to feel the same way, and she's not sure whether she could go it alone. Meanwhile, up in Yorkshire, Cath is longing to start a family with her husband, Rich. No one would be happier to have a child than Rich, but Cath is infertile. Could these strangers help one another out? Combining Sarah Rayner's deft exploration of raw emotions with the joy and resilience of friendship, The Two Week Wait is a memorable, moving page-turner about two very different women, each yearning to create a family of her own. Praise for One Moment, One Morning: 'A real page-turner . . . You'll want to inhale it in one breath' Easy Living 'An intimate, thoughtful novel celebrating women's friendship and loyalty' Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'A great, quirky must-read' Red 'Delicious, big-hearted, utterly addictive . . . irresistible' Marie Claire

      The Two Week Wait
      3,6
    • Death Notes

      • 384 Seiten
      • 14 Lesestunden

      Phineas Fox must research the infamous violinist Roman Volf for a documentary. Hanged for his part in assassinating Tsar Alexander II in 1881, Volf was a notorious criminal. On uncovering evidence showing Volf could not have been involved in the murder, Phin's investigations lead him to Ireland - and a series of interlocking mysteries.

      Death Notes
    • Getting Even

      • 291 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden

      Revenge has never been such fun How would you feel if your best friend at work betrayed you? Was secretly having an affair with an influential colleague? Won a coveted promotion, then teamed you up with a mere junior, leaving you feeling completely demoted? What would you do? For Ivy there's no choice. The only person she has ever trusted, Orianna, has blown it big time. So there's only one way forward: revenge. Ivy's campaign is brilliant, if horribly destructive, and she's determined to get even with the woman who has dared to cross her. But is Ivy really the innocent party? Or is she hiding secrets of her own?

      Getting Even