Mireille Vroege Libros

Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough – who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . .

In the best-selling tradition of 'Dr Zhivago' and 'The Island', this is an epic story of revolution, passion and betrayal - and one woman whose extraordinary secret lies uncovered for half a century.

Korte teksten over de essentie van liefde met adviezen en ervaringen uit het dagelijks leven.

What if your most beautiful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self-destructive tendencies became the unstable partner with whom you disastrously reenacted every one of them? And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening?

En busca de la felicidad se desarrolla en Nueva York y narra la trágica historia de amor entre Sara Smythe y Jack Malone, enmarcada en el optimismo de la posguerra y la represión política que le siguió. Es una novela conmovedora que aborda temas de lealtad, decisiones morales y los oscuros caminos del destino. Nueva York, finales de 1945. Eric Smythe organiza una gran fiesta para sus amigos, donde también está su hermana Sara, una joven independiente al inicio de una prometedora carrera. La atmósfera cambia con la llegada inesperada de Jack Malone, un corresponsal de guerra recién llegado de un Alemania devastada. Su visión del mundo contrasta con la de los demás invitados. El encuentro entre Sara y Jack transformará radicalmente sus vidas, llevándolos a confrontar sus deseos, miedos y la realidad de un amor que desafía las circunstancias.

Este libro es la historia de una luchadora, el testimonio valiente de una mujer que supo hacerse dueña de su destino y luchar contra la injusticia. Somaly Mam narra la historia de su infancia como víctima de la explotación sexual y cómo logró salir de ese infierno.

In 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings, and her book is alternately heart-wrenching and heart-warming, as it follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Their two worlds were very different, and Loung's depiction of the contrast between her life in the affluent West and that of her sister, who navigated her way through landmine-strewn fields and survived raids by the Khmer Rouge, is laced with the guilt she feels about being the lucky one. This powerful story helps us to understand what happens when a family is torn apart by politics, adversity and war. It is also the compelling and inspirational tale of a remarkable woman.

Attempting to lessen the impact of their failed marriage by conducting a successful divorce, the well-intentioned parents of a teenage boy fail to anticipate the effect of their unrealistic expectations on their son's psyche.

Toen Cat Hayes in een opwelling trouwde met een knappe, berooide ober in St Tropez, kon ze niet vermoeden dat ze enkele weken later weduwe zou worden. En wat ze al helemaal niet wist, is dat wijlen haar echtgenoot in werkelijkheid Oliver Ducasse heette en erfgenaam was van het beroemde Ducasse-parfumimperium… Cat wordt uitgenodigd op het chique landgoed van de familie Ducasse, waar ze hen in ontredderde toestand aantreft. Sommige familieleden ontvangen haar met onverholen vijandigheid en wantrouwen; vooral Olivers neef Xavier, zelf een eersteklas playboy, behandelt haar als een ordinaire golddigger. Wat moet ze doen? Zo hard wegrennen als haar hoge hakken haar kunnen dragen? Of is zij juist de vrouw op wie deze verwarde, rouwende familie eigenlijk zat te wachten?

After being held prisoner for years, Artemis Fowl's father has finally come home. He is a new man-an honest man, much to Artemis's horror. He makes his son promise to give up his life of crime, and Artemis has to go along with it. But not until he has completed one last scheme. Artemis has constructed a super-computer from stolen fairy technology. Called the "C Cube," it will render all existing human technology obsolete. He arranges a meeting with a powerful Chicago businessman, Jon Spiro, to broker a deal for the C Cube. But Spiro springs a trap-he steals the C Cube and mortally injures Butler. Artemis knows his only hope of saving his loyal bodyguard is to employ fairy magic; so once again he must contact his old rival, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. It is going to take a miracle to save Butler, and Artemis's luck may have just run out.

Zeven stenen bevat zeven novelles die de geliefde Outlander -wereld nog groter maken. In De gebruiken van het leger moet een vriend van Lord John terechtstaan in Canada en reist de legerofficier af naar de nieuwe wereld. Zeven stenen vertelt ons over de dochter van Laoghaire en een rouwende, jonge weduwnaar en in Lord John op Jamaica moet er een slavenopstand worden onderdrukt, of is er iets anders aan de hand? Het ontroerende liefdesverhaal van Roger MacKenzies ouders wordt uit de doeken gedaan in Een blad op de wind en het leven van Lord Johns broer Hal, die in aanraking komt met de vrijgevochten Minnie – een jonge handelaar in antieke teksten – komt aan bod in Een ontluikend groen . Als laatste is er een Lord John-verhaal, waarin hij op Cuba aankomt en daar Havana in roerige tijden meemaakt: Belegering .

Set in Prague in 1787, tells of the production of Mozart's Don Giovanni as Mozart and librettist Da Ponte argue over the themes of the opera and over the ideas that the infamous Casanova brings to the scene.

Schuld begint op het moment dat Cam verdwijnt in Extase. Cam gaat op zoek naar zijn vroegere liefde Lilith, die hij al lange tijd probeert te vergeten. Lilith is door zijn schuld in de hel terechtgekomen en hij wil proberen haar te bevrijden. Lucifer sluit een pact met Cam. Als het hem lukt om Lilith binnen vijftien dagen opnieuw te veroveren mag hij haar meenemen. Maar hij heeft Lilith vervuld met haat jegens Cam. Wat is de prijs voor een pact met de duivel?

A novel about a boy who plans to steal a painting, while being closely watched by an evil fairy.

Een Amerikaanse antiquair probeert in Griekenland oudheden te vinden om zijn trieste levenservaringen te vergeten.

Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. All he knew was that ever since he first saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted-and obsessed-with it. So when the opportunity to buy the house comes up, Declan jumps at the chance to live out a dream. Determined to restore Manet Hall to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room, relying on his own labor and skills. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll. He is seeing visions of days from a century past, and experiencing sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief-sensations not his own, but those of a stranger. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and with every passing day Declan's belief in the ghostly presence grows. Only the companionship of alluring Angelina Simone can distract him from the mysterious happenings in the house, but Angelina too has her own surprising connection to Manet Hall-a connection that will help Declan uncover a secret that's been buried for a hundred years.

An emotional pageturner with a moral dilemma at its heart for fans of Jodi Picoult, JoJo Moyes and David Nicholls.

In 1999 worden de tienjarige Charlene en Lisa op weg naar school in een auto getrokken. Vier dagen lang worden zij gevangengehouden, gemarteld, verkracht en bijna vermoord. Het nieuws over de verdwijning van de meisjes beheerst dagenlang alle media en heel Engeland bidt voor hun veilige terugkeer. Maar dan gebeurt er een wonder: ze worden levend teruggevonden. Hun ontvoerder verdwijnt in de gevangenis en de zaak wordt gesloten. Voor Charlene en Lisa is de zaak echter verre van ten einde. Gedurende de jaren die volgen worstelen ze elk op hun eigen manier met hun pijnlijke herinneringen… Het gebeurde op een dinsdagis het bewonderenswaardige relaas van Charlene en Lisa over hoe het voelt om ontvoerd te zijn, hoe ze die gruwelijke dagen overleefden en hoe zij de kracht vonden om het verleden achter zich te laten en hun leven opnieuw op te bouwen.

Someone has been supplying Class A illegal human power sources to the goblins. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her arch-enemy, thirteen-year-old Artemis Fowl, is responsible. But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with: his father is being held to ransom and only a miracle will save him. Maybe this time a brilliant plan just won't be enough. Maybe this time Artemis needs help...

From the author of "The Other Boleyn Girl" comes an atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII, and the one woman who destroyed two of his queens.

He and Sofia are not the old couple's only visitors that night - and soon he and Sofia will be running for their lives . ...and beneath the swirling light show of the Northern Lights, a desperate fight ensues - of man against man, of man against nature - a fight for survival that plays out across the snow and ice.

The acclaimed international bestseller set around the Tudor court during the years when Henry VIII traded his mistress Mary Boleyn for courtship of her sister Anne - and the revolutionary sequence of events that followed.

La firma de todas las cosas, de Elizabeth Gilbert, es una novela que narra la historia de un siglo grandioso, abarcando lugares como Londres, Perú, Filadelfia, Tahití y Ámsterdam. La obra está poblada de personajes extraordinarios, incluidos misioneros, abolicionistas, aventureros y científicos, pero se centra especialmente en Alma Whittaker, una heroína inolvidable de la Ilustración que desafía las convenciones de su tiempo. Nacida el 5 de enero de 1800 en Filadelfia, Alma es hija de Henry Whittaker, un carismático explorador botánico de orígenes humildes, y de una madre holandesa estricta pero conocedora de botánica. Desde pequeña, Alma muestra una insaciable sed de conocimiento, adentrándose en el mundo de las plantas y la ciencia. Sin embargo, su amor por un hombre la lleva hacia lo espiritual y lo mágico, en un contraste entre su mente científica y su pasión por el arte utópico. Ambos comparten un deseo profundo de comprender el funcionamiento del mundo y los mecanismos de la vida. La novela destaca por su combinación de inteligencia y exuberancia, logrando narrar las historias de sus personajes de manera auténtica y accesible.

#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory weaves a spellbinding tale of a young woman with the ability to see the future in an era when destiny was anything but clear. Winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee with her father from their home in Spain. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee; she has the gift of “Sight,” the ability to foresee the future, priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edward’s protector, who brings her to court as a “holy fool” for Queen Mary and, ultimately, Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy, treason, and witchcraft, Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up with her own yearnings and desires. Teeming with vibrant period detail and peopled by characters seamlessly woven into the sweeping tapestry of history, The Queen’s Fool is a rich and emotionally resonant gem from a masterful storyteller.

In the future, in a place called Satelite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, Freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the boys are put to work by the state, testing highly dangerous products. At the end of most days, they are covered with burns, bruises, and sores. Cosmo realizes that if he doesn't escape, he will die at this so-called orphanage. When the moment finally comes, Cosmo seizes his chance and breaks out with the help of the Supernaturalists, a motley crew of kids who all have the same special ability as Cosmo-they can see supernatural Parasites, creatures that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what's left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think. The Supernaturalist soon find themselves caught in a web far more complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a horrifying secret that will force them to question everything they believe in. Eoin Colfer has created an eerie and captivating world-part Blade Runner, part futuristic Dickens-replete with non-stop action

From the author of Station Eleven, this is a thrilling novel about love and identity.

Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people accused of witchcraft. This is the story of Martha's courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived.

Storia personale di un interprete e guida sudanese che ha lavorato a Darfur per giornalisti occidentali e per questo motivo è stato ripetutamente minacciato e arrestato.

PRONTO EN CINES ¿Quién es Artemis Fowl? De momento, sabed que no es un niño cualquiera y que, aunque solo tiene doce años, está a punto de arrebatar el poder al mundo subterráneo. «Quieto, humano. No sabes con quién te las vas a tener.» Artemis Fowl tiene doce años, una mente privilegiada y un plan perfecto: robar el oro de las criaturas mágicas para financiar su pequeño imperio criminal. Lo que todavía no sabe es que los duendes, elfos y hadas del mundo subterráneo poco se parecen a los de los cuentos infantiles... Equipados con la tecnología más puntera y armados hasta los dientes, están más que preparados para la lucha. Pero Artemis también. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS The adventures of Artemis Fowl, criminal mastermind, begin. Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous--and extremely high-tech--fairies. He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and holds her for ransom in an effort to restore his family's fortune. But he may have underestimated the fairies' powers. Is he about to trigger a cross-species war?

Snow Falling on Cedars meets The Shipping News in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island.In the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a beautiful New York socialite turns up dead in their nets.On the face of it, her death was accidental, but deputy police chief Tom Hollis - an incomer from New York - is convinced the truth lies in the intricate histories and family secrets of Amagansett's inhabitants. Meanwhile the enigmatic Labarde is pursuing his own investigation.In unravelling the mystery, this haunting and evocative novel captures a community whose way of life is disappearing, its demise hastened by war in Europe and the incursions of wealthy city dwellers in search of a playground.

The stunning novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller Bellevue Gardens is a tranquil London square, tucked away behind a busy street. You might pass it without knowing it's there. Here, through the imposing front door of Number 11, is a place of peace, of sanctuary and of secrets. It is home to Leonie; once a model in the sixties, she came to the house to escape a destructive marriage and now, out of gratitude, she opens her house to others in need. Rosa, Stef and Rick are running from their own problems. They have all found their way to Leonie's home, each seeking refuge and searching for a new start. But then Leonie discovers that the house which has provided sanctuary for so many is under threat. Can she rescue the place that saved her all those years ago...? Praise for Rachel Hore's novels: 'A tour de force. Rachel's Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious' JUDY FINNIGAN 'An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets' Telegraph 'A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war' Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror 'Pitched perfectly for a holiday read' Guardian 'Engrossing, pleasantly surprising and throughly readable' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'A beautifully written and magical novel about life, love and family' CATHY KELLY

George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism became an international bestseller and an instant classic; a must read for anyone concerned with the complex market forces that rule our global economy and create both prosperity and instability. Now, in Open Society , Soros takes a new and provocative look at the arguments he made in that book, incorporating the latest global economic and political developments into his analysis. He shows how our economic and political arrangements are out of sync. Recognizing that our existing institutions are under the sway of sovereign states, he proposes an "open society alliance" with the dual purpose of fostering open societies in individual countries and laying the groundwork for a global open society. In leading up to his inspiring vision, Soros presents an iconoclastic view of the world that has guided him both in making money and spending it on his network of Open Society Foundations. This book sums up the life's work of an exceptional individual. George Soros is the best fund manager in history, a stateless statesman, and an original thinker.

Seventeen-year-old Eurekaâe(tm)s life is taking on dark undercurrents that donâe(tm)t make sense . . . Her mother killed in a freak accident. Her best friend, Brooks, behaving like a stranger. And Ander. The boy with eyes like the ocean who is everywhere she goes. Uncovering her motherâe(tm)s legacy âe" a stone, a locket and an ancient tale of romance and heartbreak âe" Eureka begins to question everything she thought she knew. Only one thing is certain: everything she loves can be washed away.

'Suddenly, she felt the thrill of being in so foreign a place, far more foreign that she had expected; a place where anything might happen ...' The restored Tuscan farmhouse on the edge of an ancient wood is the perfect setting for a late September holiday. As Justine Elliott, ehr friends and their families from university gather to relax and unwind, she hopes it will be a chance to put the most tragic events of the prvious year behind them all. However, the apparently peaceful Italian countryside holds as many secrets as its visitors and, before the week is out, the past and the present will collide, with unexpected and dramatic results ...

Es el año 1792 en Londres, y el tráfico es intenso en Hercules Buildings: veintidós casas adosadas de ladrillo con un pequeño jardín al frente y un pub en cada extremo de la calle. En medio del bullicio de carruajes, caballos y gritos de pescadores, vendedores de escobas y fósforos, Jem Kellaway, un chico de rostro alargado, ojos azules hundidos y cabello rubio-rojizo, transporta sillas Windsor dentro del número 12. Es marzo y el calor y el ruido son insoportables. Jem estallaría de rabia y cansancio si no fuera por un extraño silencio que desciende repentinamente sobre la calle. La señorita Pelham se queda en silencio y Maggie deja de mirarlo. Siguiendo su mirada, el chico ve a un hombre cruzar la calle. Robusto, con cara ancha, frente espaciosa, ojos grises y piel pálida, vestido de manera sencilla con camisa blanca, pantalones, medias y chaqueta negras, y un extraño gorro en la cabeza, un bonnet rouge, el tocado con la cocarda azul, blanca y roja de la Revolución francesa. Es uno de los habitantes más conocidos de Hercules Buildings: William Blake, el artista, el poeta que imprime "extraños libretos" y aboga por las ideas que incendian el país al otro lado del Canal.

"The Sisters Antipodes" is a unique window on the intimate devastations of family betrayal, in equal measure unsettling and engrossing. Two girls are thrown into a state of silent combat for the affections of their absent fathers--a contest that would prove tragic.

The story follows Wollie Shelley, a greeting-card artist conducting a unique dating experiment for a book on avoiding breakups. Her quest takes a dark turn when she discovers a dead body and is taken hostage by a charming fugitive doctor. With her brother, a paranoid schizophrenic at a nearby mental hospital, potentially implicated, Wollie decides to investigate the murder herself. As she navigates a world of small-time criminals and mobsters, she learns that finding true love may come with unexpected dangers.

Eureka's tears have flooded the earth and now Atlantis is rising, along with its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him but first she must learn how to fight.§§She travels across the ocean with Ander to try and make sense of the dark world her sorrow has created. But dark secrets are hidden in the depths will she be strong enough to defeat Atlas, or is her broken heart just what he needs to power his rising kingdom?§§Eureka has the chance to save the world. But she'll have to give up on everything even love . . .§

All it takes is one fatal mistake . . . High-school beauty Natalie Hargrove has spent years plotting to become prom queen. When someone threatens to overturn her perfect plan, Natalie needs to take control. Because it turns out there's one thing even Natalie Hargrove can't command - and that's fate.

Een rondreizend toneelgezelschap in het veertiende-eeuwse Engeland besluit een moord na te spelen, maar ontdekt dat dit een riskant avontuur kan zijn.

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Remy is jaloers op al die kinderen die krijgen wat hij graag wil hebben, tot hij van zijn moeder net zoveel kusjes krijgt als hij wil. Prentenboek met naïeve tekeningen in aardetinten. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

Praktische adviezen voor de verzorging van baby's tijdens het verblijf op een vakantiebestemming.

Het dramatische levensverhaal van de Russische Olga Joenfer (1900-1974), die maar net de Russische Revolutie overleefde en later twee maal uit China moest vluchten.

Suggesties voor antwoorden van volwassenen op vragen van kinderen over onderwerpen als seks, doodgaan, God, relaties in en buiten het gezin, verschil in huidskleur, gezondheid enz. Er worden antwoorden, voorzien van gekleurde tekeningen en kleurenfoto's, gegeven voor de leeftijdsgroepen 2-4 jaar, 4-6 jaar, 6-8 jaar en 8-11 jaar.