Mireille Vroege Libros

Et detektivbureau får til opgave at finde ud af, hvad der skete, da en ung kvindelig læge forsvandt sporløst tilbage i 1974. Kan man overhovedet finde ud af noget så længe efter? Det kan læsere af atmosfærefyldte og vidtforgrenede krimier svare på, når de har læst bogens mange og overraskende sider

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.

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?

Artemis Fowl had created the most powerful new supercomputer known to man - using stolen technology from an elite race of underground fairies. And when the computer falls into the hands of an IT billionaire with a shady past and alleged mob connections, Artemis is in deep trouble. The consequences for humans and fairies alike are deadly. Only one person, well, fairy, can help him now. If only Artemis Fowl wasn't the fairies' public enemy number one...

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?

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 . . .

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 #1 New York Times bestseller from “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory is a rich, compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the Tudor court of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family. When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of the handsome and charming Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family’s ambitious plots as the king’s interest begins to wane, and soon she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. With her own destiny suddenly unknown, Mary realizes that she must defy her family and take fate into her own hands. With more than one million copies in print and adapted for the big screen, The Other Boleyn Girl is a riveting historical drama. It brings to light a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe, and survived a treacherous political landscape by following her heart.

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.

A novel set in the Tudor court, as the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth is played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion.

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.

Daoud è nato in un piccolo villaggio di capanne, nel Darfur. Capanne rotonde, spaziose, con il tetto di erba che quando piove profuma di buono. E nonostante sia stato lontano anni, prima per studiare in città, poi per lavorare in Libia, Daoud l'ha sempre portato nel cuore. Tanto che, dopo varie e drammatiche vicissitudini, ha deciso di tornare a casa, facendo il percorso inverso a quello di milioni di profughi. Ha ritrovato la sua gente, suo padre e i suoi fratelli, in particolare l'amato Ahmed, appena prima di perdere tutto. Un giorno il villaggio è stato attaccato, le capanne bruciate e Ahmed è stato ucciso. L'ha sepolto Daoud con le sue mani, nella sabbia, prima di incamminarsi nel deserto con i sopravvissuti. Alle loro spalle, le colonne di fumo disperdono nell'aria le ceneri di case, alberi, e anche dei corpi dei vecchi che non hanno voluto o potuto andarsene. Lontane dalla ribalta del mondo, scene come questa accadono quotidianamente nel Darfur. In questa regione del Sudan tanto povera in superficie quanto ricca nel sottosuolo, si consuma da più di vent'anni un genocidio silenzioso e indisturbato, per mano dello stesso governo sudanese.

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?

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.

Since Eureka's mother drowned, she wishes she were dead too, but after discovering that an ancient book is more than a story Eureka begins to believe that Ander is right about her being involved in strange things--and in grave danger.

'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 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.

Als twee echtparen van partner ruilen, heeft dat grote gevolgen voor hun kinderen.

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.