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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2014 Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.

The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous - and absolutely mesmerising. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations: - What President Trump's staff really thinks of him - What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama - Why FBI director James Comey was really fired - Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room - Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing - What the secret to communicating with Trump is - What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers Never before has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion.

Als een jonge student en zanger in 1988 in een Birmese gevangenis belandt als politiek gevangene van de Birmese militaire dictatuur, ontmoet hij een 12-jarige weesjongen die hem verzorgt.

1914, Engeland. De kranten staan vol met artikelen over de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Dorothy Townsend hongert zich dood om ook de vrouwenstrijd in de aandacht te houden. Ze laat haar kinderen als wezen achter. Dochter Evelyn kan met een studiebeurs naar de Verenigde Staten en begint er een briljante, maar eenzame carrière aan de universiteit van Boston. Haar gehandicapte broer zal ze nooit meer zien. Nicht Dorothy heeft een gewoon leven met man en kinderen in een buitenwijk. Haar dochters schamen zich voor haar eenmansprotesten tegen de oorlog. Ze proberen zich allen staande te houden in de harde wereld en leveren op hun manier strijd.