A single lie becomes a defining moment in a family's life in an unforgettable novel of psychological suspense. After being gone for two decades, Maddy's half sister, Emily, is back in town to settle their late father's estate. Emily's not the troubled girl Maddy remembers from their volatile childhood. Apparently, all is well. It can't possibly matter anymore that Maddy married Emily's first love, but the pictures Maddy finds on her husband's phone tell a different story. Suspicions of an affair are hard to ignore. Then again, Maddy hasn't been herself lately. She's increasingly confused. She's losing items that are precious to her. She forgets where she's going. The line between what's real and unreal has become a blur. Even the damning photos have disappeared. Though her state of mind starts to become everyone's cause for concern, Maddy refuses to believe she's losing her grip on reality. But the one thing she can't deny is the secret from the past that rewrote all their lives--a secret that's ready to come out.
Virginia Franken Knihy
Virginia Franken píše s lehkostí a vtipem o každodenním životě, s přesností pozorovatele zachycuje absurditu mezilidských vztahů a hledání smyslu ve zdánlivě obyčejných věcech. Její styl je plný překvapivých obratů a originálních metafor, které čtenáře vtáhnou do víru emocí. S neomylným citem pro detail a porozuměním lidské povaze vytváří Franken postavy, které jsou uvěřitelné a zároveň nezapomenutelné. Její próza je osvěžující a vybízí k zamyšlení nad tím, co skutečně znamená žít naplno.


Life After Coffee
- 266 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
Last week, high-powered coffee buyer Amy O'Hara was trekking through the Ethiopian cloud forest on the verge of a discovery that could save the coffee bean from extinction. This week, she's unexpectedly fired. Suddenly Amy's days are no longer filled with meetings and upscale tastings, but with put-together PTA moms, puke-ridden playdates, and dirty dishes. Her husband has locked himself in the garage in order to write the Great American Screenplay, while both kids are steaming mad at her because she insists on dressing them like normal people and won't give up sending them to school with healthy lunches. It's becoming clear that Amy may just be the world's most incompetent mother, and she's beginning to wonder if the only thing she's good for is bringing home the bacon. When salvation appears in the form of a movie-mogul ex-boyfriend who wants to employ her husband and rekindle their relationship, Amy starts to find she's sorely tempted... One thing is certain: whatever happens, she's going to need a lot more caffeine.