Helen Walsh Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Helen Walsh's THE LEMON GROVE is a tense, sensuous story of a marriage ripped apart by desire and obsession, set in the Mallorcan summer holiday resort of Deia. Perfect for readers who loved APPLE TREE YARD, it is soon to be a major film.Each summer, Jenn and her husband Greg return to Deia, on Mallorca's dramatic west coast. This year the arrival of Emma, Jenn's stepdaughter, and her new boyfriend Nathan threatens to upset their equilibrium. Beautiful and reckless, Nathan stirs something unexpected in Jenn. As she is increasingly seduced by Nathan's youth and the promise of passion, the line between desire and obsession begins to blur. What follows is a highly-charged liaison that puts lives and relationships in jeopardy. For Jenn, after this summer, nothing can ever be the same.

As she drinks in the view in front of her, Rachel Massey stands on the cusp of the biggest journey of her life. For Rachel is about to become a mother. Mere hours from now, her first baby will be here and she can't wait to meet it. Terrified and excited, there is nothing she wants more, yet she senses things will never be the same again. This is the story of Rachel's voyage into motherhood. Full of the same hopes and dreams as any parent-to-be, she soon realises that nothing about this new world is as she imagined. As the raw shock of sleep deprivation takes its toll on her and the truth begins to blur with the unreal, Rachel becomes consumed by one sole desire - to sleep. But how far will she go to get her baby to sleep? Devastatingly honest and shockingly painful at times, Go To Sleep is a heart-wrenching story about one woman and her newborn child. It strips motherhood bare in the most unforgettable of ways.

Nový román od oceňované britské autorky je nejoriginálnějším (byť poněkud kontroverzním) literárním ztvárněním mateřství v současné anglicky psané literatuře. Rachel Masseyová, vypravěčka románu, se má brzy stát matkou – a ta představa ji naplňuje štěstím i hrůzou zároveň, palčivě si totiž uvědomuje, že se její život od základů změní… Ještě však netuší, jak hluboká ona změna vlastně bude: brzy po narození dítěte se jí pod tlakem spánkové deprivace začnou rozmazávat hranice reality, a veškeré dřívější sny a tužby se změní v jediné přání – pořádně se vyspat. Jak daleko však ve snaze uspat svoje novorozené dítě Rachel zajde? Román Tak už spi nabízí brutálně upřímnou a místy nesmírně bolestnou zpověď čerstvé matky, kombinující syrové emoce a břitký intelekt.

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The novel presents a striking portrayal of Millie, a college student drawn into the alluring yet perilous realm of street culture, marked by drugs and sexual exploration. Its raw and poetic narrative captures her descent into a world that initially seems enticing but ultimately reveals its darker undertones. This compelling journey has garnered significant attention in literary circles for its unflinching honesty and emotional depth.