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A mesmerising story-teller' Daily TelegraphThe breathtaking new novel from the bestselling author of THE HIGH FLYER and A QUESTION OF INTEGRITY. schovat popis

Superbattante et hypervolontaire, Carter Graham a réglé son existence comme du papier à musique. Son credo ? Tout maîtriser. Sa méthode ? Le self-control. Son but ? Gagner. A trente-cinq ans, femme d'affaires accomplie, il ne lui reste qu'à réussir sa vie privée comme sa vie professionnelle, trouver le mari idéal et faire deux ou trois enfants d'affilée avant de reprendre sa florissante carrière. Un plan parfait. D'ailleurs, depuis sa rencontre avec Kim Betz, ses désirs semblent devenir réalité. Mais Carter aurait-elle oublié que les plus beaux rêves peuvent se transformer en cauchemar ? Kim va la plonger dans un univers de faux-semblants, d'illusions et de bizarreries, où le mensonge le dispute à la malveillance et où le mystère confine au maléfice. L'homme qu'elle a décidé d'aimer cacherait-il un monstre ? Ou bien est-il la victime de l'entourage obscur que forment les ombres de son passé ? Pour la première fois de sa vie, Carter chavire, ne sait plus, perd pied. Jusqu'à la crise. Jusqu'à l'angoisse. jusqu'à se tourner, en désespoir de cause, vers les fameux guérisseurs de l'église St Benet. Quitte à découvrir que toute passion a sa part de noire et que le vrai bonheur est toujours une épreuve, bien et mal indissolublement mêlés.

WHEN YOU LIVE THE DREAM, YOU LIVE THE CONSEQUENCES... Cool, blonde Carter Graham is a successful lawyer who believes she is well on the way to reaching all the goals listed in her glamorous life plan: first-class job, a stylish flat in London, and marriage to the man of her dreams, Kim Betz. But Carter forgot that sometimes the best laid dreams turn into nightmares. Kim's ex-wife Sophie starts to stalk her and Kim turns from being the self-contained, controlled husband into a man who lies not only about his past but about his present. Carter finds herself drawn into an expanding web of deceit, corruption and evil which eventually threatens not only her sanity but her life. What is it that Sophie is trying so hard to tell her? Who is the sinister Mrs Mayfield, who has such an influence on Kim? And what is the significance of the other new man in Carter's life, her secretary Eric Tucker? Carter seeks help from the healers of St. Benets, the enigmatic Nicholas Darrow, the eccentric Lewis Hall, and kind, thoughtful Alice but even they cannot save her from a searing ordeal as she struggles to uncover the truth about the tormented man she has married.

Visionen, die sich ebenso glücklich wie gefährlich erfüllen, bestimmen den dramatischen Lebensweg eines englischen Abtes in der 2. Hälfte dieses Jahrhunderts.

Originally published as A Question of Integrity, this novel tells the story of Alice, Shy, dumpy and unhappy with herself, she wanders the City of London one lunch hour and stumbles without warning into a situation which will revolutionise her life. Brought up by a strict maiden aunt devoted to rationalism, Alice hardly foresees that she'll be drawn into the mysterious world of a healing centre based at a church and its offbeat but very human inhabitants who struggle to help others survive the maelstrom of modern life. There's Lewis, the irascible traditionalist, a priest of the old school who has problems dealing with women, homosexuals and the liberal spirit of the age; Rosalind, who appears so glamorous and successful but is in truth unhappy and unfulfilled; Francie, a woman who may or may not be deluded but who burns above all to be loved; Stacy, the naïve young trainee searching for the right direction as he becomes increasingly lost; and finally Nicholas, the one-time shady wonder-worker now determined to stay honest - even as he finds himself drawn towards danger, damage and demoralisation.

Reissue of the author's most famous and well-loved work, the Starbridge series, six self-contained yet interconnected novels that explore the history of the Church of England through the 20th century.

Uprostřed kouzelného a drsného prostředí Gowerského poloostrova leží nevelká usedlost, na níž poklidně žijí Colwynovi. Stejně mírumilovně vypadá i Společnost pro propagaci přírodní stravy, která si pronajme dvě křídla rodinného sídla. Ale její podivný mladý vůdce se vůbec nezamlouvá Evanovi, synu majetele panství, který se vrací po roce působení v Africe domů. Když k tomu přibudou dvě záhadná úmrtí „náhodných“ návštěvníků – multimilionáře a jeho maželky – a podivuhodné poblouznění Evanovy snoubenky, začne v něm narůstat podezření. Ke všemu se blíží 1. srpen – den svátku Lammas, který býval nejen staroanglickými dožínkami, ale také jedním z nejvýznamnějších sabatů Ďáblovy církve. A ve staré polorozbořené kapli se připravuje podivná slavnost. Je nejvyšší čas zasáhnout.