Judith Lennox je autorkou, jejíž díla se vyznačují hlubokým vhledem do lidské psychiky. Její příběhy zkoumají složité vztahy a vnitřní boje postav, často zasazené do historických kulis. Lennoxová mistrně tká napínavé dějové linie s jemnou charakterizací, což čtenářům nabízí poutavý a emotivní zážitek. Její psaní je ceněno pro svou upřímnost a schopnost zachytit podstatu lidské zkušenosti.
An enthralling tale of the enduring power of friendship, SUMMER AT SEASTONE is the latest mesmerising tale of drama and intrigue from Judith Lennox, the author of HIDDEN LIVES and THE SECRETS BETWEEN US. Not to be missed by readers of Rachel Hore and Kate Morton.
A breathtaking and tumultuous love story of the secrets,hidden passions and loyalties that bind us together. THE SECRETS BETWEEN US is the latest mesmerising tale of drama and intrigue from Judith Lennox, the author of HIDDEN LIVES and THE JEWELLER'S WIFE. Not to be missed by readers of Rachel Hore and Kate Morton. 'I have fallen completely in love with Judith Lennox's writing - she's a fantastic storyteller!' Jill Mansell It is Christmas 1937 when sisters Rowan and Thea travel from London to Scotland to visit their dying father. Having lost their mother in a tragic sailing accident when they were young, the two women are accustomed to grief. But they have no idea that their father's death will expose a terrible deception... For back in London is his wife Sophie and their two sons. Neither family knows of the other's existence, and when news reaches Sophie of Hugh's death her whole world is turned upside down. Meanwhile,Rowan's marriage is crumbling,and Thea reluctantly finds herself acting as a go-between for her sister and her lover. But,with the onslaught of World War II,the lives of all three women will change for ever. And they must confront the secrets between them before they can seize their chance of happiness...
Rebecca, still bruised from an unhappy love affair, is fascinated to be asked to write the life story of Dame Tilda Franklin. As she is drawn into a family history of loves and tragedies, the events of the past send ghostly echoes to the present, and parallels with her own experience emerge.
The Mulgraves are a rootless, bohemian family who travel the continent, staying in crumbling Italian palazzos, Spanish villas, French vineyards - belonging nowhere, picking up friends and hangers-on as they go, and moving on when Ralph Mulgrave's latest enthusiasm dwindles. Faith, the eldest child of the family, longs for a proper home. But in 1940 Germany invades France and the Mulgraves are forced to flee to England. Faith and her brother Jake go to London, while Ralph reluctantly settles in a Norfolk cottage with the remnant of his family. In the intense and dangerous landscape of wartime London Faith finds work as an ambulance driver, and meets once again one of Ralph's retinue from those distant and, in retrospect, golden days of childhood. Through war and its aftermath it is Faith on whom the family relies, Faith who offers support and succour, and Faith who is constant and true in her love. An epic novel of courage, passion and enduring love by the outstanding author of The Winter House, The Shadow Child and Some Old Lover's Ghost.
It is 1946 and the old families of the Temperleys and the Chancellors have been neighbours on the South Coast of England for many years. Now the younger generation has been touched by the second world war. Reserved, principled and cool-headed Marius Temperley has left the army and is struggling to fit into civilian life. His twenty-one year old sister, Julia, is quick-tempered, proud and passionate and, since her father`s recent death, has been running the family business, fiercely independent in her ambitions. Handsome, but emotionally distant Jack Chancellor has been demobbed and has another problem to face. Both he and his younger, more naive and impetuous brother Will, are in love with Julia. Jack doesn`t want to lose her, but his sweet, slightly gawky cousin, Topaz, lets slip that their imperious Aunt Carrie has a plan for him: if he leaves Julia, he will inherit Sixfields, the beautiful family farm...As the years go by, the family secrets come out, and it seems that the ties that bind can change relationships for ever...
On the eve of World War I, Alix's two-year-old cousin Charlie disappears while in her care and is never seen again. Years later, Alix is haunted by the loss of her baby cousin. As the world descends into the horrors of war once more, the question will Charlie Lanchbury ever be found?
In the years leading up to World War I, sisters Iris, Marianne, Eva, and Clemency from Sheffield pursue their dreams. As war alters their lives, they strive to break free from their constraints and ultimately find love.
Praise for Judith Lennox: 'A fast-moving, complex story' The Times
At 19, Romy is haunted by her family's eviction from their farm. As she plots to reclaim their lost fortunes, a chance encounter with the owner of a London hotel, the Trelawney, sets her on a life-altering path.
For fans of Downton Abbey and MY LAST DUCHESS... 'Times change, and sometimes for the better...' As the twentieth century draws to a close, Esme Reddaway knows that she must uncover the truth. A truth that began during the First World War when Devlin Reddaway fell passionately in love with Esme's elder sister, Camilla, and promised to rebuild his ancestral home, Rosindell, for her. But the war changes everything and Devlin returns to England to find that Camilla is engaged to someone else. Angry and vengeful, he marries Esme, who has been secretly in love with him for years. Esme tries to win Devlin's heart by reviving the annual summer dance. But as the years pass she fears that Rosindell has a malign influence on those who live there, and the revelation of a shocking secret on the night of the dance at Rosindell tears her life apart. Decades later, it is she who must lay the ghosts of Rosindell to rest. Spanning the last century, Esme's story of sibling rivalry, heartbreak, betrayal and forgiveness is sure to appeal to fans of Kate Morton, Rachel Hore and Downton Abbey.
An epic novel of passion, betrayal and danger, set in wartime Britain and Europe In the spring of 1936 Kay Garland embraces an exciting new life of glamour when she becomes companion to Russian Konstantin Denisov's daughter, Miranda. The two girls become firm friends, and when Miranda falls in love with a young Parisian, Kay helps her keep the relationship secret. But Konstantin learns of the affair and promptly dismisses Kay, leaving her penniless and stranded in Nazi Berlin. By chance she meets Tom Blacklock, who pays for her ticket home, and is destined to play an important part in her life. As for Miranda, she makes a decision that will put her in the path of disaster. With the outbreak of war come death and destruction and, for both women, consuming passion, along with the fear of losing all that they hold dear. After Hitler's defeat, there are new dangers - and opportunities to find love where least expected.
A gripping multi-generational family drama set in London and Cornwall, from 1908 until the 1950s. On an autumn day in 1909 wealthy young Richard Finborough catches sight of twenty-year-old Isabel Zeale at the harbour at Lynmouth in Devon. Her beauty captivates him. Aware of shameful secrets in her past, Isabel has no intention of letting anyone into her life, but Richard's persistence and ardour eventually win him her trust - and her hand in marriage. The decades pass and Isabel and Richard raise a family through the turbulent times of the First World War and the 1920s. As her children reach adulthood, Isabel is convinced her secret is safe - until an old acquaintance emerges from the shadows, turning her world upside down. To protect the happiness of those she loves most, Isabel must find the courage to confront what came before, and live with the consequences
Set in the late 1960s and 1970s, The Dark-Eyed Girls tells the story of three friends, Liv, Katherine and Rachel, and their changing relationships over the years. Liv, the book`s central character, is romantic and looking for love. Katherine is envious of others` good fortune, hungry for experience and determined to avoid the domesticity that has, in her eyes, enslaved her mother. Only Rachel, the beautiful only child of wealthy parents, seems to want for nothing. Then a terrible tragedy occurs, and the girls` friendship is altered forever...
Judith Lennox's novels are full of excitement and drama, with great appeal for readers of Kate Morton and fans of DOWNTON ABBEY.
A stunning epic novel of secrets, betrayal and passion, from 1933 to the 1960s 1933. Tessa and Frederica Nicolson enjoy one last idyllic summer at the beautiful Villa Millefiore, overlooking Florence. Four years later, Italy is a distant memory and Tessa is revelling in the glamour and excitement of modelling in London, until a passionate affair with married author Milo Rycroft leads to tragic consequences. Tessa returns to Florence, and, missing her sister desperately, Freddie, too, travels to Italy, where she is swept up in adventure, danger and romance, and makes a chance encounter that will change her life. With the outbreak of World War Two, Tessa and Freddie must fight for their own survival and happiness, while they wonder whether they will ever see each other again...
For three girls growing up in the Fens in the tumultuous years between two world wars, the Winter House was a special place of refuge and friendship. Winter or summer, they would meet at the old wooden house by the waterside to confide all the secrets and heartaches of childhood and adolescence. There was Robin, idealistic and clever, destined for Cambridge; Maia, the most beautiful and ambitious of the three, looking for a rich husband; and quiet Helen, living under the seemingly benevolent tyranny of her widower father, the local vicar. Adulthood separates the three girls, and Robin, abandoning ideas of university, goes to London to work amongst the poor, meeting there her first great love, the handsome but brittle Francis. Maia's ideal marriage to a wealthy man ends in tragedy and Helen, meanwhile, kept in near-imprisonment by her obsessively protective father, has her very sanity threatened. Hugely satisfying, dramatic and romantic,The Winter Housetells how these women find their way through a world changed for ever, through political and social upheaval, through the Spanish Civil World War and to the brink of the Second World War. Set against a backdrop of London, Paris and the unchanging English countryside, it is a novel of rare warmth and beauty.
An epic tale of passion and betrayal, that moves through the turbulence of war to 1960s' London and is sure to appeal to fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore. 1938. As England awaits the outbreak of war, Juliet Winterton journeys from the Mediterranean to the Essex countryside to begin her life as the beautiful young wife of a London jeweller. But beneath her husband's intelligence and ambition, lies a cruel and ruthless man. And when dashing politician Gillis Sinclair comes to stay at Marsh Court, Juliet is drawn to his irresistible charm. So begins a passionate affair that will have consequences far beyond anything Juliet imagines. For Gillis Sinclair is hiding a dark secret and, as the next generation of Wintertons grows up, Juliet fears that they, too, will be tainted by the past...
Roman | Die neue große Familiengeschichte der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin von 'Meine ferne Schwester'
Die Bestsellerautorin Judith Lennox schafft es, das alte England mit lebendigen Beschreibungen und fesselnden Charakteren zum Leben zu erwecken. Ihre Erzählkunst entführt die Leser in eine vergangene Zeit, in der historische Ereignisse und persönliche Schicksale aufeinandertreffen. Die Atmosphäre und das Setting sind sorgfältig ausgearbeitet, was das Buch zu einem eindrucksvollen Leseerlebnis macht. Lennox gelingt es, Emotionen und Intrigen miteinander zu verweben, sodass die Geschichte sowohl unterhaltsam als auch tiefgründig ist.
Tussen de twee wereldoorlogen beloven drie Engelse vriendinnen dat ze elkaar trouw zullen blijven.
Serafina, die Tochter eines Seidenhändlers aus Marseille, ist mit ihrem Vater unterwegs nach Italien, als das Schiff gekapert wird. Serafina gelangt als Sklavin nach Nordafrika und kehrt erst Jahre später in ihre Heimat zurück. Inzwischen hat ihr skrupelloser Cousin Angelo das Seidengeschäft ihres verstorbenen Vaters übernommen. Serafina beschließt zu kämpfen – auch wenn sie dabei alles aufs Spiel setzen muss ... »Judith Lennox weiß, wie man Leser glücklich macht« Für Sie Bewegende Frauenschicksale, viel Atmosphäre und Zeitkolorit: Ihre Romane »Das Winterhaus« und »Die Mädchen mit den dunklen Augen« machten Judith Lennox berühmt. Seitdem verzaubert sie ihre LeserInnen mit jedem neuen Roman und ist regelmäßig in den Spiegel-Bestsellerlisten zu finden.
Roman | Die Geschichte einer großen Freundschaft | mitreißend und lebendig erzählt
Drei Frauen, Emma, Bea und Marissa, lernen sich in den 70er Jahren in England kennen und entwickeln eine tiefe Freundschaft trotz ihrer unterschiedlichen Hintergründe und Lebenswege. Ihre Verbindung gibt ihnen Halt, als das Schicksal erneut zuschlägt. Judith Lennox erzählt authentisch von Freundschaft und Lebensschicksalen.
Im englisch-schottischen Grenzland steht die Loyalität zum eigenen Familiennamen vor der zur Krone, und verwegene Räubereien unter verfeindeten Geschlechtern sind an der Tagesordnung. Inmitten der politischen Intrigen und Familienfehden sorgen die bildhübsche Arbel und ihre Pflegeschwester Christie für zusätzlichen Aufruhr bei den vielen männlichen Ridleys, doch offensichtlich nicht bei dem allein auf sich gestellten unehelich geborenen Lucas …
Ogrzewająca serce historia cozy fantasy w stylu Legend i Latte i Asystentki złoczyńcy ! Pewnego dnia na dwór Króla i Królowej Daxarii przybywa Fin - mężczyzna, który dla wszystkich mieszkańców zamku jest prawdziwą zagadką. Nikt nie wie, skąd się wziął, jak trafił na dwór ani dlaczego właściwie chce pracować jako królewski kucharz. Nowy członek kuchennego personelu stawia reszcie służby niecodzienny warunek: w czasie gdy będzie gotował, nikt inny nie będzie mógł znajdować się w kuchni. Koniec końców podejrzliwi współpracownicy zgadzają się na jego żądania i zaczynają powoli rozsmakowywać się w jego niesamowitych daniach. Tajemnica przepysznych potraw Fina szybko zostaje wyjaśniona - nowy kucharz to tak naprawdę - uwaga! - domowy czarownik, a jego magia służy do zapewniania otoczeniu rodzinnej atmosfery. Wkrótce kuchnia Fina staje się dla mieszkańców zamku prawdziwym azylem, w którym zagoszczą między innymi mały książę Eryk oraz śliczna wdowa Annika. Z czasem Fin zostaje wplątany w sieć dworskich spisków i angażuje się w życie dworu, ratując damę w opałach, chroniąc brzemienną królową, a nawet pokonując wroga. A to tylko początek, ponieważ za chwilę jego przeszłość powróci do niego w najmniej oczekiwany sposób, a życie miłosne stanie się bardziej skomplikowane
Die junge mittellose Thomasine schlittert in die Ehe mit Nicholas, dem Gutsbesitzersohn, der vom Fronteinsatz verändert und innerlich verhärtet ist. Die junge Frau lässt sich nicht unterkriegen, auch nicht von Nicholas' kühler und abweisender Mutter. Doch dann begegnet sie Daniel wieder ...
Frankreich, im 16. Jahrhundert: Joanna ist nicht nur eine geniale Künstlerin, sondern auch eine ungebändigte junge Frau aus dem Volk, die barfuß über die Hügel stürmt, um den Wind in den Haaren zu spüren. Genauso ist sie aber auch die Lady, die man sich in Samt und Seide am Königshof vorstellen kann. Immer aber ist sie unabhängig, will von niemandem besessen werden und hat nur einen Wunsch: den italienischen Garten des Schlosses Marigny zu entwerfen. Zwei Adlige begehren diese schöne Frau – und das Schloss Marigny, das sie in ihren Besitz bringen wollen. Joanna gerät in einen gefährlichen Machtkampf … Ein farbenprächtiges Bild einer Epoche und einer ungewöhnlichen Frau.
Die drei Freundinnen Robin, Maia und Helen schwören, sich ein Leben lang alles anzuvertrauen - aber das Schicksal läßt sie ganz unterschiedliche Wege gehen. In den Wirren zwischen den Weltkriegen bietet ihnen allein ein idyllisches Gartenhaus in den Fenlands, genannt das 'Winterhaus', einen sicheren Zufluchtsort.
Cambridgeshire 1952: Ellen Kingsley is dolblij als ze wordt aangenomen op Gildersleve Hall, een biochemisch onderzoeksinstituut van de beroemde wetenschapper Marcus Pharoah. Haar zelfvertrouwen begint echter te wankelen wanneer Pharoah haar ineens ontslaat. Deed ze haar werk echt niet goed,of heeft het misschien te maken met Pharoahs onbeantwoorde liefde voor haar? Na haar ontslag vertrekt Ellen naar Londen, waar ze haar oude schoolvriendin India Mayhew tegen het lijf loopt. Als Pharoah zijn pijlen ditmaal op de beeldschone India richt, moet Ellen lijdzaam toezien hoe haar vriendin zich in een zeer destructieve romance stort. Beide vrouwen zullen moeten afrekenen met Pharoah en de geheimen die hij met zich meedraagt voor ze klaar zijn voor een nieuw leven en een nieuwe liefde.
De rijke Richard Finborough valt als een blok voor de mooie Isabel Zeale. Isabel heeft alleen een buitenechtelijk kind en durft zich daarom niet aan hem te binden. Maar Richard geeft niet op en weet haar voor zich te winnen. In de jaren die volgen trouwen Richard en Isabel en brengen ze hun kinderen groot. Langzaam durft Isabel er steeds meer op te vertrouwen dat ze haar geheim voorgoed achter zich kan laten. Tot er een oude bekende uit de schaduwen van haar verleden opduikt...
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