Martha Brooks Knihy

“Life is full of surprises, and sometimes the good and the bad get all bunched up together.” Alexandra’s beloved grandfather said this often. But nothing could have prepared her the death of her father – a man she never knew – and his legacy – a cabin on prairie land near an ancient Native American burial ground. It is at the cabin that she meets Lonny, who seems more troubled than Alexandra. Lonny’s stepfather had once owned that very same cabin and land and always wanted it to go to Lonny. But Lonny, tormented by guilty memories and disturbing visions, refused to take it. Who would have thought it would it end up in the hands of a city girl like Alexandra? He tries not to like her, but is drawn to her nevertheless.As their story unfolds, Lonny and Alex are haunted and guided by spirits that draw them to the land and to each other in this moving and tender tale about two unforgettable teens.

In the midst of a heaven-rattling summer storm, a young stranger blows into a small prairie town. On the run after taking her latest boyfriend's truck, with a pocketful of stolen money and a heart full of pain, seventeen-year-old Noreen Stall seems to invite trouble.And trouble comes soon enough, as Noreen's new mistakes trigger calamities that shake the lives of the residents of Pembina Lake. Acclaimed novelist Martha Brooks has written an unforgettable and award-winning story about a terribly complex heroine and the effects she has on those around her.

Sally McLean ist gerade einmal 16 Jahre alt, als sie und ihre Freunde mit dem Auto durch die dünne Eisdecke des Lake Mistik brechen. Sally ist die einzige Überlebende dieser Tragödie. Viele Jahre später fragt sich Sallys Tochter Odella, ob jenes Unglück die Ursache all des Leids ist, das ihre Mutter sich und ihrer Familie angetan hat. Als die Nachricht eintrifft, Sally sei tödlich verunglückt, macht sich Odella auf den Weg, die Vergangenheit ihrer Mutter und die Geheimnisse ihrer Familie aufzudecken.

Nel bel mezzo di un violento temporale estivo una giovane sconosciuta piomba in una cittadina di campagna. In fuga, dopo aver preso il furgone del suo ultimo ragazzo, con una borsa piena di soldi rubati e il cuore gonfio di rabbia, Noreen sembra attirare guai. E i guai arrivano presto quando i nuovi errori di Noreen scatenano una serie di disgrazie che scuotono la vita degli abitanti di Pembina Lake. Talvolta però il messaggero più improbabile è portatore di un piccolo miracolo...