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‘A fast-paced and emotional page-turner.'— Christian White, bestselling author of Nowhere Child Following a bitter separation, Lucie moves to London to take up a position with a prestigious law firm. It seems an optimistic new beginning, until one day she receives a hand delivered note with the strange words: At last I've found you. A shock I ‘m sure. But in time I ‘ll explain. Martin. Lucie hasn't forgotten a man called Martin who was tragically killed twenty years ago in the 9/11 attacks. When she was working in New York as a young intern Lucie had fallen in love with him and he vowed to leave his wife to be with her permanently. As an inexplicable series of events occur Lucie wonders if her long-dead lover could have staged his own disappearance under the cover of that fateful day. Or could it be that someone else is stalking her, or that her vivid imagination is playing tricks? In a novel filled with compelling characters, and set in London, New York and Sydney, it seems that anyone could be out to sabotage Lucie's memories and ambitions, including herself. A Voice in the Night is an addictive thriller of twists and turns, a gripping and emotionally resonant debut from a striking new voice. ‘With masterful pacing and stealthy execution, Sarah Hawthorn's accomplished debut keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing right up until the end. Brilliant!'— Julietta Henderson, The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman ‘A Voice in the Night will intrigue you and wrap you into an eerie and riveting story that won't let you go.'— Lynn Hightower, The Piper'A tightly-crafted, clever thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end!'— Sarah Clutton, Good Little Liars and The Daughter's Promise

Vlasnik malog transportnog poduzeća Txato ubijen je u svom baskijskom selu u terorističkom napadu. On je tek jedna u nizu žrtava ETA-e i njezine borbe za samostalnu Baskiju. Njegova je krivnja što nije plaćao danak teroristima. Tko je i zašto ubio ovog Baska, je li to bio netko od suseljana? To su pitanja na koja udovica ubijenog Bittori i njezino dvoje djece traže odgovore. Kolika je krivnja obitelji njezine nekada najbolje prijateljice Miren i njezina sina, pripadnika ETA-e, koji već godinama leži u španjolskom zatvoru, što o svemu zna njegov brat baskijski pjesnik, a što sestra zarobljena u vlastitom tijelu nakon teškog moždanog udara? Dvije nekoć najbolje prijateljice i njihova djeca nose se s teretom politike i političkih odluka, njihov život nepovratno je obilježen terorističkim činom – mogu li i kako preskočiti zidove mržnje i nerazumijevanja koje su sagradili oni sami i njihova okolina?Patria je panorama proteklih četrdeset godina španjolske povijesti, knjiga o terorizmu i njegovu besmislu, o odnosu politike i svakodnevice, o velikim malim ljudima i njihovim ljubavima, čežnjama, strahovima, vjeri i njezinu gubljenju, o razumijevanju bližnjega, o tugama i radostima, roman koji se pamti i čita iznova jer govori o svima nama u svijetu bez kompasa.

Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award • Winner of the Orange Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • New York Times Readers'Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century'Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book.'—Washington Post Book WorldNew York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett's spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisisSomewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening—until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers.Patchett's lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.