Rosamund Lupton
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Set in the extreme landscape of Alaska, THE QUALITY OF SILENCE follows the story of Yasmin and her deaf daughter Ruby. Yasmin arrives in Alaska to be told her husband, Matt, is dead, the victim of a catastrophic accident. Yasmin, unable to accept this as truth, sets out into the frozen winter landscape, taking Ruby with her in search of answers. But as a storm closes in, Yasmin realises that a very human danger may be keeping pace with them. And with...
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"Lupton enters the highly charged ring where the best psychological detective writers spar... Like Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell… Both tear-jerking and spine-tingling, Sister provides an adrenaline rush that could cause a chill on the sunniest afternoon." —The New York Times Book Review
When her mom calls to tell her that Tess, her younger sister, is missing,
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"From the author of the acclaimed bestseller Sister comes a gripping, thrilling story of a mother who will do anything to protect her child. The school was on fire, and Grace's last memory is of trying to reach her daughter, Jenny, trapped inside the inferno. While their burned bodies are frantically cared for by doctors, Grace and Jenny awaken in the hospital in a strange in-between state. When they learn that someone purposefully set the fire, and...
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Die Physikerin Yasmin fliegt mit ihrer gehörlosen Tochter nach Alaska, um ihren Mann Matt zu treffen, der dort einen Dokumentarfilm dreht. Doch die Polizei empfängt sie mit der entsetzlichen Nachricht, dass Matt weit oben im Polarkreis umgekommen ist. Das kann und will Yasmin nicht glauben. Zusammen mit der zehnjährigen Ruby begibt sie sich auf eine lebensgefährliche Fahrt durch das ewige Eis. Die erbarmungslose Kälte ist dabei nur das kleinere...
