Tammy Greenwood Ordre des livres

To refocus on her painting, Wyn Davies agrees to be temporary caretaker for a property on a remote Maine island, where she discovers a box of mysterious images that may help her come to grips with a crime committed against her twenty years earlier

"Living peacefully in Vermont, Ryan Flannigan is shocked when a text from her oldest friend alerts her to a devastating news item. A controversial photo of her as a pre-teen has been found in the possession of a wealthy investor recently revealed as a pedophile and a sex trafficker--with an inscription to him from Ryan's mother on the back. Memories crowd in, providing their own distinctive pictures of her mother Fiona, an aspiring actress, and their move to the West Village in 1976. Amid the city's gritty kaleidoscope of wealth and poverty, high art, and sleazy strip clubs, Ryan is discovered and thrust into the spotlight as a promising young actress with a woman's face and a child's body. Suddenly, the safety and comfort Ryan longs for is replaced by auditions, paparazzi, and the hungry eyes of men of all ages. Forced to reexamine her childhood, Ryan begins to untangle her young fears and her mother's ambitions, and the role each played in the fraught blackout summer of 1977"-- Provided by publisher

The book features engaging discussion questions that encourage deeper exploration of its themes, found on pages 397-398. Additionally, it includes short excerpts from the author's other works, providing readers with a glimpse into their broader literary style and themes. This combination enriches the reading experience and fosters a more interactive engagement with the text.

The heartbreaking and uplifting story, inspired by incredible true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter.

"In Two Rivers, Vermont, Harper Montgomery is living a life overshadowed by grief and guilt. Since the death of his wife, Betsy, twelve years earlier, Harper has narrowed his world to working at the local railroad and raising his daughter, Shelly, the best way he knows how. Still wracked with sorrow over the loss of his life-long love and plagued by his role in a brutal, long-ago crime, he wants only to make amends for his past mistakes. Then one fall day, a train derails in Two Rivers, and amid the wreckage Harper finds an unexpected chance at atonement. One of the survivors, a pregnant fifteen-year-old girl with mismatched eyes and skin the color of blackberries, needs a place to stay. Though filled with misgivings, Harper offers to take Maggie in. But it isn't long before he begins to suspect that Maggie's appearance in Two Rivers is not the simple case of happenstance it first appeared to be"--Author's web site

Píše se rok 1969 a Ginny Richardsonová je úplně na dně. Její právě narozená dcera má Downův syndrom a manžel Ab se pod tlakem rodiny rozhodl, že malá Lucy musí být okamžitě umístěna ve speciálním zařízení Willowridge. Je přesvědčen, že se tam o ni postarají nejlépe. Celá rodina předstírá, že malá Lucy zemřela. Uplynou dva roky a Ginnina nejlepší kamarádka Marsha narazí v novinách na článek, který popisuje podivné metody, které se v zařízení Willowridge praktikují. Ginna je pevně rozhodnuta, že malá Lucy musí odtamtud okamžitě pryč. V tu chvíli se dávají do pohybu události, které již nelze zastavit. Nastává boj nejen za navrácení malé dcerky k rodině, ale i proti celému systému.

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“Greenwood’s glowing dark ruby of a novel brilliantly transforms the true crime story that inspired Nabokov’s Lolita. Shatteringly original and eloquently written....So ferociously suspenseful, I found myself holding my breath.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You Camden, NJ, 1948. When 11 year-old Sally Horner steals a notebook from the local Woolworth's, she has no way of knowing that 52 year-old Frank LaSalle, fresh out of prison, is watching her, preparing to make his move. Accosting her outside the store, Frank convinces Sally that he’s an FBI agent who can have her arrested in a minute—unless she does as he says. This chilling novel traces the next two harrowing years as Frank mentally and physically assaults Sally while the two of them travel westward from Camden to San Jose, forever altering not only her life, but the lives of her family, friends, and those she meets along the way. Based on the experiences of real-life kidnapping victim Sally Horner and her captor, whose story shocked the nation and inspired Vladimir Nabokov to write his controversial and iconic Lolita, this heart-pounding story by award-winning author T. Greenwood at last gives a voice to Sally herself.

Mocna, przejmująca powieść o wiecznym konflikcie między pragnieniem a powinnością.W mroźny, listopadowy poranek Ben Bailey odkrywa przed swoimi drzwiami ciało młodego Indianina, dotkliwie pobitego i niezdradzającego żadnych oznak życia.Ponieważ policja nie interesuje się zupełnie przyczynami śmierci chłopca, Ben pod wpływem impulsu postanawia na własną rękę wyjaśnić okoliczności zdarzenia. Spotkanie z Shadi, siostrą zabitego Indianina, wyzwoli w Benie od dawna tłumione emocje, a samodzielnie prowadzone śledztwo odciśnie na nim swoje piętno i zapoczątkuje serię dramatycznych zdarzeń...