Robert Mawson Livres

1943. The sleepy Suffolk village of Bedenham is jerked into the twentieth century and the harsh realities of war by the arrival on its doorstep of an American bomber base and its three thousand inhabitants. For Billy Street, fourteen, a London evacuee uneasily billeted with the village blacksmith, the American invasion is heaven sent - unlimited opportunities and acceptance at last within a community he loves. Yet a concealed past threatens his new happiness. Billy's schoolteacher, Heather Garrett, awaits word of a husband missing for eighteen months. A stranger to Bedenham, Heather's sense of isolation - and village suspicions - are heightened when troubled American pilot John Hooper, reaches for her friendship. And daily the skies fill with the bombers and their ten-man crews who, during that bleak autumn of 1943, suffered losses on a catastrophic scale. For Hooper, tormented by earlier loss, leading Misbehavin' Martha and her disorderly crew safely through their 25 designated bombing missions becomes a personal crusade.

31st December 1942. In the middle of the North Atlantic, the deadly 'gap' where aircraft cannot protect them, a destroyer and 4 corvettes are shepherding a convoy of ships from America to Britain. But as midnight passes, the New Year is marked by a white flash on the horizon - a German torpedo. What follows is a night scarred forever in the memory of its survivors. But for Michael Villiers, officer on the HMS Daisy, it is just another chapter in an extraordinary life. The son of a beautiful socialite and a British diplomat, Michael is brought up in Sombreado, Uruguay alongside his guardian's daughter Maria, and the pair are inseparable. Even when he is sent to school in England, the family ranch remains Michael's home and when his schooling is complete, there is never any doubt that he will return to Sombreado, to Maria. But when Michael returns to Montevideo in 1939, his steamer crosses paths with a German warship - an ominous sign of the conflict to come. And though Uruguay is neutral in the coming conflict, Michael is to be allowed no such the British Legation want him to make the most of his family connections. In a war, the English ambassador explains, everyone has to take sides . . .

Struggling with a troubled marriage and a pressured business, Jack and Alison Heywood face every parent's worst nightmare when their two children are involved in a horrific road accident. Seven-year-old Frankie falls into a coma, while her older brother, Ben, is left severely traumatized. After three months, Frankie is merely the coma case in room four, fifth floor, and her prolonged existence may be harming Ben, who is retreating into his own emotional turmoil. Just as hope begins to fade, they learn of an experimental clinic in America run by neurologist Elizabeth Chase, who understands the darkness of being trapped in a comatose state. However, her high-pressure work pushes the boundaries of accepted medical practice and faces scrutiny from the law, media, and medical community. As the Heywoods arrive at the clinic, they confront these challenges while their children linger in uncharted subconscious territories. Ultimately, only a supreme act of sacrifice can guide them back. This profound and powerful narrative explores themes of hope, despair, redemption, and resurrection, celebrating human endeavor and healing in a compelling and unforgettable way.

Was macht ein Mensch, der stets dachte, er sei vom Schicksal begünstigt, und der plötzlich erkennen muss, wie tief man sinken kann? Ein hochaktueller und dabei menschlich anrührender Roman über einen Mann, der seinen hochdotierten Job verliert und sich der Erkenntnis stellen muss, dass sein bisheriges Leben völlig inhaltsleer gewesen ist.

Rodina Haywoodovvých se nečekaně ocitá před problémem, jehož velikost a dosah lze jen stěží dohlédnout. Automobilová nehoda sedmileté Frankie náhle propůjčí všemu jiné rozměry, nevyřešené manželské neshody ztrácejí svůj osudový význam. Holčička leží napojená na přístrojích a její bratr, který byl přímým svědkem celé tragédie, je zřejmě zasažen víc, než se na první pohled zdá. Jeho duševní svět jakoby se vzdaloval tomu fyzickému a on balancuje někde na hraně mezi skutečností a světem, v němž snad pobývá jeho sestra. Přestože narážíme na jevy téměř napozemské, dramatické události kolem záchrany malé Frankie mají velmi reálné základy. Soudcem celého zápasu o návrat do života se stává doktorka Elizabeth Chaseová, poznamenaná smrtí svého mladšího bratra. A právě z tohoto dávného otřesu vyvěrá její neuvěřitelná síla a paličatost, která přináší naději všem dětem, jejichž čára života byla násilně přerušena.