Barbara's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:04:24 -0700 60 Barbara's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg A Whole Life 25414049 160 Robert Seethaler 148700074X Barbara 0 to-read 4.00 2014 A Whole Life
author: Robert Seethaler
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)]]> 776407 180 A.A. Milne 0525444440 Barbara 0 to-read 4.37 1928 The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
author: A.A. Milne
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.37
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]]> <![CDATA[The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries #1)]]> 9305616 A deadly love triangle

Elena: beautiful and popular, the girl who can have any guy she wants.

Stefan: brooding and mysterious, desperately trying to resist his desire for Elena . . . for her own good.

Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him.

Elena finds herself drawn to both brothers . . . who will she choose?

]]> 324 L.J. Smith 0062064738 Barbara 2 3.37 1991 The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries #1)
author: L.J. Smith
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.37
book published: 1991
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal]]> 209004601 From the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's and Time Police series - the origin story of bounty hunters Smallhope and Pennyroyal.

Meet Lady Amelia Smallhope, for whom there is no problem that can't be solved by a drink and a think.

And Pennyroyal, for whom there is no problem. Ever.

Everyone's favourite bounty hunters. Sorry - recovery agents. No bad guy they can't handle. No expense account too flexible. No adventure too outrageous.

Join them as they settle scores, break every rule in the book and take the world by storm.

Fasten your seatbelts. The timeline doesn't know what's hit it.]]> 468 Jodi Taylor 1035415925 Barbara 0 to-read 4.67 2024 The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1)]]> 2113260
Eddie Russett is an above-average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where he meets Jane - a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper and a desire to see him killed.

For Eddie, it's love at first sight. But his infatuation will lead him to discover that all is not as it seems in a world where everything that looks black and white is really shades of grey...]]> 400 Jasper Fforde 0670019631 Barbara 0 currently-reading 4.15 2009 Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1)
author: Jasper Fforde
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[Hope for the Best (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #10)]]> 43208022
You can't change History. History doesn't like it. There are always consequences.

Max is no stranger to taking matters into her own hands. Especially when she's had A Brilliant Idea. Yes, it will mean breaking a few rules, but - as Max always says - they're not her rules.

Seconded to the Time Police to join in the hunt for the renegade Clive Ronan, Max is a long way from St Mary's. But life in the future does have its plus points - although not for long.

A problem with the Time Map reveals chaos in the 16th century and the wrong Tudor queen on the throne. History has gone rogue, there's a St Mary's team right in the firing line and Max must step up.

You know what they say. Hope for the best. But plan for the worst.]]> 430 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 currently-reading 4.50 2019 Hope for the Best (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #10)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)]]> 35659214
From Tudor England to the burning city of Persepolis, from a medieval St. Mary’s under siege to Victorian Rushford and a very nasty case of gaol fever, Max is struggling to keep her private life intact. There’s an ambitious programme hindered by giant teapots, plus Mrs. Midgely’s objection to dead hamsters in her airing cupboard, and Mr. Markham’s stubborn refusal to reveal his exact marital status.

And as if that’s not enough―the unfortunately not leprosy-laden Malcolm Halcombe is back. Admittedly, none of this is the most secure platform from which to launch an initiative to bring down the renegade Clive Ronan, but hey―what’s the worst that could happen?]]> 465 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 4.46 2018 An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> Zomeravond 57567258 Twaalf jaar later is Lauren hulpofficier van justitie in Groningen als ze benaderd wordt door Nadine Dubois, een Franse journaliste die een populaire true crime-podcast maakt. Julien Fournier beweert nog steeds onschuldig te zijn en heeft de journaliste gevraagd zijn zaak te onderzoeken. Hoewel Lauren eerst geen enkele behoefte heeft om de boel weer op te rakelen, weet Dubois haar toch over te halen terug te keren naar Aubenas, de stad waar haar zus werd vermoord.]]> 320 Suzanne Vermeer 9400513577 Barbara 2 3.73 Zomeravond
author: Suzanne Vermeer
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]]> A Little Life 25334922 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ? MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST ? WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE ?

A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.]]> 720 Hanya Yanagihara 1447294823 Barbara 5 4.28 2015 A Little Life
author: Hanya Yanagihara
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8)]]> 754713 242 Arthur Conan Doyle 0755334434 Barbara 0 to-read 4.26 1917 His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8)
author: Arthur Conan Doyle
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> 1Q84 Book 1 (1Q84, #1) 6443834 そして2009年、『1蚕84』は逆の方向から1984年を描いた近过去小説である。
そこに描かれているのは「こうであったかもしれない」世界なのだ。
私たちが生きている现在が、「そうではなかったかもしれない」世界であるのと、ちょうど同じように。闭闭> 554 Haruki Murakami 4103534222 Barbara 4 4.02 2009 1Q84 Book 1 (1Q84, #1)
author: Haruki Murakami
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales]]> 70985 Although Bram Stoker is best known for his world-famous novel Dracula, he also wrote many shorter works on the strange and the macabre. Comprised of spine-chilling tales published by Stoker’s widow after his death, as well as The Lair of the White Worm, an intensely intriguing novel of myths, legends, and unspeakable evils, this collection demonstrates the full range of Stoker’s horror writing.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]> 408 Bram Stoker 0141441712 Barbara 0 to-read 3.93 1914 Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales
author: Bram Stoker
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[The Trouble with Goats and Sheep]]> 26141706
Mrs. Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.

And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined…]]> 453 Joanna Cannon 000813216X Barbara 0 to-read 3.71 2016 The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
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]]> <![CDATA[Long Shadows (Elizabeth Cage, #3)]]> 56088478
'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am.'

The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who she is.

But someone has suspicions. Someone has played the long game. Someone is about to find out.

And it's not Elizabeth herself.]]> 374 Jodi Taylor Barbara 0 to-read 4.35 2021 Long Shadows (Elizabeth Cage, #3)
author: Jodi Taylor
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average rating: 4.35
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]]> Op de vlucht 53007921
Alleen en bang, terwijl ze niemand nog vertrouwt, vlucht ze voor haar leven. Op weg naar de enige plek waar ze zich nog veilig voelt. Maar ze heeft het gezicht van de moordenaar gezien – en hij dat van haar. Hij zal niet rusten tot hij de laatste getuige van zijn misdaad heeft uitgeschakeld…]]> 416 Sharon J. Bolton 9044978160 Barbara 1 3.84 2017 Op de vlucht
author: Sharon J. Bolton
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2017
rating: 1
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Mwah, niet erg enthousiast hierover
]]> <![CDATA[Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World]]> 40672036
In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives.

Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don't feel overwhelmed by it. They don't experience "fear of missing out" because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction.

Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement, and makes a persuasive case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don't go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions.

Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day "digital declutter" process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control.

Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you. This book shows the way.]]> 302 Cal Newport 052553654X Barbara 0 to-read 4.06 2019 Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
author: Cal Newport
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[De Ongetrouwde Hertog (Familie Bridgerton #1)]]> 45437730 Is er een grotere uitdaging denkbaar voor de ambitieuze moeders van Londen dan een ongetrouwde hertog? Lady Whistledowns Society Papers, april 1813

Londen, 1813. De aanstaande verloving van Daphne Bridgerton en de aantrekkelijke hertog Simon Basset is het nieuws van de dag. Wat niemand weet, is dat de verloving slechts schijn is. Voor Simon is het de beste manier om de gretige moeders van jonge, huwbare vrouwen op een afstandje te houden. Voor Daphne trekt de zogenaamde interesse van een hertog weer andere geschikte huwelijkskandidaten aan.

Maar hoe beter Daphne hem leert kennen, hoe meer ze begint te geloven dat ze haar droomman al heeft gevonden. Daphne zal al haar charmes in de strijd moeten gooien om de eigenzinnige hertog ervan te overtuigen dat trouwen zo gek niet is, en dat zijn ideale vrouw veel dichterbij is dan hij denkt.]]> 430 Julia Quinn 9402312773 Barbara 3 3.77 2000 De Ongetrouwde Hertog (Familie Bridgerton #1)
author: Julia Quinn
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average rating: 3.77
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Een nobel streven (Familie Bridgerton #4)]]> 53179196 Librarian note: See alternate cover edition here

Londen, 1824. Rijkdom, lust en verraad zijn aan de orde van de dag in negentiende-eeuws Engeland. En de familie Bridgerton staat altijd vooraan.

Penelope Featherington bewondert de broer van haar beste vriendin al zolang ze zich kan herinneren, maar de kans dat deze knappe graaf haar ziet staan is klein. Bovendien maakt zijn schandalige reputatie hem bepaald geen ideale echtgenoot.

Colin Bridgerton is zwaar beledigd door het beeld dat lady Whistledown van hem schetst in haar roddelcolumn. Hij is helemaal geen charmant leeghoofd! Dat geroddel lijkt misschien onschuldig, maar wat als het Colin de liefde van zijn leven kost?]]> 464 Julia Quinn 9402315365 Barbara 3 3.86 2002 Een nobel streven (Familie Bridgerton #4)
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History]]> 123194909 302 Tracy Borman 1399705083 Barbara 0 currently-reading 4.23 2023 Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> And Then There Were None 16299
"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? Only the dead are above suspicion.]]> 264 Agatha Christie 0312330871 Barbara 4 4.28 1939 And Then There Were None
author: Agatha Christie
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1939
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on a Cornish Isle (The Edge of the World Detective Agency #2)]]> 86535609 An island cut off by a storm
Will there be a murder before the weekend is out?

After six long months with no new cases for her Cornish detective agency, Donna ‘Deadly’ Nightshade jumps at the chance to spend a weekend undercover on St Michael’s Mount.

With seven high profile attendees – including the Home Secretary – this is a high stakes case. As a storm descends on the tidal island, they’re cut off from the rest of the world. Friends turn to enemies and before the rain has ceased it’s not just one murder Donna has to worry about – it’s two…]]> 334 Jo Silva Barbara 2 3.95 2023 Murder on a Cornish Isle (The Edge of the World Detective Agency #2)
author: Jo Silva
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average rating: 3.95
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)]]> 29588376 ASIN B000JMKNJ2 moved to the more recent edition

An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most feared ruler. But in the shadows lurks someone still more ambitious and deadly. Faced with a bloody coup that threatens to destroy everyone and everything that holds meaning in his mercenary life, Locke vows to beat the enemy at his own brutal game—or die trying.]]> 752 Scott Lynch Barbara 0 currently-reading 4.32 2006 The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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]]> Soms lieg Ik 40119370 1. Ik lig in coma
2. Mijn man houdt niet meer van me
3. Soms lieg ik

Amber Reynolds ligt in coma. Ze kan zich niet herinneren hoe dat is gebeurd. Maar ze weet dat het geen ongeluk was… Ze heeft het zogeheten locked-in-syndroom: ze hoort alles, maar kan zich niet bewegen en kan niet praten.
Doodsbang, opgesloten in haar eigen lichaam, probeert ze haar herinneringen van de afgelopen week te reconstrueren. Met een echtgenoot die niet meer van haar houdt, een zus met een geheim en een ex die nog steeds door haar geobsedeerd is, weet Amber dat er iemand liegt over wat er met haar gebeurd is. Haar leven is nog steeds in gevaar.
Lukt het haar wakker te worden voor het te laat is?]]> 336 Alice Feeney 9400509758 Barbara 3 3.71 2017 Soms lieg Ik
author: Alice Feeney
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) 17824844
De strijd tegen deze mysterieuze vijand voert hen langs tijdloze locaties als het Palazzo Vecchio, de Boboli-tuinen en de Duomo, en Langdon en Brooks stuiten op een netwerk van verborgen doorgangen en eeuwenoude geheimen...]]> 469 Dan Brown 902456185X Barbara 3 3.76 2013 Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
author: Dan Brown
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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]]> The Ministry of Time 199798179 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all:

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.

She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.

Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future.]]> 339 Kaliane Bradley 1668045141 Barbara 0 to-read 3.54 2024 The Ministry of Time
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]]> <![CDATA[The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: A Christmas Short-Story Collection]]> 194838086 Includes a Christmas message from the author herself and an exclusive new St Mary's scene, 'A Storm in a Teacup' --- Why is Nothing Ever Simple? For once, this Christmas jump is perfectly legal - though that doesn't make it any less dangerous. It's Major Guthrie's last, and to the Battle of Bannockburn, no less.The Ordeal of the Haunted Room Who wouldn't jump at the chance to experience an authentic Victorian Christmas? Complete with a murderous ghost and one terrifying night in a terrible storm.The Toast of Time Max and Markham prepare for their very first Christmas away from St Mary's, sure to be full of Peace and Goodwill to all men . . . plus Fabergé eggs, legendary swords and a belligerent ram.Santa Grint It all begins when the Time Police hold their first Christmas Party. Their most dangerous mission yet.Joy to the World When things take a unseasonably tricky turn on Frogmorton Farm, only Thomas can step in to save Christmas day . . .---'A Christmas treat that didn't disappoint' ? ? ? ? ?'Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a short story from The Chronicles of St Mary's' ? ? ? ? ?'What more could you want in your stocking on Christmas morning' ? ? ? ? ?'A highlight of my Christmas' ? ? ? ? ?'As much a part of my Christmas as the pantomime, mince pies and the King's speech' ? ? ? ? ?]]> 405 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 4.42 2023 The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: A Christmas Short-Story Collection
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.42
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]]> <![CDATA[White Silence (Elizabeth Cage, #1)]]> 35516086 *The first instalment in the new, gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor.*

"I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am."

Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that only she can see. But she doesn’t want to see them and she definitely doesn’t want them to see her.

What is a curse to Elizabeth is a gift to others – a very valuable gift they want to control.

When her husband dies, Elizabeth’s world descends into a nightmare. But as she tries to piece her life back together, she discovers that not everything is as it seems.

Alone in a strange and frightening world, she’s a vulnerable target to forces beyond her control.

And she knows that she can’t trust anyone…

White Silence is a twisty supernatural thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.]]> 400 Jodi Taylor 1786155664 Barbara 3 4.03 2017 White Silence (Elizabeth Cage, #1)
author: Jodi Taylor
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average rating: 4.03
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> Ik weet wie je bent 52140392
Behalve ik. Ik weet precies wie je bent, waar je vandaan komt en wat je hebt gedaan.

Je echtgenoot is vermist en de politie denkt dat je iets verbergt. Voor je werk doe je je altijd voor als iemand anders, je bent een professionele leugenaar. Maar dat is niets nieuws voor je, toch?

Want ik weet dat je al eerder loog. Je hebt altijd gelogen. En de leugens die we onszelf vertellen, zijn de gevaarlijkste leugens van allemaal.]]> 296 Alice Feeney Barbara 3 3.44 2019 Ik weet wie je bent
author: Alice Feeney
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.44
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rating: 3
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]]> The Tower 174147413
Scotland, 1567. A pregnant Mary, Queen of Scots is dragged out of her palace by rebel lords and imprisoned in the isolated Lochleven Castle, an ancient fortress surrounded by a vast lake. Her infant son and heir, James, has been captured by her enemies.?

Accompanying Mary are two inconspicuous serving observant, ambitious Jane and romantic, quick-tempered Cuckoo, who endeavor to keep their mercurial mistress company while sharing the space of a claustrophobic room over the course of their eleven-month forced stay. Their hosts want them dead. They'll settle for Mary's abdication.

After Mary reluctantly surrenders her throne, her closest friend, the reserved, devoted Lady Seton, is permitted to join the captive women. Against the odds, as they hatch a perilous getaway plan, the four women form a bond that transcends class and religion, and for Jane and Seton, becomes something even deeper. At the center of it all is Mary--calculating, charming, brave, and unbowed. Flora Carr's thrilling, feverish debut is a celebration of resilience, a meditation on the meaning of power, and a testament to the unshakeable strength of female friendship, starring one of history's most charismatic leaders.]]> 272 Flora Carr 0385550189 Barbara 0 to-read 3.61 2024 The Tower
author: Flora Carr
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]]> <![CDATA[The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I (Tudor Rose #3)]]> 195888499
Born from young King Henry’s first marriage, his elder daughter, Princess Mary, is raised to be queen once it becomes clear that her mother, Katherine of Aragon, will bear no more surviving children. However, Henry’s restless eye has a devastating influence on the young princess’s future when he declares her a bastard and his marriage to her mother unlawful. In hopes of a male heir, he marries Anne Boleyn and banishes Katherine and Mary from the royal court. But when Anne too fails to produce a son, she is beheaded and Mary is allowed to return to court as the default heir. At age twenty, she hopes in vain for her own marriage and children, but who will marry her, bastard that she is?

Yet Mary eventually triumphs and becomes queen, after first putting down a seventeen-year-old usurper, Lady Jane Grey, and ordering her beheading. Any hopes that as the first female queen to rule Britain Mary will show more compassion are dashed when she embarks on a ruthless campaign to force Catholicism on the English by burning hundreds of Protestants at the stake. But while her brutality will forever earn her the name Bloody Mary, at heart she is an insecure and vulnerable woman, her character forged by the unhappiness of her early years.

In Alison Weir’s masterful novel, the drama of Mary I’s life and five-year reign—from her abusive childhood, marriage, and mysterious pregnancies to the cruelty that marks her legacy—comes to vivid life.]]> 528 Alison Weir 0593355105 Barbara 0 to-read 3.85 2024 The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I (Tudor Rose #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)]]> 58456963
Having completed her Six Tudor Queens series of novels on the wives of Henry VIII, extensively researched and written from each queen’s point of view, Alison Weir now gives Henry himself a voice, telling the story of his remarkable thirty-six-year reign and his six marriages.

Young Henry began his rule as a magnificent and chivalrous Renaissance prince who embodied every virtue. He had all the qualities to make a triumph of his rule, yet we remember only the violence. Henry famously broke with the Pope, founding the Church of England and launching a religious revolution that divided his kingdom. He beheaded two of his wives and cast aside two others. He died a suspicious, obese, disease-riddled tyrant, old before his time. His reign is remembered as one of dangerous intrigue and bloodshed—and yet the truth is far more complex.

The King’s Pleasure brings to life the idealistic monarch who expanded Parliament, founded the Royal Navy, modernized medical training, composed music and poetry, and patronized the arts. A passionate man in search of true love, he was stymied by the imperative to produce a male heir, as much a victim of circumstance as his unhappy wives. Had fate been kinder to him, the history of England would have been very different.

Here is the story of the private man. To his contemporaries, he was a great king, a legend in his own lifetime. And he left an extraordinary legacy—a modern Britain.]]> 593 Alison Weir 0593355067 Barbara 0 to-read 3.80 2023 The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)]]> 58735042 New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, the first queen of the Tudor dynasty, in this stunning historical novel.

Elizabeth of York is the oldest daughter of King Edward IV. Flame-haired, beautiful, and sweet-natured, she is adored by her family; yet her life is suddenly disrupted when her beloved father dies in the prime of life. Her uncle, the notorious Richard III, takes advantage of King Edward's death to grab the throne and imprison Elizabeth's two younger brothers, the rightful royal heirs. Forever afterwards known as the princes in the tower, the boys are never seen again. On the heels of this tragedy, Elizabeth is subjected to Richard's overtures to make her his wife, further legitimizing his claim to the throne. King Richard has murdered her brothers, yet she is obliged to accept his proposal.

As if in a fairy tale, Elizabeth is saved by Henry Tudor, who challenges Richard and kills him in the legendary Battle of Bosworth Field. In recognition of his victory, Henry becomes king and asks Elizabeth to be his wife, the first queen of the Tudor line. The marriage is happy and fruitful, not only uniting the warring houses of Lancaster and York--the red and white roses--but resulting in four surviving children, one of whom, Henry VIII, will rule the country for the next thirty-six years.

As in her popular Six Tudor Queens series, Alison Weir captures the personality of one of Britain's most important monarchs, conveying Elizabeth of York's dramatic life in a novel that is all the richer because of its firm basis in history.]]> 544 Alison Weir 0593355032 Barbara 0 to-read 3.97 2022 The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World]]> 17262152 New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir presents the first modern biography of this extraordinary woman, whose very existence united the realm and ensured the survival of the Plantagenet bloodline.
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Her birth was greeted with as much pomp and ceremony as that of a male heir. The first child of King Edward IV, Elizabeth enjoyed all the glittering trappings of royalty. But after the death of her father; the disappearance and probable murder of her brothers—the Princes in the Tower; and the usurpation of the throne by her calculating uncle Richard III, Elizabeth found her world turned upside-down: She and her siblings were declared bastards.
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As Richard’s wife, Anne Neville, was dying, there were murmurs that the king sought to marry his niece Elizabeth, knowing that most people believed her to be England’s rightful queen. Weir addresses Elizabeth’s possible role in this and her covert support for Henry Tudor, the exiled pretender who defeated Richard at the Battle of Bosworth and was crowned Henry VII, first sovereign of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth’s subsequent marriage to Henry united the houses of York and Lancaster and signaled the end of the Wars of the Roses. For centuries historians have asserted that, as queen, she was kept under Henry’s firm grasp, but Weir shows that Elizabeth proved to be a model consort—pious and generous—who enjoyed the confidence of her husband, exerted a tangible and beneficial influence, and was revered by her son, the future King Henry VIII.
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Drawing from a rich trove of historical records, Weir gives a long overdue and much-deserved look at this unforgettable princess whose line descends to today’s British monarch—a woman who overcame tragedy and danger to become one of England’s most beloved consorts.]]> 572 Alison Weir 0345521366 Barbara 0 to-read 3.79 2013 Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World
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]]> <![CDATA[Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley]]> 10080
It was clear that they had been murdered and the house destroyed in an attempt to obliterate the evidence. Darnley was not a popular king-consort, but he was regarded by many as having a valid claim to the English throne. For this reason Elizabeth I had opposed his family's longstanding wish to marry him to Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the rightful queen of England.

Alison Weir's investigation of Darnley's murder is set against one of the most dramatic periods in British history. Her conclusions shed a brilliant new light on the actions and motives of the conspirators and, in particular, the extent of Mary's own involvement.]]> 640 Alison Weir 0712664564 Barbara 0 to-read 4.06 2003 Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
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]]> The Princes in the Tower 111221
Carefully examining every shred of contemporary evidence as well as dozens of modern accounts, Alison Weir reconstructs the entire chain of events leading to the double murder. We are witnesses to the rivalry, ambition, intrigue, and struggle for power that culminated in the imprisonment of the princes and the hushed-up murders that secured Richard’s claim to the throne as Richard III.

A masterpiece of historical research and a riveting story of conspiracy and deception, The Princes in the Tower at last provides a solution to this age-old puzzle.

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RandomHouseReadersCircle.com]]> 287 Alison Weir 0345391780 Barbara 0 to-read 3.87 1992 The Princes in the Tower
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]]> The Six Wives of Henry VIII 10104 643 Alison Weir 0802136834 Barbara 0 to-read 4.11 1992 The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Shadow of Queens: Tales from the Tudor Court]]> 58145492
Over the years of his reign, six different women took their place beside King Henry VIII of England as his wife and queen.

But the real stories of the six Tudor queens belong to those who lived among them. Played out in glittering palaces and whispering courts, these are tales of the people who loved and served these women, and those who lied and betrayed them.

Collected together for the first time, In the Shadow of Queens reveals thirteen startling stories from the Tudor court, told by those at the very heart of that world.]]> 432 Alison Weir 1472286286 Barbara 0 currently-reading 4.01 2021 In the Shadow of Queens: Tales from the Tudor Court
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]]> <![CDATA[Anna of Kleve, Queen of Secrets (Six Tudor Queens, #4)]]> 40208975 Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession and Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen, draws a spellbinding portrait of Anna of Kleve, Henry VIII's fourth queen, as you've never seen her before. What secrets did Anna of Kleve hold?

A German princess, with whose portrait a king has fallen in love. A young woman who has none of the accomplishments he admires in women. A young woman who lives with a guilty secret.

Anna awaits her bridegroom. She prays that she will please him. She knows she is no beauty... It is the most disastrous of beginnings.

And now it is her wedding night, and she is tense with fear.

They think, these English, that she is ignorant and na?ve. They do not know her, or that she is aware of what is going on behind her back.

Will it be divorce - or the headsman's sword?

ANNA OF KLEVE - the fourth of Henry's queens.

Alison Weir reveals a charming, spirited woman loved by all who knew her - and even, ultimately, by the King who rejected her.

But her story does not end there.

]]> 513 Alison Weir 1472227743 Barbara 4 4.34 2019 Anna of Kleve, Queen of Secrets (Six Tudor Queens, #4)
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]]> Het Beest met de Achternaam 11785428 399 Annie M.G. Schmidt Barbara 0 to-read 4.58 1968 Het Beest met de Achternaam
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]]> <![CDATA[Stemmen in het duister (Maud O'Connor, #2)]]> 201475663 416 Nicci French 9026366418 Barbara 3 3.77 2024 Stemmen in het duister (Maud O'Connor, #2)
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]]> Een voor een 179937894
Nadat ze elkaar jaren uit de weg zijn gegaan, verzamelt Daisy Darkers hele familie zich ter gelegenheid van Nana’s 80e verjaardag in Nana’s vervallen, wat spookachtige huis op een klein getijdeneiland. Eindelijk is de hele clan herenigd. En als het vloed wordt, zullen ze acht uur lang van de wereld worden afgesloten.

De familie arriveert. Dan, klokslag middernacht, terwijl er een storm woedt, wordt Nana opeens dood aangetroffen. En een uur later volgt het volgende slachtoffer.
Gevangen op een eiland waar iemand de familieleden een voor een doodt, moeten de Darkers zich buigen over de huidige dreiging én moeten ze allemaal hun geheimen uit het verleden onder ogen zien – voordat het tij keert en alles wordt onthuld.]]> 416 Alice Feeney 9044935941 Barbara 3 3.52 2022 Een voor een
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]]> <![CDATA[The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)]]> 49239093
It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.

In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.

Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.]]> 913 Ken Follett 0525954988 Barbara 0 to-read 4.32 2020 The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder at the Bookstore (Bookstore Mystery, #1)]]> 61425008 326 Sue Minix 0008584621 Barbara 1 3.01 2023 Murder at the Bookstore (Bookstore Mystery, #1)
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]]> Iedereen hier liegt 205090884
Uren later wordt Avery door haar familie als vermist verklaard.

Opeens is Stanhope niet zo’n veilige buurt meer. En William is niet de enige in de straat die iets verbergt. Als getuigen naar voren komen met informatie die misschien niet waar is, beginnen Avery’s buren langzaam hun gezond verstand te verliezen.

Wie heeft Avery Wooler meegenomen?

Iedereen hier liegt, maar iemand in de buurt kent de waarheid…

‘Shari Lapena is een moderne meester van de psychologische thriller en haar enorme talent toont zich op volle sterkte in Iedereen hier liegt.’ Steve Cavanagh

‘Shari Lapena laat je raden tot de laatste pagina.’ Paula Hawkins]]> 288 Shari Lapena 9021045273 Barbara 2 3.42 2023 Iedereen hier liegt
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]]> <![CDATA[About Time (The Time Police, #4)]]> 60126786
After their heroic efforts to safeguard the Acropolis and prevent the Paris Time-Stop, the Time Police have gone from zero to hero. Then one fateful mission to apprehend a minor criminal selling dodgy historical artefacts blows up in all their faces.

An officer is attacked within TPHQ. A prisoner is murdered. And investigations are about to lead to the one place where no officer can legally tread.

Worst of all, trouble is brewing for Luke, Jane and Matthew as a shocking revelation threatens to tear Team Weird apart for good.]]> 470 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 4.53 2022 About Time (The Time Police, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Saving Time (The Time Police, #3)]]> 55773332 xxx 497 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 4.57 2023 Saving Time (The Time Police, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Advocaat van de duivel (Eddie Flynn #6)]]> 63815259
Ze noemen hem de koning van de dodencel. De ambitieuze officier van justitie Randal Korn ziet graag dat gevangenen worden ge?xecuteerd. Zelfs als ze niet schuldig zijn. Andy Dubois is zo iemand, opgepakt voor de moord op een jong meisje. Maar op wie Korn nu niet heeft gerekend, is de New Yorkse advocaat Eddie Flynn. Want die is vastbesloten deze onschuldige man uit een corrupt systeem te redden, en de echte moordenaar te vinden. Hoe gevaarlijk het ook is. Over een week zal de rechter het vonnis voorlezen, maar zal Eddie dan nog leven?

Advocaat van de duivel is een razend spannende thriller, een adembenemende leeservaring over racisme en de ongelijkheden van het rechtssysteem. ‘Advocaat van de duivel bezorgt je zwetende handpalmen en kippenvel; de geweldige rechtbankscènes zijn beter dan die van John Grisham.’ The Times]]> 432 Steve Cavanagh 9021037572 Barbara 3 4.14 2021 Advocaat van de duivel (Eddie Flynn #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife (Six Tudor Queens, #6)]]> 34020934 The eye of an ageing and dangerous king falls upon her. She cannot refuse him. She must stifle her feelings and never betray that she wanted another.
And now she is the sixth wife. Her queenship is a holy mission yet, fearfully, she dreams of the tragic parade of women who went before her. She cherishes the secret beliefs that could send her to the fire. And still the King loves and trusts her.
Now her enemies are closing in. She must fight for her very life.
KATHARINE PARR – the last of Henry’s queens.
Alison Weir recounts the extraordinary story of a woman forced into a perilous situation and rising heroically to the challenge. Katharine is a delightful woman, a warm and kindly heroine – and yet she will be betrayed by those she loves and trusts most.
Too late, the truth will dawn on her.]]> 560 Alison Weir 1101966653 Barbara 0 to-read 4.17 2021 Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife (Six Tudor Queens, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)]]> 52802802 Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the tragic story of Henry VIII's fifth wife, a nineteen-year-old beauty with a hidden past, in this fifth novel in the sweeping Six Tudor Queens series.

In the spring of 1540, Henry VIII, desperate to be rid of his queen, Anna of Kleve, first sets eyes on the enchanting Katheryn Howard. Although the king is now an ailing forty-nine-year-old measuring fifty-four inches around his waist, his amorous gaze lights upon the pretty teenager. Seated near him intentionally by her ambitious Catholic family, Katheryn readily succumbs to the courtship.

Henry is besotted with his bride. He tells the world she is a rose without a thorn, and extols her beauty and her virtue. Katherine delights in the pleasures of being queen and the power she has to do good to others. She comes to love the ailing, obese king and tolerate his nightly attentions. If she can bear him a son, her triumph will be complete. But Katheryn has a past of which Henry knows nothing, and which comes back increasingly to haunt her--even as she courts danger yet again.]]> 480 Alison Weir 1101966602 Barbara 0 to-read 4.07 2020 Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1)]]> 58815170 Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really?

Natsuki Books was a tiny second-hand bookshop on the edge of town. Inside, towering shelves reached the ceiling, every one crammed full of wonderful books. Rintaro Natsuki loved this space that his grandfather had created. He spent many happy hours there, reading whatever he liked. It was the perfect refuge for a boy who tended to be something of a recluse.

After the death of his grandfather, Rintaro is devastated and alone. It seems he will have to close the shop. Then, a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears and asks Rintaro for help. The cat needs a book lover to join him on a mission. This odd couple will go on three magical adventures to save books from people have imprisoned, mistreated and betrayed them. Finally, there is one last rescue that Rintaro must attempt alone...

The Cat Who Saved Books is a heart-warming story about finding courage, caring for others - and the tremendous power of books. Sosuke Natsukawa's international best seller, translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai, is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper.]]> 220 Sōsuke Natsukawa 1529052106 Barbara 0 currently-reading 3.67 2017 The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Killing Time (The Time Police, #5)]]> 177747758 400 Jodi Taylor 1035404966 Barbara 0 to-read 4.62 2024 Killing Time (The Time Police, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hard Time (The Time Police, #2)]]> 49021623
A time slip in Versailles, problems in the Ice Age and illegal time travellers in need of rescue. Must be a job for the Time Police.

Luke, Jane and Matthew are back and ready to cause havoc - inadvertently or otherwise - in their latest adventures.]]> 544 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 4.46 2020 Hard Time (The Time Police, #2)
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]]> Dertien (Eddie Flynn, #4) 44152674
Het beroemdste koppel uit Hollywood had de wereld aan hun voeten. Nu wordt Hollywoodster Robert Solomon aangeklaagd voor het vermoorden van zijn prachtige vrouw. In het proces van de eeuw wil de verdediging slechts één man in hun team: advocaat en voormalig oplichter Eddie Flynn. Alles wijst erop dat Robert schuldig is, maar tijdens het proces begint Eddie daaraan te twijfelen.
Wat als de echte moordenaar helemaal niet terechtstaat? En wat als de moordenaar een van de juryleden is?

]]> 375 Steve Cavanagh 9024583675 Barbara 3 4.20 2018 Dertien (Eddie Flynn, #4)
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]]> De getuige (Eddie Flynn #3) 66096348 400 Steve Cavanagh Barbara 3 3.88 2017 De getuige (Eddie Flynn #3)
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]]> Het pleidooi (Eddy Flynn #2) 35598325
Maar de FBI is in het bezit van belastend materiaal over zijn vrouw Christine en voert de druk gestaag op. Voor Eddie is dat het begin van een adembenemende race tegen de klok: niet alleen moet hij Childs onschuld zien te bewijzen, hij moet ook voorkomen dat Christine in handen valt van de FBI of van de gewetenloze advocaten van Harland & Sinton…]]> 420 Steve Cavanagh Barbara 3 4.13 2015 Het pleidooi (Eddy Flynn #2)
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[The Nothing Girl (Frogmorton Farm #1)]]> 53552603
Discover this funny, heart-warming tale of self-discovery from Jodi Taylor, author of the internationally bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series.

Nobody ever notices little Jenny Dove. Even her family call her the Nothing Girl. Isolated and alone, Jenny is about to end it all when she is rescued by Thomas, a giant golden horse only she can see.

Under his mischievous guidance, Jenny begins to think she might one day become someone. And when the charmingly chaotic Russell Checkland erupts into her life - together with his tumbledown farmhouse - and proposes a marriage that will save them both, Jenny is ready to take a chance.

Sadly, her new life at Frogmorton Farm doesn't exactly sweep Jenny off her feet. There are leaking roofs, unpaid bills and so many buckets. And then, as a series of apparent 'accidents' unfolds, Jenny begins to worry this might not be a fairy-tale ending after all...

Readers love Jodi

'I haven't met a Jodi Taylor book I didn't love , they get you right in the feels'

'Has you laughing and crying in equal measure '

'Beautifully written, captivating and witty '

'A surprising gem of a book']]> 334 Jodi Taylor 1472264355 Barbara 4 4.60 2014 The Nothing Girl (Frogmorton Farm #1)
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]]> Het verweer (Eddie Flynn) 62693741 397 Steve Cavanagh 9021037866 Barbara 3 3.93 2015 Het verweer (Eddie Flynn)
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]]> Fiftyfifty (Eddie Flynn #5) 58801347
Beide zussen worden in hechtenis genomen, in afwachting van een eventuele veroordeling voor moord. Je zou denken dat dit wel de laatste plek op aarde is waar de schuldige hoopte te eindigen. Maar dan heb je het mis. En dan is het aan advocaat Eddie Flynn om de waarheid te achterhalen…]]> 409 Steve Cavanagh Barbara 4 4.30 2020 Fiftyfifty (Eddie Flynn #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Doing Time (The Time Police, #1)]]> 44597196 And so the Time Police were formed. Internationally sanctioned thugs whose task it was to keep the timeline straight by any and all means possible. And they succeeded. The Time Wars are over. The Time Police won. But who will win the peace?

Doing Time follows three hapless new Time Police recruits - Jane, Luke and Matthew - as they try to navigate their first year on the beat. It's all going to be fine. Obviously.

]]> 480 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 4.21 2019 Doing Time (The Time Police, #1)
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]]> Wie het eerst liegt 209220723
Een dag later is de valse Lucca dood, en voor Evie is er maar één wie is de volgende?]]> 359 Ashley Elston 9021463563 Barbara 2 3.75 2024 Wie het eerst liegt
author: Ashley Elston
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Stromend graf (Cormoran Strike, #7)]]> 198973999
De Universal Humanitarian Church lijkt een vredelievende organisatie die campagne voert voor een betere wereld. Toch ontdekt Strike dat er meer aan de hand is en dat er onverklaar?bare sterfgevallen plaatsvinden.

Om Will te redden besluit Strikes zakenpartner Robin Ellacott naar Norfolk te reizen om de sekte te infiltreren. Maar ze blijkt niet voorbereid te zijn op de gevaren die haar daar te wachten staan of op de tol die het van haar zal eisen...]]> 1120 Robert Galbraith 9049202217 Barbara 4 4.54 2023 Stromend graf (Cormoran Strike, #7)
author: Robert Galbraith
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Mijn eerste moord: en andere verhalen]]> 100659719 251 Martin Michael Driessen 9028282203 Barbara 0 to-read 3.50 Mijn eerste moord: en andere verhalen
author: Martin Michael Driessen
name: Barbara
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]]> <![CDATA[The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)]]> 157265081
From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks, dancing into trouble and back out again with uncanny grace.

The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story. In it he traces the old ways of making and breaking, following his heart even when doing so goes against his better judgement.

After all, what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?]]> 240 Patrick Rothfuss 0756419182 Barbara 5 4.01 2023 The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)
author: Patrick Rothfuss
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Oorsprong (Robert Langdon, #5)]]> 36346449 Oorsprong speelt zich af in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao en Sevilla, zit vol moderne kunst, innovatieve technologie, geschiedenis en architectuur en draait om de belangrijkste vragen ooit: die naar onze herkomst en onze toekomst.

Bilbao, het Guggenheim. Robert Langdon, hoogleraar kunstgeschiedenis en symboliek, is te gast bij de spectaculaire onthulling van Edmond Kirsch' ontdekking. Kirsch, een wereldberoemde, controversi?le miljardair en futurist, claimt dat zijn ontdekking de wetenschap voor altijd zal veranderen, maar de onthulling ontaardt in chaos. Langdon weet ternauwernood te ontsnappen samen met Ambra Vidal, de elegante museumdirecteur. Ze vinden tegenover zich een bijna alwetende vijand met banden naar het Spaanse koningshuis en moeten, vertrouwend op hun gebundelde kennis, in een race tegen de klok symbolen, moderne kunst, extreme religies en verborgen geschiedenissen weten te doorgronden om Kirsch' schokkende geheim te ontsluiten. En de adembenemende waarheid die ons tot nu toe is ontgaan, onder ogen te zien...]]> 546 Dan Brown Barbara 3 3.71 2017 Oorsprong (Robert Langdon, #5)
author: Dan Brown
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2020/09/23
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]]> De perfecte zoon 202972304 304 Freida McFadden 9032520784 Barbara 2 3.91 2019 De perfecte zoon
author: Freida McFadden
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2019
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #3)]]> 34020932
In this third book in the epic Six Tudor Queens series, the acclaimed historian and best-selling author brings new insight to this dramatic story, showing how pure fear for her life determined Jane Seymour's actions.

Twenty-five-year-old Jane Seymour wants nothing more than to become a nun. But her ambitious father has forced her to live at court as lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine of Aragon, a fellow Catholic whom she soon comes to love and admire. So Jane is appalled when King Henry shunts Katherine aside in his lustful pursuit of Anne Boleyn, but even more so when he takes Anne's life in his rush to wed - Jane herself!

Unwilling to marry but terrified to resist Henry's advances for fear she might share Anne's fate, and propelled by her family, Jane becomes queen of England a mere 10 days after Anne's execution. She knows she must produce a male heir without fail. Her very life depends on it.

?2018 Alison Weir (P)2018 Recorded Books]]> 560 Alison Weir 1101966564 Barbara 4 4.13 2018 Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #3)
author: Alison Weir
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> Six Stories (Six Stories #1) 59636515 Wat er daadwerkelijk gebeurd is in de bosrijke omgeving van Scarclaw ligt besloten in de herinneringen van een hechte vriendenclub en wat vage getuigenissen van mensen in de omgeving.

2017. De mysterieuze onderzoeksjournalist Scott King, wiens podcastserie van complexe misdaadzaken de populariteit van Serial overstijgt, is een cultfiguur op internet.
In een serie van zes interviews probeert King erachter te komen hoe de dynamiek in een groep tieners en de mythische geschiedenis van de Fell hebben geresulteerd in de dood van Tom Jeffries.

Elk interview zorgt voor een nieuwe aanwijzing in de zaak en terwijl je de verschillende getuigenissen leest, word je gedwongen zelf uit te vinden hoe Tom stierf. Wie liegt? Wie kun je vertrouwen?

Luisterduur: 7 uur, 59 minuten]]> 8 Matt Wesolowski 9046174522 Barbara 3 3.00 2016 Six Stories (Six Stories #1)
author: Matt Wesolowski
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> Zwarte leugens 123896107 368 Linda Jansma 9461096313 Barbara 2 3.80 2023 Zwarte leugens
author: Linda Jansma
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #14)]]> 63839542
Max needs to get away - fast - and a Brilliant Idea soon leads her to a full-scale uprising in twentieth-century China. If she can come by a historical treasure or two in the process, even better. That is, if she makes it out alive.

Then there's the small matter of Insight - the sinister organisation from the future hell bent on changing History for their own dark ends. Having successfully infiltrated their ranks, Max is perfectly placed to stop them. But she knows her cover will soon be blown - because it's already happened.

Can Max take down Insight before they come after her? The circle is closing, and only one can survive...]]> 478 Jodi Taylor Barbara 4 4.61 2023 The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #14)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[What You Are Looking For Is in the Library]]> 91274427 For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life.

What are you looking for?

This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most librarians, Komachi has read every book lining her shelves—but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of her library guests. For anyone who walks through her door, Komachi can sense exactly what they’re looking for in life and provide just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it.

Each visitor comes to her library from a different juncture in their careers and dreams, from the restless sales attendant who feels stuck at her job to the struggling working mother who longs to be a magazine?editor. The conversation that they have with Sayuri Komachi—and the surprise book she lends each of them—will have life-altering consequences.

With heartwarming charm and wisdom, What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is a paean to the magic of libraries, friendship and community, perfect for anyone who has ever found themselves at an impasse in their life and in need of a little inspiration.]]> 304 Michiko Aoyama 1335005625 Barbara 0 to-read 4.07 2020 What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
author: Michiko Aoyama
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[Waarom Zweedse vrouwen niet gratis werken (Dutch Edition)]]> 198627030
Op grond daarvan worden ze nogal eens weggezet als verwende deeltijdprinsesjes, maar het systeem werkt bepaald niet mee, zo merkte de Zweedse journaliste Charlotte Bostr?m toen ze vanwege de liefde in Nederland kwam wonen. Waarom doe je bij ons belastingaangifte als gezin en niet als individu? Waarom is het ouderschapsverlof voor mannen zo verschrikkelijk minimaal? Waarom krijg je bij zorgverlof maar een deel van je loon uitbetaald?

In Zweden werken vrouwen graag fulltime en zijn ze financieel onafhankelijk. Met de blik van een nieuwsgierige en verwonderde buitenstaander laat Bostr?m op vaak humoristische wijze zien dat heel Nederland er, ondanks plannen voor gratis kinderopvang, wel op lijkt ingericht om ongelijke verhoudingen in stand te houden. Hoe moeilijk zou het zijn om dat te veranderen? En willen Nederlanders dat eigenlijk wel?]]> 275 Charlotte Bostr?m 9463823190 Barbara 0 to-read 3.74 Waarom Zweedse vrouwen niet gratis werken (Dutch Edition)
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name: Barbara
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]]> Reykjavík: A Crime Story 65214641
What happened to Lára?

Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland‘s most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?

Thirty years later, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lára's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lára's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved . . .]]> 355 Ragnar Jónasson 1250907349 Barbara 2 3.64 2022 Reykjavík: A Crime Story
author: Ragnar Jónasson
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Een nieuw begin (Jennifer Brugman #1)]]> 36065247 350 Angelique Haak 946109308X Barbara 2 4.07 2017 Een nieuw begin (Jennifer Brugman #1)
author: Angelique Haak
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2017
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[A Catalogue of Catastrophe (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #13)]]> 58406990
Punching well above their weight, Max and Markham set out to bring down a sinister organisation whose roots might be firmly embedded in the future but whose focus is the past.

Max's focus is staying alive long enough to reunite with Leon and Matthew - alternately helped and hindered by St Mary's. Who aren't always the blessing they like to think they are.

And that's not all. Are the effects of constantly leaping around the timeline beginning to make themselves felt? Is Max going mad? Or are the ghosts of the past finally catching up with her?]]> 498 Jodi Taylor 1472286898 Barbara 4 4.43 2022 A Catalogue of Catastrophe (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #13)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Heeft iemand Charlotte Salter gezien? (Maud O'Connor, #1)]]> 63275603
Jaren later komen Etty en haar broers bijeen om het ouderlijk huis leeg te ruimen omdat Alec naar een verpleeghuis moet. Het hele gezin is getekend door de gebeurtenissen van al die jaren daarvoor.

Wanneer er weer iets aangrijpends in het dorp gebeurt, wordt rechercheur Maud O’Connor op de zaak gezet. Aan haar de taak om een onwillige politiemacht mee te krijgen oud zeer op te rakelen. Want niemand heeft Charlotte Salter ooit nog gezien…]]> 448 Nicci French 9026357702 Barbara 2 3.76 2024 Heeft iemand Charlotte Salter gezien? (Maud O'Connor, #1)
author: Nicci French
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)]]> 51901147
The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined -- every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.]]> 541 Suzanne Collins Barbara 0 currently-reading 3.99 2020 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2)]]> 30231546 Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you. Essential reading for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick.

'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' Guardian


The young woman who changed the course of history.

Fresh from the palaces of Burgundy and France, Anne draws attention at the English court, embracing the play of courtly love.

But when the King commands, nothing is ever a game.

Anne has a spirit worthy of a crown - and the crown is what she seeks. At any price.

ANNE BOLEYN. The second of Henry's Queens. Her story.
History tells us why she died. This powerful novel shows her as she lived.

SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS.]]> 544 Alison Weir 147222762X Barbara 4 4.12 2017 Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2)
author: Alison Weir
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> De verbeelding 30223611
Voor zijn nieuwste thriller ging Harlan Coben uit van de intrigerende vraag: kun je alles vertrouwen wat je met eigen ogen ziet, vooral als je dat wanhopig graag wilt? Voordat Maya de ongelooflijke waarheid aankan over haar man - en zichzelf - moet zij die vraag beantwoorden, door eindelijk de confrontatie aan te gaan met de geheimen en het bedrog uit haar eigen verleden.]]> 380 Harlan Coben 9022565165 Barbara 4 3.82 2016 De verbeelding
author: Harlan Coben
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.82
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rating: 4
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]]> Iets te verbergen 46268171 336 Jo Spain 902614833X Barbara 3 3.59 2019 Iets te verbergen
author: Jo Spain
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> Toen was ze weg 57963391
Tien jaar later heeft Laurel de hoop nog altijd niet opgegeven dat ze Ellie zal vinden. Als ze een charismatische man leert kennen voor wie ze als een blok valt, brengt dit wat licht in haar leven. Maar wat haar volledig de adem beneemt is zijn negenjarige dochter. Want dat meisje is het evenbeeld van Ellie. En alle onbeantwoorde vragen die Laurel al zo lang achtervolgen komen in volle vaart terug.

Wat is er met Ellie gebeurd? En wie heeft er nog steeds geheimen prijs te geven?]]> 320 Lisa Jewell 9400513658 Barbara 3 3.91 2017 Toen was ze weg
author: Lisa Jewell
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)]]> 43521682 A saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the launch of a new fantasy from R.J. Barker.

Two nations at war. A prize beyond compare.

For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war.

The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted.

Now the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to shift the balance of power in their favour. Because whoever catches it will win not only glory, but the war.]]> 512 R.J. Barker 0316487961 Barbara 3 3.98 2019 The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)
author: R.J. Barker
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> Nachtduik 54374892 Nachtduik van Megan Goldin is een razendsnelle psychologische thriller over een controversi?le rechtszaak.

Nadat door haar truecrimepodcast een onschuldige man vrij is gekomen, is Rachel Krall een bekende naam geworden – en de laatste strohalm voor duizenden mensen die op zoek zijn naar gerechtigheid. Wanneer in het slaapstadje Neapolis een controversi?le rechtszaak begint, grijpt ze haar kans op vervolgsucces. Ze stort zich op de zaak, waarin een plaatselijke golden boy ervan wordt verdacht de kleindochter van de politiechef te hebben verkracht. Rond dezelfde tijd ontvangt ze een anonieme brief waarin om haar hulp gevraagd wordt bij een oude zaak rondom de verdwijning van een meisje, vijfentwintig jaar geleden. Heden en verleden komen samen als Rachel onthutsende verbanden tussen de twee zaken ontdekt, die het verloop van de rechtszaak en het leven van alle betrokkenen ingrijpend veranderen.

Nachtduik van Megan Goldin is een razendsnelle psychologische thriller over de prijs van roem, de lange schaduw van het verleden en loyaliteit in een kleine dorpsgemeenschap.]]> 352 Megan Goldin 9026352298 Barbara 4 3.89 2020 Nachtduik
author: Megan Goldin
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[And the Rest Is History (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #8)]]> 31213373
No one knows quite how, but Peterson has persuaded Dr Foster to marry him.

No one knows quite how, but Markham’s marital status remains unknown.

Certainly no one knows quite how a twelve-foot-high teapot could mysteriously materialise on the South Lawn, but it does.

But they do know that Clive Ronan is back.

They do know that he hates them and that this time he has good cause. And they do know that he will bring death and destruction in his wake.

Follow the disaster magnets of St Mary’s from the Egyptian desert to the Battle of Stamford Bridge, from Hastings to the Sack of Constantinople, and from tragedy to triumph and back again, in this, the eighth book in The Chronicles of St Mary’s.]]> 376 Jodi Taylor 1597809063 Barbara 4 4.38 2017 And the Rest Is History (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #8)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on the Christmas Express]]> 85150686 Eighteen passengers. Seven stops. One killer.

In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train to the Highlands is derailed, along with the festive plans of its travellers. With the train stuck in snow in the middle of nowhere, a killer stalks its carriages, picking off passengers one by one. Those who sleep on the sleeper train may never wake again.

Can former Met detective Roz Parker find the killer before they kill again?

All aboard for . . .? Murder on the Christmas Express ]]> 272 Alexandra Benedict 1728284414 Barbara 2 2.5 stars 3.15 2022 Murder on the Christmas Express
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name: Barbara
average rating: 3.15
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rating: 2
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2.5 stars
]]> Moorddeal 171818060 Van de auteur van Dertien komt een losstaande thriller als geen ander: zij zal jouw grootste vijand om het leven brengen. Het enige dat jij hiervoor moet doen is die van haar vermoorden.

Steve Cavanagh werd wereldwijd beroemd met Dertien, de bloedstollende rechtbankthriller over Eddie Flynn. Moorddeal is zijn tweede losstaande thriller. Even onvoorspelbaar als adembenemend.

Op een donkere avond in New York City ontmoeten twee vreemdelingen elkaar bij toeval. Ze gaan samen wat drinken, en al snel ontdekken Amanda en Wendy dat ze veel met elkaar gemeen hebben. Ze voelen zich allebei alleen. Ze drinken allebei alleen. En ze zijn allebei wanhopig op zoek naar wraak op de twee mannen die hun families hebben verwoest.

Samen verzinnen ze het perfecte plan: als jij voor mij doodt, dood ik voor jou…]]> 399 Steve Cavanagh Barbara 3 4.20 2023 Moorddeal
author: Steve Cavanagh
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.20
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Houden van dingen die niet perfect zijn]]> 43527504
De inzichten en adviezen van de Koreaanse boeddhistische monnik Haemin Sunim uit de bestseller Dingen die je alleen ziet als je er de tijd voor neemt gingen over rust. In dit nieuwe boek heeft Sunim het over liefde, compassie en vergeving. Hij benadrukt dat niemand perfect is, maar dat het juist daarom belangrijk is om liefdevol en mild te zijn voor jezelf en anderen. Want als je vriendelijker bent naar jezelf, kun je ook vriendelijker zijn naar de wereld en krijg je zelfvertrouwen om je bezig te houden met dat wat je echt gelukkig maakt.

Sunim geeft inzicht in verschillende levenskwesties, van liefde en vriendschap tot werk, levensdoelen en spiritualiteit. Met veel prachtige, kleurrijke illustraties zal Houden van dingen die niet perfect zijn zowel je ogen als je hart aanspreken. Het biedt troost, aanmoediging en wijsheid en helpt je jezelf, je leven en iedereen daarin lief te hebben.]]> 272 Haemin Sunim 9022583724 Barbara 3 3.95 2016 Houden van dingen die niet perfect zijn
author: Haemin Sunim
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> Kat is koning 39332987
Wolter van der Zwaan (via bol.com)]]> 160 Veronique Puts 9022334597 Barbara 4 4.11 Kat is koning
author: Veronique Puts
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.11
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]]> The Vulnerables 125930473
Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez’s ninth novel. The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past.

Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others, who here include an adrift member of Gen Z and a spirited parrot named Eureka. The Vulnerables reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another’s distress. A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time, Nunez’s new novel is also an inquiry into the nature and purpose of writing itself.]]> 256 Sigrid Nunez 0593715519 Barbara 0 to-read 3.59 2023 The Vulnerables
author: Sigrid Nunez
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.59
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]]> Korte metten (Tessa Leoni #1) 13996754 416 Lisa Gardner 9044334999 Barbara 2 4.03 2011 Korte metten (Tessa Leoni #1)
author: Lisa Gardner
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.03
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rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Something Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #2)]]> 33800554
The Nothing Girl has grown up…

It’s life as usual at Frogmorton Farm – which is to say that events have passed the merely eccentric and are now galloping headlong towards the completely bizarre.

Once again Jenny struggles to stay afloat in the stormy seas of matrimony with her husband, Russell Checkland, together with an unlikely mix of Patagonian Attack Chickens, Jack the Sad Donkey, and Mrs Crisp’s mysterious boyfriend. The old favourites are still around, of course. There’s Marilyn the Omnivorous Donkey, Russell’s ex-girlfriend Don’t Call Me Franny, and the neurotic Boxer, currently failing to deal with butterfly trauma.

So nothing much is new … except for the mysterious figure dogging Jenny’s steps and who, if she didn’t know better, she would swear was her sinister cousin Christopher, last seen being hurled from the house by her wayward husband. He couldn’t possibly be stupid enough to come back and try again … Could he?]]> 262 Jodi Taylor 1786152789 Barbara 0 to-read 4.23 2017 The Something Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #2)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[The Nothing Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #1)]]> 22349087 Jodi Taylor brings all her comic writing skills to this heart-warming tale of self-discovery.

Getting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder...
Known as “The Nothing Girl” because of her severe stutter and chronically low self-confidence, Jenny Dove is only just prevented from ending it all by the sudden appearance of Thomas, a mystical golden horse only she can see. Under his guidance, Jenny unexpectedly acquires a husband – the charming and chaotic Russell Checkland – and for her, nothing will ever be the same again.

With over-protective relatives on one hand and the world's most erratic spouse on the other, Jenny needs to become Someone. And fast!

Fans of Jodi Taylor's best-selling Chronicles of St Mary's series will adore the quirky humour in this new, contemporary novel.]]> 289 Jodi Taylor Barbara 0 to-read 4.28 2014 The Nothing Girl (Frogmorton Farm, #1)
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Light (Elizabeth Cage, #2)]]> 40781962
From the frying pan into the fire.

Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old ceremony that will end in death.

And that might be the least of her problems – the Sorensen Institute would very much like to know her whereabouts. And Michael Jones is still out there, somewhere, she hopes. No matter how far and how fast she can run, trouble will always find Elizabeth Cage.]]> 367 Jodi Taylor 1786156075 Barbara 0 to-read 4.12 2018 Dark Light (Elizabeth Cage, #2)
author: Jodi Taylor
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Utopia Avenue 52597312 The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks.

Utopia Avenue is the strangest British band you’ve never heard of. Emerging from London’s psychedelic scene in 1967 and fronted by folk singer Elf Holloway, guitar demigod Jasper de Zoet, and blues bassist Dean Moss, Utopia Avenue released only two LPs during its brief, blazing journey from the clubs of Soho and drafty ballrooms to Top of the Pops and the cusp of chart success, and on to glory in Amsterdam, prison in Rome, and a fateful American fortnight in the autumn of 1968.

David Mitchell’s captivating new novel tells the unexpurgated story of Utopia Avenue; of riots in the streets and revolutions in the head; of drugs, thugs, madness, love, sex, death, art; of the families we choose and the ones we don’t; of fame’s Faustian pact and stardom’s wobbly ladder. Can we change the world in turbulent times, or does the world change us?]]> 574 David Mitchell 0812997433 Barbara 0 to-read 3.94 2020 Utopia Avenue
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name: Barbara
average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Spaar het meisje (Detective D.D. Warren, #4)]]> 13997108
Female police detective D.D. Warren, however, is not one to take things at face value. At the same time, Danielle Burton is about to have her life thrown into turmoil; a nurse whose life is at the service of her profession, she has tentatively recovered from a devastating family tragedy of decades before – and the investigation by Warren and her partner is about to throw Danielle’s life into chaos once again. There is one more angle to the triangle: the devotion of a mother, Victoria Oliver, to her disturbed son is about to be tested to the limit.]]> 416 Lisa Gardner 9044336193 Barbara 3 4.03 2010 Spaar het meisje (Detective D.D. Warren, #4)
author: Lisa Gardner
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)]]> 26236852
A princess of Spain, Catalina is only sixteen years old when she sets foot on the shores of England. The youngest daughter of the powerful monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, Catalina is a coveted prize for a royal marriage - and Arthur, Prince of Wales, and heir to the English throne, has won her hand. But tragedy strikes and Catalina, now Princess Katherine, is betrothed to the future Henry VIII. She must wait for his coming-of-age, an ordeal that tests her resolve, casts doubt on her trusted confidantes, and turns her into a virtual prisoner.

Katherine's patience is rewarded when she becomes Queen of England. The affection between Katherine and Henry is genuine, but forces beyond her control threaten to rend her marriage, and indeed the nation, apart. Henry has fallen under the spell of Katherine's maid of honor, Anne Boleyn. Now Katherine must be prepared to fight, to the end if God wills it, for her faith, her legitimacy, and her heart.]]> 602 Alison Weir 1101966483 Barbara 5 4.07 2016 Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)
author: Alison Weir
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki]]> 175740818
ME: I don’t know, I’m – what’s the word – depressed? Do I have to go into detail?

Baek Sehee is a successful young social media director at a publishing house when she begins seeing a psychiatrist about her - what to call it? - depression? She feels persistently low, anxious, endlessly self-doubting, but also highly judgmental of others. She hides her feelings well at work and with friends, performing the calmness her lifestyle demands. The effort is exhausting, overwhelming, and keeps her from forming deep relationships. This can't be normal. But if she's so hopeless, why can she always summon a desire for her favorite street food: the hot, spicy rice cake, tteokbokki? Is this just what life is like?

Recording her dialogues with her psychiatrist over a twelve-week period, and expanding on each session with her own reflective micro-essays, Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions, and harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness. It will appeal to anyone who has ever felt alone or unjustified in their everyday despair.]]> 194 Baek Se-hee Barbara 0 to-read 3.14 2018 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
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name: Barbara
average rating: 3.14
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]]> <![CDATA[De leugenaar (Detective D.D. Warren, #3)]]> 13604060 383 Lisa Gardner 9044331353 Barbara 3 3.92 2009 De leugenaar (Detective D.D. Warren, #3)
author: Lisa Gardner
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Doodverklaard (Detective D.D. Warren #2)]]> 17279409 416 Lisa Gardner 9044336843 Barbara 3 4.11 2007 Doodverklaard (Detective D.D. Warren #2)
author: Lisa Gardner
name: Barbara
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Het leugenspel (Rechercheur Morgan #2)]]> 123903416 Wanneer er uiteindelijk zelfs een moord wordt gepleegd, weet Ffion dat al haar verdachten een alibi hebben. . . én een geheim dat het waard is om voor te doden.]]> 404 Clare Mackintosh Barbara 3 3.62 2023 Het leugenspel (Rechercheur Morgan #2)
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average rating: 3.62
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[De zaak Templeton (Miren Triggs, #1)]]> 75439479
La Chica de Nieve, De zaak Templeton, is op het moment enorm populair!

Iedereen kent het tragische verhaal van het gezin Templeton. Jaren geleden verloor Aaron Templeton zijn driejarige dochter Kiera uit het oog. Ze verdween spoorloos in de mensenmassa. De politie kamde de stad uit, maar het meisje werd nooit teruggevonden. Dan gebeurt het onvoorstelbare. Vijf jaar na haar verdwijning, nota bene op Kiera’s verjaardag, ontvangen de Templetons een videoband waarop hun inmiddels achtjarige dochter te zien is, spelend in een voor hen onbekende kamer. De tapes blijven komen: elke paar jaar vangen Aaron en Grace een glimp op van hun dochter. Toch lukt het de politie niet om de beelden te traceren.

Miren Triggs, student journalistiek aan Columbia University, is gefascineerd door de zaak Templeton. Hoe is het mogelijk dat de ontvoerder regelmatig contact opneemt en Kiera toch niet wordt gevonden? Miren besluit het heft in eigen handen te nemen. Wat volgt is een duister kat-en-muisspel tussen een bevlogen journalist en een wereld waarin de meest gruwelijke misdaden onopgemerkt blijven.]]> 398 Javier Castillo 940232044X Barbara 3 3.68 2020 De zaak Templeton (Miren Triggs, #1)
author: Javier Castillo
name: Barbara
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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