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'A great psychological thriller ... I couldn't put it down.' Daisy GoodwinGrace Sachs, a happily married therapist with a young son, thinks she knows everything about women, men and marriage. She is about to publish a book called You Should Have Known, based on her pet theory: women don't value their intuition about what men are really like, leading to serious trouble later on.But how well does Grace know her own husband? She is about to find out, and in the place of what she thought she knew, there will be a violent death, a missing husband, and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a very public disaster, and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for herself and her child.A New York Times bestseller
Til dig som kunne lide Kvinden der forsvandt.Grace Reinhart Sachs lever det gode liv på Manhattans Upper West Side. Hun elsker sin mand, som er børnelæge, og deres fælles søn; hun elsker sit arbejde som psykoterapeut og at arbejde med de patienter, hun ser i sin terapeutiske praksis. Og så har hun netop færdiggjort sin første bog, selvhjælpsbogen Det burde du have vidst; en bog, der revser kvinder for ikke at lægge nok vægt på det første indtryk, de får af mænd, og ikke at stole på deres intuition.Men få uger før Graces bog udkommer, begynder der at ske foruroligende ting i hendes hidtil så trygge tilværelse. En mor på Henrys skole myrdes, Graces mand forsvinder – og i kølvandet på disse begivenheder krakelerer Graces perfekte liv i en meget offentlig skandale. Grace tvinges til at indse, at hendes tilværelse langt fra er så enkel, som hun troede – og at hun ikke har fulgt sit eget råd…
'Korelitz draws us in again, this time with her ease, grace and wit, in a satisfying novel that spans generations, lives, and fates.' Meg WolitzerThe Oppenheimer triplets have been reared with every advantage: wealth, education, and the determined attention of at least one of their parents.
Han har skrevet årtiets roman. Der er bare et problem: Han har stjålet historien fra en anden. Jean Hanff Korelitz’ suveræne spændingsroman fra bogverdenen gik direkte ind på bestsellerlisten i New York Times, som har kåret bogen til en af årets bedste.Jake var engang en lovende, ung forfatter. Nu har han ikke udgivet noget i årevis, underviser i kreativ skrivning og kæmper for at bevare den selvrespekt, der er tilbage. Da hans mest arrogante elev, Evan Parker, annoncerer, at han slet ikke har brug for Jakes hjælp, fordi han har fået verdens mest geniale idé til en bog, slår Jake det først hen som praleri … Men så hører han plottet.Bogen står til at blive en kæmpe succes. Den udkommer bare aldrig.Da Jake opdager, at Evan Parker er død uden at have skrevet bogen, ser han kun én ting at gøre: Han stjæler Parkers plot og skriver bogen selv. I løbet af et par år bliver han både rig, berømt og læst over hele verden. Men en dag modtager han en mail fra en anonym afsender med teksten: ”Du er en tyv.”Hvem kender til Jakes hemmelighed?
She is about to publish a book based on her pet theory: women don't value their intuition about men, leading to serious trouble later on. But how well does Grace know her own husband?
Webster College: an elite New England campus and a world of learning where creativity and inclusiveness are the presiding principles. Naomi Roth, a feminist scholar, is named to the coveted position of Webster's president. When a student protest materializes, Naomi initially supports the movement, feeling proud and protective of the protesters.
Now a film starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd'A book you can't put down.' O, The Oprah MagazineFor years, thirty-eight-year-old Portia Nathan has hidden behind her busy career as a Princeton admissions officer and her less than passionate relationship. Then the piece of her past that she has tried so hard to bury resurfaces, catapulting her on an extraordinary journey of the heart that challenges everything she ever thought she believed. Soon, just as Portia must decide on the fates of thousands of bright students regarding their admission to university, so too must she confront the life-altering decisions she made long ago.
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