Lesley Lokko Bücher

Als Rianne, Nathalie, Charmaine und Gabrielle sich in London kennen lernen, haben sie nichts gemeinsam. Rianne ist in Südafrika aufgewachsen und kann mit der engen kleinen Welt ihrer Internatskolleginnen nichts anfangen. Doch ihre Erfahrungen mit der ersten großen Liebe führen die vier zusammen. Sie versprechen sich ewige Freundschaft, die nach vielen Jahren auf eine harte Probe gestellt wird.

Drei Frauen suchen nach Liebe: Laure wird in der Modewelt enttäuscht, Amélie findet Sicherheit bei Schriftsteller Iain und Melanie steht vor der Trennung. Als Schicksal sie vereint, ahnen sie nicht, dass das Glück ihre Leben verändern wird. Junge Frauenunterhaltung mit Herz und Humor.

Die beiden Halbschwestern Amber und Paola hassen sich und sind wild entschlossen, niemals irgendetwas zu teilen – weder Mann noch Tisch und schon gar nicht das Bankkonto ihres vermögenden Vaters. Doch genau wie ihre Mütter vor zwanzig Jahren fordert das Schicksal auch Amber und Paola heraus, sich den Platz an der Seite des Mannes, den sie lieben, zu erobern. Koste es, was es wolle …

Die Schönen und das Biest Wahre Freundschaft überwindet alle Hindernisse, da sind sich Caryn, Tory und Nic sicher. Sind sie nicht selbst das beste Beispiel? Ob arm oder reich, ob aus Zimbabwe oder London - seit der Schulzeit halten die Freundinnen zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel. Doch als die schöne Estelle auftaucht, wird alles anders. Denn Estelle hat ein dunkles Geheimnis, und sie lässt jede Einzelne einen hohen Preis dafür bezahlen. Glamourös, sexy, intrigant - ein Roman, der zu Herzen geht und nie wieder aus dem Kopf!

"In a beachfront mansion in Martha's Vineyard, Annick and Rebecca relax, safe in the knowledge that their young children are in the care of life-long friend Tash. But by the end of the afternoon, one of the children will have vanished. Annick, daughter of an actress and an assassinated president, has spent her life running from the truth of her family's wealth. Rebecca has always done the right thing. Perfect daughter. Perfect wife. Perfect mother. She's beginning to wonder if she'll ever get chance to live for herself. And Tash, free from the poverty of her heritage, has the world at her feet. So why is she struggling to keep a grip on her life? This is the story of three very different women across the decades; their pasts, their secrets, and their friendship." Klappentext.

In the perfect family, there's a thin line between love and hate, especially when there's so much to hide... The Keelers are one of those families that seem to have everything. Glamorous, wealthy and privileged, life has always been easy for them, on the outside at least. But even the happiest of families have their secrets. Maddie, the scatty American actress, is swept off her fee by Rafe Keeler. A brilliantly talented surgeon, Rafe is handsome, steady and dependable - everything Maddie has sought in a man. So why does she feel so dangerously adrift? Julia loathed Aaron Keeler on sight when they met at Oxford. She was a working-class girl, he was the privileged posh boy handed everything on a plate. But a lethal attraction has set them on a collision course. Niela has been running all her life. Betrayed and abandoned by her own family, her whirlwind marriage to Josh Keeler has given her a place to call 'home'. But Niela knows how easily the past can come back to ruin your life...

The portfolio is the single most important part of every architectural student's education. This book proides a complete guide to preparing, compiling and presenting this crucial element of the architecture course.The experienced author team gives practical advice for the creation of the portfolio covering issues of size, storage, layout and order. They go on to guide the student through the various forms a portfolio can take: the Electronic Portfolio, the Academic Portfolio and the Professional Portfolio suggesting different approaches and different media to use in order to create the strongest portfolio possible. The team also presents the best examples from international student portfolios to show the reader their recommendations in practice. The book has a companion website where full colour representations of the best examples of portfolio work can be accessed.Also in the Seriously Useful Guides series: * The Dissertation* The Crit* Practical Experience

Sam, the ugly duckling who grew into a swan. Now beautiful and wealthy, with a glittering career, no one can understand why she's still on her own. When she meets a handsome stranger on holiday, things finally seem to be falling into place... Meaghan, a true survivor. The teenage runaway who worked her way off the streets, she was swept off her feet by a young army officer, to live on the other side of the world, finally escaping the family she loathed... Dani, the beautiful misfit, desperately looking for daddy in all the wrong places, and finding instead a man who will teach her everything that is wrong and corrupt about love. And Abby, the model wife, everything her husband and family could want and more, but never being herself. Until a dark secret threatens to pull her well-ordered life apart.

Nothing fazes Lexi Sturgis. She's faced bullets, battles and bitter rivals to chase news stories other reporters would kill for. Living for risk and adventure, she abides by one rule: don't let anyone get too close. Jane Marshall is feeling desperate. Her family is in disarray and her once high-flying TV career is sinking. She needs a big scoop, fast - and it seems Lexi might be the one to help. For dedicated medical student Deena, the horrors of a war-torn Egypt are too shocking to ignore. She travels across the world to offer help, leaving her younger sister shattered with worry. In a journey fraught with danger, secrets and uncertainty, these women are thrown together in an extraordinary struggle. Can they overcome the pains of their pasts and find the courage to trust each other?

Chalfont Hall, Dorset, 1938. Kit non ha ancora quindici anni il giorno in cui assiste ai preparativi della festa organizzata dai suoi genitori in occasione del debutto in società della sorella Lily, la preferita di casa, che subito dopo viene data in sposa a un nobile tedesco e parte per la Germania. I genitori si rendono conto troppo tardi di avere consegnato la figlia nelle mani di un ufficiale delle SS e mandano Kit in Baviera a tentare di convincere la sorella a tornare a casa. Ma l'egocentrica e superficiale Lily è ormai profondamente legata al partito nazista e all'entourage di Hitler. Nel corso di questo viaggio Kit perderà la sua innocenza e da quel momento la sua vita cambierà radicalmente direzione, allontanandosi dall'ambiente conservatore della famiglia d'origine. La debuttante è un'appassionante saga familiare che segue il destino di una donna enigmatica, tormentata e anticonvenzionale dalla fine degli anni Trenta a oggi.

Chi è davvero Anneliese Zander de Saint Phalle? Conosciuta nel mondo intero come una delle più celebrate stiliste di moda, a capo di un immenso impero economico, è una donna raffinata e con una carriera di tutto rispetto. Universalmente ammirata, è però molto schiva e riservata, anche se la sua innata eleganza e bellezza l'hanno ormai resa un'icona indiscussa. In realtà nessuno sa chi lei sia veramente e cosa si nasconda dietro la sua impenetrabilità. Perfezionista assoluta nel lavoro, Anneliese è un mistero anche per i più fedeli collaboratori. Ma cosa nasconde il suo passato? Fermamente decisa a lasciarsi per sempre alle spalle gli anni bui dell'infanzia e della giovinezza che l'hanno segnata profondamente, Anneliese fa di tutto per seppellire il ricordo delle sue origini, delle quali non ha mai fatto parola neppure con la figlia Callan. Ma proprio quando ha ormai deciso di ritirarsi dalle scene, quel passato tanto temuto irrompe inaspettatamente nella sua vita sconvolgendo ogni certezza. Una donna misteriosa è una storia appassionante che attraversa gli anni e i continenti dal Sudafrica a Berlino, da Parigi a Londra, con una protagonista enigmatica e di grande fascino decisa a superare ogni difficoltà senza mai rinunciare alla propria identità profonda. Con questo nuovo romanzo Lesley Lokko conferma la sua sensibilità a trattare temi come l'amore e l'incontro tra culture diverse parlando direttamente al cuore di chi legge.

Lexi Sturgis to kobieta w męskim świecie, korespondentka wojenna, którą życie zabrało w najbardziej niespokojne regiony świata. Lexi jest najszczęśliwsza wtedy, gdy robi uniki, ściga się z tropami, o których inni reporterzy tylko marzą, lub wymienia historie z rywalami w barze. Fascynująca opowieść o dwóch kobietach, które spotkały się w niezwykłych okolicznościach.