Bøger af Alyson Richman

Der på hendes underarm, lige ved siden af et modermærke, var seks tal tatoveret. "Husker du mig nu?" spurgte han hende med dirrende stemme. Hun så på ham igen, som om han var et spøgelse. "Lenka, det er mig," sagde han. "Josef, din mand."Lenka er kunststuderende, da hun møder Josef i Prag, lige inden anden verdenskrig bryder ud. De forelsker sig og gifter sig hurtigt, men deres tilværelse sammen når knap at begynde, før de tvinges fra hinanden af krigen. Josef sætter kurs mod New York med sin familie og vil have Lenka med, men hun vil blive i Prag med sine forældre, indtil de har mulighed for at følge efter sammen. Men ingenting går som planlagt. Skibet, som Josef rejser med, forliser, men han overlever. Og Lenka ender i koncentrationslejr, først Theresienstadt og sidenhen Auschwitz. Begge er de helt uvidende om, at den anden stadig er i live, men minderne om deres kærlighed hjælper dem igennem sorg og håbløshed. Et helt liv senere står de pludselig ansigt til ansigt. Skæbnen har ført dem sammen igen, fra de første lykkelige ungdomsår i førkrigstidens Prag, over nazismens skrækregime i Europa og til et nyt liv som jødisk immigrant i USA.De elskende i Prag er historien om den første store kærlighed, om mindernes og kunstens lindrende kraft, om menneskers mod og udholdenhed i svære tider.

From international bestselling author Alyson Richman comes a poignant, beautifully written novel about the redeeming power of love. Two women from different worlds, joined by the love of a child displaced by war, discover friendship and healing as their lives intersect with a mysterious wounded Vietnam vet named Jack. Jack works at the Golden Hours--a watch store that mends time pieces--and maybe even mends damaged souls. The Time Keepers interweaves the journeys of wonderfully diverse characters that will grip, fill, and break your heart--only to bring them together with the care and precision of an expert watchmaker, one piece at a time. Inspired by a true story of a Vietnamese refugee who entrusted the dramatic story of her escape from Vietnam to the author and also that of a wounded veteran, Richman sheds light on the personal stories of those whose lives were forever impacted by the devastation of war.

Incluso las redes más delicadas son capaces de salvarnos.1863. Estados Unidos se desangra en una guerra fratricida que enfrenta a las colonias abolicionistas del norte con las esclavistas del sur. Stella, una ingeniosa esclava de Nueva Orleans, borda mapas cifrados en trozos de ropa para ayudar a sus compañeros de plantación a huir. Por temor a las represalias que sus actividades clandestinas puedan acarrear, Stella mantiene oculta su relación con William, un esclavo que ha logrado huir para sumarse a la lucha. Mientras tanto, en Nueva York, Lily, esposa de un soldado del ejército de la Unión que está destacado en Luisiana, confecciona junto a otras mujeres edredones y vendajes para los hombres en el frente. Cuando deja de recibir noticias de su marido, decide hacer un peligroso viaje al sur para buscarlo. Ahí es donde los caminos de Stella y Lily se cruzarán inesperadamente para descubrir cómo la amistad tiene el poder de salvarnos.

El verdadero amor trasciende la brutalidad del poder Octavio Ribeiro es un soñador comprometido con la libertad, la belleza y la literatura, pero sobre todo es un fiel enamorado de su esposa Salomé. La cortejó con los versos de grandes poetas, pero fueron su inteligencia y su pasión para defender sus ideales lo que terminó de cautivarla. Cuando un golpe de Estado instaura una atroz dictadura en Chile, Salomé le ruega a Octavio que no exponga a su familia haciéndole frente al régimen, pero para él esto es imposible. No la escucha y es ella quien termina pagando el precio. Cuando la posibilidad de exiliarse en Suecia se presenta, Salomé descubrirá que el camino de regreso al amor está lleno de verdades dolorosas, pues las secuelas y consecuencias de las acciones de Octavio seguirán teniendo repercusiones sobre ella y los suyos, como la certeza de no poder regresar nunca más a su hogar. Con una prosa cautivadora que se sumerge en lo más profundo de las relaciones humanas, Alyson Richman nos ofrece una conmovedora novela sobre la familia, el perdón y la libertad.

Lo perdieron todo, pero un imprevisto encuentro enlazará sus vidas y les revelará el poder de la amistadCuando Grace encuentra a un niño perdido en las calles del suburbio donde vive en Bellegrove, no imagina que ese hallazgo tendrá el poder de cambiar su vida y la de aquellos que la rodean. Es 1979, hace años que el conflicto de Vietnam terminó, pero sus heridas se mantienen abiertas. Bao es un niño vietnamita que huyó de su país perdiendo a sus padres y Jack es un veterano del ejército que fue grave mente herido. Ambos han sido víctimas de la guerra, pero junto a Grace, quien carga con su propio pasado doloroso, aprenderán que hay encuentros que nacen de tragedias y que tienen el poder de enseñarnos a mirar nuestras propias cicatrices con otros ojos. ¿Cómo seguir adelante después de una pérdida inimaginable? A veces son las amistades más inesperadas las que nos curan.La nueva novela de Alyson Richman nos presenta la apasionante historia de distintas vidas unidas por el destino. Una obra sobre el anhelo, el dolor y la fuerza que te cautivará.

"Portofino, Italy, 1943. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, Elodie is too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she's never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino. Only months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini's Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives. In Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie's arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever. Written in dazzling prose and set against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, Garden of Letters captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery."--

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LOST WIFESet against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, Garden of Letters captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery.Portofino, Italy, 1943. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, Elodie is too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she's never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino. Only months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini's Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives. In Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie's arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever.

A rapturous novel of star-crossed love in a time of war-from the international bestselling author of The Secret of Clouds. During the last moments of calm in prewar Prague, Lenka, a young art student, and Josef, who is studying medicine, fall in love. With the promise of a better future, they marry-only to have their dreams shattered by the imminent Nazi invasion. Like so many others, they are torn apart by the currents of war. Now a successful obstetrician in America, Josef has never forgotten the wife he believes died in the war. But in the Nazi ghetto of Terezín, Lenka survived, relying on her skills as an artist and the memories of a husband she would never see again. Then, decades later and thousands of miles away, an unexpected encounter in New York leads to an inescapable glance of recognition, and the realization that providence has given Lenka and Josef one more chance. From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the occupation to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit, and our capacity to remember.

Ved sit barnebarns bryllup i New York genkender Josef en kvinde, som han ikke har set i 60 år, og som han troede var død i Auschwitz.Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Kun chileläinen näyttelijä Octavio Ribeiro tukee Salvador Allenden valintaa presidentiksi, hän sinetöi samalla oman kohtalonsa. Kenraali Augusto Pinochetin eteen astuvat saavat tuntea nahoissaan, eikä Ribeiro ole poikkeus. Pian Ribeiron on haettava suojaa itselleen ja perheelleen. Niin hän päätyy vaimonsa Salomén kanssa pakolaisina Ruotsiin.Kaukana pohjoisessa he ovat turvassa, mutta kumpikaan ei pääse yli rajuista kokemuksista. Kun Ribeirot kohtaavat Rudinin pariskunnan Ruotsissa, heidän elämänsä saa yllättävän käänteen."Pohjoinen tango" on Alyson Richmanin menestysromaani.Alyson Richman (s.1972) on amerikkalainen bestseller-kirjailija, jonka teoksia on käännetty yli viidelletoista kielelle.

Svensk tango udspiller sig i Chile, Sverige og i de finske skove og er historien om to familiers skæbne fortalt over en periode på 40 år; det er fortællingen om at være tvunget til at forlade sit hjemland, om livet i eksil og om de store menneskelige omkostninger det har at sige sin mening og kæmpe for det, man tror på.Salomé de Ribeiro lever et fredeligt liv i Santiago, Chile med sine tre børn og sin elskede mand, Octavio, der er filmstjerne og digter. Men lykken splintres, da Octavio pludselig befinder sig på den forkerte politiske side. Han er en af præsident Allendes trofaste socialistiske støtter, men da general Pinochet tager magten ved et blodigt militærkup i 1974, bliver det farligt. Salomé betaler en høj pris for sin mands kritik af det nye regime, og hun bliver kidnappet og tortureret. Da det endelig lykkes Octavio at befri hende, må familien flygte over hals og hoved og opgive deres fædreland.I Sverige får de politisk asyl og møder en anden udlændingefamilie, hvis venskab får stor betydning for dem. Men for Salomé er vejen tilbage til kærligheden og tilliden brolagt med hemmeligheder og smertefulde minder og bevidstheden om, at de aldrig igen kan komme hjem."En hjerteskærende historie om at miste og elske." - Library Journal

Maskeskærerens søn er en roman om kunst og skæbne i det 20. århundredes Japan - et land med så stærke traditioner og så strenge regler, at det kan koste den enkeltes lykke både at efterleve dem og bryde dem. Kiyoki er ud af en familie, som i generationer har helliget sig de gamle traditioner bag Noh-teatret. Hans far er den uovertrufne maskeskærer Ryusei, der kan bringe det liv og den kærlighed ind i sine masker, som han aldrig har været i stand til at give sin søn. Kiyoki deler ikke farens passion for at skære i træ; han drages derimod af farver og billeder, og til Ryuseis store skuffelse søger han til Tokyo for at lære at tegne og male. Ryusei er plaget af mindet om sine forældres død, som han hele livet har følt sig skyldig i. Han lever et tilbagetrukket liv som skærer, og Kiyoki vokser op i et hus fuldt af Noh-masker, farens vrede og smerte og sine egne drømme. Kiyokis fascination af billedkunsten, og især den vesteuropæiske, fører ham ikke blot til Tokyo, men siden hen også til Paris, hvor han oplever friheden og vanskelighederne ved at være japansk kunstner i udlændighed. Maskeskærerens søn er en fascinerende beretning om en far og hans søn, skildret med stor indsigt og viden om japansk kultur og tankegang.

From the international bestselling author of The Lost Wife and The Garden of Letters, comes a story-inspired by true events-of two women pursuing freedom and independence in Paris during WWII.As Paris teeters on the edge of the German occupation, a young French woman closes the door to her late grandmother's treasure-filled apartment, unsure if she'll ever return. An elusive courtesan, Marthe de Florian cultivated a life of art and beauty, casting out all recollections of her impoverished childhood in the dark alleys of Montmartre. With Europe on the brink of war, she shares her story with her granddaughter Solange Beaugiron, using her prized possessions to reveal her innermost secrets. Most striking of all are a beautiful string of pearls and a magnificent portrait of Marthe painted by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini. As Marthe's tale unfolds, like velvet itself, stitched with its own shadow and light, it helps to guide Solange on her own path. Inspired by the true account of an abandoned Parisian apartment, Alyson Richman brings to life Solange, the young woman forced to leave her fabled grandmother's legacy behind to save all that she loved.

There on her forearm, next to a small brown birthmark, were six tattooed numbers. 'Do you remember me now?' he asked, trembling. She looked at him again, as if giving weight and bone to a ghost. 'Lenka, it's me,' he said. 'Josef. Your husband.' During the last moments of calm in prewar Prague, Lenka, a young art student, falls in love with Josef. They marry - but soon, like so many others, they are torn apart by the currents of war. In America Josef becomes a successful obstetrician and raises a family, though he never forgets the wife he thinks died in the camps. But in the Nazi ghetto of Terez??n - and later in Auschwitz - Lenka has survived, relying on her skills as an artist and the memories of a husband she believes she will never see again. Now, decades later, an unexpected encounter in New York brings Lenka and Josef back together. From the comfort of life in Prague before the occupation to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the endurance of first love, the resilience of the human spirit and our capacity to remember.