Bøger af Harriet Lane

Anmelderrost psykologisk spændingsroman om et venskab mellem to kvinder i London: Emma og Nina. De mødes, da Emma, som har hænderne fulde med sine to små børn, taber sin pung på gaden. Hun får en opringning fra Nina, som har fundet hendes pung og tilbyder at komme med den. Det er imidlertid ikke første gang, de træffer hinanden. For mange år siden krydsedes deres veje – men kun en af dem husker det. I det efterfølgende år udvikler venskabet sig mellem de to kvinder, som står hver deres sted i livet: Emma er småbørnsmor på fuld tid, Nina har en næsten voksen datter og har derfor tid til at hengive sig til sin kunst. Men for den ene af kvinderne er der en skjult og gruopvækkende bagtanke med de bånd, der knyttes, og med Lanes vanlige sans for fænomenal suspense fastholdes læserens fascination og nysgerrighed til sidste, grusomme hævn …

En iskold søndag aften kører Frances hjem til London efter en vanen tro kedsommelig middag hos sine forældre, da hun får øje på en bil, der er kørt af vejen og landet med bunden i vejret i skovkanten. Bilens fører, Alys Kyte, sidder fastklemt, og Frances sidder hos hende i mørket og kulden, indtil hjælpen når frem. Men da er det for sent. Frances vender tilbage til sin farveløse tilværelse i London som redaktionssekretær på et bogtillæg og forsøger at lægge begivenheden bag sig. Hun er stilfærdig, iagttagende og ambitiøs – og bliver i det store og hele overset.Men da Alys’ familie tager kontakt til Frances, åbner der sig en dør til en verden, hun hidtil kun har været tilskuer til – en verden fyldt med privilegier og muligheder. Efterhånden som Frances’ tilværelse fletter sig mere og mere sammen med familien Kytes, begynder hun at spekulere på, om dette er hendes mulighed for at få den anerkendelse og opmærksomhed, hun selv synes, hun fortjener.

Many of us are not strangers to setbacks and challenges. Life has its twists and turns, and you can be headed down a perfectly well thought out plan and direction for your life, but only to experience an unexpected circumstance that takes you in the opposite direction. You might ask yourself so where do I go from here? How can I bounce back from this difficult situation? Where do I find the strength and motivation to experience resilience when it seems as though I'm in a downward spiral, with no clear path on how to move forward?So many times, we are told "it will be alright" and "things will get better" but rarely are we given the guide on how to move forward so we can still conquer our goals and reach our destiny. When I was in the shoes you may be in today, it wasn't until I decided that defeat was not an option for me, that I was able to regain hope and not allow the unexpected, to deny me of God's purpose for my life. Since that revelation and my personal experience with resilience, my goal has been to empower and encourage others to not give up. In Resilience, my sister and my brother I not only tell you, but I show you that you are not alone, and there is a way to move forward.Through personal testimonies and biblical stories, I share those paths that others walked or are walking in today as an illustration that resilience is an option for you too. Expert advice is also provided to further reiterate and emphasize this point. I even pose questions for discussion and reflection.If you are seeking spiritual guidance on how to have perseverance and reach your destiny despite life's challenges, I encourage you to read Resilience.

The new novel from Harriet Lane, author of Waterstones Book Club pick, HER and ALYS, ALWAYS

'I look. I can't stop looking. That's the deal, isn't it? We all know that's how it works. If someone wants to be seen - and oh, how they want to be seen - then someone has to watch.'Ruth is alone, unnoticed and at a loss: her marriage has ended, her daughter is leaving home and her job is leading nowhere.But luckily Sookie is back in her life - vivid, self-assured Sookie, who never spared the time for Ruth when they were teenagers, but who now seems to want to be friends. What could possibly go wrong? As Ruth is caught up in Sookie's life, she sees that everything is not as simple and Instagrammable as Sookie would have you believe. But what has that got do with Ruth, and what can she do about it?Unputdownable, funny, spiky and subtle, Other People's Fun is a novel about modern life and the lies we tell our neighbours, friends, families and selves through the hall of mirrors that is social media. Filled with Harriet Lane's trademark creeping unease and forensic observation, this marks the long-awaited return of the mistress of literary suspense.

A psychological thriller, adapted for the stage from Harriet Lane's gripping novel.

'The ultimate frenemy thriller' [NOW MAGAZINE] The smash critical hit from the publishers that bought you GONE GIRL.

'A marvellous novel. I absolutely adored it ... So subtle, funny, tender and so miraculously observed ... Utterly brilliant' Jilly Cooper