Bøger af Rowena Kinread

Als sein junger Bruder Josef von einer Steinlawine getötet wird, glaubt Jakob an einen Mord. Er hatte jemanden auf dem Bergrücken gesehen, oberhalb des Gerölls, bevor dies ins Rutschen kam. Aber wer würde ein Kind töten wollen, und warum? Jakob verdächtigt Ramun, den privilegierten Sohn des Besitzers einer Zündholzfabrik, doch niemand nimmt ihn ernst und er ist zu machtlos, um Gerechtigkeit zu erlangen.Dreißig Jahre später wird Jakobs hochgradig taube Tochter von Ramun vergewaltigt und geschwängert. Entschlossen, seiner Tochter Recht zu verschaffen, kommt Jakob einer Vielzahl gut gehüteter Geheimnisse in der wortkargen Gemeinde auf die Spur. Aber ist überhaupt jemand bereit, die Wahrheit zu sagen? Gerade als er glaubt, alle Fakten aufgedeckt zu haben, stellt er fest, dass er die ganze Zeit über einen grundlegenden Fehler gemacht hat. Nichts ist wirklich so, wie es scheint.

This new novel takes place in a remote Swiss valley in the mid-19th century. It is based on a true story.When eleven-year-old Josef is killed by a rock avalanche, his brother is convinced it is murder. He had seen someone on a rocky outcrop above the scree before it began to roll. But who would want to kill an eleven-year-old boy, and why? Jakob suspects the privileged son of the owner of a matchstick factory, but nobody takes him seriously and he is powerless to obtain justice.Thirty years later, Jakob's profoundly deaf daughter is raped by the same man and becomes pregnant. Jakob is determined to get justice for his daughter, at no matter what cost. He unearths a myriad of well-kept secrets in the tight-lipped community, but is anyone willing to tell the truth? Just as he thinks he has uncovered the facts, he realises he has made a vital mistake all along. Nothing is really as it seems.

THREE BROTHERSFergus, Loarn and Angus, Princes of the Dalriada, are forced into exile by their scheming half-brother and the druidess Birga One-tooth.THREE FATESFergus conceals himself as a stable lad on Aran and falls helplessly in love with a Scottish princess, already promised to someone else. Loarn crosses swords against the Picts. Angus designs longboats.TOGETHER A MIGHTY POWERAlways on the run the brothers must attempt to outride their adversaries by gaining power themselves. Together they achieve more than they could possibly dream of.Fergus Mór (The Great) is widely recognised as the first King of Scotland, giving Scotland its name and its language. Rulers of Scotland and England from Kenneth mac Alpín until the present time claim descent from Fergus Mór.Full of unexpected twists and turns, this is a tale of heart-breaking love amidst treachery, deceit and murder.