Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered life - solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient. Desperate to understand the secret that torments this genius, Marlowe embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a traged...
Eine Reise durch Bulgariens archaische Landschaft enthüllt eine bewegende Familiengeschichte.Alexandra Boyd kommt eigentlich nach Sofia, um dort Englisch zu unterrichten. Doch dann gelangt sie durch Zufall in den Besitz eines Holzkästchens mit der Asche eines Verstorbenen. Damit beginnt eine abenteuerliche Suche nach der Familie des Toten, die Alexandra immer tiefer hineinführt in das wilde, ihr fremde Land und immer weiter hinab in dessen Ges...
Una notte, curiosando nella biblioteca del padre, una ragazza fa una strana scoperta: un fascio di vecchie lettere indirizzate "Al mio caro e sfortunato successore". E, accanto alle lettere, un libro ancora più strano, dalle pagine completamente bianche eccetto quelle centrali, raffiguranti un drago e la scritta "Drakulya". Quel libro è la chiave d'accesso a un mistero - e a un orrore - sepolti nelle profondità della storia. Nei secoli, genera...
From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes a mesmerizing novel that spans the past and the present-and unearths the troubled history of a gorgeous but haunted country.A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi-and ...
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered life--solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient. In response, Marlowe finds himself going beyond his own legal and ethical boundaries to understand the secret that torments this genius, a journey that will lead him...
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Colección: Books4pocket narrativa.Cuando el pintor Robert Oliver intenta destruir un cuadro en la Galería Nacional de Arte, la única explicación que ofrece es: \"Lo hice por ella\".¿Pero quién es ella? El psiquiatra Andrew Marlow no consigue sacarle nada a su misterioso paciente. Impulsado por una curiosidad profesional que poco a poco va convirtiéndose en una irresistible obsesión, Marlow se embarca en una...
A vivid and sophisticated re-imagining of the Dracula myth. Quite simply "The Historian" is a gothic masterpiece, and begins when a young girl discovers an ancient and disturbing book in her father's library, opening a dark chapter in his past. It is a captivating tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful and utterly unforgettable.
From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes a mesmerizing novel that spans the past and the present-and unearths the troubled history of a gorgeous but haunted country.A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi-and ...
Su nombre despierta terrro en el corazón de los hombre. A lo largo de
siglos, se le ha considerado un mito. Ahora, alguien se atreve a
buscarlo a través de los rincones más oscuros de Europa y Asia y
buceando en lo más remotos pasajes de la historia. Durante años, Paul
fue incapaz de contarle a su hija la verdad sobre la obsesión que ha
guiado su vida. Ahora, entre sus papeles, ella descubre una historia
que comenzó con la extraña desaparición...
Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love, to create a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes a mesmerizing novel that spans the past and the present-and unearths the troubled history of a gorgeous but haunted country.A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi-and ...