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A novel of almost unbearable tension' Irish Times Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy has everything she ever wanted. When she and her husband, Jed, go to visit his father, Dr Ash, in his remote cottage, Jacy feels loved and cherished - until she has a health scare which threatens her pregnancy. As the days pass, Jacy feels trapped in the cottage, her body under the looking glass. But are her fears founded or is this - as Dr Ash sug...

An NPR Best Book of the YearBy the "master of thinly veiled secrets often kept by women who rage underneath their delicate exteriors" (Kirkus Reviews), Beware the Woman is Megan Abbott at the height of her game.Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted. That’s what Jacy’s mom always told her. And Jacy felt like she finally did. Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy and her new husband, Jed, embark on their first road t...

Die berüchtigte Mafia-Koryphäe Gloria Denton nimmt eine junge Frau unter ihre Fittiche, die für einen heruntergekommenen Nachtclub die Bücher frisierte. Die skrupellose Gloria zeigt ihrer ehrgeizigen, jungen Assistentin, wo es langgeht, und führt sie in die Glitzerwelt der Casinos, Rennbahnen, Wettsalons und des ganz großen Geldes ein. Plötzlich liegt der namenlosen Antiheldin die Welt zu Füßen - solange sie kein Risiko eingeht und sich zum Be...

How does a respectable young woman fall into Los Angeles' hard-boiled underworld? Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of 1950s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, Megan Abbott's debut, Die a Little, is a gem of the darkest hue. This ingenious twist on a classic noir tale tells the story of Lora King, a schoolteacher, and her brother Bill, a junior investigator with the district attorney's office. Lora's comfortable, suburban life is jarr...

How does a respectable young woman fall into Los Angeles' hard-boiled underworld? Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of 1950s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, Megan Abbott's debut, Die a Little, is a gem of the darkest hue. This ingenious twist on a classic noir tale tells the story of Lora King, a schoolteacher, and her brother Bill, a junior investigator with the district attorney's office. Lora's comfortable, suburban life is jarr...

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, an eerie and prescient novel about a family outing that takes a far-too-literal turn.Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted. That's what Jacy's mom always told her.And Jacy felt like she finally did. Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy and her new husband Jed embark on their first road trip together to visit his father, Doctor Ash, in Michigan'...

By the "master of thinly veiled secrets often kept by women who rage underneath their delicate exteriors" (Kirkus Reviews), Beware the Woman is Megan Abbott at the height of her game.Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted. That’s what Jacy’s mom always told her. And Jacy felt like she finally did. Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy and her new husband, Jed, embark on their first road trip together to visit his fa...

How does a respectable young woman fall into Los Angeles' hard-boiled underworld? Shadow-dodging through the glamorous world of 1950s Hollywood and its seedy flip side, Megan Abbott's debut, Die a Little, is a gem of the darkest hue. This ingenious twist on a classic noir tale tells the story of Lora King, a schoolteacher, and her brother Bill, a junior investigator with the district attorney's office. Lora's comfortable, suburban life is jarr...

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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, an eerie and prescient novel about a family outing gone terribly awry.

Addy Hanlon war schon immer Beth Cassidys beste Freundin. Beth gibt Befehle, Addy führt sie aus. Gemeinsam dominieren sie das von Wettbewerb geprägte Team der Cheerleader. Bis der neue Coach kommt. Colette French, cool, souverän, eine Abgesandte der Erwachsenenwelt, unerreichbar für Addy und den Rest des Teams, zieht alle in ihr Leben. Nur Beth, verunsichert durch das neue Regiment, bleibt außerhalb des goldenen Zirkels der Trainerin und führt...

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, an eerie and prescient novel about a family outing gone terribly awry. Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted. That's what Jacy's mom always told her. And Jacy felt like she finally did. Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy and her new husband Jed embark on their first road trip together to visit his father, Doctor Ash, in Michigan's far-flung U...

Bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott's revelatory and mesmerizing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio. With their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, Dara and Marie Durant have been dancers since they can remember. Growing up, they were homeschooled and trained by their glamorous mother, founder of the Durant School of Dance. After their parents' death in a tragic accident nearly a dozen year...

Dara hat ihr Leben im Schatten ihrer glamourösen Mutter verbracht. Zusammen mit ihrer Schwester Marie und ihrem Ehemann Charlie - dem ehemaligen Starschüler ihrer Mutter - leitet Dara jetzt die Ballettschule, die ihre Mutter einst gründete. So kultiviert ihre geschlossene Welt auch sein mag, ist sie doch auch geprägt von rücksichtslosem Ehrgeiz und einem intensiven Wettbewerb, den die Schwestern zwischen ihren Elevinnen und Eleven befördern. A...

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Bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott's revelatory and mesmerizing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio.With their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, Dara and Marie Durant have been dancers since they can remember. Growing up, they were homeschooled and trained by their glamorous mother, founder of the Durant School of Dance. After their parents' death in a tragic accident nearly a dozen years...

A book you will not be able to forget' MARK BILLINGHAM Dara and Marie were trained as ballet dancers by their glamorous mother, founder of the Durant School of Dance. Since their parents' death in a tragic accident nearly a dozen years ago, the sisters have run the school together, along with Charlie, Dara's husband and once their mother's prized student. The three have perfected a dance that keeps the studio thriving. But when a suspicious ac...

Bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott's revelatory, mesmerizing, and game-changing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio, and an interloper who arrives to bring down the carefully crafted Eden-like facade.Ballet flows through their veins. Dara and Marie Durant were dancers since birth, with their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, homeschooled and trained by their mother. Decades later the Dura...

Bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott's revelatory, mesmerizing, and game-changing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio, and an interloper who arrives to bring down the carefully crafted Eden-like facade.Ballet flows through their veins. Dara and Marie Durant were dancers since birth, with their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, homeschooled and trained by their mother. Decades later the Dura...

Bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott's revelatory, mesmerizing, and game-changing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio, and an interloper who arrives to bring down the carefully crafted Eden-like facade.Ballet flows through their veins. Dara and Marie Durant were dancers since birth, with their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, homeschooled and trained by their mother. Decades later the Dura...