Elizabeth Buchan

Najlepšou pomstou je dobre si žiť. Kým však 47-ročná Rose Lloydová objaví čaro tohto španielskeho príslovia, preskáče si svoje. Chápavý a oddaný manžel, dve deti a post redaktorky v londýnskom týždenníku - Rose je šťastná a spokojná. Keď je presvedčená, že sa jej podarilo zlúčiť rodinný život s kariérou, v okamihu prichádza o všetko. Manžel Nathan jej oznámi, že ju opúšťa kvôli Minty - mladej žene, ktorá pracuje ako Rosina asistentka. Rose príde o prácu, opúšťa dom, milovanú záhradu a utápa sa v depresiách. Začne rozmýšľať nad osudovým rozhodnutím, ktoré urobila pred mnohými rokmi. To, čo pritom objaví, je skutočne sladká odveta... Vtipný, srdečný, no miestami aj smutný príbeh o láske sa dočkal televíznej adaptácie a získal si srdcia čitateliek nielen v zrelom veku.

Pravidlá, ktoré momentálne ovládajú môj život: Pravidlo č. 1: Spravodlivosť neexistuje. Pravidlo č. 2: Na rozdiel od manželových túžob druhá manželka nenosí v kabelke Kámasútru. Skôr sa v nej nájde aspirín. Pravidlo č. 3: Nikdy sa nesťažuj, najmä ak dôsledne uplatňuješ pravidlo číslo jeden. A to ja veru uplatňujem. Takýchto pravidiel sa drží Minty Lloydová v snahe prežiť svoj život ako Nathanova druhá manželka. Matka šesťročných dvojičiek, vylúčená zo stretnutí s Nathanovou nepriateľskou rodinou a ignorovaná jeho priateľmi, žije v tieni skvelej a úspešnej Rose – manželovej prvej ženy. „Problém je v tom,“ ako sama hovorí, „že všetko, čo robím, robím ako druhá v poradí...“ Voľné pokračovanie Pomsty ženy v zrelom veku je neodolateľným príbehom lásky, znovuzrodenia starého priateľstva a obnovenia pút, ktoré zmocnejú, hoci sa kedysi pretrhli.

Annie and Tom's marriage is in mid-life crisis. They seem to have everything - a lovely home, rewarding jobs and three healthy grown-up children - but, beneath the surface, all is not well. Beneath the surface lies a secret guilt which ensures that whilst

As the Second World War draws to a close, Intelligence Officer Gus Clifton surprises his sisters at their London home. But an even greater shock is the woman he brings with him, Krista - the German wife whom he has married secretly in Berlin. Krista is clearly devastated by her experiences at the hands of the British and their allies - all but broken by horrors she cannot share. But Gus's sisters can only see the enemy their brother has brought under their roof. And their friend Nella, Gus's beautiful, loyal fiancee, cannot understand what made Gus change his mind about their marriage. What hold does Krista have over their honourable and upright Gus? And how can the three women get her out of their home, their future, their England? Haunted by passion, betrayal and misunderstanding these damaged souls are propelled towards a spectacular resolution. Krista has lost her country, her people, her identity, and the ties that bind her to Gus hold more tightly than the sisters can ever understand...Praise for The New Mrs Clifton 'A truly wonderful writer. Her books are rich with authentic period detail and her characters are vivid and intensely believable - I love this book' Peter James 'I loved The New Mrs Clifton by Elizabeth Buchan, a story of post-war adjustment which sets up a mystery on the first page' Cathy Rentzenbrink, Stylist 'So so good. Great writing, great story. I could not put it down' Internationally bestselling author, Marian Keyes 'When their brother brings home a German bride in the wake of the Second World War, two sisters wonder what hold she has over him in the elegantly written The New Mrs Clifton' Good Housekeeping 'Compassionate and gripping' Fanny Blake, Woman and Home 'This compelling novel deals with the complex legacy of the war years ...Buchan, who brilliantly captures the blighted atmosphere of blitzed London and bomb-destroyed Berlin, is equally good on the emotional fall-out ...Slowly revealing the hidden secrets and chaos of the characters' inner lives, the novel describes how everyday life is tainted by the knowledge of what went on and the desperate measures that ordinary people had to take to survive the extraordinary circumstances' Daily Mail 'The tension is palpable and the atmosphere claustrophobic. Buchan vividly conveys the dispirited mood of a post-war London brought to its knees ...Her depiction of the horrors of wartime Berlin is equally compelling. She dissects her characters with precision to show the personal cost of war ...A powerful and emotional read' FIVE STARS, Sunday Express Praise for Elizabeth Buchen 'Impressive ...nerve-janglingly engrossing ...Buchan brings the period vividly to life' Sunday Times 'A scintillating WWII story packed with gripping espionage and a tremendous lead character. Constructed with skill and elegance - no one writes a cliff-hanger scene like Buchan - it's a breathtaking read' The Week.

'I ADORE cold-war novels and I live for love stories - The Museum of Broken Promises is a perfect combination of both. It's a gem of a book... beautiful, elegant.' Marian Keyes _________ Paris, today. The Museum of Broken Promises is a place of wonder and sadness, hope and loss. Every object in the museum has been donated - a cake tin, a wedding veil, a baby's shoe. And each represent a moment of grief or terrible betrayal. The museum is a place where people come to speak to the ghosts of the past and, sometimes, to lay them to rest. Laure, the owner and curator, has also hidden artefacts from her own painful youth amongst the objects on display. Prague, 1985. Recovering from the sudden death of her father, Laure flees to Prague. But life behind the Iron Curtain is a complex thing: drab and grey yet charged with danger. Laure cannot begin to comprehend the dark, political currents that run beneath the surface of this communist city. Until, that is, she meets a young dissident musician. Her love for him will have terrible and unforeseen consequences. It is only years later, having created the museum, that Laure can finally face up to her past and celebrate the passionate love which has directed her life.

Praha, 1986. Angličanka Laure přijíždí do Československa, aby se vyrovnala se smrtí svého otce. Život v nesvobodné zemi jí pomůže pochopit až mladý muzikant, disident, s nímž prožije vášnivý vztah. Paříž, současnost. Muzeum nesplněných slibů je místem zmařených nadějí a ztrát. Laure spravuje muzejní sbírky, které sama obohatila bolestnou vzpomínkou na události ze svého pobytu v Praze a těsně po něm.

Najlepšou pomstou je dobre si žiť. Kým však 47-ročná Rose Lloydová objaví čaro tohto španielskeho príslovia, preskáče si svoje. Chápavý a oddaný manžel, dve deti a post redaktorky v londýnskom týždenníku - Rose je šťastná a spokojná. Keď je presvedčená, že sa jej podarilo zlúčiť rodinný život s kariérou, v okamihu prichádza o všetko. Manžel Nathan jej oznámi, že ju opúšťa kvôli Minty - mladej žene, ktorá pracuje ako Rosina asistentka. Rose príde o prácu, opúšťa dom, milovanú záhradu a utápa sa v depresiách. Začne rozmýšľať nad osudovým rozhodnutím, ktoré urobila pred mnohými rokmi. To, čo pritom objaví, je skutočne sladká odveta... Vtipný, srdečný, no miestami aj smutný príbeh o láske sa dočkal televíznej adaptácie a získal si srdcia čitateliek nielen v zrelom veku.