ANITA SHREVE

''In the time it takes for her to walk from the bathhouse at the seawall of Fortune''s Rock, where she has left her boots and discreetly pulled off her stockings, to the waterline along which the sea continually licks the pink and silver sand, she learns about desire.'' It is the summer of 1899, and Olympia Biddeford and her parents have retired from the heat of Boston to the coastal resort of Fortune''s Rock. When the celebrated essayist John Haskell is invited to stay, no one foresees the affair that is to follow. What begins as the briefest of silences becomes a relationship that is both passionate and destructible - six hot weeks that will shape the rest of their lives.

Hauled in a cart to a field hospital in northern France in March 1916, an American woman wakes from unconsciousness to the smell of gas gangrene, the sounds of men in pain, and an almost complete loss of memory: she knows only that she can drive an ambulance, she can draw, and her name is Stella Bain. A stateless woman in a lawless country, Stella embarks on a journey to reconstruct her life. Suffering an agonising and inexplicable array of symptoms, she finds her way to London. There, Dr August Bridge, a cranial surgeon turned psychologist, is drawn to tracking her amnesia to its source. What brutality was she fleeing when she left the tranquil seclusion of a New England college campus to serve on the Front; for what crime did she need to atone - and whom did she leave behind? Vivid, intense and gripping, packed with secrets and revelations, The Lives of Stella Bain is at once a ravishing love story and an intense psychological mystery.

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Weight of Water and The Pilot''s Wife (an Oprah''s Book Club selection): an exquisitely suspenseful new novel about an extraordinary young woman tested by a catastrophic event and its devastating aftermath--based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine''s historyIn October 1947, after a summer long drought, fires break out all along the Maine coast from Bar Harbor to Kittery and are soon racing out of control from town to village. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her husband, Gene, joins the volunteer firefighters. Along with her best friend, Rosie, and Rosie''s two young children, Grace watches helplessly as their houses burn to the ground, the flames finally forcing them all into the ocean as a last resort. The women spend the night frantically protecting their children, and in the morning find their lives forever changed: homeless, penniless, awaiting news of their husbands'' fate, and left to face an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists. In the midst of this devastating loss, Grace discovers glorious new freedoms--joys and triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could contain--and her spirit soars. And then the unthinkable happens--and Grace''s bravery is tested as never before.

1947. Fires are racing along the coast of Maine after a summer-long drought, ravaging thousands of acres, causing unprecedented confusion and fear.Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her difficult and unpredictable husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her best friend, Rosie, and Rosie''s two young children, the women watch in horror as their houses go up in flames, then walk into the ocean as a last resort. They spend the night frantically trying to save their children. When dawn comes, they have miraculously survived, but their lives are forever changed: homeless, penniless, and left to face an uncertain future.As Grace awaits news of her husband''s fate, she is thrust into a new world in which she must make a life on her own, beginning with absolutely nothing; she must find work, a home, a way to provide for her children. In the midst of devastating loss, Grace discovers glorious new freedoms - joys and triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could contain - and her spirit soars. And then the unthinkable happens, and Grace''s bravery is

'Long before Liane Moriarty was spinning her Big Little Lies, Shreve was spicing up domestic doings..She still is, as effectively as ever, this time with a narrative literally lit from within' New York TimesThe brilliantly gripping new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Pilot's Wife (an Oprah's Book Club selection).Hot breath on Grace's face. Claire is screaming, and Grace is on her feet. As she lifts her daughter, a wall of fire fills the window. Perhaps a quarter of a mile back, if even that. Where's Gene? Didn't he come home? 1947. Fires are racing along the coast of Maine after a summer-long drought, ravaging thousands of acres, causing unprecedented confusion and fear. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her difficult and unpredictable husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her best friend, Rosie, and Rosie's two young children, the women watch in horror as their houses go up in flames, then walk into the ocean as a last resort. They spend the night frantically trying to save their children. When dawn comes, they have miraculously survived, but their lives are forever changed: homeless, penniless, and left to face an uncertain future.As Grace awaits news of her husband's fate, she is thrust into a new world in which she must make a life on her own, beginning with absolutely nothing; she must find work, a home, a way to provide for her children. In the midst of devastating loss, Grace discovers glorious new freedoms - joys and triumphs she could never have expected her narrow life with Gene could contain - and her spirit soars. And then the unthinkable happens, and Grace's bravery is tested as never before.

At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voice -- those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal -- that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment. A gripping emotional drama with the pace of a thriller, Anita Shreve's Testimony explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions.

Le lycée Avery, prestigieuse pension de Nouvelle-Angleterre, est sous le choc depuis la découverte d''un film. Sur cette vidéo, les ébats sexuels de quatre élèves : trois garçons, ivres, et une fille

Mientras caminan por un bosque nevado, Robert Dillon y su hija Nicky tropiezan con un bebé abandonado. El suceso conmueve a la niña, que en días posteriores conocerá aspectos del mundo de los adultos que jamas habia imaginado... Reflejos sobre la nieve es una novela que nos sumerge en el poderoso mundo de los secretos: en las razones que nos llevan a preservar unos y a desenterrar otros.

Lo que prometía ser un verano tranquilo se convierte en una encrucijada llena de desengaños, traiciones, amor y cómo no, mucho bodysurf. Sydney se ha divorciado una vez y es además viuda a la temprana edad de 29 años. Para rehacer su vida decide dar clases particulares durante un verano a la hija adolescente pero con mucho retraso de aprendizaje de la familia Edwards en la casa veraniega de estos frente a las costas de New Hampshire. Pero su tranquila, aunque a veces compleja, estancia con la familia, se ve interrumpida por la visita de Ben y Jeff, los dos hijos mayores de los Edwards. Lo que prometia ser un verano tranquilo se convierte en una encrucijada llena de desengaños, traiciones, amor y como no, mucho bodysurf.

Siete antiguos compañeros de instituto se reúnen un fin de semana en el hotelito de montaña que regenta una de ellos, Nora, para celebrar una boda. Separados durante años por un trágico incidente que tuvo lugar justo antes de su graduación, el reencuentro despierta en todos ellos sentimientos escondidos y provoca la confesión de secretos que han permanecido ocultos desde entonces. El paso del tiempo se convierte en un elemento fundamental con el que se nos descubren los miedos y fantasías de cada uno de ellos. La excepcional ternura que nos ofrece la autora demuestra una vez más que posee una sensibilidad muy poco habitual.

The bestselling author of A WEDDING IN DECEMBER returns with a scintillating new novel about a young widow torn between two brothers during one long New England summerLa autora del bestseller "A Wedding in December" regresa con una brillante nueva novela sobre una joven viuda desgarrada entre dos hermanos durante un largo verano en Nueva Inglaterra.

* Provocative, dazzling and compassionate, Anita Shreves 14th novel explores important issues to do with privacy and teen behaviour

Newlyweds Margaret and Patrick set off on a great adventure - a year living in Kenya in a dizzying and sometimes dangerous city. Shuttling between expat suburbs and squalid shantytowns, Margaret realizes there is a great deal she doesn''t know about the complex culture of her new home, and about her husband. The newlyweds eagerly take part in a climbing expedition to the summit of Mount Kenya. But during their arduous ascent a horrific accident occurs. In its aftermath, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how it has transformed her and her marriage, perhaps for ever. When small actions have unintended, catastrophic consequences, where does responsibility lie, and can blame ever truly be laid to rest? With stunning language and striking emotional intensity, A change in altitude illuminates the inner landscape of a couple, the irrevocable impact of tragedy and the elusive nature of forgiveness.

The bestselling author of A WEDDING IN DECEMBER returns with a scintillating new novel about a young widow torn between two brothers during one long New England summer

A compelling and brilliant novel about the fragility of a new marriage, from one of the greatest chroniclers of the mysteries of the heart

* The latest compelling and brilliant novel from Anita Shreve, author of Testimony -- out now in paperback