Een oudere man in Amsterdam voedt zwerfkatten terwijl hij voor zijn zieke vrouw zorgt. Geplaagd door het verleden, worstelt hij met schuld en eenzaamheid tot een onvermijdelijk einde. Lees meer
Drie vrouwen bouwen een robot om de wereld te redden van een pandemie. Bij het mislukken van de cybernetisch-virologische missie dringt zich de vraag op 'wie is mens, wie is machine?' Lees meer
She doesn’t know the offside rule. She does know falling for a footballer is a terrible idea…⚽The perfect summer read for anyone swept up in football fever, Abby Offsides is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance packed with sparkling banter, forbidden chemistry and one very swoony Scottish footballer.
Abby McIntyre doesn’t care about soccer - sorry, football. She only took the marketing job at Mersey FC to escape her cheating fiancé in Boston. Now she’s in a new country, with no social life and an Instagram feed full of men in tiny shorts.
Enter Lachlan Ramsay: world-famous footballer, owner of killer abs and a delicious Scottish accent. Abby’s sure all footballers are players, but Lachlan takes her by surprise: he’s kind, funny, and lonely too.
Abby isn’t looking for love, and players are strictly off limits if she wants to keep her job. She’s happy being Lachlan’s friend - until she’s evicted from her flat and he invites her to move into his penthouse.
With her new life on the line, can Abby keep her heart in play without getting caught offside?
TROPES TO FALL FOR ⚽ Friends to lovers ⚽Forbidden romance ⚽Forced proximity ⚽Workplace romance ⚽Scottish footballer MMC ⚽Slow burn sports romance
EVERYONE IS OBSESSED WITH ABBY OFFSIDES
“Shines with sparkling banter and charming characters. This slow-burn sports romance is absolutely worth the wait!” CARLEY FORTUNE, bestselling author of One Golden Summer
“This cured my Ted Lasso hangover!! Bursting with laugh-out-loud banter and an intense slow burn, Abby Offsides is a must-read!” KATIE HOLT, bestselling author of Not In My Book
‘This book is a masterpiece… The angst and sexual tension were unmatched, and the slow burn? Torturous in the most delicious way.’'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Anna McCallie cracked the rom-com code with this one: warm, funny, heartfelt, and so beautifully written I had to stop and feel it over and over again.’'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘I inhaled this book… This had me by the throat at every page. I need to read it again already.’'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A standout debut that exceeded my expectations in every way. Thoughtful, romantic, and emotionally resonant.’ '⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘I am OBSESSED with this book!! This is one where you can re-read over and over again and still finish it feeling giddy and emotional!’'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘The chemistry between the FMC and the MMC was incredible… Did I just find a new autobuy author?!’'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I’m not being dramatic when I say this might be one of the best romances I’ve read all year...This book had me laughing, swooning, kicking my feet, and completely invested'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.TOP SECRET: A clear and present threat exists. Open-ended. Existential. Confirmation via uncanny op. Nature of same: Unknown. Initiating entity: Unknown. Priority: High.Ten years after the publication of the bestselling Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance – the first the basis of a now-classic film – Jeff VanderMeer brings us back for a surprise fourth and final foray into Area X.Absolution opens decades before Area X forms, with a science expedition whose mysterious end suggests terrifying consequences for the future – and marks the Forgotten Coast as a high-priority area of interest for Central, the shadowy government agency responsible for monitoring extraordinary threats.Many years later, the Forgotten Coast files wind up in the hands of a washed-up Central operative known as Old Jim. He starts pulling a thread that reveals a long and troubling record of government agents meddling with forces they clearly cannot comprehend. Soon, Old Jim is back out in the field, grappling with personal demons and now partnered with an unproven young agent, the two of them tasked with solving what may be an unsolvable mystery. With every turn, the stakes get higher: Central agents are being liquidated by an unknown rogue entity and Old Jim’s life is on the line.Old Jim’s investigation culminates in the first Central expedition into what has now been labelled Area X. A border has come down, and a full team – well trained but eccentric – has been assembled to find Area X’s 'off switch' somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has mysteriously defied all attempts to be explored, mapped or controlled. A landscape that, one way or another, seems to consume all who enter it.Sweeping in scope and rich with ideas, iconic characters and unpredictable adventure, Absolution converges the past, present and future in terrifying, ecstatic and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time. Lees meer
Een overrompelende roman over grensoverschrijdend gedrag aan de universiteit. Over loyaliteit en vertrouwen, macht en geheimhouding, schuld en schaamte, maar evenzeer over traumaverwerking en herstel. Lees meer
‘Pure reading pleasure’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Genuinely potent and dream-haunting writing’ GUARDIAN‘Powerful and echoing’NEW STATESMANA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWith an introduction by Helen MacDonaldArea X has rebuffed expedition after expedition for decades, refusing to reveal its secrets. As it expands alarmingly, the Southern Reach agency tasked with its investigation has collapsed in confusion. Now, one last, desperate team crosses the border, determined to reach a remote island that may yet hold vital answers. How was Area X created, and why? Can it be stopped?In this climactic volume of the Southern Reach trilogy, reality mutates and mysteries resolve, but now that so many questions have answers, the consequences are no less profound – or terrifying.'Pure reading pleasure' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW‘Arresting, unsettling, and unforgettable’ NEW YORKER'Contemporary masterpieces and career-defining novels' GUARDIAN Lees meer
Autobiografische roman over afkomst, seksuele identiteit en psychose van de auteur van o.a. de voor de Libris Literatuurprijs genomineerde romans Maïsroest en Zeg maar dat we niet thuis zijn. Lees meer
In glashelder en messcherp proza beschrijft deze, deels autobiografische, roman het leven van een kind in de jaren '50, en de complexe band tussen moeder en dochter. Lees meer
