Emily Barr

I look at my hands. One of them says 'Flora be brave'.I am Flora. Flora has anterograde amnesia. She can't remember anything day-to-day- the joke her friend made, the instructions her parents gave her, how old she is. Then she kisses a boy - her first kiss - and the next day she remembers it. The first time she's remembered anything since she was ten. But the boy is gone. Desperate to hold onto the memory and feelings of love, she sets off to the Arctic to find him. Why can she remember Drake? Could he be the key to everything else she's forgotten?

The One Memory of Flora Banks

An emotional love story with a thrilling twist from the globally bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. Ariel's accidental meeting with a handsome stranger called Joe is completely perfect; they have a connection like she's never known before. They exchange numbers and agree to meet when he is back from a trip to France. But when Ariel messages him, the number Joe gave her is disconnected. He's ghosted her. She assumes she will never see him again. Except she does. Again and again. Ariel returns to the place she and Joe met, and is stunned to find him there, not in France as he said he'd be, and behaving as if he has no idea who she is. It turns out that their first meeting has been life-changing for them both, actually it's even more than that for Joe. But what do you do when - with every day that passes - you're literally growing apart from the best person you've ever known . . . ?

Ghosted

The new YA thriller from the acclaimed author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus, E. Lockhart and Sophie McKenzie. A commune hidden from the world. A terrible event. A lifetime of secrets to uncover. I've been trapped here for days. What if I die here? I decided to write down my story so that one day, when I'm discovered, they will know who I was and why I was here. Arty has always lived in the Clearing, a small settlement in the forests of south India. But their happy life, hidden from the rest of the world, is shattered after a terrible event. For the first time in her sixteen years, Arty must leave the only place she's ever known, and head into the outside world she fears, but is also slightly intrigued by. Her only goal is to get help from a woman called Tania, who used to live in the forest, and an uncle she knows is out there, somewhere. As she embarks on the terrifying journey, stalked by a strange new enemy she can't fathom, Arty soon realises that not everyone is to be trusted. Everything is changing too fast for this girl who came out of the woods... could she be running into a trap?

The Girl Who Came Out of the Woods

Ella Black seems to live the life most other seventeen-year-olds would kill for . . . Until one day, telling her nothing, her parents whisk her off to Rio de Janeiro. Determined to find out why, Ella takes her chance and searches through their things. And realises her life has been a lie. Her mother and father aren't hers at all. Unable to comprehend the truth, Ella runs away, to the one place they'll never think to look - the favelas. But there she learns a terrible secret - the truth about her real parents and their past. And the truth about a mother, desperate for a daughter taken from her seventeen years ago . . .

The Truth and Lies of Ella Black

Timely and powerful; the new coming-of-age thriller from the bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. 1. Live your best life. 2. Uncover family secrets. 3. Trust no one What would you do when you hear the news that humans have done such damage to the earth that there might only be a limited amount of safe air left - a year's worth at most? You'd work through your bucket list, heal rifts, do everything you've never been brave enough to do before? Olivia is struggling to do any of this. What it is she truly wants to do? Who do she wants to be? Then out of the blue comes contact from a long-lost cousin Olivia didn't even know existed. Natasha is everything Olivia wants to be and more. And as the girls meet up for a long, hot last summer, Olivia finds Natasha's ease and self-confidence having an effect on her. But Natasha definitely isn't everything she first appears to be . . . I walked home. I kept hearing footsteps behind me, but every time I turned around, no one was there.

Things to Do Before the End of the World

In the wake of her mother's death, Tansy, a disillusioned Londoner, abandons her miserable boyfriend, trendy friends, and hotshot media job to find herself on a backpacking trip through Asia. A first novel. Original.

Backpack

"Flora had a tumor removed seven years ago and has not been able to create new memories since. One day, she kisses a boy she shouldn't have kissed and a memory emerges from her broken mind. Flora is convinced that he is the reason she has her memory back. Long after, he sends her a strange invitation."

El Unico Recuerdo de Flora Banks

'One brilliantly compelling page-turner' Closer . Two strangers meet on a train. Only one gets off... Critically acclaimed author Emily Barr presents The Sleeper, a shocking psychological thriller where infidelity puts Lara in great danger. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Sophie Hannah. 'We can't praise Emily Barr's novels enough; they're fresh, original and hugely readable' Glamour Lara Finch is living a lie... Everyone thinks she has a happy life in Cornwall, married to the devoted Sam, but in fact she is desperately bored. When she is offered a new job that involves commuting to London by sleeper train, she meets Guy and starts an illicit affair. When Lara vanishes from the night train without leaving a trace, only her friend Iris disbelieves the official version of events, and sets out to find her. For Iris, it is the start of a voyage that will take her further than she's ever travelled and on to a trail of old crimes and dark secrets. For Lara, it is the end of a journey that started a long time ago. A journey she must finish, before it destroys her... 'A great read from start to finish ... believable characters that are variously biting, insightful and sympathetic.' The Times Readers love The Sleeper: ' I was hooked from the first page' ***** Amazon reviewer 'Well written, fascinating characters and slowly draws you in until it is totally unputdownable' ***** Amazon reviewer 'This was spell-binding and I had great difficulty putting it down' ***** Amazon reviewer 'Beautifully written and intriguing' ***** Amazon reviewer

Two strangers meet on a train. Only one gets off. A dark and gripping psychological thriller.

The Sleeper

This Summer's Secrets

What if someone wants you to stay missing? The unmissable new novel from Emily Barr, with her winning mix of psychological, suspenseful women's fiction. A British woman, Esther, travels alone to a paradise beach resort in Malaysia to get away from a relationship break-up. When she and a group of fellow tourists, each with their own secrets, find themselves stranded on a remote island during a boat trip, sinister things start to happen. Esther soon realises that someone doesn't want her to return home - but who?

Stranded

Единственият спомен на Флора Банкс

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has an illness and can't remember anything for very long. She writes notes to herself to help her remember things. But one day, Flora kisses a boy and she remembers it. Flora must find the boy who kissed her and learn why she still has that one memory. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

Penguin Readers Level 5: The One Memory of Flora Banks (ELT Graded Reader)

Je commence par taper mon ancien nom, Ella Black. Mes doigts tremblent. J'ai besoin de savoir qui je suis. Je ne sais pas qui je suis. Un thriller magistral qui vous emmènera de Londres la grise aux inquiétantes et fascinantes favelas de Rio.

Toute la vérité sur Ella Black

Jeder Tag kann der schönste in deinem Leben werden

Emma adores living in Brighton, but she loves Matt more. When he suggests they buy the perfect farmhouse in the south of France, she reluctantly agrees, even though he continues commuting to London while she looks after their daughter and the builders. But France is not the idyll he promised, and when she discovers the true reason he spends half his time in London the foundations on which she's built her life start to crumble...

Plan B

Her best book. Her biggest book. In 2008, Headline will make Emily Barr a huge bestseller. Elizabeth Greene is devastated when her boyfriend of ten years leaves her for someone else. After a night of drowning her sorrows leads to an unexpected one-night stand, Elizabeth finds herself pregnant, alone and vulnerable. Helen has just discovered she has a sister she didn't know she had. Bored with her privileged life in France and driven by a need to gain her parents' approval, Helen sets out to find her sister and reunite her with her long-lost mother. When her search leads her to Elizabeth the two women become closely linked. But their connection to one another is founded on a dark deception, with the truth having extreme consequences...

The Sisterhood

When Susie decides to invite her old school friends for a reunion she tells herself that it's just about showing off. It's about letting Amanda, Izzy and Tamsin, see how well she's done, with her successful career as an artist, her gorgeous house in France, her deliciously louche boyfriend. But the truth is that this is a dark plan. A plan that could make or break her seemingly perfect life...and she knows it. As the old friends gather at Susie's for a long weekend of catching up and comparisons, it is clear that despite their lives having taken very different turns, they are all still haunted by a dark and common past. They each know that up until now they have been treading water - waiting for the inevitable moment when they have to face the truth. The question is, now that the time has come, who will sink and who will swim?

Out of My Depth

Tired of her stale, safe marriage to her college sweetheart and her artistically shallow career, musician and minor celebrity Evie Silverman decides to leave London for an extended trip to New York, never expecting her problems--including a long-hidden secret that could destroy her public image and personal relationships--to make the trip across the Atlantic, as well. Original.

Solo

Een jonge vrouw bouwt in Cornwall een nieuw leven op maar wordt na tien jaar ingehaald door haar beladen verleden waarover ze altijd zweeg.

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