Jemma Wayne

During a cold, British winter, three women reach crisis point. Emily, an immigrant survivor of the Rwandan genocide is existing but not living. Vera, a newly Christian Londoner, is striving to live a moral life, her happiness constantly undermined by secrets from her past. Lynn, battling with an untimely disease, is consumed by bitterness and resentment of what she hasn't achieved and what has been snatched from her. As their paths interweave, they begin to unravel their pasts, and inadvertently change each other's futures

After Before

New novel from Baileys Woman's Prize for Fiction Longlisted author that explores the complexities of human emotion and human relationships against a background of conflict in Israel.

Chains of Sand

Veronica and her wealthy husband George are unpacking boxes, hoping a fresh start in their newly refurbished Victorian terrace will help them heal from a recent trauma.

Sainsbury's Magazine Book Club Choice

To Dare

Drei Frauen, drei Schicksale, und nur ein Leben, damit umzugehen. Die junge Emilienne ist dem Bürgerkrieg in Ruanda entkommen und hat in London ein neues Leben begonnen. Die grausamen Erinnerungen an ihre Heimat versucht sie zu verdrängen. Vera hat in jungen Jahren einen Fehltritt begangen und möchte ein guter und moralischer Mensch sein – wenn nur ihre quälenden Schuldgefühle nicht wären und die Unmöglichkeit, ihrem Verlobten davon zu erzählen. Und die 56-jährige Lynn ist schwer erkrankt und rechnet schonungslos mit den verpassten Chancen ihres Lebens ab. Alle drei Frauen werden von dunklen Geheimnissen und seelischen Verletzungen geplagt, doch auf sich allein gestellt, gelingt es ihnen nicht, die Dämonen ihrer Vergangenheit zu verscheuchen. Erst als sich ihre Wege eines kalten Winters kreuzen, bewegt sich etwas in ihnen – und langsam, ganz langsam, beginnen sie, einander zu stützen und für die Zukunft zu stärken.

Roman

Der silberne Elefant

Three women, beset by trauma, temptation, and regret, find each other in this “rich, haunted, gripping” novel (Ruth Padel, award-winning author of Beethoven Variations). That was the day that Mama made the rules: If they come, run. Be quiet and run. But not together. Never together. If one is found, at least the other survives… During a cold British winter, three women, each suffering her own demons, reach a crisis point. Emily, an immigrant survivor of the Rwandan genocide, is existing but not living. Vera, a newly Christian Londoner, is striving to live a moral life, her happiness constantly undermined by secrets from her past. Lynn, battling with an untimely disease, is consumed by bitterness and resentment of what she hasn’t achieved and what has been snatched from her. Their lives have been torn open by betrayal: by other people, by themselves, by life itself. But as their paths interweave, they begin to unravel their beleaguered pasts, and inadvertently change each other’s futures. Longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction

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