Penny Hancock

Eu não sei quem você é

'Brilliantly written and totally gripping. I loved it' S J Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep on Tideline Have you committed a crime ... or are you the victim of one? Driving down to the cottage in Southwold she's newly inherited from her Aunty May, Ellie senses she is on the edge of something new. The life she's always dreamed of living as a successful artist seems as though it is about to begin. So excited is she that she barely notices when the car bumps against something on the road. That evening Ellie hears a news flash on the radio. A man was seriously injured in a hit and run on the very road she was driving down that evening. Then Ellie remembers the thump she heard. Could she have been responsible for putting a man in hospital? Unable to hold the doubts at bay, she decides to visit the victim to lay her mind to rest, little knowing that the consequences of this decision will change her life forever.

A Trick of the Mind

One winter's afternoon, voice coach Sonia opens the door of her beautiful riverside home to fifteen-year-old Jez, the nephew of a family friend. He's come to borrow some music. Sonia invites him in and soon decides that she isn't going to let him leave. As Sonia's desire to keep Jez hidden and protected from the outside world becomes all the more overpowering, she is haunted by memories of an intense teenage relationship, which gradually reveal a terrifying truth. The River House, Sonia's home since childhood, holds secrets within its walls. And outside, on the shores of the Thames, new ones are coming in on the tide...

Tideline

For fans of He Said/She Said and Anatomy of a Scandal, Penny Hancock’s I Thought I Knew You is about secrets and lies – and whose side you take when it really matters. Who do you know better? Your oldest friend? Or your child? And who should you believe when one accuses the other of an abhorrent crime? Jules and Holly have been best friends since university. They tell each other everything, trading revelations and confessions, and sharing both the big moments and the small details of their lives: Holly is the only person who knows about Jules’s affair; Jules was there for Holly when her husband died. And their two children – just four years apart – have grown up together. So when Jules’s daughter Saffie makes a rape allegation against Holly’s son Saul, neither woman is prepared for the devastating impact this will have on their friendship or their families. Especially as Holly, in spite of her principles, refuses to believe her son is guilty.

The Most Thought-provoking and Compelling Read of the Year

I Thought I Knew You

Level 3 (Cambridge English Readers)

Just Good Friends

Original stories at seven levels from starter to advanced, written specially for learners of English. With gripping plots and a range of genres to satisfy every taste, Cambridge English Readers offer high-quality original fiction that students will love! The highest quality of writing and storytelling is combined with the greatest sensitivity to the learner's language level, to ensure an enjoyable and successful learning experience, with learners eager to finish one book and start the next.

A Love for Life Level 6 Book with Audio CDs (3) Pack

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Nancy is a security guard at a detention centre for asylum seekers and refugees who have come to Britain to escape persecution in their own countries. Nancy thinks she has everything: a comfortable house, nice furniture, a boyfriend and a beautiful Rolex watch. Then she falls in love with George, an asylum seeker who has nothing, and her world changes completely.

Within High Fences Level 2

It's Stephany and Max's first holiday away together and they want to get to know each other. They go to Italy and stay at Stephany's friend Carlo's flat in a Mediterranean village. But Carlo's wife is not very happy to see Stephany - and the two couples find out why, and a lot of other things about each other, in a hot Italian summer.

Just Good Friends Level 3 Book with Audio CDs (2) Pack

Plötzlich stand er vor ihrer Tür. Sie beschloss, ihn bei sich zu behalten. Für immer. Sonia liebt das alte Haus an der Themse, in dem sie schon ihre Kindheit verbracht hat und in dem sie jetzt mit ihrem Mann Greg lebt. Doch eines Tages geschieht etwas, das ihren geordneten Alltag in den Grundfesten erschüttert – denn es steht ein junger Mann vor ihrer Tür, der sich eine seltene Schallplatte von Greg ausleihen möchte. Vom ersten Moment an übt Jez eine verstörende Wirkung auf Sonia aus, und sie spürt, dass sie von einem dunklen Sog erfasst wird, der stärker ist als sie selbst. Noch kann sie nicht ahnen, dass sich ihr Leben von diesem Moment an unaufhaltsam auf einen Abgrund zubewegt. Denn Jez rührt an die tiefsten Obsessionen ihrer Seele – und Sonia ist bereit, zum Äußersten zu gehen, damit sie endlich ihren Frieden findet ...

Psychothriller

Ich beschütze dich

The tense and darkly atmospheric new domestic noir thriller from the author of Richard & Judy bestseller Tideline, perfect for fans of SJ Watson and Emma Healey. Anna would like another child, a sibling for daughter Stella. Her husband, Stefan, would not. They do not talk about it anymore. Stalemate in a marriage is a dangerous place to be. Anna's job as a Speech and Language therapist allows to forge a strong bond with a boy called Jayden, who lives with temporary foster parents. The social services are looking for a new family for him, and Anna believes he should be with her. She is willing to do whatever it takes to make this happen - setting in a motion a train of events that brings devastating consequences.

The Stranger in My House

The tense and darkly atmospheric new domestic noir thriller from the author of Richard & Judy bestseller Tideline, perfect reading for fans of S.J.Watson and Emma Healey. Anna would like another child, a sibling for daughter Stella. Her husband, Stefan, would not. They do not talk about it anymore. Stalemate in a marriage is a dangerous place to be. Anna's job as a Speech and Language therapist allows her to forge a strong bond with a boy called Jayden, who lives with temporary foster parents. The social services are looking for a new family for him, and Anna believes he should be with her. She is willing to do whatever it takes to make this happen - setting in a motion a train of events that brings devastating consequences.

Choice

Have you committed a crime ... or are you the victim of one? Driving down to the cottage in Southwold she's newly inherited from her Aunty May, Ellie senses she is on the edge of something new. The life she's always dreamed of living as a successful artist seems as though it is about to begin. So excited is she that she barely notices when the car bumps against something on the road. That evening Ellie hears a news flash on the radio. A man was seriously injured in a hit and run on the very road she was driving down that evening. Then Ellie remembers the thump she heard. Could she have been responsible for putting a man in hospital? Unable to hold the doubts at bay, she decides to visit the victim to lay her mind to rest, little knowing that the consequences of this decision will change her life forever.

Don't look back

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. In Cambridge, Fanella bravely faces the challenge of adopting a child alone after her partner leaves her. Fanella and five-year-old Ellie get off to a rocky start, but Fanella patiently steers their relationship on to more solid ground. Meanwhile, her relationship with Rod, Ellie's teacher and a married man, is a little more complicated. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

A Love for Life Level 6

Modern, original fiction for learners of English.In Cambridge, Fanella bravely faces the challenge of adopting a child alone after her partner leaves her. Fanella and five-year-old Ellie get off to a rocky start, but Fanella patiently steers their relationship on to more solid ground. Meanwhile, her relationship with Rod, Ellie's teacher and a married man, is a little more complicated.

A Love for Life Level 6 Advanced EF Russian Edition

Laura and her new boyfriend Nick are in the beautiful Lake District of England for a short holiday. Laura has taken Kip, a neighbours dog, with her against Nick's wishes. When Kip gets ill Laura meets Robert, the local vet. At first Robert doesn't like either Laura or Nick. And Laura doesn't understand why Robert dislikes people from the city. But soon Laura and Robert find out more about each other and she has to make a choice : Nick or Robert. -- cover.

Love in the Lakes Level 4

Meet Theodora. And Mona. Two women, from completely different walks of life, forced by circumstances to live together under one roof. Both women are at their wits' end, scared of losing the one thing that's most precious to them. So when tensions boil over, who will go to the most extreme lengths to survive? Will it be Theodora, finally breaking under the pressure? Or Mona, desperate to find a way out? In a tale of modern day slavery and paranoia, two women tell their sides of the story. Who do you trust? 'The author skilfully plays with [the two narrators'] versions of reality as this dark and brooding novel races towards its genuinely scary conclusion' Sunday Mirror 'Penny Hancock cranks up the tension in The Darkening Hourso when a murder is committed we don't know who to believe. This thriller about a stressed-out radio presenter who demands more and more from her elderly father's put-upon carer is frighteningly plausible' Thriller of the Month, Good Housekeeping From the acclaimed author of Tideline, A Trick of the Mindand the forthcoming AStranger in my House.

The Darkening Hour

Op een winterse namiddag opent Sonia de deur voor de vijftienjarige Jez. Hij komt langs om wat muziek te lenen in het huis aan de rivier de Theems, dat eens haar ouderlijk huis was. Sonia laat hem binnen, maar besluit al snel dat ze hem niet meer laat gaan. Ze wordt overvallen door een obsessief verlangen om Jez te beschermen tegen de buitenwereld. Tijdens de dagen die volgen wordt Sonia overspoeld door herinneringen aan de intense relatie met haar eigen broer, toen ze tieners waren.Wanneer de zoektocht naar Jez het huis aan de rivier steeds meer nadert, wordt Sonia gedwongen haar plannen te wijzigen, om de verdwijning van Jez verborgen te houden.

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