by Catherine Coulter (1992)
Lindsay Foxe is a successful model, a beautiful woman who hides behind a new name to protect herself from a past of betrayal and treachery and a present filled with sinister shadows. The product of old San Francisco wealth, the daughter of a man who despises her, she is brutally deceived by her sister's husband, and continues to live in the shadow of her sister's perfect image. Lindsay if finally forced to face up to her past when she meets tough and rugged S.C. Taylor, an ex-cop turned private investigator who is hired to protect her. It is Taylor who helps bring Lindsay out of a past filled with pain toward a future filled with trust and love. But first she has much to overcome, many fears to face. Her life has been threatened, yet her pursuer remains hidden in the shadows. Who wants Lindsay dead...and why?
Adrienne Rich
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. In this, her thirteenth book of verse, the author of "The Dream of a Common Language" and "Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law" writes of war, oppression, the future, death, mystery, love and the magic of poetry.
Sian Evans and Cheryl Robson
"Jenufa (Her Step-daughter), by Gabriela Preissova (Czech): They play is a neglected classic about the secret birth and infanticide of Jenufa's baby. It aroused controversy at its premiere and later became the basis for Janacek's famous opera." "The Umbilical Cord, by Krystyna Kofta (Poland): The portrayal of an intense three-way relationship in a family where ritual has replaced real life." "Tulip Doctor, by Vera Filo (Hungary): A surreal and kaleidoscopic exploration of contemporary life with a cast of real and mythical characters engaged in an absurd search for meaning. Set against the background of war, life becomes a cartoon, where anything can happen and will." "The Tender Mercies, by Sladjana Vujovic (Montenegro): A tense psychological drama in which language is a weapon and the relationship between torturer and victim becomes infinitely interchangeable." "Nascendo, by Alina Nelega (Romania): Set in a Maternity hospital on the eve of the revolution, three pregnant women, hospital staff and a young man reflect the conflicts within and the future of Romanian society." "The Chosen Ones, by Elena Popova (Belorussia): Irina lives with her father, her daughter, her husband and his mistress in their decaying apartment, longing to change her life but with little hope of escape." "Belgrade Trilogy, by Biljana Srbljanovic (Yugoslavia): Set in Sydney, Los Angeles and Prague on New Year's Eve, the play shows snapshots from everyday life of young people who fled abroad to escape the Balkan war and the choices they face as they attempt to build a new life for themselves as exiles."--BOOK JACKET.
Jackie Collins
"Nick and Lauren can never forget each other. Teenage small-town lovers - he from the wrong side of the tracks, she the prettiest girl in town - their love was the town scandal, forbidden, sizzling and unforgettable, ending abruptly in a tragedy that sent them into separate orbits. Nick pursues his dream of acting, and after a series of wild adventures begins the slow rise that will make him one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Lauren goes to New York and enters the modeling world, surprising everyone with a career that takes off in a direction she never expected. American Star follows them both on their trips to fame, as Nick and Lauren, haunted by the secret they share, try to live without each other - only to find they can't." --bookdepository.co.uk.
Lev Raphael. Aus dem Amerikan. von Paul Lukas
**From Amazon.com:** ***Secrets, Lies, and Love*** A coming-of-age novel set in New York and Michigan during the Vietnam War era, Winter Eyes shows how the past controls and divides the immigrant Borowski family, and isolates their American-born son Stefan. But when Stefan comes to learn the terrible secrets at the heart of his family, that knowledge transforms them all and points the way to a happy new future for him, despite his doubts about his sexual identity.