Джин Квок — новинки

Jane Marple este o doamnă în vârstă din St Mary Mead care posedă un talent neobişnuit pentru a rezolva chiar şi cele mai complicate enigme. Acum, pentru prima dată în ultimii patruzeci şi cinci de ani, personajul iubit al Agathei Christie revine în paginile unei cărţi şi ne invită într-o călătorie plină de mistere.

În St Mary Mead, o cină de Crăciun este întreruptă de oaspeţi neaşteptaţi; scena de pe Broadway din New York este pregătită pentru o improvizaţie periculoasă; prevestiri rele înconjoară o moarte prematură la bordul unui vas de croazieră către Hong Kong; un scriitor de bestsellere aflat în vacanţă în Italia este prins într-un complot nevinovat care ia o turnură nefastă. Acestea şi alte crime comise în numele iubirii, geloziei, şantajului şi răzbunării sunt cele pe care doar încăpăţânarea lui Miss Marple le poate rezolva.

Aducând un omagiu moştenirii Agathei Christie, douăsprezece apreciate scriitoare au surprins inteligenţa ascuţită, vocea unică şi ingeniozitatea simpatică a acestui personaj de o modestie înşelătoare. O lectură esenţială pentru iubitorii de literatură poliţistă, Miss Marple. 12 povestiri noi este o carte menită să ne amintească de ce Jane Marple rămâne unul dintre cei mai faimoşi detectivi ai tuturor timpurilor.

"At once a hugely atmospheric and suspenseful mystery and a compelling exploration of motherhood and belonging that packs a profound emotional punch. I couldn't stop thinking about this book." -- Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment

An evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women--from the New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation.

Jasmine Yang arrives in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support, fleeing a controlling husband, on a desperate search for the daughter who was taken from her at birth--another female casualty of China's controversial One Child Policy. But with her husband on her trail, the clock is ticking, and she's forced to make increasingly desperate decisions if she ever hopes to be reunited with her daughter.

Meanwhile, publishing executive Rebecca Whitney seems to have it all: a prestigious family name and the wealth that comes with it, a high-powered career, a beautiful home, a handsome husband, and an adopted Chinese daughter she adores. She's even hired a Chinese nanny to help her balance the demands of being a working wife and mother. But when an industry scandal threatens to jeopardize not only Rebecca's job but her marriage, this perfect world begins to crumble and her role in her own family is called into question.

The Leftover Woman finds these two unforgettable women on a shocking collision course. Twisting and suspenseful and surprisingly poignant, it's a profound exploration of identity and belonging, motherhood and family. It is a story of two women in a divided city--separated by severe economic and cultural differences yet bound by a deep emotional connection to a child.

"A magnetic meditation on secret histories, motherhood, love, and how we show up for each other in the most surprising of ways. A beautiful, propulsive story!" -- Laura Dave, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me

"A heart-tugging exploration of love, belonging, and the meaning of family." -- Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The It Girl

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.
This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.
* Naomi Alderman
* Leigh Bardugo
* Alyssa Cole
* Lucy Foley
* Elly Griffiths
* Natalie Haynes
* Jean Kwok
* Val McDermid
* Karen M. McManus
* Dreda Say Mitchell
* Kate Mosse
* Ruth Ware
Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930's The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie's last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

This collection of a dozen original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.

Naomi Alderman
Leigh Bardugo
Alyssa Cole
Lucy Foley
Elly Griffiths
Natalie Haynes
Jean Kwok
Val McDermid
Karen M. McManus
Dreda Say Mitchell
Kate Mosse
Ruth Ware

Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Agatha Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930’s The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie’s last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

В одиннадцать лет в судьбе Кимберли Чанг началась новая глава – вместе с мамой она эмигрировала из Гонконга в Америку. Практически без денег, знания языка и четких представлений, что ее ждет. И вскоре у Кимберли начинается двойная жизнь: днем она как все учится в школе, а вечером как рабыня надрывается на маленькой швейной фабрике в Чайнатауне. Она вынуждена…

A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women—two sisters and their mother—in one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Translation It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the…

Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York’s Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker. Though an ABC (American-born Chinese), Charlie’s entire world has been limited to this small area. Now grown, she lives in the same tiny apartment with her widower father and her eleven-year-old sister, and works— miserably—as a dishwasher.

But when she lands a job as a receptionist at a ballroom dance studio, Charlie gains access to a world she hardly knew existed, and everything she once took to be certain turns upside down. Gradually, at the dance studio, awkward Charlie’s natural talents begin to emerge. With them, her perspective, expectations, and sense of self are transformed—something she must take great pains to hide from her father and his suspicion of all things western. As Charlie blossoms, though, her sister becomes chronically ill. When Pa insists on treating his ailing child exclusively with eastern practices to no avail, Charlie is forced to try to reconcile her two selves and her two worlds— eastern and western, old world and new—to rescue her little sister without sacrificing her newfound confidence and identity.

Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York’s Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker. Though an ABC (America-born Chinese), Charlie’s entire world has been limited to this small area. Now grown, she lives in the same tiny apartment with her widower father and her eleven-year-old sister, and works—miserably—as a…

Escrita con una voz inolvidable, esta novela relata las experiencias de una joven inmigrante china en el Brooklyn de los años setenta, que crece rodeada de una lengua y un mundo que sólo puede entender a medias, y siempre a caballo entre el amor a su tradición y el deseo de avanzar hacia un futuro mejor. Tras la muerte de su padre, Kim Chank deja Honk Kong con once años para trasladarse junto a su madre a Nueva York. Ahí tendrá que integrarse en una lengua y cultura nuevas, donde sus expectativas chocan frontalmente con la realidad. Al iniciar la escuela en esta ciudad tan apasionante como hostil, le cuesta mucho seguir las clases porque apenas conoce el idioma. Acostumbrada a ser una brillante estudiante, empieza a faltar al colegio. Por si fuera poco, el piso donde les ha tocado vivir es un lugar insalubre lleno de cucarachas y sin calefacción, y por las tardes tiene que trabajar en el mismo taller de confección que su madre,donde sus tíos las explotan sin miramientos. En la fábrica conoce a Matt, un chico que no tardará en convertirse en un fiel amigo y por quien sentirá un creciente amor, que tendrá que ocultar. En medio de dos mundos que no se tocan, Kim aprenderá a saltar de un lado al otro del abismo para poder sobrevivir y evitar así el duro destino que les ha tocado vivir a ella y a su madre.

Кимберли с мамой эмигрировали из Гонконга в Америку и очутились вовсе не в экономическом раю, как ожидали, а в самом сердце Бруклина, в Нью-Йоркских трущобах. И теперь вся надежда только на Кимберли, поскольку мама совсем не знает английского. И вскоре у Кимберли начинается двойная жизнь. Днём она примерная американская школьница, а вечером - китайская рабыня,…