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THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED SEASON 2 OF THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME STARRING JENNIFER GARNER A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB SELECTION! AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SEQUEL TO THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME “Taut prose matches the story with moments of emotional poignancy...a tense story, but a surprisingly tender one.” —The Washington Post “Action-packed and deeply felt, this sequel is every bit as incredible as The Last Thing He Told Me.” —Mary Kubica “A novel worth your time.” —The New York Times Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall’s pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, The Last Thing He Told Me. How far would you go for a second chance? Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they’ve forged a relationship with Bailey’s grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah’s new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety—and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance. A gripping, rich, and deeply moving novel about the power of forgiveness, The First Time I Saw Him picks up right where the epilogue for the “genuinely moving” (The New York Times) The Last Thing He Told Me left off, giving readers the eagerly awaited and absolutely exhilarating sequel to Dave’s global blockbuster.

CÂND PATRIARHUL UNUI FAIMOS IMPERIU HOTELIER MOARE ÎN CIRCUMSTANȚE SUSPECTE, FIICA SA ȘI FRATELE EI ÎNSTRĂINAT ÎȘI UNESC FORȚELE PENTRU A AFLA CE S-A ÎNTÂMPLAT, DEZVĂLUIND UN MISTER DE MAI MARE ANVERGURĂ LEGAT DE CINE A FOST TATĂL LOR CU ADEVĂRAT. Liam Noone a reprezentat multe pentru mulți oameni. Pentru public, a fost un magnat exigent, în domeniul hotelier, care își construise singur afacerea și cariera și care își ascundea trecutul. Pentru cele trei foste soții ale sale, a fost un familist iubitor, deși distant, care își menținea finanțele în siguranță și familiile atent separate. Pentru Nora, a fost un tată care o iubea, adesea de la distanță, locul lui preferat fiind o cabană aflată pe o faleză stâncoasă de pe coasta Californiei, faleză de pe care a căzut și a murit. Autoritățile consideră moartea accidentală, dar Nora și fratele ei înstrăinat, Sam, sunt de altă părere. Formând o alianță improbabilă pentru a elucida misterul, Nora și Sam încep să pună cap la cap piesele din trecutul tatălui lor și descoperă un secret de familie care schimbă totul. Combinație de suspans și dramă familială, Noaptea în care l-am pierdut este un roman captivant, cu o răsturnare de situație finală pe care nu o veți putea anticipa. "Noaptea în care l-am pierdut promite să furnizeze amestecul de suspans palpitant și dramă familială emoționantă caracteristic Laurei Dave." People "Laura Dave este fondatoarea și maestra unui nou tip de thriller: unul care pune iubirea, nu moartea, în centrul atenției. Un tur de forță al emoțiilor." Rebecca Serle LAURA DAVE s-a născut pe 18 iulie 1977, la New York, și a crescut în Scarsdale, statul New York. A absolvit Universitatea din Pennsylvania în 1999, unde și-a obținut licența în limba și literatura engleză. Are un masterat în scriere creativă la Universitatea din Virginia. După încheierea studiilor, a lucrat ca jurnalist liber-profesionist pentru agenția de presă ESPN. Laura Dave este autoarea romanelor Londra este cel mai frumos oraș din America (London Is the Best City in America, 2006), The Divorce Party (2008), The First Husband (2011), Eight Hundred Grapes (2015), Hello, Sunshine (2017), Ultimul mesaj (The Last Thing He Told Me, 2021). A publicat, de asemenea, proză și eseuri în The New York Times, The New York Observer, Redbook și The Huffington Post . Este căsătorită cu scenaristul Josh Singer, împreună cu care locuiește în Los Angeles.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller "Drama, mystery, and intrigue" (PureWow) unfold in this instant New York Times bestseller about estranged siblings chasing a fifty-year-old secret that shaped their father's mysterious life--and death--in this "emotionally charged and unforgettable story" (E!) from the author of The Last Thing He Told Me. Liam Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush and his families carefully separated. To Nora, he was a father who often loved her from afar--notably, a cliffside cottage perched on the California coast where he fell to his death. The authorities rule the death accidental, but Nora and her estranged brother Sam have other ideas. As Nora and Sam form an uneasy alliance to unravel the mystery, they start putting together the pieces of their father's past and uncover a family secret that changes everything. With Laura Dave's trademark blend of soulful suspense and evocative family drama, The Night We Lost Him is a riveting page-turner with a heartbreaking final twist that you will never see coming.

Description The "page-turning, exciting" and "heartfelt thriller" (Real Simple) about a lady who believes she has found the love of her life, only to have him mysteriously vanish. Before he vanishes, Owen Michaels slips a message to his wife of a year, urging her to be safe. Hannah Hall is confused and scared, but she knows who the note is meant for: Owen's sixteen-year-old daughter Bailey. Young Bailey lost her mother to cancer. Without a doubt, Bailey despises her new stepmother. It doesn't take long for Hannah to understand that her husband, Owen, isn't who he claimed to be when her increasingly urgent phone calls to him go unanswered and the FBI arrests Owen's boss and an unexpected US marshal and federal agents show up at their Sausalito house. And it's possible that Bailey is the one who can shed light on who Owen truly is and why he vanished. It was decided that Hannah and Bailey would investigate the matter further. Nevertheless, as they begin to piece together Owen's history, they discover that they are also creating a new future--one that neither of them could have imagined before. The Last Thing He Told Me is a "page-turning, exciting, and unforgettable" (PopSugar) thriller because of its rapid-fire pacing, dizzying plot twists, and vivid family drama.

Chega às livrarias suspense que aborda escândalo financeiro ganhará adaptação pelo Apple TV+ protagonizada por Jennifer Garner Proteja ela. Essa foi a mensagem que Owen Michaels deixou para a esposa antes de desaparecer. Apesar da confusão e do medo, Hannah Hall sabe exatamente a quem aquelas palavras se referem: Bailey, sua enteada de dezesseis anos, que perdeu a mãe de forma trágica e gostaria de poder ignorar por completo a nova madrasta. Em pouco tempo, a situação sai totalmente do controle de Hannah: Owen não atende suas ligações cada vez mais desesperadas, o FBI prende o chefe dele, e agentes federais surgem na sua porta, fazendo-a questionar não apenas por que o marido desapareceu, mas também quem ele realmente é. Mesmo querendo respeitar aquele último pedido, Hannah precisa de respostas. E talvez a enteada seja a chave de todas elas. Sem saber em quem confiar, Hannah e Bailey partem em uma jornada em busca da verdade. Quando as peças do passado de Owen começam a se encaixar, porém, elas entendem que também estão construindo um novo futuro — um que nenhuma das duas poderia ter previsto. Ao unir mistério e drama familiar, A última coisa que ele me falou envolve o leitor em uma emocionante rede de segredos e mentiras. Uma história impossível de largar, cujo ritmo intenso e cujas reviravoltas impactantes prometem surpresas até os últimos segundos.

The last thing he told me: "Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they’re also building a new future—one neither of them could have anticipated" -- Amazon website.

Chega às livrarias suspense que aborda escândalo financeiro e ganhará adaptação pelo Apple TV+ protagonizada por Jennifer Garner Proteja ela. Essa foi a mensagem que Owen Michaels deixou para a esposa antes de desaparecer. Apesar da confusão e do medo, Hannah Hall sabe exatamente a quem aquelas palavras se referem: Bailey, sua enteada de dezesseis anos, que perdeu a mãe de forma trágica e gostaria de poder ignorar por completo a nova madrasta. Em pouco tempo, a situação sai totalmente do controle de Hannah: Owen não atende suas ligações cada vez mais desesperadas, o FBI prende o chefe dele, e agentes federais surgem na sua porta, fazendo-a questionar não apenas por que o marido desapareceu, mas também quem ele realmente é. Mesmo querendo respeitar aquele último pedido, Hannah precisa de respostas. E talvez a enteada seja a chave de todas elas. Sem saber em quem confiar, Hannah e Bailey partem em uma jornada em busca da verdade. Quando as peças do passado de Owen começam a se encaixar, porém, elas entendem que também estão construindo um novo futuro — um que nenhuma das duas poderia ter previsto. Ao unir mistério e drama familiar, A última coisa que ele me falou envolve o leitor em uma emocionante rede de segredos e mentiras. Uma história impossível de largar, cujo ritmo intenso e cujas reviravoltas impactantes prometem surpresas até os últimos segundos.

Înainte de a dispărea, Owen Michaels îi trimite soției un bilet în care scrie doar atât: „Protejeaz-o“. În ciuda confuziei și a temerilor ei, Hannah Hall știe exact la cine se referă biletul – la fiica de șaisprezece ani a lui Owen, Bailey, care și-a pierdut de mică mama într-un accident tragic. Bailey, adolescenta care nu vrea să aibă nimic de-a face cu soția tatălui său. În vreme ce apelurile tot mai disperate către Owen rămân fără răspuns, iar șeful soțului ei este arestat de FBI, Hannah află că Owen nu este cine credea ea. Și că Bailey ar putea deține cheia către adevărata identitate a acestuia și către adevăratul motiv al dispariției lui. Pe măsură ce pun cap la cap elemente legate de trecutul lui Owen, Hannah și Bailey își dau seama că au început să construiască un nou viitor, pe care nici una dintre ele nu l-ar fi putut anticipa. Prin ritmul său alert, amețitoarele răsturnări de situație și evocările tulburătoare ale unor drame de familie, Ultimul mesaj este un captivant roman de investigație, șocând totodată prin întorsătura emoționantă de la final. „Ultimul mesaj de Laura Dave este un thriller alert și sincer despre sacrificiile pe care le facem pentru cei pe care-i iubim cel mai mult.“ Real Simple „N-o să vă vină să credeți că acesta este primul roman de suspans al Laurei, atât de incisiv și de bine scris este.“ Book Reporter „Lejer și inteligent, în ciuda intrigii tensionate.“ Vogue „Acaparator, antrenant și memorabil.“ PopSugar „Captivant.“ Entertainment Weekly

A Goodreads Top 20 Book of the Last 5 Years Don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that’s sold over 5 million copies—now streaming on Apple TV+ starring Jennifer Garner! The “page-turning, exhilarating” (PopSugar) and “heartfelt thriller” (Real Simple) about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life—until he disappears. Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they’re also building a new future—one neither of them could have anticipated. With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a “page-turning, exhilarating, and unforgettable” (PopSugar) suspense novel.

The Book Club Kindles contain selections from the library's Table Talk and Cover to Cover Book Clubs as well as celebrity book club picks from Oprah Winfrey, Jenna Bush Hager, and Reese Witherspoon.

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME AND THE NIGHT WE LOST HIM Best Books of Summer Selection by People, Elle, Redbook, Domino Magazine, Us Weekly, PopSugar, PureWow, InStyle, W Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Southern Living, Arizona Republic, and Tallahassee Democrat Epicurious Best Foodie Reads Selection Library Reads Pick “A clever beach bag must-have” (People) from Laura Dave—the author of the “addictive” (Us Weekly) and critically acclaimed bestseller Eight Hundred Grapes—“a smart, fun read about trying to live an authentic life in the age of social media overload” (PopSugar). Sunshine Mackenzie has it all…until her secrets come to light. Sunshine is living the dream—she’s a culinary star with millions of fans, a line of #1 bestselling cookbooks, and a devoted husband happy to support her every endeavor. Sunshine Mackenzie has it all…until she gets hacked. When Sunshine’s secrets are revealed, her fall from grace is catastrophic. She loses her husband, her show, the fans, and her apartment. She’s forced to return to the childhood home—and the estranged sister—she’s tried hard to forget. But what Sunshine does amid the ashes of her own destruction may well save her life. “A delightfully addictive page-turner” (WMagazine.com) that takes place in a world where celebrity is a careful construct, Hello, Sunshine is “wickedly funny and gorgeously entertaining…there is no chance you won’t consume this golden summer read in one sitting” (Redbook.com).

Uma comédia romântica sobre a busca pela alma gêmea Annie Adams acredita ter tudo. Ela atravessa o mundo escrevendo sua coluna de viagens e acredita que seu relacionamento de cinco anos com o cineasta Nick é perfeito... Até ele resolver deixá-la. Pouco depois, Annie conhece Griffin, um charmoso e atencioso chef de cozinha, diferente de Nick em quase todos os sentidos. Ela rapidamente se casa com ele e os dois se mudam para uma pequena cidade rural no Massachusetts. Uma vez lá, no entanto, ela percebe o quão pouco conhece Griffin e acaba se perguntando se o relacionamento é pra valer ou se o casamento às pressas foi pura e simplesmente um equívoco. Quando Nick retorna, pedindo uma segunda chance, Annie fica dividida entre o marido e o homem com quem tivera a intenção de casar-se e é forçada a escolher entre um deles.

There are secrets you share, and secrets you hide... For everyone who loved Brothers and Sisters.

"Set in the lush backdrop of Sonoma's wine country, "Eight Hundred Grapes" is a...novel about love, marriage, family, wine, and the treacherous terrain in which they all intersect"--

Giorgia Ford steht kurz davor, den Mann ihrer Träume zu heiraten. Es ist fast zu schön, um wahr zu sein. Bis ihre Welt plötzlich zerbricht – ausgerechnet in dem Moment, in dem sie ihr Brautkleid anprobiert. Kurzentschlossen steigt Giorgia in ihr Auto und fährt an den einen Ort, an dem sie sich geborgen fühlt: auf das Weingut ihrer Familie im Hinterland Kaliforniens. Doch dort schmieden Giorgias Eltern abwegige Zukunftspläne, die ihren Weinberg bedrohen. Giorgia muss um die heile Welt ihrer Kindheit kämpfen – und entdeckt dabei, dass sich das Glück manchmal dort versteckt, wo man es schon lange nicht mehr gesucht hat ...

"A fresh, funny take on the search for a soulmate." —People A savvy, page-turning novel about a woman torn between her husband and the man she thought she'd marry by the author of the New York Times Bestsellers and Reese's Book Club Picks, The First Time I Saw Him and The Last Thing He Told Me Annie Adams is days away from her thirty-second birthday and thinks she has finally found some happiness. She visits the world's most interesting places for her syndicated travel column and she's happily cohabiting with her movie director boyfriend Nick in Los Angeles. But when Nick comes home from a meeting with his therapist (aka "futures counselor") and announces that he's taking a break from their relationship so he can pursue a woman from his past, the place Annie had come to call home is shattered. Reeling, Annie stumbles into her neighborhood bar and finds Griffin-a grounded, charming chef who seems to be everything Annie didn't know she was looking for. Within three months, Griffin is Annie's husband and Annie finds herself trying to restart her life in rural Massachusetts. A wry observer of modern love, Laura Dave "steers clear of easy answers to explore the romantic choices we make" (USA Today). Her third novel is packed with humor, empathy, and psychological insight about the power of love and home.

Quella scelta da Gwyn e Thomas è davvero un'occasione inusuale per festeggiare. Dopo trentacinque anni di complice e appassionata unione, i due hanno deciso infatti di organizzare un party grandioso nella splendida residenza di Montauk, sulla punta orientale di Long Island, per annunciare ad amici e parenti il loro imminente divorzio. Se questa è una bella storia d'amore che finisce, è invece all'inizio la relazione tra il loro figlio Nate e Maggie che, dopo aver passato i suoi primi trent'anni a scappare dagli uomini, ha finalmente trovato la persona giusta. Nate è per lei tutto ciò che si potrebbe desiderare e tra loro c'è una perfetta complicità. Insieme, seppure tra mille difficoltà e sacrifici, stanno cercando di costruire la loro vita giorno per giorno. L'invito alla festa di divorzio dei futuri suoceri mette Maggie a disagio; forse non è la situazione più adatta per conoscerli, soprattutto dopo aver scoperto del tutto casualmente che il suo fidanzato è l'erede di una famiglia ricchissima e per qualche motivo glielo ha nascosto. Entrambe a un punto di svolta della loro vita affettiva, sia pure in situazioni apparentemente opposte Gwyn e Maggie si trovano costrette a svelare i segreti degli uomini che amano, scatenando una serie di eventi imprevedibili.

"Sizzle Factor: SPF 50. A secret marriage, lies about affairs . . . even sex on the day of the divorce party" (USA Today) a novel by the author of the New York Times Bestseller and Reese's Book Club Pick, The Last Thing He Told Me The second novel from Laura Dave, the acclaimed author of Eight Hundred Grapes and Hello Sunshine. In The Divorce Party, she captures a much-discussed cultural phenomenon that has never been profiled in fiction before-divorce celebrations-with her characteristic wit and warmth. Set in Hamptons high society, The Divorce Party features two women-one newly engaged and one at the end of her marriage-trying to answer the same question: when should you fight to save a relationship, and when should you let go? An insightful and funny multi-generational story, this deeply moving novel is sure to touch anyone whose heart has weathered an unexpected storm.

A tender and quirky novel about the romantic choices we make from the author of the New York Times Bestseller and Reese's Book Club Pick, The Last Thing He Told Me Emmy Everett is reluctantly heading home to New York for her brother Josh’s wedding. She has spent the last three years in a fishing town in Rhode Island and, having little to show for it, she doesn’t particularly want to answer the questions she is sure to face about her (ex)-fiance, her (questionable) career choices, her (unknown) future. But she is still shocked when her typically resolute brother Josh confesses he is having doubts about his imminent marriage – and he asks Emmy the hardest question of all: what do I do now? With seventy-two hours until the wedding, Emmy embarks with Josh on a road trip to help him find a mystery woman, and to answer some long overdue questions about who he wants to spend his life with. It isn’t only Josh who has some lessons to learn. Along the way, Emmy discovers some undeniable truths about what she wants from her own life; and she begins to realize that perhaps her own happy ending is not as far away as it seems.