Kim Edwards: 14 books

From Kim Edwards, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter, an arresting novel of one family's secret history Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense of her bestselling novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards’s The Lake of Dreams...

A #1 New York Times bestseller by Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is a brilliantly crafted novel of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love Kim Edwards’s stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964 in Lexington, Kentucky, when a blizzard forces Dr....

Casados há poucos anos, Norah e David esperavam felizes a chegada de seu primeiro filho. Mas essa alegria duraria pouco: o destino havia preparado uma surpresa que mudaria para sempre a trajetória dos dois. O que deveria ser uma boa notícia transforma-se num terrível pesadelo. Norah dá...

The first story collection from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter With The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards touched hearts across the nation. In this, her first collection of stories-now with three new stories added-she explores the lives of those...

Le village du Lac des Rêves n'a pas fini de dévoiler ses secrets et ses mystères. De retour auprès des siens après plusieurs années d'absence, Lucy va mettre au jour le douloureux et troublant passé d'une aïeule inconnue... Révélations captivantes, poids de l'héritage familial, une passionnante...

"Ein Roman zum Bewundern, Betrauern und Begeistertsein." BamS. Lexington, Kentucky, 1964: In einer stürmischen Winternacht liegt die hochschwangere Frau des Arztes David Henry in den Wehen. Sie bringt einen kerngesunden Sohn auf die Welt. Doch die Wehen setzen erneut ein, und dem Jungen...

Passé le stade du romantisme, cette jeune fille de 19 ans se découvre un caractère de… salope ! Aguicheuse, allumeuse, elle aime jouer avec les mecs, et sait ce qu’elle veut. Un récit sans tabou, avec des scènes très explicites. Pour public averti.  

Kurz vor ihrem 30. Geburtstag ist die Weltenbummlerin Lucy Jarrett beruflich und emotional an einem Tiefpunkt angelangt. Kurzfristig beschließt sie, in ihre Heimat nach Upstate New York zu fahren. Doch zu Hause empfangen sie unerwartete und schmerzliche Konflikte. Nie hat Lucy den ungeklärten Tod...

Ten years, ten authors, ten critics. The Canadian Literature Centre/Centre de littérature canadienne reaches into its ten-year archive of Brown Bag Lunch readings to sample some of the most diverse and powerful voices in contemporary Canadian literature. This anthology offers readers samples from...

Assessing prospective adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers and special guardians is an extremely complex task, and one that happens within a pressurized time frame. Currently, assessments draw substantially on interviews, which can generate a lot of information but little analysis...

Since 1947 a modernized New Jersey Supreme Court has played an important and controversial role in the state, nation, and world.  Its decisions in cutting-edge cases have confronted society’s toughest issues, reflecting changing social attitudes, modern life’s complexities, and new technologies. Paul...

Pathways of Human Development uses theoretical perspectives from developmental, social, and behavioral sciences to examine the many ways that individuals, families, and communities intersect and interface. Focusing on the impact of change on human development, including its antecedents, processes,...

What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect. Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic...

Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users. Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional...