Bøger af J. A. Baker

Reissue of J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing, with an exclusive new afterword by Robert Macfarlane.J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing was first published in 1967. Greeted with acclaim, it went on to win the Duff Cooper Prize, the pre-eminent literary prize of the time. Luminaries such as Ted Hughes, Barry Lopez and Andrew Motion have cited it as one of the most important books in twentieth-century nature writing.Despite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J. A. Baker spent long winters looking and writing about the visitors from the uplands - peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons and waders that share the desolate landscape with them.This new edition of the timeless classic, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first publication, features an afterword by one of the book's greatest admirers, Robert Macfarlane.

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A fragile woman. An unwelcome intruder. A house full of secrets. Faye and her husband Hugh have had a traumatic year. Wanting to start again, the couple decides to buy a large rundown property, Cross House in a village in North Yorkshire, hoping to leave the past behind them. However, the tranquillity is soon ruined when Faye begins to awake, every night, to the sound of somebody creeping around the bedroom. She tries to explain it to Hugh, frightened for the safety of their children Aiden and Poppy, but Hugh dismisses her claims, thinking she is heading for another breakdown. But when Faye discovers some diaries that contain secrets about the family that lived in the house before them, she starts to wonder if the intruder might be closer to home than she first thought. Obsessed with finding answers, Faye is determined to learn about the Wentworth family, a fractured family with a tragic past. And when she discovers that Hilary Wentworth fell to her death down the stairs in Cross House, Faye realises she is in mortal danger… J.A. Baker is the best-selling author of The Other Mother,Undercurrent, Her Dark Retreat and Finding Eva. The Uninvited is a brooding and suspenseful thriller which will appeal to fans of authors like Rachel Abbott, Mark Edwards and Shalini Boland.

Three troubled women. One deadly secret.Lissy and her daughter, Rosie, live a quiet life in Yorkshire, however when events at Rosie's school come to light, their peaceful existence is shattered.Meanwhile, middle-aged women Erica and Beverley appear to have perfect lives but behind closed doors things are not as they seem.All three women are tied together by a dark past that goes back to their school days. A child was murdered and one of the women is to blame.But is the person responsible for the child's death the same person who was blamed for it all those years ago?As secrets from their past begin to surface it becomes clear that someone has revenge in their sights…

The coastguard's residence Chamber Cottage, which sits high up on the North Yorkshire cliffs, overlooking The North Sea, holds many dark secrets.Alec and Peggy are struggling to overcome their marital problems. Both damaged by issues from their childhoods, they are trying to get on with their lives. But this is hard for them to do when they both believe they are being watched. As a result, Peggy, who has terrible scars on her face, becomes more agoraphobic.To make matters worse, Peggy discovers her estranged mother is stalking both she and Alec, claiming she has a dark secret that is putting Peggy in danger.What caused the scars on Peggy's face? Is Alec really the monster Peggy's mother believes him to be? And what secrets does Chamber Cottage hold?