Bøger af Josephine Hart

The New York Timesbestselling author of Damage takes on the sin of sisterly envy in a ';shocking' psychological thriller ';unrelenting in its intensity' (Cosmopolitan). Ruth calls herself a malevolent creature, ruled since childhood by hatred and envy for her adopted sister, Elizabeth. She grew up in Elizabeth's shadow, always falling short of her goodness and generosity, constantly resenting her very presence in the family. As they grow old, Ruth sets out to destroy her without guilt or hesitation. Ruth will strike Elizabeth where she's most vulnerableshe will steal her husband and send her collapsing into ruin. Written in Hart's concise, striking prose, Sin is a powerful and compulsively readable exploration of hateand the destruction and tragedy it begets.

This New York Times bestselling novel, now in a brand-new edition, is a daring look at the dangers of obsession and the depth of its shattering consequences.Damage is the gripping story of a man's desperate obsession and scandalous love affair. He is a man who appears to have everything: wealth, a beautiful wife and children, and a prestigious political career in Parliament. But his life lacks passion, and his aching emptiness drives him to an all-consuming, and ultimately catastrophic, relationship with his son's fiancee. Chilling and brilliant, Damage is a New York Times bestselling masterpiece of the romantic suspense genre.

Stephen Fleming er succesrig politiker, som lever et trygt familieliv med sin kone og deres børn. Men da hans søn præsenterer sin nye kæreste, Anna, bliver tæppet revet væk under hans fødder. Han og Anna tiltrækkes straks af hinanden og de indleder et kompliceret erotisk forhold, samtidig med at Anna planlægger at blive gift med Flemings søn."Ulykker" er en sugende fortælling og erotisk tour-de-force af stærke følelser, underkastelse og voldsomt begær."Rystende og uovertruffen" Anmeldelse i B.T. af Holger Ruppert, august 1991. idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlJosephine Hart (1942-2011) var en irsk forfatter, teaterproducer og tv-vært, som skrev en lang række populære og anmelderroste romaner. Debutromanen "Ulykker" blev en international bestseller, og blev i 1992 filmatiseret med Jeremy Irons og Juliette Binoche i hovedrollerne.

Stephen Fleming er succesrig politiker, som lever et trygt familieliv med sin kone og deres børn. Men da hans søn præsenterer sin nye kæreste, Anna, bliver tæppet revet væk under hans fødder. Han og Anna tiltrækkes straks af hinanden og de indleder et kompliceret erotisk forhold, samtidig med at Anna planlægger at blive gift med Flemings søn."Ulykker" er en sugende fortælling og erotisk tour-de-force af stærke følelser, underkastelse og voldsomt begær."Rystende og uovertruffen" Anmeldelse i B.T. af Holger Ruppert, august 1991. Josephine Hart (1942-2011) var en irsk forfatter, teaterproducer og tv-vært, som skrev en lang række populære og anmelderroste romaner. Debutromanen "Ulykker" blev en international bestseller, og blev i 1992 filmatiseret med Jeremy Irons og Juliette Binoche i hovedrollerne.

New York Times Bestseller: This psychological thriller is ';a taut, sinister tale of erotic obsession' (Vanity Fair).Damage is the gripping story of a man's desperate obsession and scandalous love affair. He is a man who appears to have everything: wealth, a beautiful wife and children, and a prestigious political career in Parliament. But his life lacks passion, and his aching emptiness drives him to an all-consuming, and ultimately catastrophic, relationship with his son's fiancee.Chilling and brilliant, Damage is a New York Timesbestselling masterpiecea daring look at the dangers of obsession and the depth of its shattering consequences.

Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.'Damage, Josephine Hart's debut novel, an international bestseller, filmed with Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche, now takes its proper place as a Virago Modern Classic. Here is one of the most chilling explorations of physical passion and dark, obsessive love ever written.'A remarkable first novel of awesome accomplishment and quite startling psychological insight' Ruth Rendell

Though she wounded me beyond pain, I too inflicted deep hurt. Not born to murder her, still I sought to break her . . . Her name was Elizabeth Ashbridge. And I even envied her that.'Sin is about a woman possessed by an obsessive envy, a woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Sin, from the author of the bestselling Damage, now takes its proper place as a Virago Modern Classic. 'Stripped down to a single, inexorable storyline that centres on the destructive power of passion. As in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, innocence and virtue are cruelly and deliberately betrayed, as the reader looks on with mingled shock and fascination . . . a tour de force' New York Times