Bøger af Tatiana de Rosnay

Juli 1942: Sarah, en 10-årig jødisk pige, gemmer sin yngre bror i garderobeskabet, lige inden familien brutalt bliver hentet af det franske politi i den berygtede massearrestation af jødiske familier, Vel d´Hiv. Hun låser skabet og kommer nøglen i lommen, overbevist om, at hun vil komme tilbage om nogle timer og låse ham ud. Men der venter en anden skæbne for dem begge… Maj 2002: På 60-års dagen for Vel d´Hiv bliver Julia Jarmond bedt om at skrive en artikel om denne sorte dag i Frankrigs historie. Under sin research snubler hun over Sarahs fortiede hemmelighed. Julia føler sig kaldet til at skrive om pigens skæbne, og undervejs i sin efterforskning af det fortrængte og fortiede begynder hun at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved sit eget liv. "Mesterlig og fængslende. Det her er ikke noget, som læserne glemmer lige med det samme. Anbefales på det varmeste"- Library Journal. Citat fra en læser (Boghandler Birgitte Pedersen fra Stenløse): ”Jeg læste bogen, da den udkom, og det var en fantastisk bog. Det er to historier, man følger bogen igennem. Journalisten, der får til opgave at skrive om et af Frankrigs sorteste kapitler under 2. verdenskrig, jødeopsamlingen i 1942, samtidig med, at man læser om Sarah, der sendes i fangelejr. Bogen er skrevet så intens, så troværdigt, så gribende, at man glemmer tid og sted. Læs bogen. Tatiana de Rosnay er født i 1961, har engelsk, russisk og fransk baggrund og bor i dag i Paris. Ved siden af sit virke som forfatter, har hun arbejdet som redaktør for Vanity Fair og som journalist for Elle. Sarahs nøgle er hendes niende roman. Bogen er blevet varmt modtaget i Frankrig, hvor den er solgt i over 20.000 eksemplarer.· Har solgt over 2.000.000 eksemplarer på verdensplan og er oversat til 32 sprog· Den tredjebedst sælgende forfatter i Europa (efter Stieg Larsson og Dan Brown)

From the internationally bestselling author of Sarah's Key comes Tatiana de Rosnay's Flowers of Darkness, a riveting and emotionally intense novel, set in a near future Paris, where a woman confronts past betrayal and present mysteryAuthor Clarissa Katsef is struggling to write her next book. She's just snagged a brand new artist residency in an ultra-modern apartment, with a view of all of Paris, a dream for any novelist in search of tranquility. But since moving in, she has had the feeling of being watched. Is there reason to be paranoid? Or is her distraction and discomfort the result of her husband's recent shocking betrayal? Or is that her beloved Paris lies altered outside her windows? A city that will never be quite the same, a city with a scar at its center?Stuck inside, in the midst of a sweltering heat wave, Clarissa enlists her beloved granddaughter in her investigation of the mysterious, high tech building even as she finds herself drawn back into the orbit of her first husband who is still the one who knows her most intimately, who shares the past grief that she has never quite let go.Staying true to her favorite themes-the imprint of the place, the weight of secrets-de Rosnay weaves an intrigue of thrilling suspense and emotional power.

Elle s’appelait Sarah raconte deux histoires. D’un côté l’histoire de Sarah, une petite fille juive  arrêtée avec ses parents lors de la rafle du Vél d’Hiv en juillet 1942 ; de l’autre, l’histoire de Julia, une journaliste américaine qui habite à Paris avec sa  famille et qui doit écrire un article à l’occasion des 60 ans de ce triste évènement. En faisant ses recherches, son chemin va croiser celui de Sarah et Julia va découvrir un terrible  secret qui lie les deux familles et qui va changer sa vie pour toujours. Easy Readers er bearbejdede og forkortede udgaver af romaner og noveller. De findes på niveau A, B, C og D, hvor A er lettest. Niveauerne relaterer til Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (level A2 til B2).

This stunning new novel from Tatiana de Rosnay, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Sarah's Key, plumbs the depths of complex family relationships and the power of a past secret to change everything in the present.It all began with a simple seaside vacation, a brother and sister recapturing their childhood. Antoine Rey thought he had the perfect surprise for his sister Melanie's birthday: a weekend by the sea at Noirmoutier Island, where the pair spent many happy childhood summers playing on the beach. It had been too long, Antoine thought, since they'd returned to the island-over thirty years, since their mother died and the family holidays ceased. But the island's haunting beauty triggers more than happy memories; it reminds Melanie of something unexpected and deeply disturbing about their last island summer. When, on the drive home to Paris, she finally summons the courage to reveal what she knows to Antoine, her emotions overcome her and she loses control of the car.Recovering from the accident in a nearby hospital, Melanie tries to recall what caused her to crash. Antoine encounters an unexpected ally: sexy, streetwise Angele, a mortician who will teach him new meanings for the words life, love and death. Suddenly, however, the past comes swinging back at both siblings, burdened with a dark truth about their mother, Clarisse. Trapped in the wake of a shocking family secret shrouded by taboo, Antoine must confront his past and also his troubled relationships with his own children. How well does he really know his mother, his children, even himself? Suddenly fragile on all fronts as a son, a husband, a brother and a father, Antoine Rey will learn the truth about his family and himself the hard way.By turns thrilling, seductive and destructive, with a lingering effect that is bittersweet and redeeming, A Secret Kept is the story of a modern family, the invisible ties that hold it together, and the impact it has throughout life.A film is now in production, to star Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds, Now You See Me), Laurent Lafitte (The Crimson Rivers, Little White Lies), and Audrey Dana (Roman de Gare, The Clink of Ice) and will begin shooting in April!

The first new novel in four years from the beloved superstar author of Sarah's Key, a heartbreaking and uplifting story of family secrets and devastating disaster, set against a Paris backdrop, fraught with revelations, and resolutions."Hypnotic, passionate, ominous and tender-unforgettable." -Jenna Blum, New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Those Who Save UsLinden Malegarde has come home to Paris from the United States. It has been years since the whole family was all together. Now the Malegarde family is gathering for Paul, Linden's father's 70th birthday.Each member of the Malegarde family is on edge, holding their breath, afraid one wrong move will shatter their delicate harmony. Paul, the quiet patriarch, an internationally-renowned arborist obsessed with his trees and little else, has always had an uneasy relationship with his son. Lauren, his American wife, is determined that the weekend celebration will be a success. Tilia, Linden's blunt older sister, projects an air of false fulfillment. And Linden himself, the youngest, uncomfortable in his own skin, never quite at home no matter where he lives-an American in France and a Frenchman in the U.S.-still fears that, despite his hard-won success as a celebrated photographer, he will always be a disappointment to his parents.Their hidden fears and secrets slowly unravel as the City of Light undergoes a stunning natural disaster, and the Seine bursts its banks and floods the city. All members of the family will have to fight to keep their unity against tragic circumstances. In this profound and intense novel of love and redemption, de Rosnay demonstrates all of her writer's skills both as an incredible storyteller but also as a soul seeker.

Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France's past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl's ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d'Hiv', to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah's past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life. Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode.

The first new novel in four years from the beloved superstar author of Sarah's Key, a heartbreaking and uplifting story of family secrets and devastating disaster, in the tradition of THE NEST.

An enthralling biography of Daphne du Maurier, the legendary author of novels including Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel.

It all began with a simple seaside vacation, a brother and sister recapturing their childhood. Antoine thought he had the perfect surprise for his sister Melanie's birthday: a weekend by the sea at Noirmoutier Island, where the pair spent many happy childhood summers playing on the beach. But the island's haunting beauty triggers more than happy memories; it reminds Melanie of something unexpected and deeply disturbing about their last island summer. When, on the drive home to Paris, she finally summons the courage to reveal what she knows to Antoine, her emotions overcome her and she loses control of the car. Alone, waiting for news of Melanie, Antoine reflects on his life: his wife has left him, his teenage children are strangers to him, his job bores him, and his father is an ageing tyrant who still poisons every aspect of his life. How did he end up here? And, more importantly, what was the secret that his sister wanted to tell him? A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay plumbs the depths of complex family relationships and the power of a past secret to change everything in the present.

The moving and compelling novel that is loved by book groups and inspired the movie starring Kirstin Scott Thomas.