Eileen Goudge

Garden of Lies (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A blockbuster New York Times bestseller: A wife takes a shocking step to protect her marriage from the consequences of her own infidelity . . . Sylvie wants to be a good wife to Gerald, who offers the privileged life she could only dream of, growing up. When they wed eight years ago, the country was in the throes of the Depression, and she thought she'd made the right choice. She wants to please her new husband, andbear his children. But no matter how hard she tries, she cannot give him her whole heart. She thinks something is wrong with her untilNikos,the earthy Greek handyman,shows her what real passion is-and gives her a child. Sylvie knows Gerald will never accept the newborn, with her black eyes and dark hair, and she despairs until a fire in the hospital gives her a way out. In the confusion she switches her daughter for another's, a bold act that resonates through the decades and culminates in one of the most passionate love stories portrayed in contemporary fiction. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Eileen Goudge including rare photos from the author's personal collection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Media
• Seitenzahl: 572
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781453222966
• Artikelnr.: 37905532

Autorenporträt

Eileen Goudge (b. 1950) is one of the nation's most successful authors of women's fiction. She began as a young adult writer, helping to launch the phenomenally successful Sweet Valley High series, and in 1986 she published her first adult novel, the New York Times bestseller Garden of Lies. She has published fifteen novels in all, including the three-book saga of Carson Springs, Thorns of Truth-a sequel to Gardens of Lies-and 2012's The Replacement Wife. She lives and works in New York City.