Vesna Goldsworthy

Nicola arbetar på ett antikvariat och får ett riktigt drömuppdrag när den ryske oligarken Gorsky ber honom leta upp de finaste förstautgåvor som finns. För att försöka vinna sitt livs kärlek, Natalia, bygger Gorsky ett palats vid Themsens strand, ett palats så grandiost att det ska överglänsa Buckingham Palace. Det finaste privata biblioteket i Europa.

Natalia, även hon av rysk börd, lärde känna Gorsky när de båda växte upp under knappa förhållanden. Numera är hon gift med den välbeställde engelsmannen Tom Summerscale. Detta är en försvårande omständighet för Gorsky, men inget kan stoppa honom. Van att få som han vill sätter han igång en händelsekedja som oundvikligen leder till tragedi.

Belgrade, with all of its historical complexity, joins Zagreb and Prague in representing the Eastern European dimension of the Akashic Noir Series."Ivanovic's contributions are from Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, and Finnish writers--all admirably noirish."--Kirkus Reviews"History haunts Belgrade...An anthology that has its share of winners."--Publishers Weekly"Intensely magnetic."--Exclusive Magazine"You have thieves, traitors, spies, corrupt doctors, psychiatric patients, former policemen, and mafia clans all represented in these stories."--Journey of a BooksellerAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.Brand-new stories by: Oto Oltvanji, Misha Glenny, Kati Hiekkapelto, Vesna Goldsworthy, Mirjana A urA evic, Vladan Matijevic, Muharem Bazdulj, Vladimir Arsenijevic, Dejan Stojiljkovic, Miljenko Jergovic, Aleksandar Gatalica, Vule Zuric, Verica Vincent Cole, and Goran Skrobonja.From the introduction by Milorad Ivanovic:Belgrade, meaning "White City," is located in Southeast Europe at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers...Alfred Hitchcock once said that certain creepy parts of Belgrade unnerved him and would be ideal settings for thrillers. Thieves, traitors, spies, corrupt doctors, psychiatric patients, former policemen, mafia clans--they all appear in the pages of this book.Even in the worst periods of its history, Belgrade was always a multicultural, multireligious, and multinational city. This anthology illustrates that. Alongside our Serbian authors, there are stories written by Croatian, Bosnian, British, and Finnish writers. The same is true for our great team of translators, which includes Americans, Serbians, Bosnians, and an Albanian...Right now, you likely believe there are a number of cities throughout the world that would make better settings for good noir stories. But I am quite certain that after reading this book, you will find yourself seduced by the dark charm of the White City.

Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction'Captivating' Sunday Times'Glittering' Sunday ExpressLondon dances to the tune of Gorsky s billions.The most enigmatic of oligarchs, Gorsky desires and gets the best of everything and now he has his sights set on Natalia. That she is already married is an inconvenient detail. Nick works in a shabby-chic bookshop. When Gorsky approaches him with the commission of a lifetime, Nick suddenly gains access to the world of the wealthy and the beautiful. But this privilege comes at a price and Nick finds his new life suddenly fraught with danger...

"Exceptional. If there has been a more honest, calm, and profoundly moving memoir written in the last few years, then I've missed it."-Times Literary SupplementHow would you make sense of your life if you thought it might end tomorrow? In this captivating and best-selling memoir, Vesna Goldsworthy tells the story of herself, her family, and her early life in her lost country. There follows marriage, a move to England, and a successful media and academic career, then a cancer diagnosis and its unresolved consequences. A profoundly moving, comic, and original account by a stunning literary talent.