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Tell me tales of thy first love— April hopes, the fools of chance; Till the graves begin to move, And the dead begin to dance.
—ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON, The Vision of Sin
Dedicatòria
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To Sophie Hannah, for giving me the courage of my convictions
Primeres paraules
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Edward Fosca was a murderer.
Citacions
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The temple was dedicated to Demeter, goddess of the harvest—goddess of life—and to her daughter, Persephone—goddess of death. The two goddesses were often worshipped together, two sides of the same coin—mother and daughter, life and death. In Greek, Persephone was known simply as Kore, meaning "maiden."
Reading about life was no preparation for living it
Darreres paraules
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Then she reached out, turned the handle— And went inside.
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "Alex Michaelides's long-awaited next novel, 'The Maidens,' is finally here...the premise is enticing and the elements irresistible." â??The New York Times "A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive readâ??with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and that's saying something!" â??Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements "Michaelides as a major player in the field" (Publishers Weekly). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alikeâ??particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everythingâ??including her
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La Mariana és psicoterapeuta i està convençuda que, rere la fascinació pels sacrificis de l’Antiga Grècia de Fosca, s’amaga una ment depravada. Però ni tan sols qui ha conegut de prop els racons més foscos de l’à nima humana pot fugir dels seus propis fantasmes.
Amb una combinació magistral de suspens, erudició i crim, la segona novel·la de Michaelides és una lectura addictiva que consagra el seu autor com una de les veus imprescindibles del thriller contemporani.