Most Popular Books by Joan Brady

A collection of poetry and narratives by Joan Brady Bailey celebrating the resilience of the human spirit with a simplicity born of pain and a strength forged by faith.

Every American schoolchild knows of the crimes of Alger Hiss, a man whose very name rings with villainy. Communist, spy, perjurer - all of these accusations were bandied around in public and led to Hiss''s downfall. Outside the US, Alger Hiss is less well-known, but the man who caused Hiss''s downfall, Richard Nixon, became notorious because of his own crimes in government. Now, prize-winning thriller-writer Joan Brady has written a powerful book which demolishes the evidence against Hiss and shows how Nixon manipulated the press and public by forging evidence and riding roughshod over Hiss''s rights. Research for her book followed a long friendship with Hiss after his release from prison, and her curiosity turned to outrage when she discovered how he had been treated. But why would Nixon rig such a case? Brady explains that he needed to establish anti-communist credentials at a time of Red-hunting hysteria in the US at the time he was standing as a right-wing candidate, and Hiss was his scapegoat, just as Alfred Dreyfus in France in 1894 was convicted of espionage on a wave of anti-semitism. Dreyfus was eventually cleared of his crimes; Alger Hiss never has been. Brady draws strong parallels with today, with the war on terrorism sometimes being used to silence or threaten critics of government policies in the US and the UK. Written in a vivid and personal style, America''s Dreyfus reads like a one of Brady''s thrillers, although every word is true.

"La escritora ''free lance'' Margaret Durán ha desaparecido misteriosamente. Su último encargo para la revista Soltero en San Diego debía versar sobre el controvertido tema de una enorme cruz, levantada en Monte Soledad en memoria de los caídos en todas las contiendas en que participó Estados Unidos desde la Primera Guerra Mundial. Algunos sectores se han quejado por considerar que ese símbolo cristiano discrimina a todos aquellos soldados que pertenecían a otra religión o eran, sencillamente, ateos o agnósticos. A las manos del detective asignado al caso llega un manuscrito firmado por Margaret ..." -

A middle-aged woman goes missing after falling in love with a ghost--a soldier from WWII who haunts San Diego''s Mt. Soledad, site of the controversial cross/memorial.

La protagonista de "Dios vuelve en una Harley" es Christine, una treintañera poco agraciada que está perdiendo las esperanzas de encontrar pareja. Lo que no sabe es que Dios ha vuelto a la tierra montado en una Harley Davidson para escuchar sus inquietudes y ofrecerle una serie de reglas para cambiar su vida. En los otros dos libros de este volumen, Joan Brady nos cuenta otras entrañables historias que nos vuelven a mostrar que el camino a la felicidad empieza y acaba en nosotros mismos.

Ce roman cruel, élégant et violent, raconte l''histoire terrible et véridique d''un des nombreux petits Blancs vendus comme esclaves après la guerre de Sécession. C''est un récit brûlant, nourri par la haine, une haine née de tortures dues à l''ignorance - et d''autres tortures mûrement réfléchies. Jonathan (le grand-père de la narratrice) est battu, attaché, affamé. La vie, pour lui, n''est qu''une guerre contre un maître brutal et son fils, un enfant brillant, mais jaloux. Une guerre qui se livre surtout dans son esprit, car Jonathan ne peut espérer aucune aide des gens de la ville voisine, horrifiés par ce qui se passe mais refusant d''intervenir. Au coeur du livre, il y a la rivalité implacable des deux garçons, qui se poursuit à l''âge adulte et se conclut inévitablement par un meurtre. Mais l''impression la plus forte et la plus durable que laisse ce roman, ce sont les crimes qui retombent sur les générations futures. De même que Les Hauts de Hurlevent, cette oeuvre est un cri passionné pour dénoncer l''invention la plus folle et la plus terrifiante des hommes : les déformations de l''âme humaine. La formidable maîtrise que Joan Brady a du langage et sa puissance d''évocation forcent l''admiration.

Wanneer een blinde advocaat wordt vermoord, is de belangrijkste verdachte een man die door diens toedoen na achttien jaar gevangenis is vrijgekomen.

The transformation of Christine Moore, 37, from a morose fatty without a man, no family and no future, into the happiest woman in the world. It is brought about by a motorcyclist she meets on a beach who gives her six commandments for achieving happiness. A spiritual fable.

ROMAN. Året er 1865. Den amerikanske borgerkrigen er nylig slutt og slaver- iet endelig opphevet. Men i krigens kjølvann er nøden stor og behovet for billig arbeidskraft ikke mindre. Slik oppstår handelen med hvite barn, og slik går det til at fireåringen Jonathan Carrick blir solgt til tobakks- farmeren Alvah Stoke for 15 dollar. Den livlige og begavede Jonathan over- lever en umenneskelig oppvekst, men ikke uten å ta skade på sin sjel. Gjenn-om hele sitt voksne liv i frihet forfølges han av hatet til familien Stoke. Boken er flere ganger prisbelønnet, og i 1993 ble den tildelt Whitbread Bookof the Year Award - en pris som da for første gang gikk til en kvinne. Orig.tit.: Theory of War. Overs.: Tone Bull. 264 s., ib., 1995.

Een verpleegster ontmoet een man op een motor die zich voorstelt als Joe, zoon van God.

Alice ne peut admettre le verdict de son médecin qui lui annonce que son mari, Peter, va mourir. Elle l''emmène en Amérique, terre de miracles. Mais là-bas, elle ne trouve que bureaucratie et corruption. L''histoire d''un amour et d''un combat, par l''auteur de "L''enfant loué"