Deborah Moggach – författare

I 1600TALETS AMSTERDAM SKENAR HANDELN MED TULPANLÖKAR. TULPANFEBERN ÄR ETT FAKTUM.

Den välbärgade köpmannen Cornelis Sandvoort anlitarkonstnären Jan von Loos för att måla ett porträtt av honom och hans unga hustru Sophia. Ett ödesdigert beslut som resulterar i oväntad passion, svek och lögner. Målningen växer fram penseldrag för penseldrag, i samma takt som passionen mellan konstnären och Sophia. Har de en gemensam framtid att se fram emot eller ska deras sköra lycka spricka liksom den överhettade tulpanlöksmarknaden?

Sommaren 2017 är Tulpanfeber aktuell som film i regi av Justin Chadwick med Oscar©vinnaren Alicia Wikander i huvudrollen och Dane Dehaan, Cara Delevingne, Judi Dench och Christoph Waltz i övriga roller.

”Mycket fängslande! Tulpanfeber rekommenderas varmt!” HENNES

''En berättelse om kärlek, svek och personförväxlingar värdig en dramaförfattare från restaurationstiden.'' DAILY MAIL

”Raffinerad intrig och en bok att älska” JÖNKÖPINGSPOSTEN

Tulpanfeber utspelas under 1630-talets tulpangalenskap i Amsterdam. Istället för i aktier spekulerar man i tulpanlökar. Framgångsrika män låter måla sitt porträtt. Konstnären Jan van Loos får i uppdrag att måla av den förmögne gamla mannen Cornelis Sandvoort och hans unga hustru Sophia. Målningen växer fram penseldrag för penseldrag och i samma takt utvecklas en passion mellan konstnären och den unga Sophia. Snart är de indragna i en förbjuden relation med hemliga möten som blir allt djärvare och drömmar om en våghalsig flykt. Men passionen har ett pris...

''Mycket fängslande! Tulpanfeber rekommenderas varmt.'' Hennes

“Classic Moggach: readable, memorable . . . an unashamedly colorful journey across continents, with clothes, food, landscapes brought joyously to life.” —The Times (London)

“Nobody in the world knows our secret . . . that I’ve ruined Bev’s life, and she’s ruined mine.”

Petra’s romantic life has always been a car crash, and even in her sixties she’s still getting it disastrously wrong. And then she falls in love with Jeremy, an old friend visiting from abroad. There’s just one catch: Jeremy is married to her best friend, Bev.

Meanwhile, on opposite sides of the world, two other women are also struggling with the weight of betrayal: Lorrie, a Texan, is about to embark on the biggest deception of her life, and in China, Li Jing is trying to understand exactly what it is her husband does on his business trips.

It turns out that no matter where you are in the world or how well you think you know the one you love, everyone has secrets.

''Moggach is at the height of her powers with this book, which moves from a beautifully observed comedy of middle-class life to an immensely moving celebration of two imperfect marriages'' Sunday TimesAn unforgettable novel about age, caring and with a twist you won''t see coming...''A cracking, crackling social comedy, with some brilliant observations about ageing and a devilish plot twist'' The TimesFrom the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a deliciously funny, poignant and wry novel, full of surprising twists and turns:James is getting on a bit and needs full-time help. So Phoebe and Robert, his middle-aged offspring, employ Mandy, who seems willing to take him off their hands. But as James regales his family with tales of Mandy''s virtues, their shopping trips and the shared pleasure of their journeys to garden centres, Phoebe and Robert sense something is amiss.Then something extraordinary happens which throws everything into new relief, changing all the stories of their childhood - and the father - that they thought they knew so well.''A world full of charm, warmth and pitch-perfect humour...punctuated by Moggach''s blistering truths about the sorrowful threads that bind families together'' Sunday Express''Joyous'' Daily MailWhat readers say about THE CARER:''Comedy and reality and some delicious writing - what a pleasure!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''What a wonderful story; full of so many unusual twists and turns whilst still being wholly believable'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Beautifully written. You think you know where this is going? Well, you''re completely wrong! Certainly worthy of five stars for writing, content, and how much I enjoyed reading this book'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Moggach''s characterisations are, as ever, superb'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐