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The legendary Emma Harte, heroine of A Woman of Substance , returns in Emma's Secret , a novel that showcases the storytelling power of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Paula O'Neill, beloved granddaughter of Emma Harte and the guardian of her vast business empire, believes that everything Emma left to the family is secure. However, beneath the surface, sibling rivalry and discontent flare. Linnet and Tessa, her daughters, are as different as two women can be. One of them wants desperately for the empire to be hers but has a devastating secret that may put her very life in danger. Into this volatile mix walks Evan Hughes, a young American fashion designer who is looking for Emma Harte. But Emma has been dead for thirty years. And Evan bears an uncanny resemblance to Paula O'Neill. Troubled by Evan's presence, Paula turns to her grandmother's recently discovered wartime diaries to find the truth, and Emma comes vividly back to life. The decades fall away. It is London in 1940: the Blitz. Emma, working hard under war-time conditions, is also holding her family together as bombs drop, sirens wail, and her sons go off to war. While she struggles with grief, her indomitability, willpower, and strength come to the fore. As the pages unfurl, Paula discovers the secret Emma took to the grave to protect others, a secret whose repercussions inevitably change lives and may shake a dynasty to its very foundations. Emma's Secret is vintage Barbara Taylor Bradford. Emotion, drama, suspense, intrigue, and passion fill the pages in a spellbinding novel that only she could write. |
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A June 2022 Indie Next List Pick From the international bestselling author of Fresh Water for Flowers, a beautifully told and suspenseful story about the ties that bind us and the choices that make us who we are. 1986: Adrien, Etienne and Nina are 10 years old when they meet at school and quickly become inseparable. They promise each other they will one day leave their provincial backwater, move to Paris, and never part. 2017: A car is pulled up from the bottom of the lake, a body inside. Virginie, a local journalist with an enigmatic past reports on the case while also reflecting on the relationship between the three friends, who were unusually close when younger but now no longer speak. . As Virginie moves closer to the surprising truth, relationships fray and others are formed. Valérie Perrin has an unerring gift for delving into life. In Three, she brings readers along with her through a sequence of heart-wrenching events and revelations that span three decades. Three tells a moving story of love and loss, hope and grief, friendship and adversity, and of time as an ineluctable agent of change. |
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads • USA TODAY • Marie Claire • BookPage • Literary Lifestyle • Book Riot • Sunset Magazine • Totally Booked with Zibby Owens * A Fallon Book Club Pick The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later. Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she’ll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art. |
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A loving mother and successful fashion designer struggles to keep her family together and her business afloat in this gripping novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. After working as head designer for Oscar de la Renta, Eugenia Ward started her own company when she turned forty, fourteen years ago. She is now a major name in evening gowns and wedding gowns, ready-to-wear and haute couture. But with the fashion business in major downturn, she has recently suffered heavy losses, and Eugenia desperately needs new investors—and new ideas.  At the same time, she is the matriarch and guiding light for her five adult children, a single mother for more than a decade, since her divorce from the spendthrift Italian prince she’d married young. As the family gathers for a summer vacation at a beach house, wedding plans for her daughter Gloria are ballooning in expense even as the loutish behavior of Gloria’s fiancé causes Eugenia to question her daughter’s judgment. Meanwhile, Gloria’s sister Daphne is due to deliver twins right around the wedding date . . . which is also very close make or break New York Fashion Week. The silver lining in it all may be meeting Patrick Hughes, a successful real estate developer who’s also going through a rough patch. A brilliant and creative businessman, Patrick gives her valuable advice about her business challenges. Eugenia finds friendship with Patrick sailing on his yacht and starts to imagine a new beginning, independent of her roles as mother and entrepreneur. But as the family gathers for the big wedding, tensions are running high, money may be running out, and a hurricane is looming on the horizon. Danielle Steel’s glamorous and gripping novel offers an inspiring portrait of a strong and determined woman who rises to meet life’s challenges with fortitude, creativity, and love. |
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK A USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, a propulsive novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness. Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother’s enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves? |
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Jeunes mariés, Tricia et Ethan recherchent la maison de leurs rêves. Alors qu'ils visitent un manoir isolé ayant appartenu au docteur Adrienne Hale, une psychiatre renommée disparue sans laisser de trace quatre ans plus tôt, une violente tempête de neige les piège sur place. Et la maison n’a rien d’un cocon rassurant... Il y a ces empreintes de pas récentes sur le parquet, ces bruits à l’étage, comme si quelqu’un vivait là. Pire encore  : Tricia découvre une pièce secrète qui renferme les enregistrements audio de chaque patient du docteur Hale. La jeune femme les écoute les uns après les autres, tard dans la nuit. La toile de mensonges ayant conduit à la disparition de la psy se dévoile lentement. Mais déterrer de vilains petits secrets est un jeu dangereux, et lorsque Tricia écoute le dernier enregistrement, il est déjà trop tard... |
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C’est une chance inespérée pour Millie d’avoir décroché un nouveau travail. Chez les Garrick, un couple fortuné qui possède un somptueux appartement avec vue sur New York, elle fait le ménage et prépare les repas dans la magnifique cuisine. Cela paraît trop beau pour être vrai. Et effectivement, la femme de ménage ne tarde pas à déceler quelques ombres au tableau… Son patron, Douglas Garrick, est d’humeur de plus en plus changeante. Et pourquoi sa femme Wendy reste-t-elle toujours enfermée dans la chambre d’amis  ? Le jour où Millie découvre du sang sur une chemise de nuit, elle ne peut plus rester les bras croisés. Quelque chose se trame dans cette maison. Une situation à laquelle Millie n’est pas préparée et qui pourrait bien se retourner contre elle si elle continue de vouloir découvrir les secrets des autres… |
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“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a striking novel. Just when I was thinking there wasn't anything new on the horizon, along comes Stieg Larsson with this wonderfully unique story. I was completely absorbed.” —Michael Connelly "I doubt you will read a better book this year.” —Val McDermid Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. But her uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone from her own deeply dysfunctional family. Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to investigate, but he quickly finds himself in over his head. He hires a competent assistant: the gifted and conscience-free computer specialist Lisbeth Salander, and the two unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves. |
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‘Gloriously Gothic’ Daily Mail You know Miss Havisham. The world’s most famous jilted bride. This is her daughter’s story. Raised in the darkness of Satis House where the clocks never tick, the beautiful Estella is bred to hate men and to keep her heart cold as the grave. She knows she doesn’t feel things quite like other people do but is this just the result of her strange upbringing? As she watches the brutal treatment of women around her, hatred hardens into a core of vengeance and when she finds herself married to the abusive Drummle, she is forced to make a deadly choice: Should she embrace the darkness within her and exact her revenge? A stunningly original, gripping Gothic read, perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Madeline Miller and Jessie Burton. Readers are stunned by Estella’s Revenge: ‘The genius concept behind this book is so irresistible, it makes the novel feel like magic…Charles Dickens’s spirit would be definitely securing his copy now!’ Sophie Hannah ‘A deliciously dark Gothic treat… wow… it was like discovering a secret door in Great Expectations where an alternative character is centre stage - and what a character she is! This is an intelligent, original and hugely entertaining treat’ Janice Hallett ‘Loved it from the very first page - Estella is a superbly well-drawn character and absolutely unforgettable.’ Frances Quinn ‘Masterfully constructed, complex, immersive and delivered through Havelocke’s beautiful prose. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, this is an absolute must-read.’ Rebecca Netley ‘Thrillingly dark and beautifully written, this twisty Gothic tale will grip you to the last page and beyond.’ Bella Ellis ‘Deliciously creepy and decidedly dark…It’s so beautifully written, it gripped me from the very first sentence and would not let me go until I finished reading.’ Jessica Bull ‘I truly cannot rave about this book enough!… Estella’s Revenge is a dark, cunning story full of twists and turns and with plenty of heart.’ Victoria Hawthorne ‘A darkly ingenious take on a classic character, Estella’s story had me gripped. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.’ Susi Holliday ‘Utterly beautiful.’ Louise Beech ‘Meticulously researched and full of dark intrigue… A page-turning delight.’ Sarah Ward ‘Barbara Havelocke…makes the era come alive for the reader…A story with great depth’ Valerie Keogh ‘A dream to read…I believe that this book will in time be shelved next to Great Expectations as an essential complimentary read… Stunning.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘I absolutely loved this. A retelling of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations? Please, yes, give it to me. This absolutely DELIVERED.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Superbly and skilfully written. Great characters, twists and turns and a terrific gothic eeriness.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Unusual. Impeccable. Riveting.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Fascinating and intriguing… dark, gothic and suspenseful.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A masterpiece.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Wow!…A riveting and satisfying read.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Estella…is a marvel and a masterpiece.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review |
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Après avoir été au service des autres en tant que femme de ménage, Millie s’est enfin construit une vie à elle. Elle vient même d’emménager dans une belle maison, dans une petite impasse chic et tranquille, avec son mari et ses deux enfants. Mais son rêve d’une vie paisible est rapidement terni par la rencontre de ses voisins. Il y a Suzette, bien trop snob et aguicheuse, son insipide mari, mais surtout leur terrifiante femme de ménage au regard perçant et au comportement plus que suspect. Les craintes de Millie montent d’un cran lorsque des bruits étranges se font entendre la nuit dans sa propre maison. Pire  : elle éprouve un étrange malaise et se sent épiée. C’est certain, quelque chose ne tourne pas rond dans cette rue si tranquille. Mais est-elle prête à en découvrir les secrets  ? Et surtout, le temps de comprendre ce qui ne va pas, tout peut arriver… |
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This delightfully funny and steamy novel about music, fate, and love from beloved songwriter and Bangles co-founder Susanna Hoffs is "a total knockout" and "the smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn’t know you needed" ( New York Times Book Review). " This Bird Has Flown is SO GOOD. If you liked Daisy Jones & The Six or Juliet, Naked , I feel like you will love this one." —Taylor Jenkins Reid Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song—written by world-famous superstar Jonesy—but Jane hasn’t had a breakout since. Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents’ house. Rock bottom. But when her longtime manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup, she’s seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight—the  other  Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it’s not Jane’s past alone that haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit, and into the light of her own? In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful,  This Bird Has Flown  explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs. "Hoffs nails the life and heartbreak of rock and roll, academia, and our soul-nourishing connection to our very own soulmate so expertly she must have carved it in Norwegian Wood! And isn't it good!" —Tom Hanks "A sweet and tender romance —and a valentine to music." —NPR "This book will hook you like the best pop song you can't stop playing — something Susanna knows a little something about!" —Molly Ringwald "This isn’t just a book, it’s a love song, and it should come as no surprise that Susanna Hoffs has crafted the perfect one to put on your playlist.” ―Christina Lauren “This book is a blast . . . about art and new beginnings and love and friendship and taking risks, it’s such a fun read.” ―Jasmine Guillory |
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller Beloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with his most important novel to date, an unforgettable story of truth and lies set during the Holocaust. Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis has never told a lie. When the Nazis invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is persuade his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading “north,” where new jobs and safety await. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy reassures passengers on the station platform every day. But when the final train is loaded, Nico sees his family being herded into a boxcar. Only then does he discover that he has helped send them—and everyone he knows and loves—to their doom at Auschwitz. Nico escapes—but he never tells the truth again. In The Little Liar, Mitch Albom examines the human repercussions of deception by interweaving the stories of Nico, who yearns for forgiveness; his older brother, Sebastian, who vows revenge against him; Fannie, the girl who must choose between them; and Udo Graf, the Nazi officer who forever changed their lives with his lies. Through the war years, the concentration camps, and the decades that follow, Albom reveals the consequences of each person’s honesty and dishonesty, bringing them back to where it all started in a staggering climax worthy of the best of Albom’s internationally embraced stories. |
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Aujourd’hui est censé être le plus beau jour de la vie de Millie. La femme de ménage se marie avec Enzo, l’homme de ses rêves, et rien ne peut gâcher son bonheur. D’autant que ses parents, avec lesquels elle est brouillée depuis quinze ans, ont promis d’assister à la cérémonie. Mais alors qu’elle devrait se préoccuper uniquement de sa robe et de sa coiffure, Millie est confrontée à un sérieux problème  : quelqu’un ne veut pas qu’elle vive assez longtemps pour prononcer ses vœux. Quelqu’un qui épie ses faits et gestes, jusque dans sa chambre. Prise au piège, Millie décide pourtant de ne pas se laisser intimider. Elle se mariera coûte que coûte, pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Mais le pire pourrait bien arriver plus tôt que prévu… |
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Chaque jour, Millie fait le ménage dans la belle maison des Winchester, une riche famille new-yorkaise. Elle récupère aussi leur fille à l'école et prépare les repas avant d'aller se coucher dans sa chambre, au grenier. Pour la jeune femme, ce nouveau travail est une chance inespérée. L'occasion de repartir de zéro. Mais, sous des dehors respectables, sa patronne se montre de plus en plus instable et toxique. Et puis il y a aussi cette rumeur dérangeante qui court dans le quartier : madame Winchester aurait tenté de noyer sa fille il y a quelques années. Heureusement, le gentil et séduisant monsieur Winchester est là pour rendre la situation supportable. Mais le danger se tapit parfois sous des apparences trompeuses. Et lorsque Millie découvre que la porte de sa chambre mansardée ne ferme que de l'extérieur, il est peut-être déjà trop tard... |
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FX/Hulu’s Shōgun won nineteen Emmys, four Golden Globes, and four Critics Choice Awards. The most talked about and awarded series on television. Read the book that started it all! By #1 New York Times bestselling author James Clavell, Shōgun, the classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the world, is now available for the first time in serial format. Part One contains the first half of the complete novel. After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen: Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss, and he is torn between two worlds that will each be forever changed. Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Shōgun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become not only one of the best-selling novels of all time but one of the highest-rated television miniseries, as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan. Shakespearean in both scope and depth, Shōgun is, as the New York Times put it, “not only something you read—you live it.” Also available: Shōgun: Part Two |
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A multigenerational saga about an Irish immigrant who goes to work in a New England ancestral home is "a satisfying blend of historical and familial drama" ( Publishers Weekly ). In 1908, sixteen-year-old Bridey runs away from her small town in Ireland with her same-age sweetheart Thom. But when Thom dies suddenly of ship fever on their ocean crossing, Bridey finds herself alone and pregnant in a strange new world. Forced by circumstance to give up the baby for adoption, Bridey finds work as a maid for the Hollingworth family at a lavish, sprawling estate. It's the dawn of a new century: innovative technologies are emerging, women's roles are changing, and Bridey is emboldened by the promise of a fresh start. She cares for the Hollingworth children as if they were her own, until a mysterious death changes Bridey and the household forever. For decades, the terrible secrets of Bridey's past continue to haunt the family. And in the present day, the youngest Hollingworth makes a connection that finally brings these dark ghost stories into the light. Told in interweaving timelines and rich with history, romance and dark secrets, Helen Klein Ross' The Latecomers spans a century of American life and reminds us all that we can never truly leave the past behind. "An engrossingly rich, unforgettable read . . . I couldn't put it down." —Lynn Cullen, author of Mrs. Poe and Twain's End "With The Latecomers , Helen Klein Ross has outdone herself." —Abigail Thomas, author of A Three Dog Life and What Comes Next and How to Like It "A triumph of storytelling." —Kate Walbert, author of His Favorites and A Short History of Women |
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” ( NPR ) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. |
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A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “ Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is an unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives…but it’s also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming.” —Reese Witherspoon “Stirring and mysterious…fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark.” —Delia Owens, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing . “The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him.” Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager—the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident. As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become. A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love. |
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*AN INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program, about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. She is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA's space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to go to space. Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston's Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, easygoing even when the stakes are high; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer who can fix any engine and fly any plane. As they become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe. Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant. Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love–this time among the stars. |
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Elle croyait qu’ici, à l’autre bout du monde, au confluent de la rivière Klondike et du fleuve Yukon, elle aurait le droit de vivre libre. De coucher avec qui elle veut, d’aimer qui elle veut, à visage découvert et sans honte. Mais la femme sans honte se déshonore – et contre la femme sans honneur, tous les coups sont permis. À dix-huit ans, Sacha et son meilleur ami Tom quittent Montréal sur le pouce et aboutissent à Dawson City, au Yukon, où ils trouvent enfin la communauté de punks, d’anars et de vagabonds dont ils rêvaient. Ils adoptent une chienne-louve, Luna, et s’installent sur la Sixième Avenue, dans une cabane sans électricité ni eau courante. De jobs d’été en hivers chômés, de nuits blanches en road trips, d’amantes en amants, des années joyeuses passent dans un monde immense. Mais quand Sacha tombe amoureuse d’un autre, Tom se sent trahi : Sacha n’est qu’une p**e, une profiteuse qui mérite d’être punie. Il répand son fiel ; le village choisit son camp. Puis la pandémie frappe. En quarantaine dans une cabane isolée, seule avec un coloc dont elle doit repousser les avances pressantes, Sacha compte les jours, tandis que les Dawsonites confinés font son procès. La version qui n’intéresse personne, c’est l’histoire inouïe et cruelle d’une victime imparfaite qui, comme si c’était tout naturel, deviendra l’accusée. C’est le cri d’impuissance et de rage qu’elle adresse à celles et ceux qu’elle voyait comme son unique famille, afin que son humanité lui soit rendue. C’est son ultime tentative d’être comprise, crue, aimée. Avec ce premier roman déchirant et subversif, Emmanuelle Pierrot porte un regard radicalement lucide sur les forces qui poussent les groupes d’humains à commettre des actes terribles en restant convaincus d’exercer la justice. |
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L’Étranger est un roman d’Albert Camus, paru en 1942. Il prend place dans la trilogie que Camus nommera « cycle de l’absurde » qui décrit les fondements de la philosophie camusienne : l’absurde. Cette trilogie comprend également l’essai philosophique intitulé Le Mythe de Sisyphe ainsi que les deux pièces de théâtre Caligula et Le Malentendu. Le roman a été traduit en quarante langues et une adaptation cinématographique a été réalisée par Luchino Visconti en 1967. |
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A sensual and sizzling Regency romance filled with strong heroines, brooding heroes, and love that defies the odds. Perfect for fans of Beverley Watts, Eloisa James, and Bridgerton!✨ She was supposed to be the conquered… but she became the conqueror. When Mary Marlow elopes with the infamous rogue, Lord Andrew Framlington, the scandal sets society against them. Her family, too, are quick to condemn their union. Was falling for Drew worth the risk of losing the life she knew? Hardened by the rejection and scandal, Drew seems to pull away from his new bride. But he is unprepared for the passionate fight this genteel young woman puts up to win his heart, as Mary turns the art of seduction against the man who once seduced her. Is love the most dangerous, reckless game of all? The second novel in the addictive Regency romance series The Marlow Family Secrets, for fans of Beverley Watts, Eloisa James and Bridgerton. Perfect for readers who love STEAMY, SPICY historical and regency romance. 'If you like a tortured hero (I do) then this one is definitely for you.' 5-star reader review 'This is a MUST READ!! This Rogue is an original!!' 5-star reader review 'Heartwrenching... you can't help but love both these characters' 5-star reader review 'A real page turner!' 5-star reader review Praise for Jane Lark's historical romances: 'Beautifully descriptive, emotional and can I say, just plain delicious reading?' My Devastating Reads 'What a brilliant read!! Jane Lark has an incredible talent to draw the reader in from the first page... It's a display of raw emotion, drama and intimacy.' Cosmo Chicklitan |
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An eleven-year-old girl must rely on wit and courage to survive in this award-winning debut novel, an Oprah Book Club selection. "Filled with lively humor, compassion, and intimacy. . . . Ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction." —Alice Hoffman, The New York Times Book Review "When I was little, I would think of ways to kill my daddy." With that opening sentence we enter the childhood world of one of the most appealing young heroines in contemporary fiction. Her courage, her humor, and her wisdom are unforgettable as she tells her own story with stunning honesty and insight. This powerful novel, first published in 1987, has become an American classic. Winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters's Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation's Citation for Fiction. "The life in this novel, the honesty of thought and eye and feeling and word!" —Eudora Welty "The story of a redoubtable girl who overcomes adversity with humor, spunk, and determination. . . . She is a terrific kid, and Ellen Foster is a terrific book." —Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World "[A] beautifully written story, compelling in its innocence, is sweet, funny, and sad." — Library Journal |
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The #1 New York Times -bestselling author presents a novel about an injured cop who must fight to bring down a pair of twisted killers… Natural Resources police officer, Sloan Cooper, and her partner had just taken down three men preying on hikers in the Western Maryland mountains. Driving back, she pulled in at a convenience store—and walked right into a robbery in progress. One gunshot from a jittery thief was about to change her world. After being shocked back to life on the operating table, she has a long recovery ahead, so she moves back to her parents’ peaceful house in Heron’s Rest. As for the boyfriend who dumped her via text while she was in the hospital, good riddance. She may be down, but she’s not out. So when a woman vanishes, leaving her car behind in a supermarket parking lot, Sloan searches online for similar cases. She finds them, spread across three states. Men and women, old and young—the missing seem to have nothing in common. And the abductions keep happening. Luckily, the new man in her life shares her passion for solving this mystery. But it will take every ounce of endurance to get to the dark heart of this bizarre case—and she's willing to risk her life again if that's what it takes to stop the horror. |
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Petitesannonces.fr : Jeune homme de 26 ans, condamné à une espérance de vie de deux ans par un Alzheimer précoce, souhaite prendre le large pour un ultime voyage. Recherche compagnon(ne) pour partager avec moi ce dernier périple. Émile a décidé de fuir l’hôpital, la compassion de sa famille et de ses amis. À son propre étonnement, il reçoit une réponse à cette annonce. Trois jours plus tard, devant le camping-car acheté secrètement, il retrouve Joanne, une jeune femme coiffée d’un grand chapeau noir qui a pour seul bagage un sac à dos, et qui ne donne aucune explication sur sa présence. Ainsi commence un voyage stupéfiant de beauté. À chaque détour de ce périple naissent, à travers la rencontre avec les autres et la découverte de soi, la joie, la peur, l’amitié, l’amour qui peu à peu percent la carapace de douleurs d’Émile. Un livre aux dialogues impeccables et aux personnages touchants d’humanité. Psychologies magazine. Bouleversant. Version femina. |
