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By Thomas McGuane. 2002
This is the story of the Whitelaws, a family whose values are as far-flung as the territory they helped settle,…
and whose most recent generations have pioneered the landscape of dysfunction. A novel charged with the relentless and often contradictory claims of blood, money, history and love. 2002.By Milan Kundera, Michael Henry Heim. 1982
Many of the characters in this collection of stories are obsessed with the past. It's all too easy in Czechoslovakia…
for the Communist Party machine to erase a person from the records leaving only the files of the secret police as a hidden immortality. As one character says: "The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting". Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1982.By Kathleen Cambor. 1996
Retired fireman Edmund Mueller's lonely life is haunted by melancholy memories of his runaway wife and estranged children. Mueller practices…
alchemy, hoping to restore his lost past. His psychiatrist daughter uncovers the secret of her father's obsession and realizes that her own life is also a futile quest for happiness. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1996.By Brent Monahan. 1993
Simon Penn agrees to give his captivating colleague Frederika Vanderveen information from a guarded rare book in Princeton's Firestone Library…
if she will rent him a room so he can escape his live-in girlfriend. Meanwhile vampire Vincent DeVilbiss also needs an ancient manuscript and is planning to take advantage of Frederika's desire to conjure up her dead father's ghost. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Followed by "The blood of the covenant" (DC20503). 1993.By Charles De Lint. 2004
New at her high school, Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy…
who haunts the school, after receiving warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. For senior high readers. 2006, c2004.By Marie Jakober. 2000
A young knight, Karelian of Lys, returns from the Crusades to his home in 12th-century Germany, having witnessed enough to…
undermine his faith in God and himself. Though he craves peace, Karelian soon becomes the lover of a half-human witch queen and the enemy of a nobleman who claims to be a direct descendant of Jesus, and thus the destined king of Earth. Karelian must use all his combat skills, intelligence, and empathy to fight his way through the tangle of duty and passion in which he's caught. Some descriptions of sex, violence, and some strong language. 2000.By Tony Hillerman. 1970
A casual summer outing to investigate rumours of sorcery leads Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, and anthropologist Bergen McKee,…
to a series of inexplicably grisly murders. Leaphorn uses his uncanny powers of deduction and knowledge of Navajo ways to solve the crimes. c1989, 1970.By Emily Schultz. 2012
New York in under attack! Random but deadly attacks, all by women with light hair, have begun terrorizing the city's…
inhabitants. As the days pass, it becomes clear that the attacks are symptoms of a strange contagion that is transforming blondes from all walks of life into rabid killers. Hazel flees the city and sets out to cross the border into Canada where she will find the one woman who might be able to help her in a world gone awry. c2012.By Marion Dane Bauer. 2005
Liz is awakened in the middle of the night by a mysterious voice softly calling her name. A blue light…
turns into a ghost in old-fashioned clothes, who appears for a moment and then fades through the wall. Liz tries to figure out who the ghost is, why she was calling her name, while unravelling some family secrets. Grades 3-6. 2005.By Brent Monahan. 1995
Princeton University librarians Simon Penn and Frederika Vanderveen steal the ancient Scrolls of Ahriman that are sought by both the…
vampire world and the Vatican. Pursued by vampires, they try to unravel the scrolls' prophecy before time runs out. Sequel to "The book of common dread" (DC12675). Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1995.By L. M Montgomery. 1980
To be 29 and unmarried is the ultimate in shame and misery in the small Canadian town where Valancy has…
grown up, and for years she has taken refuge in her imaginary 'blue castle'. Now she must face reality; a letter has turned her life upside down. It's time to leave home and seek freedom. 1980.By Stephen McCauley, Françoise Jaouën. 2006
William Collins, agent immobilier gay, adepte de rencontres par Internet, veut tourner le dos à cette habitude et fait voeu…
de chasteté - ce qu'il n'arrivera pas à respecter l'espace d'un seul jour. Faiblesse qu'il arrive à justifier dans un contexte post-11 septembre de traumatisme de fin du monde. Tiraillé entre l'envie de " faire le bien " et la tentation de faire tout ce qui lui permet de " se sentir bien ", entre le renoncement et l'hédonisme - il va louvoyer entre les extrêmes, tout en étudiant le comportement de ceux qui l'entourent. Dans ce roman plus caustique encore que ses précédents, l'univers de Stephen McCauley est toujours aussi insolite et ses personnages plus originaux et attachants que jamais. 2006. Titre uniforme: Alternatives to sex.By W. O Mitchell. 1993
Like any good Scot, Willie MacCrimmon loves to curl. He and his rink are so accomplished that they have attracted…
the attention of the Devil, himself a keen curler. In fact, the Devil wants Willie on his team. He'll make sure that Willie wins the Brier -- if Willie will curl for the Devil in the Celestial Brier. Some strong language. 1993.By David Nobbs. 1990
Setting up a commune strictly for the middle-class and middle-aged, Reggie's therapy centre nurtures its clients, encouraging them to find…
the love and goodness that lurks deep inside. Reggie has gathered together the unlikeliest of staff to help him and with a team like this how can the indomitable, unconventional RIP ever fail in his last bid to create a Better World? 1990.By Daphne Du Maurier. 1992
The birds revolt against mankind; the climber on Mount Verita discovers the awesome cost of giving your all to the…
mountains; a malformed apple tree bears an uncanny resemblance to a neglected wife; amusing herself with the little photographer has far reaching consequences for the Marquise; love promised by a glowing stranger becomes a darker intimacy; family jealousies take an unexpectedly violent form; in these six stories, the weak, the dispossessed and the exploited wreak their revenge on a complacent world. 1992.By Gary Shteyngart, Stéphane Roques. 2012
" C'est un monde étrange et mystérieux. On ne peut y vivre sans un téléphone ultra-perfectionné, la publicité règne en…
maître et la littérature semble un art préhistorique désormais réservé à quelques inadaptés. Ce monde, c'est le quotidien new-yorkais de Lenny Abramov, en des temps futurs pas si hypothétiques. Mais Lenny résiste : il lit des «livres papier» et croit encore aux relations humaines. Il commet même la folie de tomber sous le charme d'Eunice Park. Super triste histoire d'amour est une comédie romantique d'un nouveau genre : entre deux e-mails, on essaie de s'aimer, pour oublier que l'Amérique, menacée par ses créanciers chinois, flirte avec l'effondrement économique. Fable politique pleine d'humour, ce troisième roman de Gary Shteyngart est l'autoportrait à peine déguisé d'un homme en total décalage avec son époque. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Super sad true love story.By Cecelia Ahern, Madeleine Nasalik. 2007
Une existence réglée comme du papier à musique : de son emploi du temps à ses émotions, Elizabeth a tout…
planifié pour ne plus souffrir. Cependant, l'irruption dans sa vie d'un inconnu dérègle cette mécanique bien huilée. Insouciant, spontané, en quête d'aventures, le mystérieux Ivan semble touché par la grâce. Peu à peu, la jeune femme baisse le bouclier qui protégeait son coeur et sort de sa carapace. Mais que sait-elle d'Ivan ? D'où vient-il ? Est-il réellement celui qu'il prétend être ou n'est-il qu'une illusion ? 2007. Titre uniforme: If you could see me now.By Lucie Pagé. 2016
L'existence de Joséphine prend une nouvelle tournure lorsque son mari, Robert, Bobby pour les intimes, est élu ministre des Finances.…
Elle réalise bien vite que les fréquentations douteuses de Robert se multiplient au rythme où s'effritent ses valeurs et ses principes. À cela s'ajoute une découverte qui la scandalise : son fils cadet fume du pot ! D'abord choquée, elle tente à son tour l'expérience, qui lui procure un plaisir fou. Une idée germe alors dans son esprit. Avec la complicité de sa grande amie Lilly et de ses domestiques, Mamadou et Ping, elle préparera un repas spécial que son mari donnera en l'honneur de plusieurs personnalités publiques influentes. Si elle voulait mettre du piquant dans son quotidien, Joséphine aura atteint son but. Mais les découvertes qu'elle fera changeront sa vie. Et celle de la planète. 2016.By Louise Binette, Sinclair Smith. 2016
Félix adore surprendre ses amis. Et ce soir, il leur a préparé une soirée digne d'un film d'horreur! Mais quand…
il les emmène à la vieille auberge abandonnée, la blague tourne au cauchemar. Et tandis que dehors la tempête fait rage, les adolescents sont pris au piège. Survivront-ils à cette nuit de terreur? Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2016.By Stephen King, Jean-Daniel Brèque, Christiane Poulain. 1992
Liés par le destin, Roland, Eddie et Susannah mettent le cap vers les Terres perdues où la Tour sombre pourrait…
se situer. Mais hanté par le souvenir de Jake, Roland le Pistolero perd l'esprit. Comment renouer le lien avec ce gamin au coeur tendre? Suite de "Les trois cartes" (FD04387). 1992. (La Tour Sombre ; 3)