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Ethelred Tressider is a crime writer with problems - his latest novel is going nowhere, mid-life crisis is looming, and… he's burdened by literary agent Elsie Thirkettle, who claims to enjoy neither the company of writers nor literature of any sort. Then his ex-wife Geraldine vanishes, and when the disappearance becomes a murder enquiry, the police decide that Geraldine has been the victim of a local serial killer. Elsie bullies Ethelred into embarking upon his own investigation, but as their enquiries proceed, she begins to suspect that her client's own alibi is not as solid as he claims. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2007.
Roger Thorpe is a dejected, hard-drinking, divorced father and the oldest employee at Staples. A frustrated novelist to boot, Roger… considers himself lost, continually haunted by dreams of missed opportunities and a long ago car accident that claimed four friends. His younger, disgruntled Goth co-worker, Bethany Twain, discovers Roger's diary one day, and lays down a supreme challenge for them both - to write diary entries to each other, while neither is allowed to acknowledge the other around the store. Some strong language. 2007.
Twelve-year-old Alex, whose parents disappeared on a trip to Scotland many years ago, is spending the summer there. He and… three newfound friends want to discover the secret of a sealed cave along the coast. The secret is far more powerful than anything they could have imagined, as they're catapulted back to the late 13th century to find the Scottish rebel William Wallace fighting a guerrilla-style war against the British. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c2009.
As 1944 draws to a close, Bandy bobs through the ranks, dodging assassins, women, persecuting pilots, and a parcel of… ladies' undergarments. He wonders about boozing pal Philby of the SIS, and Stalin, who can't really be out to get Bandy, just because he happens to know that a certain Soviet leader was once a Tsarist agent provocateur. From Normandy to Brussels to Yalta to Moscow, Bandy's career path is as labyrinthine as ever, strewn with bottles, battles, and brass-hat blood-pressure. Sequel to "Hitler versus me". Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2005. (The Bandy papers ; 9)
Arthur Beauchamp has followed his wife, the leader and first elected member of the Green Party, to Ottawa. But he… hates everything there: the cold, the politics, and his place in his wife's shadow. So when a delegation of government officials from Bhashyistan is blown sky high and the shares of a Calgary-based oil company promptly drop like a stone, Arthur is only too happy to jump to the defence of the missing suspected assassin. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2009.
Emma a sacrifié sa carrière à sa famille, chose qu'elle regrette. Sa librairie périclite, sa fille a honte d'elle, son… fils vit reclus et son mari est constamment fatigué. Lorsqu'un ancien collègue lui propose d'accueillir Stephenie Meyer, Emma y voit l'occasion de relancer son commerce. Mais le soir de la rencontre une vieille dame jette un sort à toute sa famille. Livre comportant du langage grossier, de la violence et des passages de nature sexuelle. 2012. Titre uniforme: Happy family.
Sex and the city chez les sexas. Elles sont femmes, amies, carriéristes, célibataires et, à l'aube de la soixantaine, partagent… la même angoisse : celle de vieillir et de perdre féminité et pouvoir de séduction. À chacune ses parades pour y faire face... Dans ce roman truculent, tendre et drôle, où les héroïnes parlent de sexe sans tabous et avec une franchise réjouissante, Denise Bombardier montre une nouvelle fois qu'elle sait toucher le coeur des femmes. 2017.
En 1938, à Québec, vit la famille Plouffe, colorée, drôle, contrastée : Théophile, le père, typographe et ancien champion cycliste,… la soixantaine; Joséphine, bonne mère, mais autoritaire et qui ne badine pas avec la religion; Napoléon, plombier et timide avec les femmes; Ovide, ouvrier dans la chaussure mais qui ne rêve que d'opéra; Guillaume; Cécile... c1973.
Eve of Equality, a new feminist blog, becomes an overnight sensation when a popular talk show host stumbles upon it,… tweets about it, and promotes it on her show. The anonymous blog is intelligent, thoughtful, and bold, brazenly taking on various injustices in the lives of women. But it’s the blogger Eve’s post about the controversial entrepreneur behind XY, a new chain of high-end strip clubs opening up across the country, that sets off a firestorm. In a matter of hours, the site crashes, its Twitter count jumps from a paltry 19 followers to nearly 250,000, and Eve is suddenly lauded as the new voice of modern feminism. But who is Eve? Not who you might think. Meet Everett Kane, aspiring writer and fervent feminist. Bestseller. 2015.
" Quelle famille, aussi tricotée serré soit-elle, ne compte pas quelques mailles à l'envers ? Les Weird ne font pas… exception. Leur grand-mère Annie, sorte de marraine de conte de fées tordu, le sait : c'est elle qui leur a attribué à la naissance des dons qui ont finalement gâché leurs vies. Des malédons, en somme : Richard, l'aîné, est à l'abri du danger, Lucy ne peut s'égarer, Angie pardonne tout Alors qu'Annie devine qu'elle va mourir, le vingt avril à dix-neuf heures trente-neuf très exactement, elle confie à Angie la mission de rassembler les Weird afin que les malédons puissent être levés. Débute dès lors une course folle pour réunir le clan éparpillé, du Manitoba jusquau Palace-roulathèque-disco Magie mauve du royaume dUpliffta. Linimitable Andrew Kaufman signe une saga familiale nouveau genre, variation pétulante et pleine de malice sur un thème universel : au fond, quelle famille n'est pas un peu Weird ? " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Born weird.
Douze lettres adressées à Dieu par un petit garçon malade de douze ans et qu'une dame visite à l'hôpital. On… peut imaginer cette dame rose sous la figure de Danielle Darrieux, qui a d'ailleurs tenu son rôle sous forme de monologue au théâtre. Troisième volet de la Trilogie de l'invisible. 2002.
En 1992, à Milan, un groupe de journalistes, cinq hommes et une jeune femme, sont embauchés pour créer un nouveau… quotidien qu'on leur promet dédié à la recherche de la vérité, mais qui se révèle un pur instrument de calomnie et de chantage. Ils fouillent dans le passé pour mettre en page leur "numéro zéro", et c'est le présent qui leur saute au visage... L'ombre de Mussolini, donné pour mort, domine tous les événements italiens depuis 1945 : est-ce là le délire d'un journaliste d'investigation paranoïaque ? Mais alors, pourquoi le retrouve-t-on assassiné un beau matin ? Attentats, tentatives de coup d'État, empoisonnements, complots, stratégie de la manipulation, de la désinformation et de la tension : quand tout est vrai, où est le faux ? 2015.
Amélie Tremblay, 28 ans et toujours célibataire, se donne trois objectifs pour améliorer sa vie avant la trentaine: trouver un… homme qui va l'aimer et la respecter, déménager dans un appartement insonorisé et obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 2007.
Tout est dit ou presque : ce roman intelligent et drôlissime vous propose de suivre les (més)aventures d'une jeune trentenaire… qui se retrouve nez à nez avec un macchabée en sortant la poussette de ses jumeaux du placard de l'entrée. Parce qu'elle s'ennuie à pleurer, elle décide de se mêler de l'enquête policière et ça donne un roman extrêmement bien écrit, enlevé et malicieux. 2016.
Michel Cousin, employé à Paris dans une boîte genre I.B.M., participe à un voyage organisé au Maroc. À la porte… d'une hôtel-tous-frais-compris, il voit un serpent python, qui lui plaît et il l'adopte. 1974.
27-year-old Frieda Zweig is at an impasse. Behind her is a string of failed relationships and half-forgotten ambitions of being… a painter. In front of her lies the dreary task of finding a real job and figuring out what “normal” people do with their lives. Then, a classified ad in the local paper introduces Frieda to Gladys, an elderly woman who long, long ago gave up on her dreams of being a dancer. Frieda’s uncanny connection with this kindred spirit causes her to see her life in a new way — as anything but ordinary. Winner of the 2013 Leacock Medal for Humour. 2012.
Augusta Price (not her real name) is famous in England for playing a slatternly barmaid on a nighttime soap opera,… and for falling down drunk in public; but she has had an improbable hit with her memoir (which is based on a true story, but only very loosely). When Frances Bleeker, an insecure and not very successful American tabloid journalist tells Augusta that a man she once loved has written a book, Augusta becomes terrified that her life story will be revealed as the web of lies it really is. She sets out on a trans-Atlantic journey from London to California to seek revenge on her former lover, a journey that will require Frances’ reluctant help. 2014.
Shy and scrawny Dan Weekes spends his time creating graphic novels inspired by his dream girl and looking out for… his mom as she dates every man in the state of California. Then his mom drops a bomb: she and her latest beau, Hank, are engaged, and she's sending her "two favourite men" on a survivalist camping trip to "bond." Determined to trick Hank into showing his true flawed colours on the trip, Dan and his nerdy germaphobe best friend, Charlie, prepare a series of increasingly gross and embarrassing pranks. But the boys hadn't counted on a hot girl joining their trip or on getting separated from their wilderness guide, not to mention the humiliating injuries Dan suffers in the course of terrorizing his stepdad-to-be. With a man-hungry bear on their trail, no supplies, and a lot of unpleasant itching going on, can Dan see his plan through now that his very survival depends on Hank? For senior high readers. 2016.
When the evil Turbo Toilet 2000 was defeated, George and Harold thought their toilet troubles were over. Unfortunately, their problems… were only beginning. Just when you thought it was safe to flush, the Turbo Toilet 2000 strikes back. The carnivorous commode known for devouring everything in its path has built up a real appetite for revenge. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2014.
Au coucher du soleil, la ville de Montréal se transforme. Les bureaux se vident et les bars se remplissent. Bientôt,… la faune nocturne envahit la métropole. À travers ses déambulations nocturnes, un chauffeur de taxi devient le témoin, parfois l'acteur d'une vaste comédie humaine. Il dresse le portrait de ses passagers et raconte ses courses invraisemblables. Surtout, il décrit la ville qu'il aime. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2007.