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Une simple histoire de famille
By Andréa Bescond. 2023
« Faire en sorte que la vérité anéantisse la douleur. Confronter les secrets, pour être enfin libres et en paix.…
» Louisette, Hervé, Lio : trois personnages avec pour héritage la violence et les secrets de famille. Prisonniers des non-dits, lequel d'entre eux brisera le silence ? Du Finistère des années 1960 au Paris d'aujourd'hui, Andréa Bescond, l'autrice des Chatouilles, immense succès au théâtre et à l'écran, retisse le fil de ces destins brisés, trois générations qui refusent, par leurs choix, la transmission des tragédies. Ce premier roman poignant questionne les rapports homme-femme, les ravages du chagrin, le désir de vengeance et invite, par-delà la douleur, à une possible renaissanceGawain and the Green Knight: adventure at Camelot
By Y. R. Ponsor. 1979
Here is a fresh telling of the fourteenth century poem about Gawain, King Arthur's nephew and perfect knight. A mysterious…
Green Knight appeared at Camelot one Christmas season and challenged anyone to exchange a single axe blow with him. Gawain the youngest knight accepted challenge and after a year and a day went to meet his destiny. A prose retelling of the Middle English poemQuand l'humour se fait médecin (Planète vivante)
By Patch Adams. 2000
"[...] Le Dr Patch Adams est un médecin socialement engagé qui a décidé de transformer nos régimes de santé publique…
et sa profession en général. Praticien d'une médecine à hauteur d'homme et fondateur d'un institut qui a soigné gratuitement plus de 15 000 personnes, Patch Adams s'est particulièrement distingué en plaçant l'humour au service de son art. Lorsqu'il se déguise en clown pour faire rire des enfants leucémiques ou des patients mentalement perturbés, qu'il recourt aux médecines douces, le Dr Patch Adams ne fait pas seulement un pied de nez à la médecine traditionnelle, trop souvent élitiste, mais, surtout, obtient d'incroyables résultats sur le plan de la guérison. Comme l'a écrit une sommité médicale américaine : " Le "rêve fou" de Patch est en réalité ce à quoi devraient ressembler tous les bons soins de santé ... " -- 4e de couvLe dernier Américain
By Elizabeth Gilbert. 2009
« Depuis l'âge de 17 ans, Eustace Conway renonce au confort et rejette la vie en société, le progrès et…
le matérialisme, pour vivre dans les bois. Cela fait donc plus de vingt ans qu'il habite dans un tipi, frotte du bois pour faire du feu et chasse pour se nourrir et se vêtir. Charmant, charismatique, heureux, irritant et plein de contradictions, il cherche à convertir les autres à son mode de vie. » -- 4e de couvIl était minuit cinq à Bhopal: récit
By Dominique Lapierre. 2001
L'une des plus grandes tragédies industrielles de l'histoire. Dans la nuit du 2 au 3 décembre 1984, se produisait dans…
l'antique cité indienne de Bhopal la plus grande catastrophe industrielle de l'histoire: une fuite de gaz toxiques dans une usine de pesticides, qui fit entre seize et trente mille morts et cinq cent mille blessés. Ce livre raconte l'extraordinaire aventure humaine et technologique qui a abouti à cette catastrophe. C'est une fresque d'amour, d'héroïsme, de folie et d'espérance où se télescopent des centaines de personnages, de situations, d'aventuresAway from the dead
By David Bergen. 2023
From Giller Prize-winning novelist David Bergen, an electrifying novel set in early-twentieth century Ukraine amidst the chaos of revolution. As…
anarchists, Bolsheviks, and the White Army come and go, each claiming freedom and justice, David Bergen tells a deceptively stunning story of the restorative power of love amidst the destruction of warLe petit poucet à roulettes
By Mariette Jacquet. 2002
Benoît avance dans l'existence assis sur un fauteuil roulant. Enfant différent depuis sa naissance, même s'il ne sait pas très…
bien ni pourquoi ni comment, Benoît respire l'envie de vivre et d'aimer, de conquérir sa place sous le ciel. Une quête attachante que poursuit chaque petit d'homme mais qui, avec Benoît, prend une autre dimensionLe mystère Villeneuve (Roman)
By Jean Beaunoyer. 2000
Les lits en diagonale
By Anne Icart. 2009
Anne a à peine sept ans quand sa mère lui annonce que Philippe, son grand frère, est malade et restera…
handicapé mental à cause d'une césarienne faite trop tard lors de sa naissance. Anne comprend qu'elle devra toujours veiller sur lui. Premier roman. -- 4e de couvPerformance
By Simon Liberati. 2023
Performance, ou la rencontre explosive entre un romancier en perdition, sa ravissante belle-fille et les Rolling Stones de la première…
époque. Un écrivain de 71 ans, déserté par l'inspiration après un AVC et menacé d'interdit bancaire, se voit proposer une série télévisuelle sur les débuts des Stones, de leur arrestation pour usage de stupéfiants en 1967 à la mort de Brian Jones en 1969. Voilà qui va lui permettre de vivre son histoire d'amour scandaleuse et passionnée avec Esther, dont un demi-siècle le sépare. Tous deux le savent, leur amour est condamné : elle a la beauté du diable, lui approche du terme fixé par le diable de Faust, de Don Juan, de Dracula. Mais la grâce de la jeunesse perdue fait miraculeusement ressurgir de l'abîme Marianne Faithfull, Anita Pallenberg et Brian Jones. Ce roman au souffle éblouissant met en scène la dernière aventure d'un écrivain qui vampirise l'innocence d'un amour réprouvé pour insuffler vie à ses personnagesLa prochaine fois que tu mordras la poussière
By Panayotis Pascot. 2023
« Ce livre me fait peur. Le processus a été douloureux. Mon père nous a annoncé qu'il n'allait pas tarder…
à mourir et je me suis mis à écrire. Trois années au peigne fin, mes relations, mes pensées paranoïaques, mon rapport étrange à lui, crachés sur le papier. Je me suis donné pour but de le tuer avant qu'il ne meure. C'est l'histoire de quelqu'un qui cherche à tuer. Soi, ou le père, finalement ça revient au même. » Panayotis Pascot s'attaque d'une plume tranchante et moderne à trois thématiques qu'il tisse pour composer un récit autobiographique aussi acide qu'ultralucide. La relation au père, l'acception de son homosexualité et la dépression s'enchevêtrent ici dans un violent passage à l'âge adulte. Mais la lumière y sort toujours d'un regard, d'une façon d'observer le quotidien avec autant de tendresse et d'humour que de clairvoyanceHope Leslie, or, Early times in the Massachusetts: Or, Early Times In The Massachusetts (American Women Writers Ser.)
By Catharine Maria Sedgwick. 1987
Set in seventeenth-century New England, Hope Leslie portrays early American life and celebrates the role of women in history. At…
the heart of the story is a cross-cultural friendship between Hope-Leslie, a spirited thinker in a repressive Puritan society and Magawisca, the passionate daughter of a Pequot chief. It challenges the conventional view of Indians, tackles interracial marriage and claims for women their rightful place in history. Adult. UnratedEl laberinto de la soledad y otras obras (Penguin ediciones)
By Octavio Paz. 1997
"Octavio Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character,…
and culture. Compared to Ortega y Gasset's for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains Octavio Paz' most famous work, a beautifully written and deeply felt discourse on Mexico's quest for identity that gives us an unequaled look at the country hidden behind the mask. Also included are Postscript, Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude, and Mexico and the United States, all of which develop the themes of the title essay and extend his penetrating commentary to the United States and Latin America." -- GoodreadsArpenter la nuit
By Leila Mottley. 2024
En Californie, une adolescente noire est décidée à survivre, coûte que coûte, dans un monde qui se refuse à la…
protéger. Un premier roman coup de poing. Kiara, dix-sept ans, et son frère aîné Marcus vivotent dans un immeuble d'East Oakland. Livrés à eux-mêmes, ils ont vu leur famille fracturée par la mort et la prison. Si Marcus rêve de faire carrière dans le rap, sa sœur se démène pour trouver du travail et payer le loyer. Mais les dettes s'accumulent et l'expulsion approche. Un soir, ce qui commence comme un malentendu avec un inconnu devient aux yeux de Kiara le seul moyen de s'en sortir. Elle décide de vendre son corps, d'arpenter la nuit. Rien ne l'a préparée à la violence de cet univers, et surtout pas la banale arrestation qui va la précipiter dans un enfer qu'elle n'aurait jamais imaginé. Un roman à la beauté brute, porté par la langue à fleur de peau de Leila MottleyOnce a Runner: A Novel
By John L. Parker Jr.. 1990
Originally self-published in 1978, Once a Runner captures the essence of competitive running—and of athletic competition in general—and has become…
one of the most beloved sports novels ever published.Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the story focuses on Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school’s athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes’ protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history. A rare insider’s account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners, Once a Runner is an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one man’s quest to become a champion.Betty: The International Bestseller
By Tiffany McDaniel. 2020
'Breahtaking'Vogue'So engrossing! Betty is a page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story steeped in Cherokee history, told in undulating prose that settles right…
into you'Naoise Dolan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Exciting Times 'I felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson, Booker Prize shortlisted author of Everthing Under'I loved Betty: I fell for its strong characters and was moved by the story it portrayed' Fiona Mozley, Booker Prize shortlisted author of Elmet 'A girl comes of age against the knife.' So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and also, devastatingly, from within. When her family's darkest secrets are brought to light, Betty has no choice but to reckon with the brutal history hiding in the hills, as well as the heart-wrenching cruelties and incredible characters she encounters in her rural town of Breathed, Ohio.Despite the hardship she faces, Betty is resilient. Her curiosity about the natural world, her fierce love for her sisters and her father's brilliant stories are kindling for the fire of her own imagination, and in the face of all she bears witness to, Betty discovers an escape: she begins to write.A heartbreaking yet magical story, Betty is a punch-in-the-gut of a novel - full of the crushing cruelty of human nature and the redemptive power of words. 'Not a story you will soon forget' Karen Joy Fowler, Booker Prize shortlisted author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 'Shot through with moonshine, Bible verses, and folklore, Betty is about the cruelty we inflict on one another, the beauty we still manage to find, and the stories we tell in order to survive' Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow ChildThe Lido: The uplifting, feel-good bestseller you need to read in 2021
By Libby Page. 2018
Dive into the uplifting, feel-good bestseller about the joy of friendship and the power of community - the perfect read…
for 2021!Meet Rosemary, 86, and Kate, 26: dreamers, campaigners, outdoor swimmers...Rosemary has lived in Brixton all her life, but everything she knows is changing. Only the local lido, where she swims every day, remains a constant reminder of the past and her beloved husband George. Kate has just moved and feels adrift in a city that is too big for her. She's on the bottom rung of her career as a local journalist, and is determined to make something of it. So when the lido is threatened with closure, Kate knows this story could be her chance to shine. But for Rosemary, it could be the end of everything. Together they are determined to make a stand, and to prove that the pool is more than just a place to swim - it is the heart of the community.PRAISE FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Feel-good and uplifting, this charming novel is full of heart' LUCY DIAMOND'A joyous and uplifting debut' SARAH WINMAN'The Lido has a heart that shines from every page' A J PEARCE'Brimming with charm and compassion' DAILY EXPRESS _________________________________________________Libby Page's uplifting new novel about community and finding where you belong, THE ISLAND HOME, is available to pre-order now!Lost Empress
By Sergio De La Pava. 2018
"Ambitious, affecting, intelligent, plangent, comic, kooky and impassioned. I've read a lot of novels this year, between judging the Man…
Booker prize and the Granta Best of Young British Novelists, and I've yearned for this kind of exuberant, precise fiction" Stuart Kelly, Guardian on A Naked SingularityIt would take something huge to put Paterson, New Jersey on the map.But Nina Gill is determined to do just that. She is the daughter of the ageing owner of the Dallas Cowboys and the well-kept secret to their success. Shocked when her brother inherits the team, leaving her with the Paterson Pork, New Jersey's only Indoor Football League franchise, she vows to take on the N.F.L. and make her new team the pigskin kings of America.Meanwhile, Nuno DeAngeles - a brilliant criminal mastermind - contrives to be thrown into Rikers Island prison to commit one of the most audacious crimes of all time. Now he's on the inside, he has two good reasons to get out. But how does a person of culture go about breaking out of the penal system when the whole of the land of the free is addicted to keeping him in it?Without knowing it, or ever having met, Nina and Nuno have already had a profound effect on each other's lives. As his bid for freedom and her bid for sporting immortality reach crisis point, their stories converge in the countdown to an epic conclusion. Thrilling, touching, insightful and shockingly hilarious, De La Pava's extraordinary novel gets under the skin and into the minds of a vast cast of characters from the fringes of society - immigrants, exiles and outsiders.No Blood, No Foul: A Novel
By Charley Rosen. 2008
Jason Lewis is a star college basketball player just back from World War II. He's a hero, missing two fingers…
on his shooting hand. He can't play any longer, so he makes the ultimate ballplayer's sacrifice: he becomes a referee. Set in postwar New York during the founding of what will eventually be the NBA, No Blood, No Foul is the story of a man who must come to terms with a debilitating injury and chase after dreams of perfection in a decidedly imperfect world. Charley Rosen gives us not only a lovingly faithful insider's look at the game of basketball, but a passionate story about what it meant to face life in an America that had lost its innocence.Winter Dreams: A Novel
By Don J. Snyder. 2004
A moving novel about love, loss, and an extraordinary lifelong passion for golf, by the acclaimed author of The Cliff…
Walk and Fallen Angel.Ross Lansdale never knew his mother and father and grew up at St. Luke's Orphanage for Boys in the 1950s. The one person who took an interest in him was Father Martin, a Benedictine monk who understood the loneliness of an orphan's life. He instilled in Ross an enduring love of two solitary, reliable pursuits: golf and books. Over the years, and through the loss of his beloved mentor, Ross comes to rely on these trustworthy tools, sure that they will never abandon him.As an adult and a college professor of literature, Ross encounters two people who will challenge and forever change his life: Julia, the student who opens his heart only to make him feel more vulnerable than ever, and Johnny Durocher, a spit-fire new professor-and terrifically talented golfer-who becomes Ross's first true friend. Durocher's one serious dream is to play the amateur tournament on the Old Course at Saint Andrews, but when an unforeseen tragedy keeps Johnny from playing, Ross must make the boldest decision of his life. As he travels to Scotland to confront his failures and fears, Ross embraces his wonder of the ancient game and plays a round of golf in honor of his friend, and the boy he used to be.With characteristic poignancy and style that have earned Don J. Snyder critical acclaim for his novels and screenplays, WINTER DREAMS is a remarkable new work filled with compassion, heartache, and the grace that comes from the triumph of personal courage.