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The cradle will fall
By Mary Higgins Clark. 1980
While in Westlake Hospital, Katie DeMaio sees a woman's body being carried to a car in the middle of the…
night. The next day the woman is found dead and declared a suicide. 1980.The Adventures of Nanabush: Ojibway Indian stories
By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.Tales from Gold Mountain: stories of the Chinese in the New World
By Paul Yee. 1989
Les Plouffe
By Roger Lemelin. 1973
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.Nombre d'écrivains ont été tour à tour fascinés, inspirés ou tourmentés par l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, ce pays à la fois western catholique…
et Klondike québécois , selon la formule de François Ruph reprise par l'historien Benoît-Beaudry Gourd. On dit qu'il y sévit des froids à couper les loups en deux. On dit que gisent au fond du lac Témiscamingue assez de chevaux pour peupler les écuries d'un village entier. La région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue semble superbement méconnue. Pourtant, ce pays aux confins de l'histoire a tant à raconter, tant à montrer. Fin connaisseur de l'histoire littéraire de cette immense contrée où l'orignal broute les nymphéas , Denis Cloutier nous offre une Abitibi-Témiscamingue depuis longtemps débarrassée de son manteau glaciaire, l'essouchée (les premières occupations de la terre) comme celle den-dssour (les mines, la ruée vers les métaux). 2012.Orpheus lost
By Janette Turner Hospital. 2007
Bewitched by the haunting violin she hears in the subway, MIT mathematician Leela-May Moore falls in love at first listen…
with mysterious musician Mishka Bartok. A series of terrorist bombings which overlap disappearances by Mishka cause Leela to tail her lover, only to be snatched off the street and interrogated by members of a shadowy private security force. Their leader is Cobb Slaughter, who has loved/loathed her since their blighted childhoods in South Carolina. Is Cobb simply tormenting Leela, or could Mishka really be a terrorist? Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2007.My cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics #Vol. 491)
By Daphne Du Maurier. 1952
While in Italy, Philip's uncle Ambrose marries charming Rachel. When Ambrose dies unexpectedly, Rachel comes to England to live with…
Philip. Soon, Philip begins to suspect that Rachel murdered Ambrose. 1952.Moon over water
By Debbie Macomber. 1998
Lorraine's adventure begins with a trip to Mexico's Yucatan coast to search for her father. She finds him and finds…
herself in trouble. Enter Jack Keller-a renegade who helps Lorraine escape, but there are troubles ahead, including an attraction that's as risky as it is intense. 1998.Minds of winter
By Ed O'Loughlin. 2016
In a journey shrouded in mystery and intrigue, Sir John Franklin's 1845 campaign in search of the Northwest Passage ended…
in tragedy. All 129 men were lost to the ice, and nothing from the expedition was retrieved, including two rare and valuable Greenwich chronometers. When one of the chronometers appears a century and a half later in London, in pristine condition and crudely disguised as a Victorian carriage clock, new questions arise about what really happened on that expedition--and the fates of the men involved. When Nelson Nilsson, an aimless drifter from Alberta, finds himself in Canada's Northern Territories in search of his brother, he meets Fay Morgan by chance. Fay has just arrived from London, hoping to find answers to her burning questions about her past. When they discover that their questions about their pasts and present are inextricably linked, the two will become unlikely partners as they unravel a mystery that traverses continents and centuries. Bestseller. 2016.Le menteur
By Nora Roberts, Joëlle Touati. 2016
"Shelby Foxworth a d'abord perdu son mari, porté disparu en mer, puis ses illusions. Car celui qui l'a séduite alors…
qu'elle était chanteuse dans les bars du Tennessee pour lui offrir une vie dorée dans la banlieue de Philadelphie était un menteur. Infidèle et faux comme le diamant qu'il lui a passé au doigt, il la laisse criblée de dettes. Et quand elle ouvre son coffre-fort, c'est pour y trouver des papiers d'identité multiples, de l'argent liquide et une arme. L'homme qu'elle aimait n'est pas seulement mort : il n'a jamais existé. Se réfugiant avec sa fille de trois ans dans sa ville natale, Shelby se reconstruit peu à peu et redécouvre timidement l'amour. Mais peut-on vraiment échapper à son passé ? " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The liar.Les lueurs du Sud: [roman]
By Danielle Steel, Eveline Charles. 2011
"Pour protéger sa fille, une femme doit se réconcilier avec son passé. Il y a onze ans, Alexa Hamilton quittait…
le sud des Etats-Unis, laissant derrière elle un époux infidèle et une belle-famille impitoyable. Désormais adjointe du procureur de la ville de New York, elle partage son temps entre son travail et sa fille Savannah, une ravissante adolescente de dix-sept ans. Tandis qu'elle engage des poursuites contre un tueur en série, sa fille reçoit d'inquiétantes lettres anonymes. Persuadée que le criminel en est l'instigateur, Alexa se retrouve face à un dilemme : doit-elle abandonner le dossier ou éloigner Savannah pour assurer sa sécurité ? A contrecoeur, elle choisit de l'envoyer chez son père, à Charleston, la ville où elle s'était juré de ne plus jamais retourner après leur douloureuse rupture..." -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Southern LightsBellewether
By Susanna Kearsley. 2018
1759. The North American colonies of Britain and France are pulled into war, and the loyalties of many New York…
merchants, who have secretly been trading with the French for years, are divided. When captured French officers are brought to Long Island to be billeted in private homes, it upends the lives of the Wilde family. Lydia Wilde, struggling to keep the peace in her fracturing family following her mother’s death, has little time or kindness to spare for her unwanted guests. And Canadian lieutenant Jean-Philippe de Sabran has little desire to be there. But by the war’s end they’ll both learn love, honour, and duty can form tangled bonds that are not broken easily. In the present day, Charley Van Hoek comes to Long Island to be the new curator of the Wilde House Museum. She doesn’t believe in ghosts, but as she starts to delve into the history of Lydia and her French officer, it becomes clear that the Wilde House holds more than just secrets. Bestseller. 2018.Girls to the rescue [book #1]: tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world
By Bruce Lansky. 1995
Ten stories where the clever, brave heroes of fairy tales are girls. In a typical fairy tale, a helpless girl…
waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the heroines in these stories are much too busy saving the day to wait around for Prince Charming. Grades 3-6. 1995.Heart of the sea (Irish trilogy. #3.)
By Nora Roberts. 2001
Wealthy American Trevor Magee returns to his ancestral village of Ardmore, Ireland, and falls in love with ambitious Darcy Gallagher.…
But the native ghosts have their own plans. Sequel to "Tears of the moon." Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000. (The Irish trilogy ; 3)Fairy tale
By Alice Thomas Ellis. 1996
Eloise declares herself determined to have a baby. Simon doesn't want one, and Eloise's mother Clare sends her best friend…
to deal with the emergency. Clare turns up to join them just as Eloise returns from her wanderings with a newborn baby. Did she steal the baby? Or was she pregnant all along? The baby has startling green eyes, the cat won't stay in the same room with it, and Eloise behaves more and more oddly. 1996.Earth Elder stories: the Pinayzitt path
By Alexander Wolfe. 1988
Code name: A Novel (Dell contemporary romance #6)
By Christina Skye. 2004
Jess Mulcahey, a hotel evaluator, does her job pretending to be a minor European princess. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Hawk Mackenzie…
is at the same hotel, searching for a kidnapped and very special research animal. Jess has to leave quickly after filing her report, but a storm causes the claustrophobic inspector to find herself locked in an elevator with Hawk, who is experiencing the libido of a teenager because of an experimental medication. 2004.Can you guess my name?: traditional tales around the world
By Judy Sierra. 2002
Southern comfort
By Fern Michaels. 2011
Atlanta police detective Patrick "Tick" Kelly retreats to Mango Key, Florida, after his family is murdered. When ex-DEA agent Kate…
Rush and her friends show up to stake out a nearby mansion, Tick joins Kate in exposing a human-trafficking ring--and falls in love. Some strong language. 2011.The black sheep and the hidden beauty (Unholy trinity. #2.)
By Donna Kauffman. 2008
In this companion to "The Black Sheep and the Princess", Rafe Santiago, of the Unholy Trinity rescue organization, suspects new…
stable manager Elena Caulfield is hiding something and needs help. Meanwhile, their attraction for each other quickly builds. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2008.