Résultats pour "Alice" dans Roman féminin

Dans la grande tradition du roman sudiste, "La Couleur pourpre", qui dénonce l'oppression raciale et sexuelle dont furent victimes les femmes noires, a fait date. Celie et Nettie sont deux sœurs séparées à l'adolescence mais liées par un amour indéfectible que ne terniront ni les brimades ni le mépris, ni les guerres ni l'absence. Celie, mariée enfant à un homme violent, ne reçoit pas les lettres que lui adresse Nettie, devenue missionnaire en Afrique, car son mari les subtilise.

Comment vivre ? Selon quelles valeurs ? Dans quel but ? Alice s’inquiète du sort de la planète et de l’humanité. Elle se demande aussi ce que sera son existence. Son rêve : trouver la phrase décisive qui ne la quittera plus, la guidera toujours et partout... Basculant au pays merveilleux des idées, Alice va sillonner les siècles et les civilisations à la rencontre des sages et des philosophes qui, de l’Antiquité à nos jours, ont cherché à comprendre le monde.

Il a suffi d'une petite chute pour qu'Alice Love efface dix années de sa vie : lorsqu'elle se relève, avec une grosse bosse sur la tête, Alice est convaincue d'avoir vingt-neuf ans, d'être enceinte de son premier enfant, au comble du bonheur avec son mari, Nick, dont elle est folle amoureuse. Or, Alice a trente-neuf ans, trois enfants et s'apprête à divorcer. Que s'est-il passé ?

Un drame familial inoubliable « Une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place. » Telle est la devise de Sarah, qui s’est efforcée de construire sa vie en accord avec ce principe simple, à force de Post-it et de to-do lists. Mais dans ce mécanisme en apparence bien huilé se...

A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage introduced the irresistible Lalla Rook; and now she takes on her biggest challenge yet: working motherhood—and perhaps hiding the body of her dead CFO. After a minor shoplifting incident leads to some rare self-reflection, Lalla Rook decides that...

Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by society and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters to God. The letters, spanning 20 years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women.

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When Alice Love surfaces from a beautiful dream to find she's been injured in a gym, she knows that something is very wrong – she hates exercise. Alice's first concern is her baby – she's pregnant with her first child, and she's desperate to see her husband, Nick, who she knows will be worried about her.But Alice isn't pregnant. And Nick isn't worried.

Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At 50 years old, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics with a successful husband and three grown children. When she begins to grow disoriented and forgetful, a tragic diagnosis changes her life - and her relationship with her family and the world - forever.

For readers who love A Man Called Ove and the works of Alain de Botton comes the story of how a young woman's project to help a friend launches her on a journey of self-discovery, from international bestselling author Lauren Gounelle. Alice is very good at her job. She's on the rise at a...

In the last months of World War II, 10 Land Girls are serving at Post Stone Farm under the watchful eye of their warden, Alice Todd. The local Land Army representative had at first been reluctant to give Alice the warden’s job, and Roger Bayliss, the farm’s owner, seemed not to have any confidence in her at all. But she proved herself more than capable of the job and she has won the girls’ admiration. Recently divorced and with a 10 year-old son to bring up, Alice fears for the future.

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND'S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES. A “cheerfully engaging”(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get here?” Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So...

1980: Josephine escapes her home in Ireland, hoping never to return. She starts a new, exciting life in London, but as much as she tries, she can't quite leave the trauma of her childhood behind. Seventeen years and two children later, Josephine gets a call from her sister to tell her that their mother is dying and wants to see her - a summons she can't refuse. 1997: Ten-year-old Clare is counting down to summer, when she is going to meet her grandparents in Ireland for the first time. She hopes this trip will be "just what the doctor ordered" and cheer her mum up.

Marina and her husband, Jacob, were each born on a kibbutz in Israel. They meet years later at a university in California, when Jacob is a successful psychiatrist with a young son, Ben, from a disastrous marriage. The family moves to a brownstone in Harlem, formerly a convent inhabited by elderly nuns. Outside the house one day Marina encounters Constance, a young refugee from Rwanda, and her toddler, Gabriel. Unmoored and devastated, Constance and Gabriel quickly come to depend on Marina, and her bond with the little boy intensifies. 

Irene ha tutto ciò che molti desiderano: un matrimonio stabile con un uomo presente e affettuoso, una vita ordinata e senza scosse. Ma alla soglia dei quarant'anni, sente crescere un vuoto incolmabile, una voce sottile che le sussurra che forse c'è di più. Imprigionata in un'inquietudine che non riesce a spiegare, una notte, quasi per gioco, si iscrive a un sito di incontri, e da quel momento la sua vita cambia per sempre.

Al despertar tras un leve accidente, los primeros pensamientos de Alice son para el hijo que espera y para su marido Nick, que estará preocupado. Pero ni ella está embarazada ni Nick está en absoluto preocupado; es más, está preparando el divorcio.

Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God.

Alice Pendelbury believes everything in her life is pretty much in order - from her good friends to her burgeoning career. But even Alice has to admit it’s been an odd week. Not only has her belligerent neighbor, Mr. Daldry, suddenly become a surprisingly agreeable confidant, but he’s encouraging her to take seriously the fortune-teller who told her that only by traveling to Turkey can Alice meet the most important person in her life. What’s more, the peculiarly insistent Mr. Daldry has even agreed to finance Alice’s trip - one that against all reason seems to be predestined.

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Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. Elena Rodríguez-Sallar, una joven con un duro pasado, vive voluntariamente aislada en una idílica casa a pie de mar en un privilegiado barrio de Alicante, inmediato a la playa de San Juan. Allí es donde la conocerá el inspector de la...