Résultats pour "Courage" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Les nazis viennent de franchir la forêt d'Ardenne et menacent d'envahir la France. À l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la jeune française Madeleine Toche se précipite au front et découvre son frère jumeau grièvement blessé lors d'une bataille. Alors qu'il meurt dans ses bras, elle retourne son corps auprès de leur famille, et essaye tant bien que mal de vivre sous l'occupation d'une Allemagne victorieuse. Mais Madeleine ne peut s'y résoudre : elle rejoint la Résistance et se dévoue à la cause ; jusqu'à ce qu'un officier nazi découvre ses intentions et abuse d'elle.

Victime d'une tentative de viol, Jeanne Grison est renvoyée. Jeanne et Julien, témoin de la scène, quittent alors Blachères pour Uzès où Jeanne occupe un emploi de domestique. Elle entre ensuite au service d'un notaire de Mende avant de retrouver Julien à Blachères, qu'elle épouse et dont elle a un fils, André. En parallèle, Blachères se trouve bousculé par un assassinat et une agression.

Un roman témoignage porté par le parler-vrai de Claire Cahen. La vie de Jessie lui échappe. Elle n'y arrive plus avec Marco, son fils de 15 ans. Chaque discussion dérape : des cris, des fugues. Marco a disparu depuis trois jours quand, un soir, il l'appelle. Il est à une fête. Il faut que sa mère vienne. Tout de suite. Inspiré d'une histoire vraie, Les hommes manquent de courage est un roman bouleversant sur les secrets que l'on transmet à nos enfants sans le savoir.

Risking their hearts and their lives while protecting the innocent…Will they find the kidnapped boy in time? Sign Language teacher Aubrey Clark feels responsible when ten-year-old Lucas goes missing. She’s determined to find her deaf student and knows more than she should from reading the lips of the man involved in the boy’s disappearance. Now she’s in the killer’s crosshairs, too. Aubrey has little choice but to accept Navy SEAL Mason Gray’s protection, grateful for his help in searching for Lucas.

Camryn Walker has mastered survival. She’s endured devastating loss, life-altering illness, career betrayal, and the quiet exhaustion that comes from always being the strong one. As a mother, caregiver, and professional, she’s learned how to keep going—even when her body and spirit are begging her to stop.

De l'Inde qui a vu naître ses parents, Jaya ne sait rien, ou presque. Sa mère a toujours opposé un silence glacial à toutes ses questions... comme pour les autres aspects de sa vie, d'ailleurs. Mais alors que son corps semble lui refuser la maternité à laquelle elle aspire, Jaya ressent le besoin d'aller à la rencontre de ses origines. Au cœur de la province du Madhya Pradesh, dans le village de ses ancêtres, l'attend Ravi, fidèle serviteur de sa grand-mère disparue et dépositaire de ses plus intimes secrets.

An unflinchingly personal insight into the lives of the Palestinian people and of unwavering hope through the diary of a teenage girl in Gaza As bombs screamed overhead, a young Palestinian teenager grabbed her notebook and wrote, 'If I survive today, I will write everything.' Jana was 13 at the...

After years of schooling, Beth Thatcher has graduated and is determined to become a teacher. But when she's assigned the position no one else wants - in the tiny mining town of Coal Valley, located in the rugged foothills of western Canada - she worries she doesn't have the courage to accept. Inspired by the diary of her aunt Elizabeth, who went west to teach school several years earlier, as well as her father's encouragement, Beth eventually decides to put her trust in God and leave behind all she's ever known.

Brought to you by Penguin. As the war rages on outside, it is the battle within that must be won, through the quiet strength of words. Josie Everley may have survived the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, but she lost the man she loves most to the sea. Broken-hearted and destitute, Josie must start...

Courage tells the inspiring story of a 12-year-old orphan named Courage, who bravely navigates the challenges of meeting and living with new people. True to her name, she shows resilience and strength as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and connection. But what will her future hold? Join her on this heartwarming adventure. - Summary by bhavya

A gripping historical novel about a daring escape from Nazi Germany. The courage of the siblings and their helpers is put to the test as they risk everything to escape the horrors of war. The responsibility weighs heavily on the shoulders of twelve-year-old Holger. Ever since their Jewish parents were deported, it has been up to him to hide his younger siblings from the Gestapo. When a bomb hits the hiding place, the members of the network hatch a daring plan to help them escape from the Reich.

In A Time of Courage, angels, demons and heroes face the ultimate fight for the Banished Lands. This is the epic conclusion to John Gwynne's mighty trilogy: Of Blood and Bone. Battle the dark. Reclaim the world . . . The King of the Otherworld is finally free. Armed with fearsome new starstone...

Natasha Mills feels like she’s loved firefighter Sam Waters her entire life. Since she first met him during middle school, she’s harbored a secret crush on her best friend’s big brother. It’s just something she lives with every day - too bad he doesn’t notice her. To Sam, Tash is his little sister’s best friend, and that’s it. Disaster strikes the Waters family, leaving Sam’s sister and her husband dead, and their young children in the hands of Sam and Natasha. Suddenly, these two are navigating the loss of people they loved, while trying to figure out parenthood together.

From the author of The Tobacco Wives comes an intergenerational tale about a Southern finishing school set in 1951 and 1987, inspired by the true story of a decades-old cover-up that binds two women together, thirty years apart. “There are times when the greater good must take precedence,”...

The third book in Natalie Keller Reinert’s beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined with an all-new recording! Jules Thornton isn’t afraid of anything―except, maybe, riding racehorses. So she never imagined she would find herself at a...

Courage: The Ready Force Concealed is a short allegory of a man's journey through a period of intense discouragement, climbing out of it, learning lessons, and rebuilding his life. The listener is transported quickly but very smoothly through the phases of misfortune, darkness, the fall, hope, making peace, lessons, and building roads that could assist us in our daily living. In this short book, we see the main character, Pete Newman, travel through various stages at an accelerated pace and finally obtain the knowledge of what "courage" needs, and what "courage" is.

1937 - When a diphtheria outbreak sweeps through the Lancashire countryside, district nurse Lara Flynn faces one of the hardest seasons of her career. She and the small team at Ingleside Surgery must work tirelessly to protect the most vulnerable in the village and surrounding farms: its children. A shocking discovery at the mill pond sends fear rippling through the close-knit community. As the ensuing police investigation gathers pace, the bonds of the village are tested.

Connie Fitzwalter never imagined that her passion for music would lead her into a world of danger and intrigue. When her old family friend, Stephen, who works for the foreign office, tells Connie the true scale of the violence against Jewish people in Germany and Austria, she can stand aside no longer. Together, Stephen and Connie devise a daring mission to help families escape the clutches of Nazi persecution. Under their cover as music enthusiasts traveling to high-society concerts in Europe, Connie and her sister Dottie begin by smuggling money and valuables for families over the border.

An immigrant stands at the edge of an unfamiliar land with nothing but faith, memory, and an unbreakable will. Courage, Tears, and The Glory is a powerful literary journey through sacrifice, identity, and perseverance. Set against the emotional landscape of displacement and hope, this story follows a man who refuses to surrender to the winds of adversity. This is not just a story of immigration. It is a story of dignity. Of faith under pressure. Of a man who rises—not because life was easy, but because he chose to endure.

The year is 1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King, but it is the archers, the common men, who are England's secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins. Thomas of Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: To avenge his father's death and retrieve a stolen relic.