Résultats pour "Gilbert" dans Fiction

À trente et un ans, Elizabeth Gilbert possède tout ce dont une femme ambitieuse peut rêver : un mari dévoué, une belle maison, une carrière prometteuse. Elle devrait nager dans le bonheur, pourtant elle est rongée par l'angoisse, le doute, l'insatisfaction... S'ensuivent un divorce, une dépression et une liaison désastreuse qui la laissent exsangue et encore plus désemparée. Elle décide de tout plaquer pour partir seule à travers le monde. À elle de se construire la vie qu'elle s'est choisie !

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and The Signature of All Things, a delicious novel of glamour, sex, and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good girl to be a good person. "A spellbinding...

Du siège de Paris à la construction de la tour Eiffel et d'une génération à l'autre, c'est le roman foisonnant de la haine entre deux hommes...

L'écrivaine raconte sa relation avec Rayya Elias, rencontrée en 2000 à New York. Les deux femmes sont inséparables pendant de nombreuses années puis leur amour l'une pour l'autre s'impose en 2016, lorsque Rayya apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer fulgurant. Dans ce récit, elle évoque les chemins parfois difficiles de la passion et donne des clés pour faire face au deuil.

Il y a tout juste un siècle (1903), les huit cents habitants de Cornemule, le gros bourg corrézien, ne s'éclairent qu'à la chandelle et à la lampe à pétrole, et s'en trouvent fort bien. Or voici qu'à l'approche des élections municipales, le maire, Valentin Lescure, proclame : "Je vais être celui qui fait briller le soleil à minuit." L'électricité à Cornemule ! On s'émeut, on tremble : les vaches vont crever, les hommes perdre leur virilité, etc. Mais on n'arrête pas le progrès et, un beau soir, la lumière jaillit sur la place.

After losing her husband, writer Abigail Carson has all but given up on life. Having spent the last year cocooned in her Manhattan apartment, Abigail is suddenly forced to find a new home where she can stretch her dwindling savings. Intent on isolation, she moves to a tiny village in Nova Scotia where she'll have no one to interrupt her solitude. Little does Abigail realize that small-town life offers far less privacy than the big city. With neighbors knocking on the door bearing homemade treats and invitations, Abby soon finds herself immersed in the lives of the people of South Haven.

On l'appelle la Mule. Elle est sourde et muette de naissance. Dans ce grand domaine de la haute Corrèze où elle est domestique, on la traite comme une bête ; on abuse d'elle, et de toutes les manières, assuré qu'elle ne saurait dénoncer ses tourmenteurs. Antoine Rolandier, de retour de captivité, la retrouve. Il sait que, tout enfant, Jeanne - c'est le nom de la jeune femme - ne quittait pas d'un pas Paul Rolandier, son grand-père, le plus riche meunier de la vallée de Bar.

At the center of this affluent suburban universe is Emily Vidal, a smart and snarky teenager, who gets involved in a dangerous relationship. Among the cast of unforgettable characters are Emily’s father, whose fiftieth birthday party has the adults descending upon the Vidals’ patio; her mother, who has orchestrated the elaborate party even though she and her husband are getting a divorce; and an assortment of eccentric neighbors, high school teachers, and teenagers who teem with anxiety and an unbridled desire to be noticed, and ultimately loved.

Un roman delicios despre glamour, sex și aventură, despre o tânără care descoperă că pentru a fi om bun nu este neapărat nevoie să fii fată cuminte. Elizabeth Gilbert se întoarce la ficțiune cu o poveste de dragoste aparte, pe fundalul lumii teatrului newyorkez din anii '40...

After the battle at Manassas, both North and South realize the nation's civil war will not be quickly resolved. Amidst the nation's struggle the Rocklin clan continues its own conflict: Vince Franklin, the renegade stepson of Amy Rocklin Franklin, has returned home. His intentions? To fulfill the requirements of his grandfather's will and claim his family inheritance, with no regard for the lives he may ruin in the process.

This is audiobook #9 in the Appomattox Series. It's a hot summer along the Mississippi River, and the Civil War still rages on, bringing devastation to countless lives. But David Rocklin, wealthy son of a Richmond planter, hasn't been touched by the suffering - until now. A surprise meeting with a feisty redhead (who is Confederate to the bone) forces David to make a choice: will he join the Confederate army and fight for the southern slavery he believes is wrong? Or will he risk losing the one woman he's ever loved?

Set against the lush backdrop of a tropical island, Under the Maui Sky captures the emotionally charged, complex dynamics that come with being part of a family. Listeners will laugh and shed a few tears as Ava Briscoe and her children discover what it means to be loved, supported, and accepted by the people who mean the most…even in the face of deep betrayal.

Ayden and his group have endured unimaginable hardships, fighting against ruthless enemy invaders and the brutal grip of nature. Their supplies are dwindling, morale is fragile, and the odds of lasting through another season seem impossibly slim. But just as hope begins to fade, unexpected allies arrive—bringing reinforcements, resources, and a chance to turn the tide.

Welcome back to the resort town of Sun Valley for another heartwarming story in the Sun Valley Series where you’ll find stunning mountain vistas and blue skies . . . and three close-knit sisters who depend on each other through thick and thin.

Karyn Macadam loses her footing after suffering another heartbreaking loss. Yet this final chance could lead to making peace with the disappointments in life, discovering what she’s truly made of . . . and crossing the threshold of becoming the woman she was always meant to be.

Karyn Macadam is starting over after losing her husband to a skiing accident. She’s given her heart to a handsome backcountry pilot and has a new job running the Sun Valley Lodge. Finally, her trampled heart is healing. That is, until a surprise visitor shows up and creates a plot twist that will shock even the most ardent listeners.

Alexandra Dubois, a NYT bestselling author, has made a name for herself by crafting twisted serial killers in her romantic suspense series. When threatening notes from an "invested reader" escalate into violence, Alex has to admit she's not safe in her own home. Although her autism makes any changes to her routine difficult, she reluctantly accepts her editor's advice to fly to his sprawling vacation home in West Virginia so she can focus on her looming deadline.

Young Noah has found life good and wholesome, until he steps outside his village and discovers a world of temptation. Drawn by a beautiful woman, yet repulsed by the pagan practices of her tribe's dark worship, his inner struggle keeps him in torment.

Gilbert Morris has written more than 80 inspiring novels, many of them best sellers. In this epic work, he and his co-authors use Biblical truth and powerful allegory to offer a new way of thinking about the end times.In the year 2050, the U.S. government rules that humanity is nature’s worst enemy and herds all of its citizens into a few overcrowded cities. An insidious new version of Germany’s Third Reich, led by an indestructible madman, infiltrates the White House and uses an electricity-eating virus to plunge the nation into darkness.

Young Noah has found life good and wholesome, until he steps outside his village and discovers a world of temptation. Drawn by a beautiful woman yet repulsed by the pagan practices of her tribe's dark worship, his inner struggle keeps him in torment. Noah strains to hear the voice of God: through the warnings of a prophet, through the kind teachings of his grandfather Methuselah, through the loving concern of his family, and ultimately, through personal confrontation. The message he receives is terrifying. Will he find the courage to obey?