Résultats pour "Twist" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Dans un orphelinat de l'Angleterre victorienne, Oliver Twist survit au milieu de ses compagnons d'infortune. Mal nourri, exploité, il est placé dans une entreprise de pompes funèbres où, là encore, il ne connaît que privations et mauvais traitements. Oliver endure tout, jusqu'au jour où une provocation de trop le pousse à s'enfuir vers Londres. Épuisé, affamé, il est recueilli par une bande de jeunes voleurs qui travaillent pour le vieux Fagin.

Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, Oliver Twist, jeune orphelin angélique, est recueilli par l'assistance ; il est placé chez M. et Mme Sowerberry, fabricant de cercueils et croque-mort de son état. Là, il ne connaît que privations et mauvais traitements. Oliver endure tout, jusqu'au jour où une provocation d'un apprenti le pousse à se battre puis à s'enfuir vers Londres.

A workhouse orphan, Oliver experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal underworld. His companions, a thief, a whore, a pickpocket, and a fence, are destined for gruesome ends, but Oliver emerges unscathed from the darkness of the underworld.

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Bloomsbury presents Twist, written and read by Colum McCann A darkly epic novel about connection, disconnection and destruction – from the New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Let the Great World Spin **Named a 2025 book to look out for by...

AFTER HER RUNAWAY BESTSELLER MY HUSBAND’S WIFE . . . AND THE GLOBAL #1 NETFLIX SERIES HIS & HERS . . . DISCOVER THE BRAND-NEW NOVEL FROM MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ALICE FEENEY “Twist had more twists and turns than a roller coaster! If you want a book that will make your jaw drop...

The doorbell rings, late Friday afternoon, as I'm getting ready for the weekend. I rush to answer it, finding a young woman on my doorstep who I don't recognise. I know something is wrong from the expression on her face. Then she opens her mouth and my whole world implodes. 'Your husband and I...

Christians are binging this in a weekend. Not your typical Christian Fiction. This one will impact your walk with Christ. Real spiritual warfare unfolds quietly in offices, living rooms, hospital rooms, and everyday conversations where believers decide whether to speak or stay silent.Tommy Finch...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A child asks for more—and a city reveals its darkest hunger. In Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens transforms the fogbound streets of Victorian London into a haunting moral landscape of poverty, innocence, crime, and compassion. Drawing on his own...

Rocked to her core, Adrianna is faced with an incurable illness. She’s aware of what she’s up against and is willing to risk what’s left of her for what she loves. With one last chance, and despite her doctor’s orders, Adrianna struggles harder than ever to achieve her dream.

Four unforgettable MM romances. Four couples who never saw love coming. And one truth they’ll all learn the hard way: Sometimes the person you’re meant for is the one you least expect.

When a tornado drops Thea Gale and her not-so-little dog Titan into the arms of a steel-hearted warrior, she has no idea the trouble she’s in. Lucky for her, the battle-scarred Navy SEAL patching her up knows a few things about evading wicked enemies. Nikolas Steele is certain the right thing to do is to turn the captivating amnesiac and her protective K9 over to the authorities. But is the filter-less fugitive really a threat or is she the one whose life is in grave danger?

Two best friends. Two babies. Two unforgivable crimes . . . Sophie Bailey and Beth Lambert have been inseparable since university. Now they are both pregnant, and Beth is already imagining their daughters growing up together: Isla and Ayla, best friends just like their mothers. Then Sophie gives...

On a frost-bitten New York evening, Soapy, an unhoused wanderer with a wry sense of dignity, hatches a simple winter plan: get arrested and enjoy three warm months on Blackwell’s Island. But each petty scheme—dining and dashing, window-smashing, heckling, causing a scene, even...

Longing, jealousy, and a dash of culinary intrigue collide in O. Henry’s sly comedy of manners. When suburban commuter Hartley hires a detective to find the radiant Vivienne, he rushes to her flat with a breathless plea: leave the city and live under his roof. But Vivienne has rules—and...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER An “urgent [and] ingenious” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) novel of rupture and repair in the digital age, delving into a hidden world deep under the ocean—from the acclaimed author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World Spin “The spirit of...

La novela cuenta las peripecias y desventuras de un muchacho llamado Oliver Twist. Su nacimiento en un hospicio, donde queda huérfano y pasa su infancia sometido al hambre, el frío y los continuos maltratos. Su posterior huida a Londres donde su suerte no mejora y de pronto se encuentra en compañía de ladrones y otras gentes de mala calaña.

Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens's most famous novels and a powerful classic of Victorian literature. The story follows Oliver, an orphan born into poverty, as he moves from the cruelty of the workhouse into the dangerous streets of London, where innocence, survival, crime, and compassion collide. Through unforgettable characters such as Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, and Nancy, the novel exposes the harsh realities of child poverty, social injustice, criminal exploitation, and moral corruption.

A friend has your back. And may stab you in it. In the affluent, picture-perfect streets of Kingston, Susan, Grace, and Natalie appear to have it all together—but their lives are far from flawless. Susan hides shadows behind her glitzy persona; Grace’s "perfect" façade masks a chilling...

It’s every mother’s worst nightmare… Kim arrives early at the school gates, bursting with excitement to see her daughter, Molly, after a week-long history trip. Shy and a little anxious, time away from her loving parents is a big deal for Molly – but the emoji-filled texts Kim’s been...