Titres dans Passage à l'âge adulte

Brought to you by Penguin. THE HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANT BESTSELLER FROM NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR SOPHIE KINSELLA Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe, has...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I’m Glad My Mom Died comes “a thorny examination of power, lust, shame and rage” (Los Angeles Times) from “a writer able to capture some of the darkest parts of human nature with unflinching honesty and...

The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is a dreamy teenager, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving, albeit with some rude and raucous results.

Luigi Bellandi, professeur et traducteur, se remémore l'été 1972. Il a alors « douze ans et quatre mois » lorsqu'il retrouve la maison de vacances que sa famille loue chaque année dans une station balnéaire de la côte toscane. Pour celui que l'on surnomme Gigio, c'est la saison des découvertes – la musique, la littérature et la naissance du désir. Les Jeux olympiques de Munich débutent et l'éclosion des premières amours pourrait être joyeuse si l'on ne pressentait pas l'avènement d'un drame intime, familial et politique. La « férocité du monde » frappera immanquablement le jeune garçon.

At one point during the party, Alessandra said, “There’s nothing like a girl’s first love.” I knew she was talking about the first smash hit by my band, 22 Goats. Alessandra said it was the first song she’d heard by us and it “hit her like a ton of bricks”. Ironic, seeing as how I was having the same reaction from being in her presence.

The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.

The Forsyte Saga chronicles the ebbing social power of the upper-middle-class Forsyte family through three generations, beginning in Victorian London during the 1880s and ending in the early 1920s. The saga begins with Soames Forsyte, a successful solicitor who buys land at Robin Hill on which...

After defeating the mysterious wizard, Lesmarglor, and saving Gradur Castle, Laurena had hoped for a better future. One where she could learn the secrets of her magical crystal and live in peace. But after a failed mission, paranoia spreads through the castle and alliances begin to shatter. Mysterious assassins threaten the Crown Prince, and images of black dragons surface in impossible places. Rumors of a dangerous cult hint that the recent problems are only the beginning of an ancient, unthinkable evil.

Rainy March is a proud third-generation book witch, sworn to defend works of fiction from all foes real and imaginary. With her magical umbrella and feline familiar, she jumps into and out of novels to fix malicious alterations and wrangle characters that go off-script. Book witches live by a...

Edith, gymnaste et danseuse accomplie, rêve de ballet et de succès olympiques. Mais en 1943, la vie en Hongrie est dangereuse pour une jeune fille juive et alors que l'Europe s'embrase, Edith est déportée à Auschwitz avec sa famille. Lorsque l'horreur sévit partout autour d'elle et que la...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ∙ A radiant escape to the lake from the beloved author of Every Summer After and This Summer Will Be Different, hailed as the “reigning queen of sun-soaked romance novels” (Bustle) “The way that Carley Fortune can bottle up the feeling of summer and put...

Dans la chaleur exaltante de l'été 1977, la jeune Calista quitte sa Grèce natale pour découvrir le monde. Sac au dos, elle traverse les États-Unis et se retrouve à Los Angeles, où elle fait une rencontre qui bouleversera sa vie : par le plus grand des hasards, la voici à la table du célèbre cinéaste hollywoodien Billy Wilder, dont elle ne connaît absolument rien.

«Joven de 26 años, sentenciado a causa de un alzhéimer precoz, desea lanzarse a la carretera para un último viaje. Busco compañero/a de aventuras». Son las primeras palabras del anuncio que Émile publica online un día de finales de junio. Ha decidido huir del hospital, de la compasión que ve en las caras de su familia y de sus amigos. No espera realmente que nadie responda, pero se equivoca.

John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend Lacey Rawlins. Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and...

Nebraska, Anfang der 1990er Jahre: Sheridan Grant lebt bei ihrer Adoptivfamilie auf einer Farm inmitten von Maisfeldern. Sie leidet unter der Eintönigkeit des Farmlebens und dem strengen Regime ihrer Adoptivmutter, die der musikalischen Sheridan sogar das Klavierspielen verbietet. Zum Glück gibt es den Farmarbeiter Brandon, den Rodeoreiter Nick und den Künstler Christopher, die Sheridan den Hof machen und sie davor bewahren, vor Langeweile zu sterben. Bis in einer Halloweennacht etwas Furchtbare spassiert.

La vie d’Alice Lambert est en vrac. Après avoir quitté son mari, sa maison et tous ses repères, elle se voit obligée de s’installer à Paris chez son père, avec qui elle est en conflit depuis toujours. À l’aube de ses cinquante ans, elle doit réinventer sa vie et repartir à zéro...

Bloomsbury presents Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah, read by Ashley Zhangazha. By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature A BBC RADIO 4 Book at Bedtime SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE _______________________ 'A poetic and vividly conjured book about Africa and the brooding power of the...

With all of the pluck and charm of its eponymous young hero, Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight, Midnight in Paris) delivers a spectacular reading of Montgomery's beloved bildungsroman. In moments both funny and bittersweet, McAdams' voice is imbued with the spark that has made Anne a much-loved symbol of individualism and cheer for over a century.

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