Titres dans Petites villes et ruralité

I'm indoorsy with a capital I, but I need to fake a little outdoorsiness to get a promotion. A five-day hike sounds like my nightmare, but after upending my life and moving from the city back to my small hometown, I need a win. I didn't expect to find someone like Grant Irwin in the wilderness with me. A cinnamon roll in mountain man form, he's freakishly competent out here, and endlessly patient with my missteps. But after everything with my critical ex-fiancé fell apart, I'm not looking for love. Especially not with someone who's only here on vacation.

Stella has spent decades trying to forget the heartbreak that made her flee the Italian village of her childhood. But when her new fiancé surprises her with a trip back to Liguria for her upcoming birthday, she is forced to confront the past, her first love and a tragic family rift. Amy is mourning her beloved grandpa and curious to know more about the old coin necklace and mysterious postcard that he left her. Following his trail to the Italian Riviera, a chance meeting leads Amy to Stella’s village in the hills and to secrets that have lain buried since the war.

Return to a place where adventure is a tradition, family is forged across generations, and wonder is found in every breeze. The Floating Isle series follows a circle of friends and their families as they journey each year to a remote magical island—a place alive with wild beauty, hidden secrets, and cherished memories. From childhood escapades and heartfelt reunions to storms weathered and mysteries solved, each visit deepens the bonds among parents, children, and new friends.

Vee is nervous about returning to the village of Willowbrook. Not only is Dragonfly Cottage – the house her late mum left her – in need of a total refurb, but the neighbours still remember Vee as a troublesome teen, even though she’s now in her fifties. Luckily, Vee’s quickly swept up by the Saga Louts, three irrepressible women whose friendship, humour and zest for life prove impossible to resist. With Rick, the handsome local handyman who’s helping to renovate the cottage also at her side, Vee begins to feel like it’s never too late to start again.

In a quiet lakeside hotel nestled in the shadow of the Italian Alps, seventeen-year-old Giulia Leone lives a life untouched by war – until the day ruthless German SS officers arrive in the village . Her father's hotel is no longer a place of peace, but a trap for the Jewish guests who have taken refuge there. Among them is Ester, the bright, spirited girl who has become Giulia's closest companion. When a daring plan to help Ester's family escape spirals into chaos, Giulia is the only one who gets away.

Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance—she's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal, and prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her. But when she collides with Duke Rivers—resident heartbreaker, restless cowboy, and brother to her best friend's new flame—sparks fly hotter than a Texas summer. Duke has always dreamed of more than dusty trails and small-town life. He's itching to see the world, but one unforgettable night with Wheeler changes his course.

Memphis Ward arrive à Quincy lors du cinquième pire jour de sa vie. Elle a besoin d'une douche, d'une collation et d'un peu de calme. Car déménager à travers le pays avec son nouveau-né est de loin la chose la plus folle qu'elle ait jamais faite. Mais peut-être faut-il un peu de folie pour se construire une bonne vie. Si laisser derrière elle le passé nécessite des milliers de kilomètres et une nouvelle ville, elle le fera pour son fils. Même si ça implique de renoncer au glamour de sa vie antérieure.

Après son internat, le jeune Dr Vialaneix accepte l'offre du maire d'une petite commune du Limousin de s'installer dans la maison de santé du village. Tout en alternant les visites à domicile et les consultations au cabinet, il est témoin de la disparition d'une génération touchée par la maladie, l'isolement et la solitude. Sa rencontre avec l'infirmière de cette unité de soins lui apporte la force et le réconfort dont il a besoin pour exercer son métier.

Faire le tour du doigt de Jules Vendange, c'est dérouler plus de quatre décennies de la vie d'un jeune auvergnat qui, parce qu'il déteste le fromage, devient maître d'école... Des bancs de l'École Normale d'instituteurs aux tranchées sur le front de l'Aisne, du fusil au tableau noir, de l'innocence perdue à l'amour patiemment conquis de la belle Automne, le destin de Jules Vendange ou l'école de la vie.

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award–winning film. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow...

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. Here is Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which received the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1937-1938 and has featured...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Pearl Mackie, best known for her role in Dr Who. When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex. At the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm, she...

Pietro è un ragazzino di città, solitario e un po' scontroso. La madre lavora in un consultorio di periferia, e farsi carico degli altri è il suo talento. Il padre è un chimico, un uomo ombroso e affascinante, che torna a casa ogni sera dal lavoro carico di rabbia. I genitori di Pietro sono uniti da una passione comune, fondativa: in montagna si sono conosciuti, innamorati, si sono addirittura sposati ai piedi delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

C'est dans les solitudes du Vercors, son pays natal, que Blanche a décidé de se retirer. Quarante ans auparavant, elle s'était pourtant juré de n'y jamais revenir... Blanche était institutrice. Un beau métier, conquis de haute lutte, rêvé dès l'enfance par une petite fille devenue orpheline à quatorze ans. Peu avant la guerre, elle avait rencontré Julien, un charbonnier illettré. Jour après jour, elle lui avait appris l'écriture et donné le goût des livres. Il lui avait appris à aimer.

Après une année à la fois difficile et exaltante, Agnès quitte l'école du rang 3 pour s'installer dans le village de Saint-Clément-des-Laurentides. Elle a beau être fière de sa promotion, c'est le cœur lourd qu'elle quitte sa petite école rouge: cela signifie qu'elle devra s'éloigner des enfants Théberge auxquels elle s'est tant attachée.

Vier ältere Herren erinnern sich bei einer dampfenden Feuerzangenbowle vergnügt an die Streiche ihrer eigenen Schulzeit. Dem Jüngeren aus ihrer feucht-fröhlichen Runde, Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer (mit drei f), ist ihre überschäumende Heiterkeit allerdings ziemlich unverständlich: Er war nie auf einer echten Schule, sondern hatte nur einen Hauslehrer.

Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block...

The #1 New York Times bestseller and “frightening” (The New York Times) thriller from master storyteller Stephen King about a clairvoyant man who must weigh his options when he sees the terrible future awaiting mankind. When Johnny Smith was six years old, head trauma caused by a bad...

What happens when you're injured and stuck with the one man who makes your blood heat in a way you've never experienced before? I've been on a path to redemption. Kayce Wilder, former screw-up. The bareback bronc rider with big dreams. I had it all figured out. Only, I didn't count on a ride gone wrong to leave me with no other option than to ask for his help. Zeke Rainer. Raine. The gruff cowboy covered in tattoos, surrounded by mysteries.

En quittant son Ardèche natale, Silvius Andromas, fils de petit paysan, a fait le bon choix. Et si son amour avec Roxane, fille d'un riche soyeux lyonnais, est porteur de déception, du moins a-t-il appris à voler de ses propres ailes. Silvius conquiert une position enviable dans le cercle des négociants. Il a su tirer parti du déclin de la soie naturelle. Tandis que les affaires du clan familial de Roxane périclitent, son mari connaît des succès dans la production de la soie artificielle.