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Après avoir reçu de manière inopinée une jolie somme d'argent, une quadragénaire, mère de famille et artiste vaguement célèbre, saisit l'occasion pour s'offrir un séjour dans un bel hôtel à New York. Elle traversera le pays en voiture depuis Los Angeles et prévoit de s'absenter trois...

À la fin du XIIe siècle, un pèlerin de Saint-Jacques est retrouvé assassiné dans l'enceinte de l'abbaye de Hautefage. Peu après, un homme qui détenait de précieuses informations sur le crime meurt à son tour, noyé. Qui est le meurtrier ? Plus l'enquête avance, plus on se demande s'il y a encore des innocents...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST, TIME MAGAZINE, VOGUE, NPR, FINANCIAL TIMES, OPRAH DAILY, VULTURE, AND VOX The irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising...

Röster om författaren och hennes böcker: ”Jag älskar Miranda Dickinson! Esther och Archie stal mitt hjärta.” / Sarah Morgan ”Miranda är en så generös och varmhjärtad författare, full av värme och kärlek.” / Jenny Colgan ”Perfektion i bokform. En bok som går rakt in i...

Neste romance de intensa dramaticidade, Milton Hatoum narra a história de dois irmãos gêmeos - Yaqub e Omar - e suas relações com a mãe, o pai, a irmã e, de outro lado, com a empregada da família e seu filho, um menino cuja infância é moldada justamente por esta condição: ser o filho da empregada. Leitura obrigatória do vestibular da Fuvest.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Connection and laughter and joy are everything. To meet someone and just play and laugh – it’s all us humans need. I’ve had times in my life when I haven’t had that, through illness, and finding it again has brought back my silly, sensitive soul...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK A BEST SUMMER READING PICK FOR THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL...

Cinquante ans de la vie d'une femme au bord du précipice. Vingt-quatre heures pour prendre une décision qui changera sa vie pour toujours... Tôt le matin, un étang qui s'éveille, un peignoir qui glisse, l'eau froide sur sa peau nue... Combien de fois Ellie, la cinquantaine, a-t-elle accompli ce rituel ? Au loin, tout le monde dort encore dans la maison nichée au milieu des bois. C'est ici, au cap Cod, que sa famille passe l'été depuis des générations. Mais ce matin, c'est différent. La veille, Ellie et Jonas se sont échappés quelques instants pour faire l'amour.

Eles se conhecem desde a infância. Ou, pelo menos, pensam que se conhecem. Após um fim de relacionamento traumático, Blake Logan decide escapar para a casa de veraneio da família para tentar se desligar do resto do mundo. O plano dela era simples: chega de homens, chega de romance, chega de...

Springtime in Mississippi is abloom with beauty, but the library's employees are too busy worrying to stop and smell the flowers. The new library director, Oscar Reilly, is a brash, unfriendly Yankee who's on a mission to cut costs - and his first targets are the archive and the rare book collection. But his biggest offense is declaring all four-legged creatures banned from the stacks. With enemies aplenty, the suspect list is long when Reilly's body is discovered in the library.

Sur les terres des Covens, opprimées par le tyrannique Roi Sombre, les sorcières portent leurs sortilèges comme des tatouages. Toutes sauf une : Raven, dont le pouvoir n'a jamais marqué sa peau. Méprisée par ses consœurs, elle rêve de changer le monde. Lorsque la cheffe de son Coven est...

After the triumphs of the Battles of the Forts, with Serenea now firmly under Allied control, Brigadier General Spartacus Varinius set his sights upon the Pharaonis home world. The Allies used a tactic reminiscent of Earth's Second World War—however, instead of island hopping, they began planet-hopping, bypassing Pharaonis strongholds as they zeroed in on the planet Eurysa.

The Humtars have returned as a schism threatens the Zodarks. Could the Collective intervene to save its proxy? The balance of power shifts once more in this Galactic game of chess. The Humtars, having been the architects of scientific knowledge all nations are built upon, have not only returned from the void beyond—they have chosen a side. A coup is discovered. Clans began to fracture—Tribes were taking sides. Can Zon Otro convince the High Council to strike the usurper or risk a Civil War?

Charlie Harris is stressed out. The Southern Academic Libraries Association is holding this year's annual meeting at Athena College. Since Charlie is the interim library director, he must deliver the welcome speech to all the visiting librarians. And as if that weren't bad enough, the keynote address will be delivered by Charlie's old nemesis from library school. It's been 30 years since Charlie has seen Gavin Fong, and he's still an insufferable know-it-all capable of getting under everyone's skin.

Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the good-natured librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel that he walks on a leash. He's returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon enough he's entangled in a real-life thriller. A famous author of gory bestsellers and a former classmate of Charlie's, Godfrey Priest may be the pride of Athena, but Charlie remembers him as an arrogant, manipulative jerk—and he's not the only one. Godfrey's homecoming as a distinguished alumnus couldn't possibly go worse: by lunch, he's put a man in the hospital. 

This captivating collection from the sapphic writing duo of TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod brings together two unforgettable age-gap romances filled with sizzling chemistry, high stakes, and heroines who must decide what they're willing to risk for a chance at lasting love. Whether they're hiding a forbidden workplace affair or faking a relationship under the glare of the spotlight, these couples discover that the greatest leap of faith is trusting their hearts.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?”—Parade “A deeply emotional love story…the unraveling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle...

A land where witches wear their spells like tattoos is no place for a woman without a single magical mark—except for Raven, whose unblemished skin contradicts the truth of her power. Surviving under the scowls of her fellow witches has carved indelible scars into her mind over the years—just as the day she watched the Dark King's men murder her grandmother in cold blood. But the Dark King's reign of terror is far-reaching, and Raven's grandmother won't be the last witch to die under his rule.

Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when she was six, who sometimes recurs as other people's babies. Cheryl is also obsessed with Phillip, a philandering board member at the women's self-defense nonprofit where she works. She believes they've been making love for many lifetimes, though they have yet to consummate in this one.

In her remarkable stories of seemingly ordinary people living extraordinary lives, Miranda July reveals how a single moment can change everything. Whether writing about a middle-aged woman's obsession with Prince William, or an aging factory worker who has never been in love, the result is startling, sexy and tender by turns. One of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years, Miranda July is a brilliant new voice in fiction.