The Artists.
Depuis une bonne décennie, l'actrice de 48 ans suit les faits d'armes du « grand dadais » - selon ses mots - de 29 ans, danseur devenu étoile en 2017. Elle loue sa grâce. Lui vante son talent. Bref, ils s'estiment, ont tissé une amitié. Enfermés de plein gré dans la loge 25 rouge sombre de l'Opéra Garnier, ils discuteront longuement, abordant par eux-mêmes les thèmes que nous prévoyions d'explorer : leurs références cinématographiques communes et les batailles qui en découlent - qui, de Gene Kelly ou de Fred Astaire, est le meilleur danseur ? -, leur expérience de la scène, qui s'étend de la systématique liquéfaction des entrailles provoquée par le trac d'avant-spectacle - « Ton corps te dit clairement qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ! » - jusqu'à l'état de surconcentration dans lequel elle les plonge, ou encore le regard qu'ils posent sur leur propre corps, eux qui sont les cibles de milliers de paires d'yeux. Avec tout ça, on n'a pas pu en placer une. Mais on a tout enregistré.
The must-read thriller inspired by the true story of Nancy Wake, whose husband was kidnapped by the Nazis and became the most decorated servicewoman of the Second World War - soon to be a major blockbuster film. To the Allies she was a fearless freedom fighter, special operations super spy, a woman ahead of her time. To the Gestapo she was a ghost, a shadow, the most wanted person in the world with a five-million-Franc bounty on her head. Her name was Nancy Wake. Now, for the first time, the roots of her legend are told in a thriller about one woman's incredible quest to turn the tide of the war, save the man she loves and take brutal revenge on those who have wronged her.
What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of "Deep End". Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life. Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.
The brand-new escapist summer novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan. Fall in love with a new cast of characters and get swept away in a breath-taking romance you''ll want to read again and again . . .
''A glorious, breathtaking, tender romance. I loved every moment of the ride'' SOPHIE KINSELLA ___________________________________ Born into a family of successful pilots, Morag is used to flying high. But when a tragic accident above the clouds grounds her, could the future she''d always imagined be suddenly out of reach?
When she receives a call telling her that her beloved grandfather has been taken ill, Morag leaves her fast-paced life in London to return home to the tranquil Scottish Highlands. With her grandfather out of action, Morag has no choice but to take over flying the local route in his rickety old plane, ferrying locals across the beautiful islands of the archipelago.
But as the weather takes a dramatic turn, Morag is forced to crash-land on a remote island and suddenly finds herself far from civilisation and all alone. Then she discovers Gregor, the gruff and reclusive ornithologist taking care of the island for the season. Though the pair don''t see eye to eye, Morag is forced to seek shelter at his cabin and it seems the pair are stuck together until help arrives. However long that may be . . .
As she awaits rescue, might Morag discover that a remote Scottish island, cut off from real-life, is exactly the place she needs to be?
Auschwitz, 1943: As I held the tiny baby in my arms, my fingers traced the black tattoo etched across her little thigh. And I prayed that one day this set of numbers, identical to her mother''s, would have the power to reunite a family torn apart by war...
Ana Kaminski is pushed through the iron gates of Auschwitz beside her frightened young friend Ester Pasternak. As they reach the front of the line, Ana quietly declares herself a midwife - and Ester her assistant. Their arms are tattooed and they''re ordered to the maternity hut. Ana knows the fate of many are in her hands, and vows to do everything she can to save them.
When two guards in their chilling SS uniforms march in and snatch a blond-haired baby from its mother it''s almost too much for Ana to bear. Consoling the distraught woman, Ana realises that the guards are taking the healthiest babies and placing them with German families, so they will survive. And there are whispers the war is nearly over... Ana and Ester begin to secretly tattoo little ones with their mother''s numbers, praying one day they might be reunited.
Then, early one morning, Ana notices the small bump under Ester''s thin striped clothing...
An absolutely heart-breaking and page-turning WW2 novel of one woman''s bravery and determination to bring life and hope into a broken world. Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Alice Network and The Nightingale will be gripped.
Why readers love The Midwife of Auschwitz:
''Wow... literally pulled my heart out of my chest... had me feeling all of the emotions'' Spooky''s Maze Of Books
''Absolutely heartbreaking... sobbed my heart out near the end of the book... AMAZING!!'' NetGalley reviewer
''Heartbreaking yet also heart-warming... beautifully written... my favorite reads of 2022!!'' NetGalley reviewer
Chaque nume´ro de Sphe`res explore une communaute´ de passionne´s pour en raconter les grandes histoires. Car de´couvrir la passion d'une personne, c'est de´voiler ce qu'elle a de plus intime et de plus essentiel.
Et de´couvrir une passion partage´e par des milliers d'autres, c'est comprendre une facette de notre socie´te´.
In a moment of desolation on a windswept beach, Garrett bottles his words of undying love for a lost woman, and throws them to the sea. My dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but today is particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together . . . But the bottle is picked up by Theresa, a mother with a shattered past, who feels unaccountably drawn to this lonely man. Who are this couple? What is their story? Beginning a search that will take her to a sunlit coastal town and an unexpected confrontation, it is a tale that resonates with everlasting love and the enduring promise of redemption.
COMING SOON: THE NEW ELIN WARNER THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SANATORIUM AND THE RETREAT
If you lose yourself in nature
Make sure you can find your way back...
Kier Templer lives her life on the road. Dubbed ''the monster''s daughter'' after her mother''s infamous crime, she''s left her hometown and twin behind. One thing still ties her to her brother - the maps she creates and sends him of the places she''s been. But then she vanishes from the Portuguese national park, with no map and no trace.
Detective Elin Warner arrives in the park ready to go off-grid and forget the stalker who has been shadowing her steps. When she discovers Kier''s final, disturbing map, Elin can tell Kier didn''t vanish by choice, but in the wilderness she has to tread carefully. The few strangers on the lonely campsite seem to close ranks against her questions.
Elin must untangle the clues Kier left to find out what really happened. But when you follow a trail, you have to be careful to watch your own back...
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you? Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live. TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.
Discover Jenny Colgan''s best novel yet... Olivia and Anthony are planning A Very Extravagant Wedding at the newest hotel on the tiny Scottish island of Mure. They''re flying in chefs, musicians and something called a living flower wall... and no one is even allowed to think the word bridezilla. Flora is trying - and failing - not to let Olivia and Anthony''s wedding distract her from planning her own big day with Joel. But the couple have wildly different ideas about how to celebrate and somehow, just when their relationship should be plain sailing, everything is suddenly very hard indeed. And then there''s Lorna and Saif. The local headmistress and the GP desperately keeping their relationship a secret to protect his sons. But while they''re looking out for the boys, who''s looking out for them? Three couples. One midsummer''s night. Can everyone get their happy ever after? * Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan... ''Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside'' ''Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished'' ''There''s something so engaging about her characters and plots'' ''Her books are like a big, warm blanket'' ''Her stories are just so fabulous'' ''She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life'' ''The woman is just magic''
Following on from where Shirley Jacksons'' timeless ghost story left off, discover the first ever authorised sequel to The Haunting of Hill House.
Sixty years after the terrible events at Hill House, history is set to repeat itself. When a group of actors set up a rehearsal retreat in an old abandoned property, they think they have found the perfect inspiration for THE WITCH OF EDMONTON. But they soon sense a hostile presence in the house. Then the horrors unfold. By the end of the summer, will any of them survive? For whatever walks in Hill House, walks alone . . .
Explorer l'univers des pèlerins, c'est s'attaquer à une trop grande pluralité rassemblée par erreur dans un seul et même mot. Un gros mot. Étudier avec exhaustivité leur immense diversité aurait été s'engager sur le chemin de notre magazine avec un sac trop lourd et des cailloux dans les godillots. Alors Sphères a choisi ses combats. En bon randonneur, après avoir allégé son barda et noué fermement ses lacets, il a tracé son propre itinéraire. Cette année, coronavirus oblige, pas de cohue à La Mecque, ni de longue procession à Lourdes, ni même de file indienne vers Compostelle. L'épidémie a lancé aux pèlerins un défi sans appel : prier sans bouger, communier sans se toucher. Sphères s'est donc attaché à inspecter comment, par des initiatives individuelles, des marches solitaires et des messes virtuelles, ils ont survécu à la disette. Les pèlerins croisés au fil de nos pas partent pour renouveler leur foi, pour panser leurs blessures de vie, pour rendre hommage à un lieu, honorer une
In a quaint seaside resort, a charming bakery holds the key to another world . . . Returning to the much loved world of the Little Beach Street Bakery, Jenny Colgan will delight existing fans of the series and entrance new readers with this spellbinding new novel. Marisa Rosso is struggling. Since the death of her beloved grandfather back home in Italy, she can''t seem to find a way out of her grief. She''s a registrar, and knows losing grandparents is a natural part of life, so why does she feel so lost? When she hears a hospital is recruiting in Mount Polbearne, a tiny and remote tidal island off the Cornish coast, Marisa thinks she has found the perfect retreat. Perhaps some solitude is just what she needs to combat her homesickness and rediscover her equilibrium. But Mount Polbearne is a far cry from the sleepy little place she was imagining. Between her noisy Russian piano-teaching neighbour and the hustle and bustle of a community determined to get back on its feet, Marisa finds solitude is not so easy to come by. Especially when finds herself somehow involved with a tiny local bakery desperately in need of some new zest to save it . . . ___________________________________ ****** ''A sheer delight'' SOPHIE KINSELLA ***** ''An evocative sweet treat'' JOJO MOYES ***** ''Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan'' Sunday Express ***** ''Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting'' MARIAN KEYES ***** ''This sweet romance will lift your spirits'' SUNDAY MIRROR ***** ''Naturally funny, warm-hearted'' LISA JEWELL
Maggie hasn't told this story in years. More than two decades ago, she fell in love. She was sixteen and far from home, waiting to give her baby up for adoption. Now, as Maggie sits by the Christmas tree in her gallery telling her story, surrounded by the
The next action-packed adventure from Asterix and Obelix! The roads across Italy are in disrepair. Defending his name, and to prove Rome's greatness, Senator Lactus Bifidus announces a special one-off chariot race. Julius Caesar insists a Roman must win, or Bifidus will pay. Open to anyone from the known world, competitors arrive from far and wide, including Asterix and Obelix. With Bifidus secretly scheming, who will win this almighty chariot race?
On the tiny Scottish island of Mure, Christmas preparations are even more hectic than usual . . . Flora Mackenzie is worried about her brother. Fintan hasn't got over the death of his partner, Coltan, and Flora thinks he needs a project. Queen of Christma
A novel inspired by the first series of ITV's hit crime drama 'Broadchurch', which starred Olivia Coleman and David Tennant and had viewing figures of 9 million. With never before seen material, adding depth and insight to the characters, in the run-up to the 2nd series. Kelly is a bestselling crime novelist.
The story of two brothers deeply bound by love and tragedy and an extraordinary chronicle of a life-affirming tripIn January 2003 Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world.An adventure by any measure, this trip was especially meaningful as it marked another milestone in the life journey of two brothers who, by their early thirties, were the only surviving members of their family. As Nicholas and Micah travel the globe, from the Taj Mahal to Machu Picchu, the story of their family slowly unfolds. Just before Nicholas' marriage he and Micah lost their mother in a horseriding accident; a week short of Nicholas' triumphant debut as a novelist with THE NOTEBOOK, the brothers lost their father to a car crash, and just a few short years later they were forced to say goodbye to their sister who died of brain cancer at the young age of 36. Against the backdrop of the main wonders of the world the brothers come together to heal the wounds of this tragic legacy and maintain their determination to live life to its fullest.
How far can you run from your past?Jeremy Marsh once vowed he would never do three things: leave New York City, give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage, and, most of all, become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie, the woman he loves, and anticipating the birth of their daughter. Life seems to be settling down - until a disturbing and mysterious message appears from the past. Wounds he thought had healed are re-opened, and Jeremy realises his old life is closer to him than he thinks.
