Title : State Secret, Volume 3 - The Masked Prisoner - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : After the death of her husband, Sylvie de Fontsomme swore to herself never to see François de Beaufort again and to live far from the escapades of the Court. It is on the family lands that she now raises her daughter Marie and her little Philippe, whose birth must remain secret. But how vain her hopes were! The young King Louis XIV has not forgotten her and demands her return to the Court where it will be impossible for her not to cross paths with François, whom she has never stopped loving and who seems to have made peace with the King after the madness of the Fronde. Here she is again at the heart of everything she thought she had definitively fled, not to mention the perfidious machinations of Colbert, who relentlessly hunts her in the name of his friendship with the fallen Superintendent of Finances: Nicolas Fouquet. EAN : 9782266083850 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Game of Love and Death, Volume 1 - A Man for the King - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : June 1792. The Terror is underway. While the people of Paris seize the Tuileries Palace, a secret drama unfolds in the confines of the Brocéliande Forest. Escorted by her husband's trusted man, the young Anne-Laure de Laudren, Marquise de Pontallec, has come to bury her only child. At the time, she is unaware that her husband has ordered his servant to assassinate her. But the latter, in love with her, cannot bring himself to do so and confesses everything to her. Overwhelmed by this revelation, Anne-Laure gradually overcomes her disgust. She returns to Paris, escapes the massacres, and learns that the criminal has fled to Koblenz, with his fortune and jewels. Now alone in the revolutionary turmoil, the young woman must fight for her life and that of her loved ones. EAN : 9782266102957 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : All It Takes Is One Love, Volume 1 - Catherine - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : During the Hundred Years' War, Catherine Legoix desperately loves the nobleman Arnaud de Montsalvy. But Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, pursues her with his desire. Having become the wife of the Duke's treasurer, Catherine's fate seems sealed. And if, from now on, everything pushes Catherine towards the Duke, everything seems to distance her from Arnaud: hatred, war, revenge. It is a physical and mental ordeal for the woman on whom the Grand Duke of the West has set his sights. Yet, from Dijon to Bruges, from Bruges to besieged Orléans, while fate is against her, Catherine blindly pursues her dream of love. EAN : 9782266108485 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : All It Takes Is One Love, Volume 2 - Catherine - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : We are at the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. Armagnacs and Burgundians are engaged in a merciless struggle across France. For Catherine, however, none of this exists. Stubbornly, she pursues the path that she hopes will lead her to the one she has always loved: the noble Arnaud de Montsalvy. But for having followed his friend Landry in front of the Saint-Pol hotel, on April 27, 1413, in order to see Caboche, otherwise known as Simon the Cutler, attack, at the head of the rioters, the King's House, his life will be turned upside down... EAN : 9782266108492 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Catherine, volume 3 - Belle Catherine - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : May 31, 1431 - Yesterday, at the stake in the Place du Vieux-Marché in Rouen, Joan of Arc paid with her life for her devotion to her king and her country. Catherine de Brazey and Arnaud de Montsalvy, miraculously saved, are finally reunited. Their happiness will last only one night, for the reality of this merciless time is war, ravaged countryside, besieged cities, and gangs of road workers pillaging, burning, and torturing at will. Torn from each other, Catherine and Arnaud will fight to find each other again, but, armed only with their courage and their love, will they overcome the obstacles that stand before them? EAN : 9782266108508 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Catherine, volume 4 - Catherine of the Main Roads - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : Arnaud de Montsalvy contracted leprosy in the filthy jail where Georges de la Trémoille, the all-powerful favorite of Charles VII, had him thrown for trying to free Joan "the witch." Catherine, in despair, withdrew from the world and locked herself and their son Michel in her Auvergne fortress. Yet, the world did not forget Catherine. All those who wanted Joan of Arc's sacrifice not to have been in vain joined forces to kill Georges de la Trémoille. And it was to take revenge on this man that Catherine finally found the strength to leave her refuge and once again embark on the most perilous adventures. EAN : 9782266108515 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Thirteen Winds, Volume 2 - The Refugee - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : While the Revolution rages in Paris, Guillaume Tremaine, a wealthy Norman gentleman, struggles with matters of the heart. Torn between Agnès, his legitimate wife, and Marie-Douce, his childhood sweetheart, Guillaume will soon have to choose. For Marie-Douce announces to him that she is pregnant. And, naturally, Agnès discovers his misfortune and goes on a rampage. From then on, a wave of catastrophes sweeps over the Treize Vents. Everything might still be fine if odious schemers weren't acting in the shadows, if Guillaume didn't suddenly disappear, if Agnès—at a time when the Revolution is tipping into the Terror—didn't declare herself ready to do anything to save the King, and if a mysterious Knight of Malta didn't appear at the Treize Vents. EAN : 9782266061506 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Wolves of Lauzargues, volume 1 - Jean de la nuit - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : In the uncertain and troubled Paris of Charles X, a scandal erupts at the end of 1827. Having surprised his wife in gallant company at a reception, the banker Granier de Berny is said to have killed her before taking his own life. Wealth, fortune, beauty, all the fairies had leaned over the cradle of Hortense, their only daughter, whose destiny now seems shattered. The tragic end of her parents is far from clear when she must return to the gloomy castle of her uncle, the Marquis de Lauzargues, in Auvergne, to bury her youth. On the way to the castle, from the depths of the forest, preceded by a pack of menacing wolves, emerges a large blue-eyed devil, Jean. "Jean of the night," whose first glance pierces the orphan's heart. By painting a striking picture of a confused and colorful era, Juliette Benzoni, a flamboyant novelist, rediscovers the secret of Alexandre Dumas, the one that consists of violating history to give it the most beautiful children. EAN : 9782266050036 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Flowers of Evil - Charles Baudelaire - book Summary : "To extract beauty from evil" and, on a poetic level, to transform ugliness into beauty. This is the project that the poet, in the grip of spleen, implements here in a surprisingly modern and moving form. This edition of Les Fleurs du mal brings together the hundred poems from the 1857 collection, arranged in the order desired by Baudelaire and followed by the successive additions of 1861, 1866, and 1868. EAN : 9782401063600 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Investigation at the college - Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod - book Summary : What's going on at school? Who's wandering the deserted corridors at night? What secret do the basements hide, where no student has ever been? Who ransacked the natural sciences room and knocked out Mr. Cornue, the lab technician? The principal is looking for culprits among the interns... There's only one solution for Rémi and PP Cul-Vert, with the help of the sweet Mathilde: discover the truth themselves, even if it means facing underground passages, prowlers, and the disciplinary council. After the teacher disappears, the three friends investigate again. EAN : 9782070514427 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Little Match Girl - Hans Christian Andersen - book Summary : On New Year's Eve, a little girl walks alone and barefoot in the cold and snow, clutching a small box of matches to her heart. No one pays her any attention: passersby are in a hurry to get home and prepare for the party. In an attempt to warm up a little, the little girl strikes a first match, then another... One of Andersen's most moving masterpieces, delicately illustrated by Georges Lemoine. EAN : 9782070537204 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Shadow Beast The Invisible Detective - Justin Richards - book Summary : Heist, monster on the prowl: London is definitely dangerous. But the Invisible Detective has another problem: Mr. Fredericks' cat has disappeared. Who would have thought that this routine investigation would lead the Gunners to confront the monster? EAN : 9782215054382 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Owl - Carl Hiaasen - book Summary : Roy Eberhardt has just arrived in Florida, and he's not happy there. It's flat, and the school bullies are just as stupid as anywhere else. Dana Matherson is a good example. But if Dana hadn't smashed Roy's head against the window on the school bus, Roy would never have noticed this strange boy running around barefoot. He wouldn't have been involved in this bizarre affair and encountered other unexpected Florida residents: alligators, rattlesnakes (and glitter snakes!), cute little endangered owls, and a few rather exotic individuals! Life in Florida is finally getting exciting... EAN : 9782070630073 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The animal is a person - For our sisters and brothers the animals - Franz-Olivier Giesbert - book Summary : "If I wrote this book, it is to learn the lessons of a life spent with animals since early childhood, on the farm, then in the city. Throughout the pages, I will tell you about several of my friends to whom, however great my tributes, I will never be able to repay the happiness they gave me, with their candor and their humor: a young goat, an old parrot, cats, spiders, cattle or dogs. Why do we treat pets, substitutes for humans, with such respect, and beasts for human consumption, meat-making machines, so poorly? While we consume billions of animals from the land and sea each year, it is time we came down from our pedestals to rediscover them, listen to them, and understand them. I also wanted to launch an appeal for an end to the scandal of ritual slaughter, whether halal or kosher, which imposes unnecessary suffering on our sisters and brothers, the animals. EAN : 9782213685625 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Demon Cycle, Volume 2 - The Desert Spear - Peter V. Brett - book Summary : Rami and Hammouda are spending their vacation with the great archaeologist Alain Dupré at the property the Khedive gave them. But strange phenomena are occurring. The estate seems haunted by evil spirits. Are they linked to the new archaeological site, the discovery of a strange cult, and a jewel with dangerous powers? The jewel has been stolen. They must find it to put an end to its evil spells... EAN : 9782811208028 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Ruby of Anubis - Katia Sabet - book Summary : Rami and Hammouda are spending their vacation with the great archaeologist Alain Dupré at the property the Khedive gave them. But strange phenomena are occurring. The estate seems haunted by evil spirits. Are they linked to the new archaeological site, the discovery of a strange cult, and a jewel with dangerous powers? The jewel has been stolen. They must find it to put an end to its evil spells... EAN : 9782070558926 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Magic Treehouse, Volume 24 - In the Kingdom of King Arthur - Mary Pope Osborne - book Summary : At their invitation, Tom and Leah travel to King Arthur's castle and meet the fairy Morgan. Led to the banquet table, the children discover that the atmosphere is gloomy. Morgan explains that an enemy of the king has placed a curse on the kingdom, depriving it of all joy. Tom and Leah attempt to break the curse. EAN : 9782747020336 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Roman Mysteries Volume 1 - Blood on the Appian Way - Caroline Lawrence - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782745906779 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Hamsterror Delusions - Fanny Joly - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782227738041 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Life on the Lookout - William Boyd - book Summary : Ruth is worried. For the past few weeks, her mother's behavior has been strange, to say the least: she feels like she's being watched and keeps repeating that she's in grave danger. Who would want to attack an old woman living a peaceful life in an English cottage? No one. Unless this woman isn't quite who she claims to be... Born in Ghana in 1952, William Boyd taught literature at Oxford before devoting himself to writing. He is one of the most gifted writers of his generation. An Englishman in the Tropics, his first novel, was adapted for the screen in 1994. All his works are available in Points. "We are delighted by a virtuoso who, once again, has been able to renew his inspiration." The Express EAN : 9782757807101 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Daughters of Fire - Gérard de Nerval - book Summary : Even outside of Sylvie , there is in Nerval an omnipresent infusion of memory, a song of times gone by that soars and unspools from even the most tenuous reminders of the past and of long ago, and which I do not see in any other writer. It is not a quasi-hallucinatory resurrection of the past, as happens in Proust's best moments, sometimes very close to the illusion of false recognition, it is rather, evoked in his prose by some spell, the blind contact that one feels when finding the house and garden of one's childhood again. As if this bygone world were the only place where, instinctively, infallibly, Nerval finds himself , and immediately convinces us of it. Julien Gracq. Such a bygone world is what most closely defines the works gathered here, which bring together both the "dreamer in prose" and the poet of Odelettes and Chimères . Les Petits châteaux de Bohême recomposes Nerval's ages; Les Promenades et Souvenirs do not separate the past from the places the writer crossed. As for Les Filles du Feu , it was under the title Amours perdues that he thought for a moment of publishing them. As is often the case with Nerval, these different works do not cease to be a quest. Presentation and notes by Michel Brix. This volume contains: Small Castles of Bohemia - The Daughters of Fire: Angélique / Sylvie / Jemmy Octavie / Isis / Corilla / Emilie - The Chimeras - Walks and Memories. EAN : 9782253096320 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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