Title: Photo-Photo - Marie Nimier - book Summary : "There's a question I'm often asked, the question of ideas. How do they come about, where do I get them, the famous "but where does she get all that?" How did the idea of ​​writing a novel based on a photo shoot with Karl Lagerfeld come about, in this case? I tend to answer that ideas don't exist, that there is only time. Or if they do exist, they have very little to do with the practice of the novel, its day-to-day writing. They are there upstream, covering pages of preparatory notes, then melting like snow in the sun. What remains are the parts of the body they brought to light, the lines they inspired. The appearance of a cat. The blink of an eyelid. Linden-green shoes. Two letters, an angle, a jetty. A trip to Baden-Baden, the rendezvous of the evaporated. The sweetness of Frederika's mouth, her velvety." Marie Nimier. EAN : 9782070130474 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier - book Summary : Eager to adorn the walls of his new Parisian home, the nobleman Jean Le Viste commissioned a series of six tapestries from Nicolas des Innocents, a renowned miniaturist at the court of the King of France, Charles VIII. The patron was wealthy and dreamed of grand hunting and battle scenes. Surprised to have been chosen for a work so far removed from his specialty, the artist accepted after catching a glimpse of Jean La Noble's daughter, with whom he fell in love. She would become the inspiration and model for the tapestries. This passion would lead Nicolas into the labyrinth of delicate relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, lovers and servants. In Brussels, the weaver Georges de La Chapelle faced the greatest challenge of his career. He had never accepted such an ambitious work on such short notice. But commissions were rare, and the dealer was powerful. The entire life of his workshop and his family would be disrupted. By unraveling the mystery of a magical masterpiece, Tracy Chevalier resurrects a universe of passion and desire in a France where the Middle Ages are about to embrace the Renaissance. EAN : 9782710326281 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Great Love - Erik Orsenna - book Summary : It is about love, indeed. Love for France and its landscapes seen from above, love for the grand college that was the Élysée during the first seven-year term, an irritated love for a President, love for guests (the solemnity of the place gives them hot ideas), love for telegrams of condolence, which can lead to the highest ministerial careers... and many other loves besides. Gabriel, the hero of this book, feeds on everything. How can we blame him? Men like him, more numerous than we think, doubt their own existence. Hence their ghostly appearances and the practices of timid vampires. One day, a head carriage and an overly full mouth arrive at the palace. In other words: a lady. From that moment on, in the disordered realm of feelings, the learning of preference begins. EO Born in 1947, Érik Orsenna was cultural advisor to François Mitterrand from 1983 to 1986. He has been a member of the Académie française since 1998. His novel The Colonial Exhibition received the Prix Goncourt in 1988. EAN : 9782020121279 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Tijuana my love - James Ellroy - book Summary : After Serial Crimes and Destination Morgue, this third collection concludes the publication of James Ellroy's short texts. The author's interest in criminal news stories is well known. This obsession constitutes the central theme of the articles and fictions gathered in Tijuana mon amour. Whether he retraces the investigation into the death of a radio presenter's daughter or features one of his favorite heroes, the inexhaustible editor-in-chief of the scandal sheet l'Indiscret, Ellroy loves nothing more than exploring "the jungle of glamour." We encounter the famous gangster Mickey Cohen, Lana Turner and her lover Johnny Stompanato, and a few actors and other second-rate "celebrities." We rediscover with jubilation the characteristic touch of the author of The Black Dahlia in these portraits. EAN : 9782743617189 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Love Lasts More Than a Lifetime - Ann Brashares - book Summary : When the handsome and mysterious Daniel confesses his love to Lucy, the young girl is moved. But why does he call her Sophia and claim they once loved each other? Troubled, Lucy runs away, leaving Daniel in despair. He was convinced she would remember their past lives, centuries earlier. The young man recalls his past lives, from ancient soldier to American surgeon. Lucy gradually sees memories resurface. What if Daniel was right? To find out, she decides to uncover the secrets of his past. But the dark forces that separated the two lovers resurface... EAN : 9782070634736 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Whites - Richard Price - book Summary : At the end of the night Mid-1990s. Young Billy Graves is a cop on a crime squad in one of the worst districts of the Bronx. He's part of a promising group of police officers, the Wild Geese, and a brilliant career seems assured. Until the day he accidentally shoots a kid. The highly publicized case puts him on the back burner for a while. Today, Billy has become the leader of a night shift for the NYPD. His daily life: crisscrossing the streets of New York, from Wall Street to Harlem, ensuring its safety, even though he knows that some criminals will always slip through the net. These criminals, he nicknames "whites," those who get away with it. Every police officer has one who obsesses him. Then comes a call that changes everything: a murder has taken place at Penn Station. And the victim is none other than the white of one of his former teammates. When another white is murdered, Billy begins to wonder: could someone be settling scores? And who is this man who suddenly seems interested in his wife and children, to the point of tailing them? EAN : 9782258117990 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Egyptian Women - Christian Jacq - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782207256459 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Viceroys - Gérard De Cortanze - book Summary : Historical Novel Prize 1998 There are novels that peacefully envelop you in a river of events. Others that seem written in one go, in the fever of their plot. Vast as a fresco, but carried by a tension that never ceases to grow, The Viceroys is perhaps a combination of both. Inspired by the memories of an aristocratic family who immigrated to France, this great "genealogical" tale recounts some sixty years of European history, from the beginnings of Italian unification to Mussolini's seizure of power, by way of the uprising against Austria, the Battle of Solferino, Garibaldi's expedition to Sicily, the exploits and reversals of fortune of a Piedmontese marquis, his exile in Marseille and then Paris in a climate of xenophobia, the birth of motor racing, the dirty war of a stretcher-bearer from 1914-1918, and finally his triumphs at the wheel of the first Bugattis. Against this vast backdrop, Gerardo da Cortanze depicted the lives of a father and son with parallel destinies but contradictory aspirations. The former, Ercole Tommaso, carrying the weight of a family inextricably linked to Piedmontese royalty, turned his back on the new Italy of banks, industrialization, and the "single currency." The second, Roberto, raised in an anti-Italian France, searches in vain for his place between Marseille (and its everyday racism), Paris during the Belle Époque, the Italy of Futurism and early Fascism, and even more so in the intoxicating automobile competitions that then unleashed passions - and which the prevailing nationalism would soon erect into patriotic symbols... A novel of formation, a book of exile and, despite everything, of memory, a story marked by an ancient art of living and by the upheavals of modernity, this text never fails to amaze by the topicality of the themes and mentalities it crystallizes. But the adventure of the Viceroys in this convulsive Europe is also luminously illuminated by a few women - in particular Luisa and Diodata, the unfaithful wife and the nonconformist poetess - who both embody, in their own way, the secret part or the insubordination of love. Suffice to say that it is really only a question, here, of the quest for happiness... EAN : 9782742718474 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Blue Gene - Joey Goebel - book Summary : The other side of the star-spangled banner. But what can the very preppy Elizabeth Hurstbourne, with her Danielle Steel look and designer glasses, be doing in this sordid flea market where one rubs shoulders with the dregs of American society? She's there to pick up her youngest son, the depressed Blue Gene, who barely scrapes a living selling toys at one of the stalls. Blue Gene is a real outsider, a bit antisocial, the kind who wears a Fu Manchu mustache and swallows Prozac for breakfast. And above all, he wants nothing more to do with his wealthy, conservative, and fanatical family. But Elizabeth doesn't see it that way and decides that Blue Gene's atypical, working-class personality would be perfect for boosting her eldest son's popularity. Indeed, he's determined to win a regional election and is suffering from his image as a wealthy heir... Heartland is a gallery of characters, each one more eccentric, hilarious and original than the last, characters as only Joey Goebel knows how to write them. A truly vitriolic satire of today's America, with its share of rednecks Puritans who were fans of competitions Monster Trucks, set against a backdrop of election campaigns and religious patriotism. In a word: corrosive and enjoyable! EAN : 9782350871684 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Lies and Truth - Nathalie Kuperman - book Summary : Today, Clarisse's life has changed because of a reading test. She handed in a blank copy to Miss Gorse, the CM2 B teacher. Clarisse doesn't like reading, but she likes zeros even less. And yet, that's what awaits her and what worries her. Because she's going to have to confess it to Mom, a sort of clairvoyant expert in secrets and hiding things. So Clarisse has an idea: she lies. Just a small, insignificant lie to dispel Mom's suspicions. She tells her she's angry with Anna, her best friend, and there you have it! Everyone knows that lies, even the smallest ones, always lead to bigger lies, sometimes terrible and painful ones. What if they also lead to the discovery of an incredible truth? EAN : 9782211088862 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Revenge of Nébouzat-le-froid - Christine Avel - book Summary : Éloi lives in Nébouzat-le-Froid and he doesn't like it. If he had the choice, he'd move across the street, to Nébouzatle-Chaud. At least there they have sunshine, troglodyte caves, and authentic dinosaur tracks. Until the day Jojo, the dog, digs up a bone like no other in the garden. According to Éloi's grandfather, it's a tibia. And not a cow or horse tibia. A hipparion tibia, a prehistoric animal! Excavations immediately begin around the house. Some time later, a second bone appears. It's covered with inscriptions resembling small sticks. Could these be the remains of the very first writing? The curious and the jealous are on the prowl. Night patrols are organized. Soon the museum will open in Nébouzatle-Chaud. We are just waiting for the expert to visit. EAN : 9782211211956 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Loire Ferryman - Catherine Lépront - book Summary : "Lic gets up. He's as usual. He always leaves the same mess on the desk that he'll tidy up later in the day. He's wearing an indoor jacket, the belt of which he nervously tightens and loosens, resembling the cord of a monk's habit. He coughs, clears his throat, wiggles his fingers in the air... He has a very handsome, intelligent face. A very handsome, thoughtful, and tender look. There's something inconsolable in his expression and, suddenly, prodigiously humorous. A few moments ago, in Myette's presence, he had a nasty, contemptuous face, a sullen air. Lic sighs. He heads toward the living room. He walks with his shoulders drooping as if under the weight of infinite weariness. He's as usual, he hasn't changed. I find him strange." EAN : 9782070719402 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: American Death Trip - James Ellroy - book Summary : 2010 PULITZER PRIZE Dallas, November 1963. The heart of the American dream is shattered. A young cop arrives from Las Vegas with $6,000 in cash and a dirty job to do. He doesn't know he's about to become part of the conspiracy to cover up the truth about Kennedy's assassination. His name is Wayne Tedrow. Five years in the political underworld will take him from Dallas to Vietnam, via the American South. Five years with J. Edgar Hoover, Howard Hughes, the Mafia, and the Ku Klux Klan. EAN : 9782743607791 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Thunderstruck - Paul Harding - book Summary : 2010 PULITZER PRIZE George, a former watchmaker, is dying among his family, and as his last hours tick by and the world slips away from him, memories flood back, ever more vibrant, like pieces of goldsmithery threatened by time. A father always on the move, haunted by lightning and epilepsy, objects charged with meaning and emotion, moments of pure nature, shards that need polishing one last time... Through the magic of his meticulous and dazzling writing, Paul Harding immerses the reader in the broken mirror of an unforgettable character, offering us the story of a life made of appearances and disappearances, of seasons and silences, an ode to the ephemeral of rare intensity. EAN : 9782749119953 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: A Man of Temperament - David Lodge - book Summary : A fervent defender of free love, HG Wells had a series of sexual adventures and misadventures that complicated his private life and thwarted his political ambitions. Lying ill in his London home during the 1944 Blitz, he reflects on his life filled with incidents, books, and women. With his clear, light, and funny pen, David Lodge shows us Wells as he is: one of the most prophetic writers of the 20th century. It took a writer at the height of his powers to recount this unparalleled destiny. EAN : 9782743622916 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Elementary Particles - Michel Houellebecq - book Summary : Michel, a rigorously deterministic biology researcher incapable of love, manages the decline of his sexuality by devoting himself to work, his Monoprix, and tranquilizers. A sabbatical year gives his discoveries a turn that will turn the world upside down. Bruno, for his part, persists in a desperate quest for sexual pleasure. Will a stay at the Lieu du Changement, a post-1968 campsite with a New Age feel, change his life? One evening, in the jacuzzi, a bold-mouthed stranger gives him a glimpse of the practical possibility of happiness. Through their chaotic family and romantic journeys, the two half-brothers exemplify Western suicide—unless they announce the imminence of a mutation. EAN : 9782080674722 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Time of Poisons - Volume 2 The King's Chamber - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : Where we find, against the backdrop of the poison affair, after the death of the Queen, the seductive Charlotte de Fontenac, whose adventurous tribulations continue at court and in the city. When Queen Maria Theresa dies under suspicious circumstances, the young Charlotte de Fontenac disappears. Last seen entering the King's study following the sovereign, she seemed distraught. Since then, no one knows what became of her. A trivial disappearance amidst the unfolding funeral ceremonies. However, some people are wondering, and among them, Madame de Montespan, whose royal favor is wavering but who loves Charlotte, decides to alert the Lieutenant General of Police, Nicolas de la Reynie. What they eventually learn is truly terrifying, and when the young woman suddenly reappears, everyone can see that she is no longer the same. What happened during those months of absence that tormented her loved ones, her cousin Léonie and especially Alban Delalande, the young policeman who loves her with a hopeless love? After We killed the Queen! Here is the second part of the adventures of Charlotte de Fontenac: intrigues, twists and turns, suspense surrounding the Poisons affair. Juliette Benzoni manages to mix all these ingredients with her usual mastery. EAN : 9782262027902 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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