Title : Felix and the Invisible Source - Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt - book Summary : Twelve-year-old Félix is ​​in despair. His mother, the wonderful Fatou, who runs a warm and colorful little bistro in Belleville, has fallen into an irremediable depression. She, who once embodied happiness, is now nothing more than a shadow. Where has her wandering soul gone? Is it hiding in Africa, near his native village? To save her, Félix embarks on a journey that will lead him to the invisible sources of the world. In the spirit of Oscar and the Lady in Pink and of In Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Quran, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt explores the mysteries of animism, the power of beliefs and rituals born from a profoundly poetic spiritual thought. He also offers a boy's love song for his mother. EAN: 9782226440013 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Children of the Grail No. 4 - The Black Chalice Volume 1 The Secret of the Templars - Peter Berling - book Summary : Year of grace 1257. Returning from their journey to faraway Asia, Roç and Yeza, children of "real" (royal) blood, destined to accomplish the spiritual reconciliation of East and West, return to their native land, Occitania. There, while the Templars dream of founding a state in the ancient Cathar country, mysterious signs - a black stone bearing the imprint of a ciborium, a crypt where the Crucifixion is depicted - set them once again on the trail of the Grail. Yeza embarks aboard the ship led by Taxiarchos, the king of the beggars of Constantinople, with whom she will experience love. Roç, at the head of an army raised by Manfred of Sicily, will go from battle to battle... Sword blows, colorful characters, secrets of the Church or kingdoms... Peter Berling continues here, with an unequaled romantic breath, an extraordinary picture of the medieval world, its follies and its dreams. EAN: 9782253149279 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Ruby of the Templars - Jorge Molist - book Summary : For her 27th birthday, New York lawyer Cristina receives two rings: one from her fiancé, and the other, dating from the 13th century, from an anonymous sender. She accepts them, unaware that the second, endowed with strange powers, will plunge her into the occult world of the Templars, on the trail of a treasure. Suffering from terrible migraines that seem directly linked to the story of the ring bearers, Cristina, accompanied by her cousin - her first love - sets out on a journey to Barcelona that will take her along the Mediterranean coast, towards her past. And, beyond her own, towards the tragic past of the Templars. This novel was praised by the press: "A storyteller with an effective pen who takes his reader into a world of magic and mystery." El Mundo . "The fascinating world of the Templars, a modern and endearing heroine and relentless suspense: thrills guaranteed!" Que Leer EAN: 9782352870807 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Night of the Almond Tree - Françoise Bourdon - book Summary : Haute-Provence, 1890. Anna, a young almond farmer, believed she was promised to Martin, heir to a wealthy candied fruit producer. But he marries a daughter of notables. Only her passion for almond trees now gives meaning to Anna's life. When she meets Armand, a pastry chef with a passion for Provençal traditions, the young woman realizes her dream by creating the best nougat. Soon, their marriage and their confectionery business prosper. And as the shadow of the Great War looms, a letter from Martin disrupts Anna's happy equilibrium... "A captivating heroine. Very strong feelings for this Provençal saga." L'Est éclair / Libération Champagne EAN: 9782266201827 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Magical - Danielle Steel - book Summary : In Paris, on a balmy summer evening, three couples of friends gather for the prestigious "Dîner en blanc." Like all the guests, they have been handpicked, have flourishing careers in fashion and film, and fulfilling and glamorous personal lives. When the sun sets, thousands of candles are lit and the City of Lights reveals all its magic. But during the meal, careers are decided, relationships are made and broken, and couples falter. A year later, at the next White Dinner, everything has changed. For better... or for worse? With over a hundred works published in France and 800 million copies sold worldwide, Danielle Steel is an author whose success has been undiminished for over thirty years now. EAN: 9782266291507 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : What are the monkeys waiting for - Yasmina Khadra - book Summary : The body of a student is discovered in the woods of Baïnem, near Algiers. In charge of the investigation, Commissioner Nora Bilal has no idea that her life is in jeopardy. In a country where intrigue and false leads are beyond comprehension, where the exercise of power and corruption are seen as a calling, what fate awaits those who dare to believe that the law is above all, especially when loyalty is embodied by a woman? Far from being limited to a political thriller, What Are the Monkeys Waiting For? is a formidable X-ray of an Algeria which, after having been flattened by Islamist terrorism, finds itself delivered unpackaged to the ogres of infamy. EAN: 9782266253888 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Driven - K. Bromberg - book Summary : Colton burst into my life like a tornado, sapping my self-control and unwittingly breaching the protective barrier surrounding my recovering heart. He's shaken my structured, predictable world. I can't give him what he wants, any more than he can give me what I need. Sexually, our chemistry is undeniable. Individually, our mutual need to never let go is irrefutable. But when our worlds collide, will that chemistry be enough to bring us together, or will the secrets we keep drive us apart? Discover the first volume of the Driven series , a torrid love story between a young woman trying to rebuild her life and a fearless racing driver, who always pushes his limits and those of others. 9782253098843 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Long Island Pastry Chef - Sylvia Lott - book Summary : 1932. To prevent her from seeing the man she loves, Marie's father decides to send her to her brothers' house. She arrives in New York with two secrets in her luggage: her broken heart and the ancestral recipe for a delicious white cheesecake. 2002. Rona, her great-niece, in the midst of a professional and emotional setback, comes to visit her. Marie tells her her story and, in turn, gives her the recipe for cheesecake... EAN: 9782290140307 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Cursed Prophecy - PC Cast - Book Summary : Chosen by the goddess Epona, Elphame rejects the worship of her, which makes her a deity. She has only one desire: to live free in the kingdom of Partholon. Determined to take her destiny into her own hands, she creates her own kingdom in the ruins of Castle MacCallan. A kingdom where the differences between centaurs and humans are abolished, a kingdom of freedom, for her and those who choose to follow her. But in the deep forest surrounding the palace lurks an evil presence: Lochlan, leader of the demons once banished by the goddess Epona. A people who dream only of regaining their place in the kingdom of Partholon. And who believe that, to do so, they must shed the blood of a goddess... Will the banished Lochlan choose loyalty to his people by sacrificing the goddess, or the love of Elphame...? EAN: 9782280154284 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Whys of History Volume 3 - Bern Stéphane - book Summary : Why did the birth of Louis XIV make August 15 a public holiday? Why did a French queen give her name to the most famous variety of plum? Why was Rio de Janeiro the capital of Portugal for 13 years? Why were brothels established by Saint Louis? Why did a failed assassination attempt force Napoleon to divorce? Why was anesthesia popularized by Queen Victoria? Why did the bikini owe its name to the atomic bomb? Why did Big Bertha cause Sacha Guitry's first divorce? In this new volume of Why History , Stéphane Bern passionately unveils 100 new mysteries that are as astonishing as they are captivating! EAN: 9782226324948 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Knights of Emerald Volume 9 The Legacy of Danalieth - Anne Robillard - book Summary : OVERCOMING DEATH The imperial armies are landing in force on the shores of Enkidiev, forcing Wellan to send his men on several fronts to slow them down. The new Emerald King offers him one of the forbidden weapons that the god Danalieth bequeathed to humans for protection. It's a gift hard to refuse... While defending the Elven Kingdom, the Knights capture a curious blue creature, unaware of its true intentions. Eager to help his father, Dylan learns a new way to harness energy. But when he uses it for the first time, he encounters resistance from a young girl who will forever change his destiny. And against all odds, Élund's prediction about the return of a hero comes true. But is this great warrior too late? EAN: 9782749911052 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The House of Sorrows - Victor Del Arbol - book Summary : Eduardo tries to survive in a soulless apartment, thanks to alcohol and psychotropic drugs prescribed by the psychiatrist in charge of his rehabilitation. He has just served a prison sentence for the murder of the hit-and-run driver who killed his wife and daughter fourteen years ago. A formerly popular painter, he earns his living by producing anonymous portraits on an assembly line that his gallery owner places in supermarkets. One day, she gives him a very strange commission: a famous violinist asks him to paint a portrait of the man who killed her son. She wants to be able to decipher the characteristics of the murderer beneath the man's features. United in their shared grief, the client and the artist soon open Pandora's box, unleashing all the demons buried within. Eduardo's brush brings to light a gallery of tormented beings, trapped in a drama that has frozen their existence: a young androgynous Chinese man who trades in his body, the son of an OAS fighter enriched by the gas and oil of Algiers, a former agent of Pinochet's political police, an Armenian without faith or law, a young girl abused by her mother's lover, a Sufi mercenary... So many characters who haunt the house of sorrows, trapped by a desperate vengeance and a chance that is only another name for destiny. Assembling before the reader's eyes the thousand and one pieces of a terrifying puzzle, Víctor del Árbol creates a dizzyingly masterful novel, chilling in its darkness and disarming in its humanity. EAN: 9782330022464 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Roadmaster - Stephen King - book Summary : A stranger pulls up to a gas station in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, driving a Buick Roadmaster, a magnificent 1950s model... which he abandons there before disappearing. Alerted, the police come to examine the vehicle, which turns out to be entirely fake and made of unknown materials. Twenty years later, the Buick is still stored in a state police hangar, and nothing has filtered through about the supernatural phenomena occurring around it, which it seems to provoke. However, one man wants to know the truth: Ned Wilcox, the son of the police officer initially in charge of the investigation, who has since died in a mysterious accident. What if reopening the doors of the mysterious car meant opening the gates of horror? After the accident that nearly cost him his life in 1999, Stephen King spent three years writing this novel – the work of a horror magician at the height of his powers! EAN: 9782226150769 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Dark Tower Volume 1 - The Gunslinger - Stephen King - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782277250326 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Dark Tower Volume 2 - The Three Cards - Stephen King - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782277250333 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Assassin's Creed - Volume 3 - The Secret Crusade - Oliver Bowden - book Summary : Niccolò Polo, Marco's father, finally reveals the story he has kept secret all his life: that of Altaïr, one of the most illustrious assassins the brotherhood has ever known. Embarked on an epic adventure that will take him to the Holy Land, Altaïr will understand the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed... To prove his unwavering devotion to everyone, he agrees to eliminate nine formidable adversaries, including the Grand Master Templar Robert de Sablé... This is the first time that Altaïr's life has been told, an epic that will change the course of history, from his eternal struggle against the Templar conspiracy to his astonishing and tragic family story, as well as the ultimate betrayal of his oldest friend. Discover the secret story of Altaïr, the Master Assassin. Based on Ubisoft's hit video game: Assassin's Creed. EAN: 9782362310683 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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