Title : When a Son Is Given to Us - Donna Leon - book Summary : Inspector Brunetti doesn't like to mix work and family, so when his father-in-law, Count Falier, asks him for a favor, he's very worried. One of his best friends, Gonzalo Rodríguez de Tejeda, intends to adopt his young lover, in order to leave him his immense fortune when the time comes. Suspicious, the count urges his unmotivated son-in-law to investigate the young man. That's when Gonzalo collapses dead in the street. Shortly after, one of his friends, who had just arrived in Venice to pay his respects, is found strangled in her hotel room. Now forced to take matters into his own hands, Brunetti slowly but surely unravels the threads of Gonzalo's mysterious life, uncovering family secrets that threaten to cause more harm than good. A fantastic new investigation by Inspector Brunetti that plunges us into the ruthless world of the wealthiest Venetians. “Brunetti meditates on the importance of family ties and the danger of family secrets, inviting the reader to do the same.” Library Journal EAN: 9782702166765 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Great Enigmas of French History - Nora Schott - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782035841711 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Twilight - Michael Cunningham - book Summary : When a young man of ambiguous beauty comes to sow trouble in the life of a disenchanted gallery owner. In the tradition of Hours, a dazzling novel about art, desire, relationships, and death, set in the heart of a twilight and poetic New York. Michael Cunningham returns with a work of aching beauty. Set in the heart of a sleepless New York, a dazzling novel about art, desire, relationships, and death. Michael Cunningham returns with a work of aching beauty. Peter and Rebecca Harris, or the quintessential New York couple: he's a gallery owner, she's an editor, they're in their dashing forties, have a superb loft in Soho, a daughter on her way to university, and brilliant friends. In a word, the epitome of success and happiness. Until the arrival of Mizzy, Rebecca's brother, a young androgynous beauty of twenty-three with ambiguous charm. Fascinated, envious of Mizzy's freedom, troubled by this graceful and decadent prince who reminds him so much of his late brother, Peter will question everything: his artists, his career, his marriage, the world he had taken so much care to build... EAN: 9782714448354 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Guest Room - James Lasdun - book Summary :  Another one of those books that "you can't stop turning the pages, until you reach an incredible conclusion"? Well, for once, it's true! Joyce Carol Oates Between Françoise Sagan and Patricia Highsmith, a deliciously perverse closed-door encounter! Imagine a dream setting : a luxurious summer residence in the middle of the mountains. Place one there trio of troubled characters : Charlie, a wealthy New York banker, his wife Chloe and Matthew, Charlie's cousin, a cook whose life is going a bit adrift. The scene is set, the pieces are on the chessboard. To say more would be criminal. Passion, drama, betrayal, adultery, murder: nothing will be missing from your pleasure. With this painting of a bourgeois couple who, beneath perfect appearances, conceal many secrets and lies, James Lasdun evokes both the worlds of Françoise Sagan , of Claude Chabrol and of Patricia Highsmith . Suffice to say that the suspense , L' intelligence and the pleasure are at the rendezvous of this novel with multiple twists and turns, where each person is both guilty and a victim of their deepest nature. A delight. EAN: 9782355845550 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Investigations of Inspector Brunetti - Volume 22 - The Boy Who Didn't Talk - Donna Leon - book Summary : As autumn leaves begin to fall on the streets of Venice, Vice-Quaestor Patta tasks Commissioner Brunetti with investigating an offense committed by the mask shop on Campo San Barnaba owned by the mayor's future daughter-in-law. But now his wife, Paola, also presents him with a request. The man, probably mentally handicapped, who worked in their dry cleaners, has just died of an overdose of sleeping pills. Paola cannot bear the thought that no one ever noticed or helped him, in life or in death. Also intrigued by the death of this character he had crossed paths with for many years, Brunetti begins researching behind his superior's back. To his great surprise, he finds nothing about this man: no birth certificate, no passport, no credit card. According to the Italian authorities, he never existed. Even stranger, his mother refuses to speak to the police and insists that her son's identity papers were stolen during a burglary. As the revelations unfold, we discover that an aristocratic family, the Lembos, seems to be involved in this mysterious death. But why would these powerful and influential people have eliminated this unfortunate simpleton? EAN: 9782702154526 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Symphony of Chance Book 3 - Douglas Kennedy - book Summary : A breathtaking epic. Combining small and large stories, autobiography and fiction, Douglas Kennedy creates a successful social and family epic full of betrayals, lies, and guilt. Christine Ferniot, Télérama We can never truly predict the future or know what awaits us. We can make plans, entertain hopes. But the symphony of chance always plays its notes, and its incessant variations remind us that everything interesting, good, and wonderful in life will be eternally counterbalanced by the bad, the tragic, and the terrifying. This is the price we pay for this extraordinary gift: the absence of certainties... Other than the absolute certainty that the presence of each of us in this wide-open space will one day come to an end. But for those of us still here, on the path, what can we say about what lies ahead? What words would suffice to sum up what lies before us? "Douglas Kennedy paints a remarkable portrait of a woman, acutely exploring 1970s America, where the forces of freedom and protest collide with those of racism, sexism, homophobia, and corruption." Minh Tran Huy, Madame Figaro EAN: 9782714474049 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Antiques Merchant of Venice - Philippa Gregory - book Summary : From London to New England, via Venice, the troubled waters carry everything away, revealing secrets and enemies... Summer Solstice Eve, 1670. On the foggy London docks, Alinor has a meeting with James Summer, the man who abandoned her twenty years earlier. He wants to recover the one thing his fortune can't buy: their son, Rob, born of their love. But the arrival of Livia, a young and all-too-charming widow, stirs up trouble. She claims to be Alinor's stepdaughter and that Rob drowned in Venice. Alinor doesn't believe a word this so-called antiques dealer is saying. For her, there is no doubt: her son is alive and Livia is hiding many secrets. But how can she prove it? England, 1670. A perilous time for any independent woman... “Mysteriously powerful and full of twists and turns.” - Booklist "The talent of Philippa Gregory is at its peak. » - Publishers Weekly " Philippa Gregory invites us to immerse ourselves in the fascinating history of London, Venice and New England at the end of the 17th century. » - Woman & Home “Breathtaking... The queen of historical fiction brilliantly manages to transport us far from the Tudor court.” - Parade "The style of Philippa Gregory and her commitment to revealing the ignored history of women make The Antiques Merchant of Venice an entertaining novel and an inspiring feminist work." - Bookreporter.com “A real roller coaster of twists, intrigues and terrible secrets.” - Woman's World Magazine EAN: 9782381225302 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Sky Above the Roof - Nathacha Appanah - book Summary : His mother and sister know that Loup sleeps in prison, even if the right word is remand center, but what do the right words matter when there are bars on the windows, a metal door with a peephole, and all those things that are only found between the walls. They imagine what it's like to sleep in jail at seventeen, but no one, really, can imagine the evenings in those places." As in the poem by Verlaine to which the title refers, this novel, marked by so many flashes of darkness, nevertheless transports us, through the grace of Nathacha Appanah's writing, towards a light falling from a sky so blue, so calm, towards this eternal sweetness that binds a family beyond the dramas. EAN: 9782072858604 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Sentence - John Grisham - book Summary : October 1946. Pete Banning, the darling of Clanton, Mississippi, returned from World War II a hero, decorated with the highest military honors. Now a farmer and Methodist churchgoer, he is remembered as an exemplary father and neighbor. One autumn morning, he gets up early, goes into town, and calmly shoots his friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell. Adding to the shock of this cold-blooded murder is the complete incomprehension, as Pete simply tells the sheriff, his lawyers, and his family: "I have nothing to say." What happened to turn Pete, a respected member of the community, into a murderer? And why does he keep silent? No one knows. The only certainty his family has is that what he's keeping quiet about is devastating, the repercussions of which will haunt them and the town for decades... With this unique and major work, John Grisham takes us on an incredible journey, from the old segregated South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II, from a mental asylum to the dark secrets of the Clanton courthouse where Pete's lawyer desperately tries to save his client's life. EAN: 9782709664097 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : I love rat juice! - Christian Lamblin - book Summary : Will Milo win the three magic tests that would make him a very evil wizard? A novel to read together for the first steps in reading! The story: Milo is a young wizard who, with a potion of rat juice and magic spells, has sworn to become extra strong and very wicked! But to become the great wizard he dreams of, Milo must pass three magic tests that he is sure to win! But his fine resolutions collapse when he meets the princess's gaze... The First Readings collection supports children learning to read. Each novel can be read in two voices: an experienced reader reads the story and the child reads the speech bubbles, which are easy to decipher, thanks to the 3 levels adapted to their progress. Level 1 - "I decipher": the bubbles can be read by children who are beginning to read. (single syllables) When the child can read alone, he can read the whole novels like a grown-up! A book tested by CP and CE1 teachers for children from 6 years old. EAN: 9782092512715 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Geronimo Stilton, volume 1 - The Smile of Mona Sourisa - Matt Wolf - book Summary : Mona Sourisa is hiding a secret! Ratonard de Minci had filled her board with mysterious clues... And my mousey nose tells me that a treasure is hidden underneath. Yes, yes, a treasure, you read that right! Does that make you want to follow the investigation? I'd better warn you: it's going to be an eventful adventure! EAN: 9782226140418 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Finding Nemo - Walt Disney Productions - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782230016785 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Lili goes to the shrink - Volume 55 - Dominique de Saint Mars, Serge Bloch - book Summary : Max and Lili are devastated. Their dog has disappeared... But when he returns, Lili is no better... She remains worried, aggressive, and never leaves her mother's side... Will a shrink be able to unravel the Lili mystery? This story of Max and Lili teaches us that a child can be unhappy in their own skin, but in their own head, or in their own heart, without knowing why. They have a thousand ways of showing it: bad mood, sadness, difficulty sleeping, bad grades, or bedwetting... A shrink (psychologist, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, or psychotherapist) can help them find the words to talk about it, to love themselves a little more. And the whole family can regain confidence... EAN: 9782884455749 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Max Goes to the Hospital - Volume 10 - Dominique de Saint Mars, Serge Bloch - book Summary : Max was hit by a car on his way home from school. His leg is broken. At the hospital, he discovers fear and suffering, but also patience... and other people. This little book by "Max and Lili" is an opportunity to take the drama out of the hospital and talk about it with humor and truth. EAN: 9782884451062 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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