Title : The Mystery of Henri Pick - David Foenkinos - book Summary : In Brittany, a librarian collects all the books rejected by publishers. Among these manuscripts, a young editor discovers a gem written by a certain Henri Pick. She sets out to find him and learns that he died two years earlier. But according to his widow, he never wrote anything other than shopping lists... Could he have had a secret life? Surrounded by this mystery, Pick's book will have astonishing consequences on the literary world. EAN: 9782072762031 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Chess Player - Stefan Zweig - book Summary : Who is this stranger capable of outwitting the great Czentovic, the world chess champion, a true prodigy as unsophisticated as he is unpleasant? Can anyone believe, as he claims, that he hasn't played for over twenty years? This is a mystery that the idle passengers of this luxury liner would like to unravel. The narrator will succeed. The circumstances in which the stranger acquired this knowledge are terrible. They take us back to the Nazi experiments on the effects of absolute isolation, when, on the verge of madness, between two interrogations, the human brain manages to deploy its strangest faculties. A disturbing, fantastic fable, which, as the character says with painful irony, "could serve as an illustration of the charming times in which we live." EAN: 9782253057840 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Old Man Who Read Love Stories - Luis Sepúlveda - book Summary : A wild and beautiful book, built like an American thriller Antonio José Bolivar knows the depths of the Amazon rainforest and its inhabitants, the noble people of the Shuars . When the villagers of El Idilio wrongly accuse them of the murder of a white hunter, the The old man leaves his love stories – his only escape from the barbarity of men – to hunt down the real culprit, a majestic panther... " It doesn't take twenty lines for us to fall under its spell. Then we go on without being able to stop until an ending that our pleasure deems too quick. . » The World Born in Chile in 1949, Luis Sepúlveda , is one of the greatest contemporary Spanish-language authors. Translated worldwide, his novels, chronicles, stories, and short stories are available from Points. He died in April 2020. EAN: 9782020239301 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Renegades - David Gemmell - book Summary : There were nine of them. Nine knights devoted body and soul to protecting the kingdom and upholding justice. Nine knights who never returned after crossing a magical portal. Since then, a new order has replaced them, that of the Red Knights, one of evil and corruption. Yet, hope remains. For one of the nine remained on this side of the portal, saved by his cowardice. But to reclaim the kingdom, he will have to regain his lost honor and discover what became of his companions, for only they are capable of putting an end to the terrible reign of the Red Knights. EAN: 9782290340905 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Beautiful Bitch - Christina Lauren - book Summary : An uncontrollable attraction. A romantic tug-of-war. And never a minute to yourself. The more ambitious young Chloe's career takes off, the less time she has to devote to Bennett. But he's still the boss and intends to show her... Chloe finds herself with a plane ticket in hand. What better way to experience torrid moments than a stay in the south of France? The magnetic couple continues their tumultuous affair on the French Riviera and prepares to take a new step. Will he succeed? EAN: 9782266250856 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Mercury - Amélie Nothomb - book Summary : On an island off the coast of Cherbourg, an old man and a young girl live in isolation, surrounded by servants and bodyguards, protected from any reflection; under no circumstances must Hazel see her own face. Hired to care for the young girl, Françoise, a nurse, will discover why Hazel resigns herself to the old man's caresses. She will understand the implacable machinations at the cost of the latter satisfying a mad, paroxysmal love... At the heart of this disturbing closed-door drama, Amélie Nothomb rediscovers her favorite themes: absolute love and its illusions, passion inseparable from perversity. EAN: 9782253149118 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Rustle of Paper and Desires - Sarah McCoy - book Summary : Prince Edward Island, off the coast of Canada, 1837. Marilla Cuthbert's childhood was spent happily and peacefully in the enchanting countryside with her parents and her older brother, Matthew. Following the sudden death of her beloved mother, Marilla vowed to always watch over her father and brother. But also over all the orphans and fugitives from Africa who, hunted by slave hunters, landed on their shores. True to her principles, this young woman, in love with freedom, threw all her strength into the battle—at the cost of her desires and the risk of her life... EAN: 9782266291798 Used book Book in The book matches the photo

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Title : The Grip - Marc Dugain - book Summary : A presidential favorite, the president of a military-industrial group, a director of domestic intelligence, a union leader who disappeared after the murder of his family, a popular Chinese photographer... What could possibly connect them? Lorraine, a secret service agent, is tasked with making the connection. From Paris, via Brittany and Ireland, will she be able to do it? Nothing is less certain. Nine years after The Curse of Edgar, Marc Dugain offers us an uncompromising romantic dive into the heart of the French system where politicians, industrialists, and spies mingle. EAN: 9782070463046 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Smile of Women - Nicolas Barreau - book Summary : In Paris, a sad Friday in November. Aurélie, in the throes of heartbreak, notices a novel in a bookstore called The Smile of Women. Leafing through it, she is stunned! Not only does she discover the name of the restaurant she owns, but the heroine also looks exactly like her. Her passionate reading of this novel gives her a new taste for life. Intrigued by so many coincidences, she decides to contact its author. But meeting the mysterious Robert Miller through his publisher proves strangely difficult... A romantic comedy that savors a picturesque and gourmet Paris, The Smile of Women revisits the new romantic chaos, not without a hint of magic and a zest of enchantment. Deliciously romantic. Madame Figaro. EAN: 9782253099819 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Everything on Earth Must Perish The Last Unicorn - Michel Bussi - book Summary : A devilishly seductive historical intrigue that takes the reader on a wild ride, from Bordeaux to Yerevan via the Vatican and Hong Kong, in pursuit of a secret that is nothing less than that of all humanity... A dark, unexplained mass, trapped in the ancient ice of Mount Ararat... A forbidden book, kept under lock and key in the hell of the Vatican... An enigmatic wooden animal, bearing a single horn on its forehead... The clues are there, scattered. A gigantic puzzle to piece together to trace the origins of all the world's religions. From Bordeaux to Hong Kong, via Armenia, Zak Ikabi has only one obsession: to bring all the pieces together. And finally find Noah's Ark. Embarked against her will on her quest, glaciologist Cécile Serval, as erudite as she is volcanic, soon finds herself confronted with a veritable deluge of questions. And Kalashnikov bullets... Because to keep this secret, some are ready to make any sacrifice... “A really well-crafted esoteric thriller.” The Voice of the North This work was previously published under the title The Last Unicorn , behind the pseudonym of Tobby Rolland Unpublished preface by the author EAN: 9782266285490 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The First Night - Marc Levy - book Summary : Love is the ultimate adventure, m But the adventure is not without dangers... "There is a legend that tells that the child in his mother's womb knows everything about the mystery of Creation, from the origin of the world to the end of time. At his birth, a messenger passes over his cradle and places a finger on his lips so that he will never reveal the secret entrusted to him, the secret of life. This finger, which erases the child's memory forever, leaves a mark. We all have this mark above our upper lip, except me. The day I was born, the messenger forgot to visit me, and I remember everything..." From the Ethiopian highlands to the frozen expanses of the northern Urals, Marc Levy concludes with this novel the fantastic epic begun with The First Day . EAN: 9782266203364 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title: Like a Brother - Françoise Bourdin - book RESUME : A farm lost in the middle of the Jura fir forests, two brothers bound by a tragic destiny. In a closed atmosphere, Like a brother is the story of an exclusive love that the arrival of a woman will turn upside down. A dramatic, dense and profound novel. In an isolated village in the Jura region, one name is terrifying: Nathan Desroches. A colossus capable of lifting a log with his bare hands, the only one who dares to raise horses in this region with its hostile climate. But if the power of this tireless worker impresses those around him, his house is frightening. In this immense house where he has been raising his two brothers alone since the fire that ravaged their parents' farm, Nathan has established a sinister family atmosphere. This authoritarian man reserves all his hatred for one of them, whom he never lets out. It is Justin, the younger brother, simple-minded, who is behind the disaster that left them orphans. To the other, Joachim, a beautiful and fragile child, Nathan gives all his love. A love as inhuman as he is, immense, exclusive, and demanding. To the point that the two brothers never leave each other. No girl has been able to separate them, not even Nathan's wife, who must step aside...Until the day Joachim falls in love. Tragedy, then, is inevitable. "This intimate book evokes the tragic family stories of a Bazin man. A book where every word counts." The Parisian EAN: 9782714450173 Used book The book matches the photo

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Title : The Spook's Apprentice Volume 1 - The Spook's Apprentice - Joseph Delaney - book Summary : Thomas, the seventh son of a seventh son, has the qualities required to become the Spook's apprentice. This is a stroke of luck, as he is not attracted to the life of a farmer. He has a special gift for seeing and hearing things that ordinary mortals cannot. He begins his training with the Spook, who tests him on the first night by locking him in a haunted house. EAN: 9782747017107 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Graceling - Kristin Cashore - book Summary : In the Seven Kingdoms, they are called Gracelings—rare beings with incredible powers. Katsa can kill a man with her bare hands, and her uncle, the King of the Middluns, forces her to kill for him. The killer's encounter with Prince Po, another Graceling, will change the course of her life... EAN: 9782360510023 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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