Title: A Shard of Eternity - Valérie Tong Cuong - book Summary : Anna Gauthier leads a life sheltered from torment between her pharmacy, her villa overlooking the sea and her close-knit family. In a volatile social climate, an incident occurs and her son Léo, a high school student with no history, finds himself in trouble with the law. Anna watches helplessly as her world, built brick by brick, crumbles, having measured each of her actions to maintain control. What happens when a grain of sand jams the machine and shatters appearances for a summer?  Through a portrait of a woman bursting with intensity and emotion, A shard of eternity traces the thread of Anna's life and in one breath questions the walled-up part of a sacrificed childhood that was never to resurface. "With her captivating thirteenth novel, Valerie Tong Cuong confirms her talent as a writer, her art of shattering appearances." Livres Hebdo “We expect the best from her and we are never disappointed.” SHE "Valérie Tong Cuong then plumbs the abyss of guilt and the ravages of repression. Intense, profoundly dark, her novel, whose title we only understand on the last page, grips us by the throat until its astonishing end." L'Obs “She analyzes with disarming accuracy the fragility of the social contract and the human tragedy playing out on the world stage.” Le Figaro Littéraire EAN : 9782709668644 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Prisoners of Time - Michael Crichton - book Summary : Time travel was once the stuff of science fiction... Will it become a reality, thanks to the latest advances in science? Located in the middle of the Arizona desert, ITC is a highly mysterious, cutting-edge technology company. Under the leadership of a brilliant but megalomaniacal scientist, important research is conducted in the greatest secrecy... But why is ITC interested in the work of the team of historians who, far away, in the Dordogne Valley, have undertaken excavations around a 14th-century monastery under the direction of Professor Johnston of Yale University? To clarify the question, Johnston goes to Arizona. And disappears... Two days later, in the Dordogne, a 650-year-old parchment is unearthed. Its message, "Help," is signed by Professor Johnston... After Jurassic Park, the new thriller from Michael Crichton. Timeline has been on the New York Times bestseller list since its release and will soon be adapted for the big screen. EAN : 9782221092057 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Veronika Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho - book Summary : Veronika, a young and pretty Slovenian woman, seems to have everything she could wish for in life. Yet, she is not happy. On November 21, 1997, she decides to die. Her suicide attempt leads her to the Villete psychiatric hospital, where she rubs shoulders with real madmen, but also with a seemingly normal population who seem to have taken refuge behind the high walls of the asylum out of fear of the unknown, a desire for security, or weariness of a routine existence. There, Veronika understands that, every minute of our existence, we have the choice between living and giving up, and that, to feel fully alive, she will have to acknowledge the part of madness she carries within her. "Stay crazy, but behave like normal people. Take the risk of being different, but learn to do it without attracting attention. And let your true self manifest. "What is the true self?" Veronika asks. "It's who you are, not what has been made of you." And Veronika, who was unable to grasp her own desires, will discover in Villete the freedom to surrender to them. EAN : 9782843370847 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Most Incredible Story of Your Life - Chitra-Banerjee Divakaruni - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782809702255 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: Children of the Earth, volume 5 - Stone Shelters - Jean-Marie Auel - book Summary : In this fifth installment of the prehistoric saga "Children of the Earth," Ayla gives birth to a long-awaited child and becomes aware of the role she is called to play in the destiny of the Zelandonii, Jondalar's tribe. After a long, epic journey across Europe, Ayla and Jondalar arrive at the site of the Ninth Cave, a Stone Age settlement in what would later be called Périgord. There, Jondalar is reunited with his birthplace, who rejoice in his return. Ayla's reception is more mixed. This woman speaks with a curious accent and, above all, she is followed by a wolf and two horses over whom she exercises a disturbing power. But, if the young woman astonishes the Zelandonii, they surprise her just as much by their way of life in their comfortable rock shelters and by the splendor of the paintings with which they adorn their caves. Plunged into this foreign universe, will Ayla succeed in gaining the trust of the members of the Jondalar tribe? The prehistoric saga "Children of the Earth" is made up of 6 novels: Volume 1 - The Cave Bear Clan Volume 2 - The Valley of Horses Volume 3 - The Mammoth Hunters Volume 4 - The Great Journey Volume 5 - The Stone Refuge Volume 6 - The Land of Sacred Caves EAN : 9782258058378 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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Title: The Stars in the Bright Sky - Alan Warner - book Summary : At Gatwick Airport, five friends meet up to take the first cheap flight available. Manda, Kay, Chell, Kylah, and Fionnula, the Scottish teenagers from The Sopranos, have grown up, if not matured. Their paths have diverged, but their friendship remains intact, as fiery and stormy as ever. Students or newly employed, they have decided to get together for a dream vacation to Magalluf, Rome, or Las Vegas. In their luggage: bikinis, condoms, and hair straighteners. But leaving Gatwick proves complex and expensive. When Manda loses her passport, twists and turns follow one another, with a backdrop of drinking, clarifications, and philosophical reflections, all exacerbated by the arrival of the beautiful, young, and wealthy Ava, a college friend of Finn's with exotic English customs. As this frenetic story unfolds, the six girls reveal themselves to be, in turn, touching, ingenious and horrifying, until the final twist that gives the novel a closed-door feel. EAN : 9782267022070 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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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 Court of Ladies - Volume 1 - The Black Regent - Franck Ferrand - book Summary : A king, Francis I, who thinks more about his loves and his hunts than about the future of France. A regent, Louise of Savoy, who firmly holds the reins and maneuvers behind the scenes against her son's Italian dream. A future queen, Marguerite, who loves her brother too much and would like to lead consciences... The cousin constable, Charles of Bourbon, who is rumored to be making a pact with the Empire of Charles V and the England of Henry VIII! Blois, Saint-Germain, Lyon, but also Milan, Madrid... Two brothers, young squires thrown into the great History and into an adventure that will turn their lives upside down. A king imprisoned. Children disappeared in strange circumstances. Others, of royal blood, taken hostage. Passionate love, betrayals, reversals, executions. A forbidden love. Another incestuous one. And Diane de Poitiers, whose enigmatic ascendancy will win the heart of a king... to establish the "Cour des Dames." The Black Regent is the first installment of The Court of Dames, a series devoted to the intrigues of the early Renaissance. An epic and sumptuous time when, under the reigns of Francis I and Henry II, the power of a few exceptional women was affirmed. EAN : 9782080689634 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: Conspiracy in Venice - François Lanzi - book Summary : A whirlwind historical novel set in the heart of the Venice Carnival. Praised by Nouvelles Plumes readers. In 18th-century Venice, Lorenzo flees in a hurry to his beloved's bedroom, taking a small portrait of the young girl with him as a souvenir. But hidden behind the painting is a compromising letter for her father. Pursued by the dobe's archers, Lorenzo finds himself trapped in a terrible plot... EAN : 9791024500065 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: City girl - Mlynowski Sarah - book Summary : See photos EAN : 9782280082310 Used book at low prices The book matches the photo See the different states

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