Title : The Four Daughters of the Reverend Latimer - Colleen McCullough - book Summary : Australia, early 20th century. There are four Latimer sisters: Edda and Grace, the eldest, twin sisters born from the first marriage of their father, a minister whose wife died in childbirth; Heather and Kitty, also twins, daughters of the former housekeeper of the presbytery who married the reverend for the second time. In 1925, the sisters, aged 18 and 19, flee the austerity of the presbytery and maternal authority to train as nurses in the hospital of their hometown, in New South Wales. There, each will also be able to give free rein to her personal aspirations, including the search for love. But the Great Depression is not far off, which could sweep away many dreams of emancipation in a society still very patriarchal... A great sentimental fresco which focuses on the destiny of four energetic and endearing young women. EAN : 9782809817058 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Sashenka - Simon Montefiore - book Summary : From the last hours of the Romanov Empire to post-perestroika Russia in the 1990s, via Stalinist terror, the moving destiny of an unforgettable heroine. In the tradition of Doctor Zhivago, a dazzling fresco by one of Russia's greatest historians. Saint Petersburg, winter 1916. In front of the Smolny Institute for Girls, Sashenka Zeitlin, a seventeen-year-old bourgeois girl, is arrested. In a Tsarist Russia on the brink of collapse, while her mother continues to get drunk at parties with Rasputin and his clique, Sashenka has chosen her side. That of the revolution... Some twenty years later, Sashenka embodies the model Soviet woman. The wife of a high-ranking party official and the happy mother of two children, she nevertheless gives in to a torrid passion for a seductive writer whose ideas prove dangerously compromising. He endangers the lives of those she loves... and her own. For more than fifty years, her story remained hidden. Until a young historian delved into the KGB archives and revealed the fate of a woman faced with an impossible choice... EAN : 9782714445308 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Mask of Troy - David Gibbins - book Summary : The explosive encounter between Indiana Jones and Dan Brown! 1876. Mycenae, Greece. During a secret excavation, archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers the golden mask of Agamemnon and another extraordinary artifact, which he will never speak of. 1945. Germany. The liberation of a concentration camp reveals clues leading to antiquities stolen by the Nazis, but also to a weapon more terrifying than any ever devised. Present day, in the Aegean Sea. Jack Howard excavates the wreck of a warship believed to have been part of Agamemnon's fleet and embarks on a dangerous treasure hunt. But, from the Trojan War to the Final Solution, history hides monstrous secrets. And in trying to unearth them, Jack risks losing what is most precious to him in the world... "What do you get when you cross Indiana Jones and Dan Brown? Answer: David Gibbins." Daily Mirror EAN : 9782754020770 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Bestial Servant of Pastor Huuskonen - Arto Paasilinna - book Summary : As he approaches his fifties, Pastor Oskari Huuskonen is going through a rough patch. His marriage is on the rocks, his faith is wavering, his preaching, which doesn't conform to the canons of the Church, is drawing the wrath of his superiors, and his parishioners, each one crazier than the last, are causing him a lot of worry. As if that weren't enough, the parish council decides to give him a poisoned chalice for his birthday: a bear cub who has just lost his mother, spectacularly electrocuted to death at the top of a high-voltage pylon. But Huuskonen gradually becomes attached to the bear cub and goes so far as to build him a den for the winter, where he eventually joins them, along with a charming biologist who has come to study the animal's habits. Having rediscovered her faith through contact with the pastor, the biologist, Sonia, distances herself from him, which doesn't stop Huuskonen's wife from filing for divorce. The bishop, for his part, tired of the pastor's oddities, automatically places him on leave. Huuskonen, ruined by his divorce, deprived of a home and a job, sets off on an adventure with his bear. A long journey that will take them from Odessa to Syracuse, from Malta to Southampton, in search of meaning in their lives. EAN : 9782207258194 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Leave quickly and come back late - Fred Vargas - book Summary : This book received the 2002 Prix Des Libraires, the 2002 Elle Readers' Grand Prize, the 2002 Prix du Meilleur Polar Francophone, and the 2004 Deutscher Krimipreis (Germany). It was carefully painted on the thirteen doors of a building in the 18th arrondissement of Paris: a large black 4, inverted, with a broadened base. Below, three letters: CLT. Commissioner Adamsberg photographs them and hesitates: simple graffiti, or a threat? On the other side of town, Joss, the former Breton sailor turned newsboy, is perplexed. For three weeks, a hand has been slipping incomprehensible missives into his message box at night. An entertainer? A lunatic? His ancestor whispers in his ear: "Watch yourself, Joss. There's more to a man's head than beauty." This novel has been translated or is being translated in more than twenty-five countries. EAN : 9782878581522 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Scent of Ink and Freedom - Sarah McCoy - book Summary : ~~A BRIGHT HISTORICAL NOVEL. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BOOK A TASTE OF CINNAMON AND HOPE. ~~1859. Two years before the start of the Civil War. Sarah Brown, daughter of a famous abolitionist, resigns herself to not having children. "Who would want to marry her?" her mother laments... Sarah, however, finds a new lease on life by joining a resistance group with her family, which helps slaves escape their terrible fate to the North of America. Thanks to her artistic talents, she traces and conceals in her drawings the secret maps that lead to freedom. 2014. Eden and her husband, a couple desperate for a child, move into an old mansion in the small town of Charleston, Virginia. As Eden wanders through her house with her neighbor, an enigmatic little girl, she discovers a doll's head carefully hidden in the pantry. Despite the ravages of time, she glimpses curious lines on the porcelain face, within which lies a mysterious key... More than a century separates Eden and Sarah, but their paths will intertwine. For on the vast map of the world and of history, past and present converge in the destiny of these two women who overcome the pain of not being mothers and reveal themselves to themselves. A BRIGHT HISTORICAL NOVEL. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BOOK A TASTE OF CINNAMON AND HOPE. EAN : 9782749925981 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Three Days and a Life - Pierre Lemaitre - book Summary : Three Days and a Life is part of the final selection for the 25th Hour Favorite Award. "At the end of December 1999, a surprising series of tragic events struck Beauval, first and foremost, of course, the disappearance of little Rémi Desmedt. In this region covered in forests, subject to slow rhythms, the sudden disappearance of this child caused stupor and was even considered, by many inhabitants, as a sign of the catastrophes to come. For Antoine, who was at the center of this drama, it all began with the death of the dog... EAN : 9782226325730 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Deep Storm - Lincoln Child - book Summary : Deep Storm is the world's most advanced technology center, yet no researcher will ever mention its name, or even its existence. Built in the icy depths of the Atlantic, this top-secret base houses an armada of scientists subject to strict military discipline. They relentlessly drill into the ocean floor, approaching a submerged site, a mystery that has captivated humanity since ancient times: Atlantis. But a series of unknown illnesses and mental disorders suddenly overwhelm the personnel of the underwater base. Could the greatest archaeological discovery in history also be the most terrifying? EAN : 9782749906522 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Lame Man of Warsaw, Volume 1 - The Blue Star - Juliette Benzoni - book Summary : When, in 1918 - after four years of war - Prince Morosini returned to his palace in Venice, he yearned only to rediscover the exquisite sweetness of his idle life. This pious wish would not be granted... The woman he loved had disappeared, and most of his possessions were mortgaged. Shortly after, he discovered that his mother had been murdered and that the "Blue Star," a sapphire that had been the pride of his family for centuries, had been stolen... From then on, he has only one goal: to find the jewel and unmask the murderer. Here he is on the brink of an extraordinary adventure that will lead him into the Warsaw ghetto, the murky waters of banditry and in the wake of a formidable young woman... EAN : 9782266069403 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The almond trees bloomed red - Christian Signol - book Summary : July 1936. Franco's nationalist troops begin to conquer the Republican-ruled country: the drama of the Spanish Civil War begins. In Republican Aragon, Soledad and Miguel give themselves to each other before Miguel, forcibly enlisted despite his opinions, leaves to fight in the nationalist ranks. Soledad will wait for him... unless war takes over and changes destinies. Despite a life filled with fear and death, Soledad finds some comfort in Luis, a Republican militiaman. But, faced with the Francoist threat, she must flee... EAN : 9782266104111 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Priceless Gifts - Danielle Steel - book Summary : Paul was a rather absent father. When he suddenly passes away, his family discovers he has left them a surprising inheritance. To his eldest daughter, who works with the homeless, he leaves the necessary sum to open a shelter. He encourages the youngest to use her inheritance to travel. Thanks to him, the youngest has the freedom to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. And his ex-wife, Véronique, is entrusted with the mission of traveling to Europe in search of the artist of a mysterious painting. From Rome to Paris, from New York to Venice, this inheritance will change their lives far more than they could have imagined... EAN : 9782266284370 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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