Lilian Schreuder Livres

Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When her father told her she was to spend a holiday with relatives in North Yemen, she jumped at the chance. Aged 15 and 13 respectively, Zana and her sister discovered that they had been literally sold into marriage, and that on their arrival they were virtually prisoners. They had to adapt to a completely alien way of life, with no running water, dung-plastered walls, frequent beatings, and the ordeal of childbirth on bare floors with only old women in attendance. After eight years of misery and humiliation Zana succeeded in escaping, but her sister is still there, and it seems likely that she will now never leave the country where she has spent more than half her life. This is an updated edition of Zana's account of her experiences.

For over 30 years, Keith Richards has been the Rolling Stones' guitarist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a highly respected solo artist. Keith Richards , based on Victor Bockris's exclusive interviews with the musician, his family, and friends, is the definitive full-length biography of this pivotal and legendary figure.

Thirty-nine-year-old Sirine, never married, lives with a devoted Iraqi-immigrant uncle and an adoring dog named King Babar. She works as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant, her passions aroused only by the preparation of food—until an unbearably handsome Arabic literature professor starts dropping by for a little home cooking. Falling in love brings Sirene's whole heart to a boil—stirring up memories of her parents and questions about her identity as an Arab American.

Winnie vindt dat ze een zorgeloos leven leidt. Ze is tevreden met de sleur van haar bestaan, heeft genoeg aan zichzelf en is niemand tot last. Maar haar zelfverkozen rust wordt ruw verstoord wanneer een meisje haar enige bezit steelt: een koffer en een pruik. Winnie gaat op zoek naar de dief. Wat begint als een zoektocht, wordt de herontdekking van een verleden waarvan ze afstand had gedaan. Winnie beleeft opnieuw haar jeugd, de vetes in haar familie, de verwoestende Tweede Wereldoorlog, en ten slotte de onthullingen en het verraad die haar hebben gemaakt tot wie ze nu is: een dakloze vrouw in een niemandsland.

Quand un hospice vénitien contacte le commissaire Brunetti au sujet d'une jeune patiente en fin de vie souhaitant témoigner, il accourt aussitôt. Les derniers mots de Benedetta Toso évoquent son défunt mari Vittorio qui selon elle a été assassiné. Brunetti lui jure de mener l'enquête. Il découvre que Vittorio, qui travaillait pour une compagnie chargée de vérifier la qualité des eaux vénitiennes, est officiellement mort dans un accident de moto. Où se trouve la vérité ? Avec l'aide de ses fidèles collègues, Brunetti va démêler les fils d'un secret dissimulant une menace pour Venise et toute sa région. Une intrigue passionnante. Un regard unique sur Venise !

A hypnotic tale of myth, romance and self-discovery.

"L'une des choses que j'ai apprises, c'est que les événements les plus étranges peuvent advenir. A tout moment. Aujourd'hui, par exemple, le chat de Jill, ma meilleure amie, a parlé. Nous préparions des brownies dans la cuisine lorsque nous l'avons entendu dire : "Je veux sortir." Nous avons assisté à un miracle et, maintenant, nous attendons qu'il s'en produise d'autres. " Ainsi commence le journal intime tenu par Gretel Samuelson à un moment crucial de sa jeune existence : le divorce de ses parents. Drolatique, émouvant, ce livre raconte, dans une tonalité douce amère, l'éveil d'une adolescente au monde des adultes. Alice Hoffman compose sa galerie de portraits par petites touches, avec pudeur, et fait de sa Gretel une sœur de Holden Caulfield, le héros de L'Attrape-coeurs , le célèbre roman de J.D. Salinger.

A woman disappears, leaving behind an incendiary diary chronicling a journey of sexual awakening. To all who knew her, she was the good wife: happy, devoted, content. But the diary reveals a secret self, one who's discovered that her new marriage contains mysteries of its own. She has discovered a forgotten Elizabethan manuscript that dares to speak of what women truly desire, and inspired by its revelations, she tastes for the first time the intoxicating power of knowing what she wants and how to get it. The question is: How long can she sustain a perilous double life?

Donna Leon’s Death at La Fenice , the first novel in her beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti series, introduced readers to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli—then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to Venice and La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca . Brunetti and his wife, Paola, attend an early performance, and Flavia receives a standing ovation. Back in her dressing room, she finds bouquets of yellow roses—too many roses. Every surface of the room is covered with them. An anonymous fan has been showering Flavia with these beautiful gifts in London, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, and now, Venice, but she no longer feels flattered. A few nights later, invited by Brunetti to dine at his in-laws’ palazzo, Flavia confesses her alarm at these excessive displays of adoration. And when a talented young Venetian singer who has caught Flavia’s attention is savagely attacked, Brunetti begins to think that Flavia’s fears are justified in ways neither of them imagined. He must enter in the psyche of an obsessive fan before Flavia, or anyone else, comes to harm.

Een creatief Hongaars-Amerikaans echtpaar probeert zijn dagdroom te verwezenlijken: een huis in Toscane.