Alba Mantovani Livres

This is the way the world ends. Again.Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze -- the world-spanning empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years -- collapses as most of its citizens are murdered to serve a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heart of the vast continent known as the Stillness, a great red rift has been been torn into the heart of the earth, spewing ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries.Now Essun must pursue the wreckage of her family through a deadly, dying land. Without sunlight, clean water, or arable land, and with limited stockpiles of supplies, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations not for power or territory, but simply for the basic resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.

Quand Isabelle, 89 ans, demande à sa coiffeuse Dorrie de la conduire à des funérialles à l'autre bout du pays, la jeune Afro-Américaine, bien que surprise, accepte ... Au cours de ce périple, pourtant, Isabelle va lui raconter sa bouleversante histoire d'amour, a 16 ans, avec le fils de sa gouvernante noire ... Et tandis que le vieille dame révèle ses terribles secrets, un lien profond se tisse entre les deux femmes. Et si, malgré leurs différences, elles se révéliaent très proches en réalité? -- Publishers information.

For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her children--Alex, fifteen, and Luna, six--in their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Letty's parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life. Navigating this new terrain is challenging for Letty, especially as Luna desperately misses her grandparents and Alex, who is falling in love with a classmate, is unwilling to give his mother a chance. Letty comes up with a plan to help the family escape the dangerous neighborhood and heartbreaking injustice that have marked their lives, but one wrong move could jeopardize everything she's worked for and her family's fragile hopes for the future. Vanessa Diffenbaugh blends gorgeous prose with compelling themes of motherhood, undocumented immigration, and the American Dream in a powerful and prescient story about family.

Seattle. È l'alba e il piccolo William si stropiccia gli occhi neri. Ancora avvolto nelle coperte, sente canzoni sussurrate in una lingua antica. Da cinque anni, però, non ascolta la voce di sua madre, da quando è entrato nell'orfanotrofio, dove la disciplina ha preso il posto delle carezze e l'odio è diventato la norma. William è diverso, è cinese. Oggi, nel giorno del compleanno di tutti i bambini dell'istituto, trova il coraggio di chiedere cosa sia successo a sua madre. Le risposte sono vaghe, ma una parola trafigge il suo cuore: è morta. William non ci crede e non vuole arrendersi. Sa che è ancora viva e l'unica con cui può confidarsi è Charlotte, una ragazza dai capelli rossi e dalla pelle delicata. Insieme decidono di fuggire dall'orfanotrofio per cercare sua madre, ma il mondo che li attende è pericoloso e oscuro. Le strade di Seattle nei primi anni Trenta sono violente, piene di locali e teatri. Qui, William incontra lo sguardo di una giovane cantante cinese, un incontro che non dimenticherà. Deve scoprire chi è e cosa nasconde. Nessun ostacolo è troppo grande, perché ora la speranza di essere amati e al sicuro potrebbe finalmente tornare a crescere.

Après avoir connu les horreurs de la Grande Guerre, Tom Sherbourne revient en Australie. Aspirant à la tranquillité, il accepte un poste de gardien de phare sur l île de Janus, un bout de terre sauvage et reculé. Là, il coule des jours heureux avec sa femme, Isabel. Un bonheur peu à peu contrarié par leurs échecs répétés pour avoir un enfant. Jusqu à ce jour où un canot vient s échouer sur le rivage. À son bord, le cadavre d un homme, ainsi qu un bébé, sain et sauf. Pour connaître enfin la joie d être parents, Isabel demande à Tom d ignorer les règles, de ne pas signaler « l'incident ». Une décision aux conséquences dévastatrices... "Traduit dans le monde entier, cet extraordinaire roman porté par une intense tension dramatique expose un cas de conscience bouleversant". Claire Julliard, Le Nouvel Observateur.

Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King, is back with an epic YA tale of ambition and love in The Shadows Between Us... “They’ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. And they never will.” Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1) Woo the Shadow King. 2) Marry him. 3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it. But Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen—all while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen? “Tricia Levenseller’s latest, The Shadows Between Us, is a decadent and wickedly addictive fantasy, full of schemes and court intrigue, and delightful descriptions of food, which I am always a fan of.” —Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series

Passionnée par les chevaux, Sarah espère intégrer la prestigieuse école d'équitation du Cadre Noir. Elle s'entraîne sans relâche avec l'étalon que son grand-père lui a offert. Lorsque le vieil homme tombe malade, Sarah doit jongler entre sa famille d'accueil, le collège, l'équitation et les visites à l'hôpital. Natasha, brillante avocate, a connu des jours meilleurs : son mariage s'est soldé par un désastre, son nouveau compagnon ne se montre pas à la hauteur, et elle est contrainte de vivre sous le même toit que son ex-mari, le temps de revendre leur maison. Pourtant, quand elle croise le chemin de Sarah, elle décide de la prendre sous son aile. Mais l'adolescente cache un secret qui risque de bouleverser plus d'une vie.