Claudia Lionetti Livres

'Brilliant' Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie ProjectGinny sees the world differently. Now you will too. 'Funny and wildly moving' Daily MailMy name is Ginny Moon. Ginny is fourteen years old and has autism. She likes the colour red, making lists and knowing exactly what time it is. She doesn't like hugs, surprises or people telling lies. After years in foster care, she has finally found her forever family. She has a new house, new parents and even a new name. But Ginny also has a Big Secret Plan of Escape. Every day she wakes up at nine o'clock and eats nine grapes for breakfast. Because when she was nine years old something terrible happened. Something only Ginny knows. And she's the only one who can put it right...The Original Ginny Moon is a poignant story of love and family, inspired by the author's own experiences. Perfect for fans of A Boy Made of Blocks and Shtum.

Ce recueil de notes et de correspondances dévoile la face inconnue et intime de Nelson Mandela, depuis l'éveil de sa conscience politique jusqu'à son rôle de leader d'une nation. Ses lettres de prison, ses carnets de notes, la retranscription de ses entretiens privés et le brouillon de son manuscrit autobiographique révèlent les réflexions et les espoirs mais aussi les peurs et les faiblesses d'un homme au-delà de la légende.

In this exhilarating cross between The Da Vinci Code and The Birth of Venus, an irrepressible young woman in 15th-century Italy must flee for her life after stumbling upon a deadly secret when she serves as a model for Botticelli...When part-time model and full-time prostitute Luciana Vetra is asked by one of her most exalted clients to pose for a painter friend, she doesn't mind serving as the model for the central figure of Flora in Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "Primavera." But when the artist dismisses her without payment, Luciana impulsively steals an unfinished version of the painting--only to find that somone is ready to kill her to get it back. What could possibly be so valuable about the picture? As friends and clients are slaughtered around her, Luciana turns to the one man who has never desired her beauty, novice librarian Brother Guido. Fleeing Venice together, Luciana and Guido race through the nine cities of Renaissance Italy, pursued by ruthless foes who are determined to keep them from decoding the painting's secrets.Gloriously fresh and vivid, with a deliciously irreverent heroine, The Botticelli Secret is an irresistible blend of history, wit, and suspense.

Le Roi se retire à MarlyEt d'amant, il devient mariIl fait ce qu'on doit à son âgeC'est du vieux soldat le destinEn se retirant au villageD'épouser sa vieille putain.De nos jours, les dessous d'un cadre fastueux, haut lieu de la jalousie du pouvoir. Le mystérieux assassin du Château va-t-il se jouer impunément de la police judiciaire, terroriser en série jardiniers, architectes, conservateurs, fontainiers ? Derrière les lourds secrets de l'Histoire, ceux ci se croyaient à l'abri des histoires. Et si, à Versailles, ces crimes nous étaient comptés !

Cats that insist on drinking from a tooth mug, cats that take their owners on (slow) walkies, cats with saggy tummy syndrome and cats that will only eat if their owners lie flat on the kitchen floor and say 'Yum yum yum' over the food bowl: these are some of the amusing dilemmas addressed by bestselling author Celia Haddon in this gem of a book. Drawing on her years of experience as a pet agony aunt on the pages of the Daily Telegraph, the author has advice for fat cats, faddy cats, food weirdo cats - and their humans - in this charming, light-hearted and well informed book. She unravels the mysteries of cat behaviour and dispenses tips and advice to help readers make their cat very happy indeed. Underpinned by up-to-date scientific research, this book is full of real cat stories and true owner dilemmas. It adds up to indispensable reading for cat lovers everywhere.