Vesna Valenčić Ordre des livres (chronologique)

'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely ... I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE 'Viciously funny... an exhilarating satire' THE TIMES 'Merciless... a welcome distraction' ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024 What if calling someone stupid was illegal? In a reality not too distant from our own, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'. Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights fight'. Exams and grades are discarded and you don't need a qualification to be a doctor. When best friends Pearson and Emory find themselves on opposing sides of this new culture war, their relationship begins to fracture. And soon, Pearson's determination to cling onto the 'old, bigoted way of thinking' begins to endanger her job, her safety and even her family... Hilarious, deadpan and scathing, MANIA is a frighteningly plausible glimpse into what the world could become - or is already - from the pen of a master storyteller.

Quel mal y a-t-il à utiliser un pseudonyme ? Juniper Song, sensation des best-sellers, n'est pas celle qu'elle prétend être : elle n'a pas écrit le livre qui lui est attribué et n'est pas d'origine asiatique américaine. Dans ce roman glaçant et humoristique, les auteures June Hayward et Athena Liu, anciennes étoiles montantes de Yale, voient leurs chemins diverger dramatiquement. Athena devient une chérie littéraire tandis que June lutte pour la reconnaissance. Après la mort tragique d'Athena, June vole son manuscrit achevé, un roman sur les contributions des travailleurs chinois pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Elle édite et soumet le travail comme étant le sien, se rebranding en Juniper Song avec une photo d'auteur d'origine ambiguë. Elle se persuade que l'histoire mérite d'être racontée, peu importe celui qui la raconte, et la liste des best-sellers du New York Times semble valider ses actions. Cependant, alors que des preuves de sa tromperie émergent, June se retrouve piégée dans l'ombre d'Athena, luttant pour protéger son secret. Le récit explore jusqu'où June ira pour revendiquer ce qu'elle croit être à elle tout en abordant des questions critiques de diversité, de racisme et d'appropriation culturelle dans l'édition. Ce roman est pertinent, incisif et captivant, plongeant dans l'effacement des voix et de l'histoire asiatique-américaine par la société occidentale.

Meghan, Brecia i Skye, mlade, sramežljive i naizgled nepovezane djevojke, postale su lovina naočitog neženje i savršenog gospodina. Bio je uglađen, pristojan, brižan i ubojit. Oboružan izučenim šarmom, blistavim osmijehom i neobuzdanom mržnjom ukrao je njihovu budućnost. A sad je u pohodu na sljedeću žrtvu. Nakomn svoje smrti, tri djevojke postaju duhovi koji se pokušavaju pomiriti s vlastitim smrću. Međutim, iako su mrtve, Meghan, Brecia i Skye izgaraju od želje za osvetom i nitko im se neće ispriječiti na putu do njezina ispunjenja. Vrijeme je da lovac postane lovina. Ovaj napeti triler prepun adreanalina i elemenata nadnaravnog ujedno je priča o prijateljstvu i ljubavi te savršeno štivo za čitanje u lijenim ljetnim popodnevima.

Duration: 12:33:52. Multi-award winning actor Juliet Stevenson narrates this heartwarming audiobook from the internationally best-selling author of 'The Jane Austen Society.' Set in post-war London, the story revolves around Bloomsbury Books, a century-old bookstore that has resisted change, run by men and governed by the general manager's strict fifty-one rules. However, in 1950, as the world of books and publishing evolves, the women at Bloomsbury Books are determined to carve their own paths. Vivien Lowry, stylish and brilliant, is grappling with the loss of her fiancé, killed in World War II, and her grievances with Alec McDonough, the Head of Fiction. Grace Perkins, married with two sons, struggles to balance her duty to her family with her own aspirations after her husband’s breakdown. Evie Stone, part of the first class of female students from Cambridge allowed to earn a degree, faces disappointment when denied an academic position in favor of a less qualified male rival. As they engage with notable literary figures of the time—Daphne Du Maurier, Samuel Beckett, and others—these three women navigate a complex web of relationships and ambitions, striving for a future that is richer and more fulfilling than society permits. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press. ©2022 Natalie Jenner (P)2022 Macmillan Audio.

Paris, 1974. Radha, âgée de trente-deux ans, vit avec son mari, Pierre, et leurs deux filles. Elle pleure toujours le petit garçon qu'elle a abandonné des années auparavant, mais elle aime être mère et a trouvé sa passion : les senteurs. Lorsqu'un emploi lui est proposé dans la parfumerie du grand-père de son amie, elle découvre son talent pour créer le parfum parfait pour chaque client. Dix ans plus tard, elle collabore avec un maître parfumeur, concevant de nouvelles fragrances et bâtissant sa carrière, tout en espérant que Pierre comprenne son besoin de travailler. Malgré sa frustration, elle ne peut abandonner cette passion. Chargée de son premier grand projet, Radha se rend en Inde, sollicitant l'aide de sa sœur, Lakshmi, et des courtisanes d'Agra, qui utilisent le parfum pour séduire. Alors qu'elle s'approche d'une percée, elle apprend que le fils qu'elle n'a jamais mentionné à Pierre se rend à Paris pour la retrouver, bouleversant son monde et menaçant son mariage. Ce dernier chapitre de la trilogie Jaipur d'Alka Joshi plonge les lecteurs dans le Paris des années 1970, où la carrière de Radha en tant que parfumeuse doit jongler avec les exigences familiales et les secrets de son passé.

From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve in the Road comes a sweeping and captivating tale of one woman's journey to the lush vineyards of Tuscany--and into the mysteries of a tragic family secret. If Fiona has learned anything in life, it's how to keep a secret--even from the father who raised her. She is the only person who knows about her late mother's affair in Tuscany thirty years earlier, and she intends to keep it that way...until a lawyer calls with shocking news: her biological father has died and left her an incredible inheritance--along with two half siblings. Fiona travels to Italy, where the family is shocked to learn of her existence and desperate to contest her share of the will. While the mystery of her mother's affair is slowly unraveled, Fiona must navigate through tricky family relationships and tense sibling rivalries. Fiona both fears and embraces her new destiny as she searches for the truth about the fateful summer her mother spent in Italy and the father she never knew. Spilling over with the sumptuous flavors and romance of Tuscany, These Tangled Vines takes readers on a breathtaking journey of love, secrets, sacrifice, courage--and most importantly, the true meaning of family.

Rachel et Robert Klein grandissent en Krasnie, où les livres sont interdits et où les enfants n'ont pas le droit de sortir. Alors, quand leur père leur confie un ouvrage vieux de plusieurs siècles avant de subitement disparaître, les deux enfants n'ont d'autre choix que de fuir. Pourchassés par la police, le frère et la soeur doivent découvrir la vérité sur la magie du Livre des rêves interdits et sa mystérieuse dernière page. Son pouvoir leur suffira-t-il à échapper à la dictature et retrouver leur père ?

A NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HENNA ARTIST, A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "Captivated me from the first chapter to the last page." --Reese Witherspoon on The Henna Artist In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi's intriguing new novel, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protégé, Malik, to intern at the Jaipur Palace in this tale rich in character, atmosphere, and lavish storytelling. It's the spring of 1969, and Lakshmi, now married to Dr. Jay Kumar, directs the Healing Garden in Shimla. Malik has finished his private school education. At twenty, he has just met a young woman named Nimmi when he leaves to apprentice at the Facilities Office of the Jaipur Royal Palace. Their latest project: a state-of-the-art cinema. Malik soon finds that not much has changed as he navigates the Pink City of his childhood. Power and money still move seamlessly among the wealthy class, and favors flow from Jaipur's Royal Palace, but only if certain secrets remain buried. When the cinema's balcony tragically collapses on opening night, blame is placed where it is convenient. But Malik suspects something far darker and sets out to uncover the truth. As a former street child, he always knew to keep his own counsel; it's a lesson that will serve him as he untangles a web of lies.

Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and Above the Bay of Angels.Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper…Venice. Caroline’s quest: to scatter Juliet “Lettie” Browning’s ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years.It’s 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it’s a wealth of history, art, and beauty. For Juliet, it’s poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already determined by his noble family. However star-crossed, nothing can come between them. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and they’re forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will bind them forever.Key by key, Lettie’s life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. It’s one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.

As a graduate student in 1942, Eva was forced to flee Paris after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Finding refuge in a small mountain town in the Free Zone, she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children fleeing to neutral Switzerland. But erasing people comes with a price, and Eva decides she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are too young to remember who they really are. Sixty-five years later, a book is discovered that appears to contain some sort of code, but researchers don't know where it came from, or what the code means. Only Eva holds the answer, but will she have the strength to revisit old memories and help reunite those lost during the war?

Londres. Trois femmes sont frappées de plein fouet par l'assassinat d'un jeune homme à bord de sa péniche. Carla, sa tante. Miriam, sa voisine, qui a découvert le corps. Et Laura, avec qui la victime a passé sa dernière nuit. Si elles ne se connaissent pas, ces trois femmes ont un point commun : chacune a été victime d'une injustice qui a gâché sa vie. Chacune couve une colère qui ne demande qu'à exploser. L'une d'elles aurait-elle commis l'irrémédiable pour réparer les torts qu'elle a subis ?

In this gripping Nora Roberts novel, mystery writer Grace McCabe discovers her sister Kathleen's secret life as a phone sex operator, only to be thrust into danger when Kathleen is murdered. Ignoring detective Ed Jackson's warnings, Grace devises a risky plan to lure out the killer, entangling herself in a deadly game of desire and survival.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER. When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in Los Angeles, Robert Hunter is thrown into a nightmare case. The victim suffered a terrible death, and on the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? Is the real killer still out there, ready to embark once again on a vicious and violent killing spree, selecting his victims seemingly at random, taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him? Hunter and his rookie partner, Garcia, need to solve this case and fast. 'A gripping debut ... Not for the squeamish' Heat 'A page turner' Express

After a year of grand adventures touring the classical ruins of Italy and Greece, Iphiginia Bright returned to England to discover that the real excitement was at home. It seems that her Aunt Zoe has fallen victim to a sinister blackmailer and only Iphiginia can hope to stop the culprit before he can do more harm. Her plan is inspired: Imitating history's most legendary beauties--Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Aphrodite--the former schoolmistress will remake herself, and descend upon London Society as the dazzling mistress of Marcus Valerius Cloud, the infamous Earl of Masters. Rumors hint that the Earl has disappeared at the blackmailer's hands, and by posing as his unknown mistress, Iphiginia is convinced she can ferret out the villain. Overnight, Iphiginia is transformed into a vision with a host of eager admirers, including one she does not expect -- the Earl of Masters himself, who strides into a shimmering ballroom one evening to cooly reclaim his "mistress". He is everything they say he is... arrogant, attractive, devastatingly seductive, and Iphiginia can't help but be enthralled. But when Marcus agrees to play along with her charade, she doesn't know that the determined earl has plans of his own: to tease and tempt her, until the beautiful deceiver becomes more than his mistress in name only.

Nije lako zarađivati kao družbenica ako posjeduješ oštar jezik i originalan um. Zato je Emma Greyson u šest mjeseci promijenila tri takva radna mjesta. Njezin sadašnji posao, tijekom zamornog boravka na seoskome imanju, bio joj je smrtno dosadan - sve dok nevjerojatan susret s legendarnim Edisonom Stokesom ne dovede do tajnog položaja njegove pomoćnice. Stokes je na neobičnom zadatku, traži anonimnog lopova koji je ukrao drevnu knjigu o tajanstvenim napitcima. Vjeruje da je ta osoba među gostima na seoskome imanju - te da zlikovac traži intuitivnu ženu na kojoj bi testirao određeni napitak. Ženu baš kakva je Emma... Novi posao Emmi donosi strast i zastrašujuću opasnost. Ali kada dođe do umorstva, ona shvaća užasnu istinu. ukoliko ona i Edison ne osmisle plan kojim će nadmudriti nemilosrdnog ubojicu, mogla bi zauvijek izgubiti muškarca svojih snova - pa čak i život...Nije lako zarađivati kao družbenica ako posjeduješ oštar jezik i originalan um. Zato je Emma Greyson u šest mjeseci promijenila tri takva radna mjesta.

The author of the New York Times bestseller 'Til Death Do Us Part returns to Regency London in a novel of mystery, intrigue and deadly alliances.

When Raine Tallentyre made the mistake of revealing her paranormal abilities, her most recent romantic relationship came to a hasty end. Her Aunt Vella, a gifted but troubled soul, had told her years ago to keep her talents a secret. And now that poor Aunt Vella—her last blood relative—has died, Raine has resigned herself to a lonely life. But when she journeys to Shelbyville, Washington, to clear out Aunt Vella's house, Raine's highly developed sensitivity leads her to a horrifying discovery: a young woman bound and terrified in a basement storage locker. The victim has survived, but the culprit is still on the loose. Without warning, a new man enters Raine's life—investigator Zack Jones. Surprisingly, Zack isn't repelled by her powers: in fact, he has them himself. While Raine hears voices, Zack sees visions and within hours of their meeting, Raine experiences an intense, thrilling intimacy—mental, emotional, and physical—she never dared to expect. There's one complication, however: Zack Jones is working for the Arcane Society. This secret organization, dedicated to the study of paranormal phenomena, shattered Raine's family with an act of betrayal long ago, and she's not about to trust them now. But as a killer makes her his target, and a cabal of psychic criminals known as Nightshade operates in the shadows surrounding them, Raine and Zack must rely not only on their powerful abilities but on each other . . .

Leona Hewitt, disguised in men's formal evening clothes, has secretly made her way into Lord Delbridge's private museum to find a relic stolen from her family. But someone else is in the dimly lit gallery on the same errand: a tall, black-cloaked man whose very voice is enough to put her in a trance. Thaddeus Ware, a mesmerist with psychic gifts, is accustomed to fearful reactions from others - women in particular. But Leona shows no trace of hysteria in his presence. A gifted crystal worker, she exerts a rather hypnotic power over the hypnotist himself. And she is determined to keep the crystal they recovered. Thaddeus, on assignment for the Arcane Society, knows the menace Leona is courting by absconding with the crystal. A source of remarkable energy, it holds the potential for great destruction. Lord Delbridge has already killed to acquire it, for it is his key to membership in the elite, shadowy group known as the Third Circle. And, with the help of a ruthless hunter of preternatural skill, dubbed the Midnight Monster by the press, Delbridge intends to find her. With the stolen crystal in their possession, the danger is only beginning...

A red-hot, suspenseful novel centers on a free-spirited dream researcher and the captivating man who brings her dreams to life. Isabel Wright works at the Belvedere Center for Sleep Research, where she analyzes dreams, having been rescued from a dead-end job by Dr. Martin Belvedere, a pioneer in lucid dreaming. Her work is rewarding yet emotionally taxing, especially when she becomes intrigued by an anonymous subject known only as Client Number Two, whom she secretly refers to as "dream man." Client Number Two is actually Ellis Cutler, a loner employed by a classified government agency interested in lucid dreaming. After Dr. Belvedere's sudden death, Ellis is tasked with contacting Isabel. Traveling to California, he tries to suppress his fantasies and maintain a professional demeanor with the woman he has come to think of as "Tango Dancer." However, their meeting transforms dreams into reality, igniting a waking nightmare. A suspicious hit-and-run incident entangles them in a dangerous web of passion, betrayal, and murder, forcing them to navigate the precarious boundary between dreams and reality.

The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical - he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiance will keep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion. Finding the right candidate proves more of a challenge than he expected. But when he encounters Miss Elenora Lodge, her feisty manner and golden eyes sway him to make a generous offer. Elenora's sorry financial circumstances - and dreams of a life of independence - leave her little choice but to accept. But St. Merryn appears to be hiding a secret or two, and things seem oddly amiss in his gloomy London home. Elenora soon discovers that this lark will be a far more dangerous adventure than she'd been led to believe. And the Earl of St. Merryn will find that the meek and mild companion he'd initially envisioned has become a partner in his quest to catch a killer - and an outspoken belle of the ball who stirs a bothersome passion in his practical heart.

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"Contrainte de passer à l'action pour protéger le secret qui la déchire, Cassie Black, en liberté conditionnelle, décide de cambrioler la suite d'un grand flambeur du Casino Cleopatra, à Las Vegas. Caméras de surveillance, gardes armés, coffres-forts blindés, la sécurité est sans faille - et dirigée par un certain Karch, individu sadique et retors. S'attaquer à lui, c'est courir à la mort, mais c'est le risque que doit prendre Cassie si elle veut réussir. Et ce n'est rien en comparaison de ce qui l'attend lorsqu'on comprend que l'enjeu est mille fois plus grand que ce que l'on croyait au début de l'affaire. Car bien sûr, dans l'énorme partie qui se joue, toutes les cartes sont biaisées. Michael Connelly nous donne ici un thriller noir de première grandeur." [Source : 4e de couv.]

SAS Sergeant Geordie Sharp is required to undertake two top-secret missions, in the full knowledge that, if things go wrong, the authorities will deny all involvement. In the first mission he is to serve as a commander of a hit team on a Black, or 100 per cent non-attributable operation assigned to the SAW, the Regiment's ultra-secret Subversive Action Wing. His target is an Iraqi who defected to Libya after the Gulf War. The aim is to kill him and leave no clue to the identity or origin of the assassins. Returning to base, Sharp finds he must also carry out a high-level political assassination on mainland Britain. If he fails, his four-year-old son will die at the hands of the IRA. Trapped between opposing forces in a fight to the death, he twists and turns through a nightmare maze, desperately seeking some way of averting tragedy. Who will be hit the hardest - Geordie Sharp or the British government?

He wanted power. Oliver Russell is fated to rise to the pinnacle of power, President of the United States. She wanted revenge. Leslie Stewart is his betrayed fiancee. Amassing her own media empire, on her fortieth birthday, she looks back. What went wrong?

Entre le jeune Mack, condamné à un quasi-esclavage dans les mines de charbon des Jamisson, et l’anti- conformiste Lizzie, épouse déçue d’un des fils du maître, il n’a fallu que quelques regards et rencontres furtives pour faire naître l’attirance des cœurs. Mais dans la société anglaise du XVIIIe siècle, encore féodale malgré les idées neuves de ses philosophes, l’un et l’autre n’ont de choix qu’entre la soumission et la révolte. Rebelle, fugitif, repris et condamné, Mack ne reverra Lizzie que dans la plantation de Virginie où on l’a déporté pour le travail forcé. Alors seulement ils comprendront que le bonheur se gagne en forçant le destin… Des crassiers de l’Ecosse aux docks de la Tamise, de l’Amérique esclavagiste aux premières incursions vers l’Ouest encore vierge, l’auteur des Piliers de la Terre nous entraîne ici dans une superbe épopée où la passion amoureuse se confond avec l’aspiration de toute une époque à la liberté et à la justice.

Da je stric Quentin odrezao stari golemi jasen pokraj kuće, kako mu je to predlagala teta Fanny, oluja ne bi srušila stablo na Vilu Kirrin i oštetilo je, pa petoro prijatelja ne bi otišlo u goste Sootyu Lenoiru i njegovu očuhu na Krijumčarski vrh koji je okružen opasnim slanim močvarama i tajnim podzemnim prolazima. No kad su tamo stigli, počeli su se redati neobični i vrlo sumnjivi događaji. Uz pomoć Timothyja, prijatelji naposljetku uspijevaju osujetiti planove opasnih krijumčara.

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