Susan Fletcher Livres

Eve, petite fille rousse et délurée, est recueillie par ses grands-parents à la mort soudaine de sa mère, dans un village au cœur du pays de Galles. À cause de sa chevelure rousse indomptable, elle doit faire face au mépris et à la méfiance. Mais lorsqu'une enfant disparaît mystérieusement, la vie des villageois bascule : enquête, soupçons et mensonges deviennent le quotidien. Au milieu de cette effervescence, Eve, perdue, tente de percer les secrets de sa vie et de sa naissance. Dans ce roman, les pièces du puzzle s'imbriquent progressivement pour former un magnifique conte d'innocence perdue.

This powerful novel from the award-winning author of Richard and Judy pick `Eve Green' is a tale of love and the lore of the sea.

The new novel from Susan Fletcher, author of the bestselling Eve Green' and Oystercatchers'.

This poignant historical nonfiction book, about a polar bear that was gifted to King Henry III, beautifully shows the importance of respecting our natural world and its precious animals. Long ago, when kings and queens ruled much of the world, the king of Norway gave the king of England a bear.Imagine a polar bear at ease in her natural arctic world, her only home--until trappers capture her and take her to the king of England.Imagine a polar bear in her lonely new world, stuck in a cage. This small, enclosed space is her only home--until King Henry III decrees that she be brought to the Thames River every day to swim and fish.Imagine now this same polar bear dipping a curious paw in the river water, then leaping in with a joyful splash. And it is here, in this unfamiliar, faraway land, in one small way, that she finds home once again.

From the acclaimed author of Eve Green (a Richard & Judy pick) and Let Me Tell You About A Man I Knew, a compelling, wonderful historical gothic novel about lies, love and ghosts set against the backdrop of a Britain on the cusp of the First World War.

The second novel from highly acclaimed young writer Susan Fletcher, author of the award-winning Eve Green'

Pregnant with her first child, Eve Green recalls her mother's death when she was eight years old and her struggle to make sense of her parents' mysterious romantic past. Eve is sent to live with her grandparents in rural Wales, where she finds comfort in friendships with Daniel, a quiet farmhand, and Billy, a disabled, reclusive friend of her mother's. When a ravishing local girl disappears, one of Eve's friends comes under suspicion. Eve will do everything she can to protect him, but at the risk of complicity in a matter she barely understands. This is a timeless and beautifully told story about family secrets and unresolved liaisons.

Fifteen-year-old Kara is summoned by King Orrik, who believes she has the power to call down the dragons that have been plundering his realm, and she is caught up in the fierce rivalry between Orrik and his jealous brother Rog.