Arlette Stroumza Ordre des livres (chronologique)

As an American appraiser of fine Chinese porcelain, Lia Frank holds fragile beauty in her hands, examines priceless treasure with a magnifying lens. But when Lia looks in the mirror, she sees the flaws in herself, a woman wary of love, cut off from the world around her. Still, when she is sent to Beijing to authenticate a collection of rare pieces, Lia will find herself changing in surprising ways…coming alive in the shadow of an astounding mystery. As Lia evaluates each fragile pot, she must answer questions that will reverberate through dozens of lives: Where did these works of art come from? Are they truly authentic? Or are they impossibly beautiful forgeries--part of the perilous underworld of Chinese art? As Lia examines her treasure, a breathtaking mystery unravels around her. And with political intrigue intruding on her world of provenance and beauty, Lia is drawn into another, more personal drama--a love affair that could alter the course of her life.

" Nous sommes toutes des Bridget Jones. " ELLE " Ce journal de bord de la crise de nerfs est un remède épatant contre le moral à plat, la silhouette qui gondole et les mères en folie. " LE POINT " Je rigole à la page 1, à la page 2, puis à la page 3. Et ainsi jusqu'à la fin. Je me demande comment je vais parvenir à communiquer mon enthousiasme sans recopier l'intégralité du bouquin. " FREDERIC BEIGBEDER " Un régal. " L'EXPRESS L'irrésistible confession d'une célibataire de vingt-neuf ans, une création comique géniale à laquelle même les hommes n'ont pas résisté ! Un roman tour à tour hilarant, jubilatoire, ironique et tendre. Après avoir ravagé le monde (plus de quatre millions de livres vendus !), le phénomène Bridget Jones a envahi la France où il a fait pleurer de rire près de 500 000 bridgétiennes convaincues.

It is 1992 and in the spirit of glasnost the secret contents of the Lenin Library have been unveiled to scholars in the hope of returning some of the stolen artifacts to their rightful owners. An Aramaic scroll is found and soon, various parties struggle for possession of it.