Anita Shreve Livres

Décembre 1943. En pleine occupation nazie, Claire et Henri Daussois, couple de résistants belges, recueillent sous leur toit Ted, soldat américain ayant miraculeusement survécu à l'explosion de son avion. Bientôt, Henri est lui-même obligé de vivre dans la clandestinité : des officiers allemands traquent son réseau sans répit. Restés seuls, Ted et Claire apprennent à se connaître et se rapprochent peu à peu. Mais la barbarie ambiante va rapidement les rappeler à la réalité : entre héroïsme et lâcheté, loyauté et dissimulation, l'hiver 1943 va changer leur vie à jamais.

Dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre du début du XXe siècle, l'histoire d'une passion amoureuse ravagée par la jalousie. Un roman intense et violent sur le désir, le mensonge et la trahison, porté par l'écriture élégante et subtile d'Anita Shreve. Lors du voyage en train qui l'emmène en Virginie, Nicholas Van Tassel, austère professeur d'université, retrace l'histoire de son mariage avec Etna Bliss et son amour pour elle, insensé et absolu. Trente ans plus tôt, Nicholas aperçoit Etna pour la première fois. À cet instant, il n'a plus qu'une obsession : conquérir cette femme mystérieuse et singulière, l'épouser pour ne jamais la perdre. Des années durant, la passion brûlante de Nicholas se heurte à la froideur implacable de son épouse. Retranchée derrière un mur de silence et de secrets, incapable de lui rendre son amour, Etna poussera son mari au désespoir, jusqu'au drame...

The Weight of Water On Smuttynose Island, off the coast of New Hampshire, more than a century ago, two Norwegian immigrant women were brutally murdered. A third woman survived by hiding in a cave. In 1995, Jean, a photographer, is sent on an assignment to shoot a photo essay about the legendary crime where unearths letters written by Maren, the sole survivor of the murder spree. Soon her interest becomes an obsession with the ancient story - leading to unrecoverable consequences. Resistance As the wife of a Resistance member in German-occupied Belgium, Claire Daussois has grown used to hiding strange men in her attic. But when the B-17 bomber that crash-lands outside Claire's village it contains the man who will be both the last and the most significant of the attic's residents: US Air Force pilot Ted Brice. He is found by ten-year-old Jean Benoit who realises that Claire is the pilot's only hope of survival.

A tale of impossible love in Nazi-occupied Belgium, where forbidden passions have catastrophic consequences. Claire Daussois, the wife of a Belgian resistance worker, shelters a wounded American bomber pilot in a secret attic hideaway. As she nurses him back to health, Claire is drawn into an affair that seems strong enough to conquer all--until the brutal realities of war intrude, shattering every idea she ever had about love, trust, and betrayal. Resistance is a tender but tragic love story, told with the same narrative grace and keen eye for human emotion that have distinguished all of Anita Shreve's cherished bestsellers.

STRANGE FITS OF PASSION A successful journalist, Maureen English appears to have the perfect life. But her husband has a tendency towards alcohol and abuse and so Maureen takes her daughter and flees. In a Maine fishing town she assumes a new identity and spends six weeks battling sub-zero temperatures, intrusive townsfolk and fear of discovery. She soon settles into the rhythms of a new life. But this calming respite is about to come crashing to an end . . . WHERE OR WHEN When Charles Callahan sees on a newspaper photograph of Sian Richards, a woman he loved when they were both only thirteen, he is in no position to do anything about it. He has been faithfully married for years, but Charles cannot bear his curiosity, and decides to get in touch. The two meet and are forced to come to terms with the nature of erotic love and betrayal in an age of shifting values.

Long before Liane Moriarty captivated readers with her tales, Shreve was already enhancing domestic dramas, and she continues to do so with remarkable skill. In this gripping new novel from the best-selling author of The Pilot's Wife, the story unfolds in 1947, amidst raging fires along the coast of Maine after a summer drought. Grace Holland, five months pregnant, is left to protect her two toddlers when her unpredictable husband, Gene, joins the volunteers battling the flames. Alongside her best friend Rosie and Rosie's children, Grace watches in horror as their homes are consumed by fire, ultimately seeking refuge in the ocean. As dawn breaks, they miraculously survive but face a new reality: homeless and penniless, they must navigate an uncertain future. With Gene's fate unknown, Grace is thrust into a world where she must rebuild her life from scratch, finding work and a home to support her children. Amidst profound loss, she discovers unexpected joys and freedoms that her previous life with Gene never allowed. Just as she begins to embrace her new independence, an unthinkable event tests her bravery like never before.

A compelling tale of edgy, small-town emotions, lingering obsession, and romantic salvation from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve.Andrew, after many years, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Planning to remain only a few days, he is drawn into the tragic legacy of his childhood friend and beautiful girl next door, Eden Close. An adopted child, Eden had learned to avoid the mother who did not want her and to please the father who did. She also aimed to please Andrew and his friends, first by being one of the boys and later by seducing them. Then one hot night, Andrew was awakened by gunshots and piercing screams from the next Mr. Close had been killed and Eden blinded.Now, seventeen years later, Andrew begins to uncover the grisly story––to unravel the layers of thwarted love between the husband, wife, and tormented girl. And as the truth about Eden's past comes to light, so too does Andrew's strange and binding attachment to her reveal itself.

On Smuttynose Island, off the coast of New Hampshire, more than a century ago, two Norwegian immigrant women were brutally murdered. A third woman survived by hiding in a cave until dawn. In 1995, Jean, a photographer, is sent on an assignment to shoot a photo essay about the legendary crime. Taking her extended family with her, Jean stays in a sailboat anchored off the coast, and finds herself gradually becoming more and more engrossed in the bay's mysterious and gruesome past. Wandering into a library one day, she unearths letters written by Maren, the sole survivor of the murder spree. Jean's fear of losing all that she cares about is reflected in Maren's poignant tale of love and loss, and her obsession with the ancient story drives her to wild impulsive action -- with unrecoverable consequences.

Reissue - with a stunning new cover - of Anita Shreve's outstanding second novel - 'a superbly crafted, intelligent exploration of the complications of an abusive relationship' BOOKLIST