Rare books librarian Juniper Blume knows this much… an ancient Celtic manuscript shouldn’t be in a Maryland cemetery. But that’s exactly what her brother-in-law claims. Last year, Juniper saw the 1,200-year-old Book of Kells in Ireland. She learned how their bejeweled covers were stolen centuries ago, never to be seen again. So how could they have ended up in Rose Mallow, a small Chesapeake Bay town? Being Jewish, the Book of Kells might not be her sacred text, but as a rare books librarian, the ancient book is still sacred to her, making it important to Juniper to find out the truth. Rose Mallow is the same place where Juniper used to summer with her sister Azalea and their grandmother Zinnia, known as Nana Z. Ever since Nana Z passed away, Juniper’s avoided returning, but her curiosity is greater than her grief, so she heads down in her vintage convertible with her rescue dog Clover. Juniper discovers that her sister Azalea has transformed their grandmother’s Queen Anne style mansion into the Wildflower Inn, backing up to the Chesapeake Bay. Although Juniper isn’t much of a cook, Azalea has kept their grandmother’s legacy alive, filling the house with the smells of East European Jewish treats, like sweet kugels and tzimmes cake. Will coming back here feel like returning home or fill Juniper with a deeper sorrow? Can she apologize to her sister for not being there when she was needed most? @Goodreads

''Lightseekers is ripe with all the twists and turns you could hope for... A fast-paced thriller that offers insight into the ever present tensions in a poverty stricken community. An action-packed and spirited debut'' Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial KillerSelected as a Best Crime Novel of the Month by The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian,Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times.Winner of the 2019 UEA Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers is the start of a major new crime series introducing investigative psychologist Dr Philip Taiwo. When three young students are brutally murdered in a Nigerian university town, their killings - and their killers - are caught on social media. The world knows who murdered them; what no one knows is why. As the legal trial begins, investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo is contacted by the father of one of the boys, desperate for some answers to his son''s murder. But Philip is an expert in crowd behaviour and violence, not a detective, and after travelling to the sleepy university town that bore witness to the killings, he soon feels dramatically out of his depth. Will he finally be able to uncover the truth of what happened to the Okiri Three?

Photographs and stories of 500 women from around the world, based on the author's hugely popular website. Since 2013 Mihaela Noroc has travelled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity and beauty all around us. The Atlas of Beauty is a collection of her photographs that celebrates women from fifty countries across the globe and shows that beauty is everywhere, regardless of money, race or social status, and comes in many different sizes and colours. Mihaela's portraits feature women in their native environments, from the Amazon rain forest to markets in India, London city streets and parks in Harlem, creating a mirror of our varied cultures and proving that beauty has no rules. 'Stunning . . . aims to challenge the ideals of beauty dictated by the women's fashion magazine industry' Independent 'A startling and revealing project' Daily Mail 'Scrolling through "The Atlas of Beauty", beauty becomes not a universal standard, but a complicated tapestry' Huffington Post

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi le tatouage s'est fortement développé ces dix dernières années? Pourquoi y a-t-il autant de tatoués? Et qu'est-ce qui se cache réellement derrière ce choix indélébile? À Natacha, tatoueuse en Belgique, les confidences de ses clients sur son fauteuil ont fourni quelques éléments de réponse, mais pas que. Elles ont semé des graines sur son chemin de guérison et ont fait naître en parallèle sa méthodologie de travail sur le tatouage thérapeutique. Ce recueil est consacré à de belles âmes qui ont fait le choix de se réapproprier leur enveloppe et de panser leurs blessures grâce à l'encrage de motifs symboliques. Vous plongerez dans leur récit de vie où cohabitent tempêtes traumatiques et moments de grâce absolue ; chacun étant la racine solide de leur identité inspirante. Ce livre est une célébration de tous les corps, une invitation à la tolérance et à l'écoute de son être véritable, mais surtout un remerciement profond à toutes ces fleurs qui ont fait fleurir le coeur d'une tatoueuse hypersensible.

Cent faits et anecdotes en lien avec l'univers de la saga Harry Potter, sur des thématiques diverses : personnages, lieux emblématiques, créatures et sorts magiques. ©Electre 2023

Avec ma maladie de Crohn, quel est l'intérêt nutritionnel du hareng ? Puis-je consommer du foie de veau ? Et la cerise confite me sera-t-elle préjudiciable ? D'un simple coup d'oeil, ce dictionnaire alimentaire répondra à vos interrogations concernant les mesures diététiques à mettre en oeuvre lors de vos poussées inflammatoires dues à votre colite, traitées sous corticothérapie. Classés par ordre alphabétique, près de 3000 aliments sont notés selon leur intérêt nutritionnel : protecteur et bénéfique, neutre, plus ou moins déconseillé ou très vivement déconseillé. Une référence dans le domaine de la diététique !

À cinquante-sept ans, George jouit d'une retraite confortable. Il construit un hangar dans son jardin, lit des romans historiques et écoute un peu de jazz. Mais voilà que sa fille Katie, toujours aussi imprévisible, débarque et lui annonce qu'elle va se remarier avec Ray. Personne n'en est vraiment enchanté. Katie elle-même ne sait pas trop si elle aime Ray ou si elle aime plutôt la façon qu'il a de s'occuper de son fils Jacob. Son frère Jamie lui fait remarquer que Ray a des mains d'étrangleur et sa vie se fissure quand il oublie d'inviter son petit ami à la cérémonie. Sa mère est très ennuyée par ce mariage car cela l'oblige à mettre de côté la relation qu'elle entretient avec un ancien collègue de son mari. Quand à George, il vient de découvrir une lésion suspecte sur sa hanche, ce qui, en plus du mariage, le fait doucement sombrer dans la folie...

Sous les feuilles rousses du Soleil-Levant, il y avait deux hommes. L'un, français, charmé par la société nipponne et son intimité ombreuse, condamné au sort de l'étranger à l'étranger. L'autre, japonais, prodige de l'ikebana aux amours interdites, prisonnier des moeurs de son pays. Cette histoire est celle d'une rencontre : celle de deux peuples que tout oppose ; celle de deux apatrides que tout unit.

Those are the famous lines of Dickens's stirring tale of two cities, London and Paris, at the time of the French Revolution. Suspense gathers from the opening scene, the dramatic coach journey to Dover and the rescue of Dr Manette from incarceration in the Bastille. At the centre of the novel are the figures of Sidney Carton and Charles Darnay, both men in love with the doctor's beautiful daughter Lucie. linked together by fate and by the engulfing terrors of revolution. A Tale of Two Cities was written at a time of crisis in Dickens's life. It is a wonderful love story and, aside from The Pickwick Papers, the most popular of all Dickens's novels.

Tara Harrington's life seems perfect - a successful career as a life coach, the flashy sports car to match and a happy home with Glenn. But when her difficult younger sister Emma announces she's pregnant and refuses to divulgue who the father is, suspicions are aroused all round. Tara's best friend Liz's fairytale husband, Eric, suddenly doesn't seem so Prince Charming any more and their dream move from the city to the country isn't working out as planned. But can Tara help her friend through it ? Glamorous London PR girl Natalie has everything she ever wanted except a husband. And when Tara agrees to coach her in landing then latest "man of her dreams", the two women soon find they have more in common than either had imagined. Can Tara make it on her own ? Will Liz secure her family idyll in the country ? And will Natalie finally find love with a man who deserves her ?

Riley and Alice, two sisters now in their twenties and as fiercely different as they are loyal, have spent every summer at their' parents' modest beach house. And every summer growing up, there was also Paul, a close friend to both girls. Now after three years away from the island, he's come back. But his return marks a season of change, of unspoken attractions, tragedy and deep secrets that will launch three friends into an un familiar adult world from which their summer haven can no longer protect them.

Zoë, Jennifer and Nadia are three women with nothing in common except for the man who wants to kill them. He sends them terrifying letters, full of the intimate details of their lives - the clothes they wear, their little habits, how they act when they think they're alone - and promises that he will bring those lives to a violent, horiible end. But not before he has enjoyed himself. Invisible and apparently unstoppable, he delights in watching the women suffer, thrilled by his power to destroy their lifes and their faith in those closest to them ; to leave them utterly helpless, alone in their terror and confusion. But they're not all as helpless as he thinks ...

Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being.

A beautiful and timely story about turning fear into courage, and a reminder that though we may face our fears alone, we''re all in this together. Ella sits alone in a boat, battling waves so high they touch the sky. A bodiless voice beneath the surface of the sea tells her it is hopeless, she''ll never find land, she''ll never be safe... But there are kind voices at sea too - ones that offer encouragement, support and the promise of hope. With the kindness of a small white bird, a lesson from a pod of porpoises and the support of a gentle whale, Ella finds her courage and discovers she was never alone.

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La première histoire originale de Final Fantasy en manga ! Partis à la recherche d'indices concernant le sort " vie ", Shogo et ses compagnons s'enfoncent petit à petit dans les ténèbres qui rongent la ville de Gold Saucer. Shogo se lie d'amitié avec Cid, un résistant opposé à la Guilde des arts interdits avec qui il remonte la piste d'un mystérieux personnage qui semble avoir son importance : Madame Violette. Mais c'est sans compter sur le " roi de l'assiette d'or ", Don Leone, qui a établi dans le dédale du grand pont une arène souterraine où il a convié nos héros ! Que manigance ce sournois personnage ? Pour finir, il faudra également compter sur le dieu-machine " Alexandre, le géant de Babil ", dont la réapparition est plutôt remarquée ! Série en cours au Japon

Une épopée Dark Fantasy 100 % inédite dans l'univers de Dragon Quest ! L'ultime bataille contre le grand roi démon Zoma est sur le point de commencer ! Face à cet adversaire d'une puissance inégalée, les guerriers sacrés et les héros tombent les uns après les autres... De son côté, la déesse Rubiss prend une décision radicale afin de réparer ses erreurs. Mais entretemps, Zoma parvient à précipiter le monde dans les ténèbres ! Plongés dans le néant le plus total, les humains ne peuvent que prier pour leur salut et guetter une lueur d'espoir. Croire en la lumière, croire en l'humanité, croire en soi... Alors que le dernier combat touche à sa fin, quel sort attend les jeunes héros ? Ne manquez pas le dernier tome des aventures des héritiers de Roto ! Série terminée en 34 tomes - Dernier tome de la série

Toujours en quête de vengeance, les trois filles décident de faire tomber Reeve amoureux de Lillia, pour mieux le briser ensuite. ©Electre 2017