Résultats de recherche de titre
Articles 41 à 60 sur 23972
The hatbox letters
Par Beth Powning. 2004
Fifty-two year-old Kate is about to face her second winter since the untimely death of her husband. Her children are…
all grown up and have moved away, leaving her alone in her New Brunswick home. When Kate's sister gives her a collection of hatboxes containing letters from her grandparents' home, she begins to dream of her childhood. But as she reads the letters, she learns a tragic truth about her family's past. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004.The girl who played with fire (Millennium trilogy ; #2)
Par Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland. 2009
Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about sex trafficking in Sweden are murdered, and Salander's prints are on…
the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. Blomkvist, editor-in-chief of Millennium, does not believe the police. Using all his magazine staff and resources to prove Salander's innocence, Blomkvist also uncovers her terrible past, spent in criminally corrupt institutions. Sequel to "The girl with the dragon tattoo" (DC36314), followed by "The girl who kicked the hornet's nest". Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009. (Millennium trilogy ; 2)The girl who kicked the hornets' nest (Millennium trilogy ; #3)
Par Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland. 2009
Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that…
very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. Sequel to "The girl who played with fire" (DC37532). 2009. (Millennium trilogy ; 3)The girl with the dragon tattoo (Millennium trilogy ; #1)
Par Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland. 2008
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger…
clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. Followed by "The girl who played with fire" (DC37532). 2008. (Millennium trilogy ; 1)The girl who married a lion: and other tales from Africa
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2004
Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The…
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots. 2004.The great London adventure
Par Neil Shaw Larkman. 2001
Inspired by the ravens of The Tower of London, Shaw-Larkman began to piece together stories around two comical ravens, and…
elf-like creatures known as Gronkiedoddles, who live in London's disused tube tunnels and only come out at night to help the homeless and do battle with evil. Grades 3-6. 2001.The green knight
Par Iris Murdoch. 1993
Lucas Graffe kills a man in self-defence and disappears after the trial, leaving his brother, the charismatic actor Clement Graffe,…
tortured by his absence. Lucas finally returns, and during his reunion with his brother they receive a surprising visitor. It soon becomes apparent that there is a complex mission to fulfill - of revenge, but also of transformation. Some strong language. 1993.The guardian
Par Nicholas Sparks. 2003
When Julie Barenson's husband died, he vowed to watch over her and left her a puppy she named Singer. Ready…
to love again four years later, Julie has a choice between a newcomer or a longtime friend. The jealousy of one turns deadly, and Singer becomes the guardian her husband promised. Some violence. 2003.The gunny sack (African writers series)
Par M. G Vassanji. 1989
Salim Juma, a Tanzanian Asian and great grandson of an African slave, is bequeathed a jute bag by his mystical…
grand-aunt. Its ancient contents enable Salim to trace the history of his family back four generations to the Indian village of Junapur. (African writers series)The Guermantes way (In search of lost time ; #3)
Par Marcel Proust. 1920
Recollections of life in France at the time of the Dreyfus case. Sequel to "Within a budding grove" (DC31598). Followed…
by "The cities of the plain" (DC31600). 1920. (In search of lost time ; 3)The Gryphon project
Par Carrie Mac. 2009
In the future, the Chrysalis Corporation can bring people back to life, called a "recon", when they fall victim to…
an early death. Due to a premature birth and a drowning accident at the age of six, teenager Phoenix has already been brought back to life twice, leaving her with only one more recon and a jaded perspective on life, death, and the people around her. When Phoenix's beloved brother Gryphon has a suspicious accident and may not be reconned, she races to solve the mystery of Gryphon's death and save his life. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. c2009.The great wide sea
Par M. H Herlong. 2008
Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the…
Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2008.The garden club and the Kumquat campaign: a novel
Par Des Kennedy. 1996
Upshot Island, a small community off the west coast of Canada, has more than its share of eccentric residents. The…
members of the local garden club set out on a quest to save the rain forests of Kumquat Sound. Their adventures lead them into the deeper realms of mystery, death and love. 1996.The dispossessed
Par Ottilie Mulzet, Szilárd Borbély. 2016
The book depicts the poverty and cruelty experienced by a partly-Jewish family in a rural village in the late 1960s…
and early 1970s. In a tiny village in northeast Hungary, close to the Romanian border, a young, unnamed boy warily observes day-to-day life and chronicles his family's struggles to survive. Like most of the villagers, his family is desperately poor, but their situation is worse than most--they are ostracized because of his father's Jewish heritage and his mother's connections to the Kulaks, who once owned land and supported the fascist Horthy regime before it was toppled by Communists. With unflinching candor, the little boy's observations are related through a variety of narrative voices--crude diatribes from his alcoholic father, evocative and lyrical tales of the past from his grandparents, and his own simple yet potent prose. Together, these accounts reveal not only the history of his family but that of Hungary itself, through the physical and psychic traumas of two World Wars to the country's treatment of Jews, both past and present. 2016.The ecstasy conspiracy
Par Lesley Choyce. 1992
Richard de Mille's publisher demands a novel with a murder in it. When the publisher is murdered, Richard becomes the…
prime suspect. Drugged and imprisoned, he begins to question reality and his sanity. Strong language. 1992.The diviners
Par Margaret Laurence. 1974
The troubled journey of a prairie novelist from the social cruelty of her village to a modicum of personal serenity…
and professional success. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Winner of the 1974 Governor General's Award for Fiction.The dream of Scipio (Isis Cassettes Series)
Par Iain Pears. 2002
Set in Provence at three different critical moments of Western Civilization - the collapse of the Roman Empire in the…
fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth century, and World War II in the twentieth century - this novel follows the fortunes of three men: Manlius Hippomanes a Gallic aristocrat obsessed with the preservation of Roman civilisation, Oliver de Noyen a poet and Julian Bareuve an intellectual who joins the Vichy government. 2002.The diamond hunters
Par Wilbur A Smith. 1992
The Van der Byl diamond company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, is a bequest of hatred, couched…
in terms to offer him the means to destroy his bitterest rival. "Destroy Johnny" is the old man's implacable message and so, consumed with envy for his own foster-brother, Benedict sets out in pursuit of this goal and Johnny is plunged into a maelstrom of greed, vengeance and murder. 1992.The dower house
Par Annabel Davis-Goff. 1998
In post-war Ireland, young Molly Hassard and her upper-class Anglo-English family live in genteel poverty. In order to change their…
fortunes, Molly and her cousin Sophie eventually relocate to England. But Molly misses the Irish traditions and longs to return to rekindle her secret love for a fellow countryman. 1998.The double
Par José Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa. 2004
History teacher Tertuliano wakes up find a video playing on his VCR, and one of the actors is the spitting…
image of Tertuliano as he was five years ago. Tertuliano, divorced, lonely, and depressed, is susceptible to becoming obsessed, which he quickly becomes. He decides to track down the actor who is his double, with disturbing, even dire, consequences. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004. Uniform title: Homem duplicado.