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Amours sorcières: nouvelles (Désir Payot)
Par Tahar Ben Jelloun. 2003
Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe?: nouvelles
Par Nadine Bismuth. 2009
"[...] Dix ans après avoir publié Les gens fidèles ne font pas les nouvelles, Nadine Bismuth revient au genre qui…
l'a fait connaître, sans avoir rien perdu de son punch, au contraire. Elle nous donne dans ce nouveau recueil une série de tableaux de la vie contemporaine où la finesse de l'analyse n'a d'égale que le plaisir communicatif qu'elle prend à croquer ses modèles". -- 4e de couvL'été funambule: nouvelles (Romanichels)
Par Louise Dupré. 2008
"Ce recueil de nouvelles est tout entier consacré aux femmes. Il est pour ainsi dire un constat, mais aussi un…
questionnement. Sommes-nous rivées, pensent-elles, à notre destin ou est-il possible de faire le saut dans le vide ? Et qu'est-ce qui nous attend en bas? La catastrophe ou un monde nouveau susceptible d'effacer en un tournemain le passé et son emprise? [...]" -- 4e de couvThe canine connection: stories about dogs and people
Par Betsy Gould Hearne. 2003
Twelve tales about the special relationship between humans and dogs. In "Lab" sixteen-year-old Willa is home during a thunderstorm with…
her mother, who unexpectedly gives birth to a baby girl. Willa's experience working with dogs helps her in this crisis. For grades 6-9. 2003On treacherous ground: secret stories of the West
Par Earl Murray. 2002
Ten short stories spanning two centuries of the American West. In "Untold Honor," soldiers escorting pioneer wagons prepare for a…
showdown with the Sioux Indians. Also includes "On Treacherous Ground"--a modern tale of lawlessness set in the 1990s. 2002Shepherds abiding
Par Jan Karon. 2003
This sequel to In This Mountain (RC 54446, BR 14211) centers on Reverend Kavanagh's restoration of an old créche. He…
transforms himself as he renews the decrepit set and as he interacts with the community: Hope at the bookstore, Andrew at the antiques shop, and the owners of the Main Street Grill. Bestseller. 2003A time to love: stories from the Old Testament (Other or No Series)
Par Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers. 2003
A retelling from the perspective of teenage characters of six Bible episodes exploring the complexities of love. Includes the stories…
of Delilah, Reuben, Naomi, Isaac, Zillah, and Aser. For junior and senior high readers. 2003The deep and other stories
Par Mary Swan. 2003
Canadian writer's evocative collection of fourteen short stories of time and emotion, love and loss. Includes O. Henry Prize-winning "The…
Deep" about twin sisters who volunteer to tend soldiers in France at the close of World War I, and other stories, many of them rooted in history. 2003Holidays on ice
Par David Sedaris. 1997
Six short Christmas tales by humorist, playwright, and National Public Radio commentator. Sedaris relives his stint as a department store…
elf in "SantaLand Diaries." In "Seasons Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!," a housewife facing homicide charges updates loved ones in her annual holiday newsletter. Bestseller. 1997The amateur marriage: a novel
Par Anne Tyler. 2004
Baltimore residents Michael Anton and Pauline Barclay fall in love at first sight at the start of World War II…
and marry impulsively. Remaining completely incompatible despite increasing prosperity, they spend the next five decades making themselves, and their three children, miserable. Bestseller. 2004Don Quixote
Par Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 2003
Spanish classic depicting the adventures of Don Quixote, an aging gentleman addled by chivalrous visions, who appoints himself a knight-errant…
and sets out with his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, on a quest to right the world's wrongs. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. New translation by Edith Grossman. Bestseller. 2003The early stories, 1953-1975
Par John Updike. 2003
More than one hundred short pieces originally published in the New Yorker and other magazines. Includes the Olinger and Tarbox…
sagas as well as "Pigeon Feathers," "The Family Meadow," and "The Witnesses." Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003Mr. Paradise: a novel
Par Elmore Leonard. 2004
Model Kelly has accompanied roommate Chloe on her job as escort to elderly Mr. Paradiso when two gunmen kill Chloe…
and her client. Wanting Paradiso's fortune, the crooks coerce Kelly into impersonating Chloe. While a Detroit investigating detective falls for "Chloe," she tries to dodge the murderers. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 20043rd degree
Par James Patterson. 2004
The Women's Murder Club, last seen in 2nd Chance (RC 54159, BR 14209), reconvenes to stop domestic terrorist attacks in…
San Francisco. Detective Lindsay Boxer, lawyer Jill Bernhardt, physician Claire Washburn, and reporter Cindy Thomas assist Joe Molinari of Homeland Security, who falls for Lindsay. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2004The birth of Venus: a novel
Par Sarah Dunant. 2003
Renaissance Florence. Sixteen-year-old Alessandra Cecchi, the educated, artistic daughter of a wealthy merchant, is forced to marry an older man,…
who promises her freedom. Upon discovering his true intentions, she turns for love to an artist commissioned by her father. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2003The devil and Daniel Webster: and other stories
Par Stephen Vincent Benét. 1936
Three short tales by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. In the title piece, a New Hampshire farmer sells the devil his soul…
for a prosperous decade but implores Daniel Webster to defend him when the devil comes to collect. Also includes "By the Waters of Babylon" and "Johnny Pyre and the Fool-Killer." 1936The dragon's son
Par Sarah L Thomson. 2001
Four short stories about King Arthur as seen through the eyes of family members and friends. In the first, Nimue…
marries a bard who supports the king in uniting England against the invading Saxons. In the last, Arthur's son arrives to overthrow his father. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Legends II: new short novels by the masters of modern fantasy
Par Robert A. Silverberg. 2004
Eleven authors, including six contributors to Legends (RC 47544, BR 11950), return to fantasy worlds of their popular series. Anne…
McCaffrey revisits planet Pern, Raymond E. Feist writes of the Riftwar, and Tad Williams further explores Otherland network. Also features Terry Brooks, George R.R. Martin, and others. Some strong language. 2004Brownsville
Par Oscar Casares. 2003
Nine short stories about poverty, resourcefulness, and the cultural chasm existing in the U.S.-Mexican border town of Brownsville, Texas. Characters…
confront an array of situations, contradictions, and solutions, from youth learning lessons about money and neighborhood disputes over barking dogs to finding meaning in a depressed world. 2003Le chat proverbial
Par Hans-Jürgen Greif. 2009
"Qu'ils proviennent du Japon, du Sénégal, de la France, de l'Inde, les proverbes sont des condensés de sagesse populaire. Sous…
la plume de Hans-Jürgen Greif, ils ouvrent la voie à des histoires étonnantes. Dans le miroir de la fiction, les maîtres et les chats s'échangent les rôles. Birbone le revêche, Honoré le millionnaire, Fenouil le mal-aimé, Marcel le virtuose : qu'il s'agisse d'amour ou d'argent, d'exil ou d'abandon, de complot ou de mort suspecte, le chat est un catalyseur d'action. Pour parodier Ionesco, si l'écrivain aime les proverbes et que le chat aime l'écrivain, alors le chat est proverbial et Hans-Jürgen Greif possède une sacrée griffe de conteur". -- 4e de couv