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L'adieu au monde: roman historique
Par Micheline D'Allaire. 2008
"L'Adieu au monde retrace, des années 1930 au tournant du millénaire, les trajectoires de trois cousines d'un petit village québécois…
dont les vies ne cesseront de s'entrecroiser sur plus de sept décennies. Du même âge, Luce, Éliane et Gertrude entrent ensemble au couvent toutes jeunes et deviennent par la suite religieuses dans trois communautés différentes. La première se dévouera pour les malades, la deuxième, pour les jeunes délinquantes tandis que la troisième se consacrera à l'enseignement. Avec elles, on découvre la vie derrière les murs des communautés ; comment et pourquoi on devenait religieuse ; comment se vivait le quotidien des sœurs en commun, la vie spirituelle et la vie professionnelle; comment se pratiquaient la charité et les vœux d'obéissance, de pauvreté et de chasteté; comment on s'adaptait à la réclusion, hors du monde.L'Adieu au monde, c'est aussi, à travers les destins de ces trois cousines, l'histoire de l'évolution des communautés religieuses au fil du XXe siècle et le chaos qui ébranlera celles-ci pendant la Révolution tranquille. [...] Voici une fresque étonnante, parfois même stupéfiante, souvent touchante, où l'on découvre pour la toute première fois la vie des communautés religieuses féminines, de l'intérieur. Qui étaient réellement ces femmes qui donnaient leur vie au Seigneur, l'" époux bien-aimé" dont elles étaient les "amantes"?" -- 4e de couvHeart of steele
Par Brad Strickland. 2003
Caribbean, 1688. Davy Shea and the rest of the Aurora's crew continue their search begun in The Guns of Tortuga…
(BR 15069) for pirate king Jack Steele. The pirate implicates Captain William Hunter as the real culprit behind the rampant plunder while Hunter's crew struggles to find Steele's warship. For grades 4-7. 2003Just Jane: a daughter of England caught in the struggle of the American Revolution (Great Episodes)
Par William Lavender. 2002
Fourteen-year-old orphan Lady Jane Prentice arrives in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1776 from England to live with her uncle's family.…
Over the next six years the colonies rebel against the crown, and Jane finds her loyalties divided between countries--and between suitors. For grades 6-9. 2002Warriors of Camlann
Par N. M Browne. 2003
British teens Dan and Ursula from Warriors of Alavna (BR 15113) attempt to return through time to the present, but…
they land in the fifth century. Dan becomes a knight to Arturus Urbicus--who may be King Arthur--while Ursula continues her sorcery. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Mutiny!
Par Brad Strickland. 2002
In 1687 eleven-year-old Irish orphan Davy sails to Jamaica to live with his uncle, Dr. "Patch" Shea. They join a…
British frigate where Patch and his friend Lieutenant William Hunter help stage an aborted mutiny. Fleeing, the mutineers commandeer a sloop and masquerade as pirates. Precedes Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069). For grades 4-7. 2002June in winter
Par Patricia Anne Phillips. 2003
At the hospital where African American real estate broker Tracey Woods learns her husband, Donald, died in an auto accident,…
a stranger informs her that Donald was having an affair. Grief becomes anger as Tracey moves on with her life, helped by her family and another chance at love. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003The guns of Tortuga
Par Brad Strickland. 2003
In this sequel to Mutiny! (BR 14999), Davy Shea continues to assist his physician uncle Patch aboard Captain Hunter's warship…
that is on a secret mission to rid the sea of pirates. The captain sends Davy to Tortuga island to uncover the plans of evil pirate Jack Steele hiding there. For grades 4-7. 2003Liars and saints: a novel
Par Maile Meloy. 2003
This story follows three generations of the Catholic Santerre family from WWII to 2000. The family is driven by jealousy…
and love; an unspoken tradition of deceit is passed from generation to generation. When tragedy shatters their precarious domestic lives, it takes astonishing courage and compassion to bring them back together. Descriptions of sex and strong languageOnce upon a pillow
Par Christina Dodd. 2002
Four stories featuring an 800-year-old bed in an English manor house, now a museum, and the love affairs of selected…
couples who slept in it. Crusader Sir Nicholas first brings his reluctant bride in medieval times, while museum curator Laura Whitney wants a last fling before an upcoming auction. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Wandering warrior
Par Da Chen. 2003
Young Luka, destined to become the future emperor of China, is trained in the ways of the kung fu wandering…
warriors by his guardian--the wise monk Atami. But when Atami is captured by their enemies, Luka has to fight for his own survival. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003Shepherds 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. 2003Lucca
Par Jens Christian Grøndahl. 2002
Thirty-two-year-old actress Lucca Montale loses her sight in a near-fatal car accident. Over time she becomes close to her recently…
divorced doctor, Robert. The two fall in love while reliving tense family relationships and troubled romances in the past. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998Secret father
Par James Carroll. 2003
Germany, 1961. Three American teenagers--Michael, Rick, and Kit--venture into East Berlin, where they are detained by the secret police. Michael's…
father and Rick's German mother rush to rescue them. But Rick has information that will endanger everyone. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2003Anthology of literary depictions of sexual experiences by authors such as Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende, Laura Esquivel, Carlos Fuentes,…
Ana Castillo, Oscar Hijuelos, Julia Alvarez, and Mario Vargas Llosa. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002Tithe: a modern faerie tale
Par Holly Black. 2002
Sixteen-year-old Kaye, the daughter of a wannabe rock singer now living at the Jersey shore, has been visited by faeries…
all her life. She discovers that she is a changeling with a special destiny that includes a handsome knight and a war. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2002No graves as yet: a novel of World War I (World War One Ser.)
Par Anne Perry. 2003
England; June, 1914. Reverend Joseph Reavley, a professor at Cambridge, and his brother Matthew, an intelligence officer, investigate their parents'…
suspicious deaths. Their father, a former politician, had alerted them that he possessed a secret document--now missing. Meanwhile, a pacifist student at the university is murdered amidst rumors of war. 2003Say when
Par Elizabeth Berg. 2003
Frank Griffin's wife, Ellen, informs him one morning that she has fallen in love with another man--and wants a divorce.…
Numbed by the revelation but unwilling to leave his eight-year-old daughter, Griffin refuses to move out, creating an awkward living situation rectified only when he reevaluates life and love. Some strong language. 2003Warriors of Alavna
Par N. M Browne. 2000
While walking through a yellow mist, two teens are transported back to first-century Britain. Ursula and Dan are forced to…
join a Celtic tribe where Ursula discovers magical powers and Dan becomes a fierce warrior in the fight against the Romans. Followed by Warriors of Camlann (BR 15112). Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2000Hell at the breech: A Novel
Par Tom Franklin. 2003
Alabama, 1890s. Fifteen-year-old Mack Burke keeps it a secret when he accidently shoots storekeeper and aspiring politician Arch Bedsole. The…
unsolved murder spurs Bedsole's cousin with his vigilantes to seek their own justice--targeting innocent and guilty alike in a year of terror. Violence, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 2003Ben-Hur: a tale of the Christ
Par Lew Wallace. 2003
Accused of attempting to assassinate the new governor of Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur is sentenced to life as a galley slave.…
Intermingled with the account of his escape and revenge against the friend who betrayed him is the story of Jesus, who changes Ben-Hur's world forever. Includes an introduction by Tim LaHaye. 1880