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Learned By Heart: A Novel
Par Emma Donoghue. 2023
A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love…
at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for Young Ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.Mi’kmaw Moons: The Seasons in Mi'kma'ki
Par Cathy LeBlanc, David Chapman. 2022
Greenwood: A Novel
Par Michael Christie. 2019
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEA CBC BOOKS "BEST CANADIAN FICTION" TITLE OF THE YEARNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the award-winning author…
of If I Fall, If I Die comes a propulsive, multigenerational family story, in which the unexpected legacies of a remote island off the coast of British Columbia will link the fates of five people over a hundred years. Cloud Atlas meets The Overstory in this ingenious nested-ring epic set against the devastation of the natural world.They come for the trees. It's 2038 and Jacinda (Jake) Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich-eco-tourists in one of the world's last remaining forests. It's 2008 and Liam Greenwood is a carpenter, sprawled on his back after a workplace fall and facing the possibility of his own death. It's 1974 and Willow Greenwood is just out of jail for one of her environmental protests: attempts at atonement for the sins of her father's once vast and rapacious timber empire. It's 1934 and Everett Greenwood is a Depression-era drifter who saves an abandoned infant, only to find himself tangled up in the web of a crime, secrets, and betrayal that will cling to his family for decades. And throughout, there are trees: a steady, silent pulse thrumming beneath Christie's effortless sentences, working as a guiding metaphor for withering, weathering, and survival. Transporting, beautifully written, and brilliantly structured like the nested growth rings of a tree, Greenwood reveals the knot of lies, omissions, and half-truths that exists at the root of every family's origin story. It is a magnificent novel of greed, sacrifice, love, and the ties that bind--and the hopeful, impossible task of growing toward the light.Alphabetical Diaries
Par Sheila Heti. 2024
Sheila Heti collected 500,000 words from a decade's worth of journals, put the sentences in a spreadsheet, and sorted them…
alphabetically. She cut and cut and was left with 60,000 words of brilliance and mayhem, joy and sorrow. These are her alphabetical diaries.The Gift
Par Zoe Maeve. 2021
The Shining meets Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette in this gripping debut from an award-winning talent.The Gift opens on the snow-blanketed…
grounds of the Alexander Palace in Western Russia where a moth has come to attend the birth of the fourth Romanov princess, Anastasia. She and her siblings grow up in a gilded world, isolated from the society beyond the palace walls despite their dominion over it. After mysteriously receiving a camera on her fifteenth birthday, she begins to document her world, but the gift carries with it a weight she can't yet see. A creature moves on the edge of her vision and stalks her dreams. As the revolution unfolds, the confines of Anastasia's world keep closing in. Something is following her, and it might not be human.A Secret Music
Par Susan Doherty Hannaford. 2015
Word Guild Award for Best Young Adult fiction 2016 Grace Irwin Award 2016 Literary Classics silver medal for Y/A fiction…
2016 Shortlisted for the Frank Hegyi Award-Ottawa Independent Writers Literary Classics silver medal for High school fiction 2017 Set in 1936 Montreal, A Secret Music is the story of Lawrence Nolan, a sensitive fifteen-year-old piano prodigy who grows up in the shadow of his mother’s mental illness. Forced to keep this shameful secret, he attempts to raise himself and his ten year old brother. He counteracts the deep ache and creeping mistrust caused by his mother’s emotional absence by escaping into the intense realm of Chopin and Schubert, the only language he understands. When his brother becomes ill, he is left with enormous responsibilities. At a piano competition in Montreal, Lawrence makes a climactic decision that puts his future on hold in order to salvage his family life. In A Secret Music, Susan Doherty Hannaford re-creates the Depression-Era world of Montreal and demonstrates how music can redeem a life.Lightning Lou
Par Lori Weber. 2016
When a team in an all-girls’ hockey league comes to recruit players, twelve-year-old Lou’s dreams seem to be coming true.…
But the dreams hinge on one thing: never letting on that Lou is a boy. But the road to stardom is not easy, as Lou discovers that the competition is fierce, and that he’s got a lot of work to do to match the skills of the league’s star player and his chief rival, Albertine Lapensée. All the while, he has to keep his secret, and wrestle with the moral dilemma of taking a place on the team away from a deserving girl. Loosely based on a true story, Lightning Lou is a riveting and thought-provoking story for middle-grade readers.Asha and Baz Meet Mary Sherman Morgan (G - Reference,information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
Par Caroline Fernandez. 2022
A CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens pick!Asha and Baz have a paper rocket to launch! Whoever builds the…
rocket that travels the farthest will get to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield. The only problem is Asha and Baz don’t know how to power their rocket. Stuck and unsure, the kids brainstorm by drawing a rocket in the sand using a stick. But this is a very unusual stick. In fact, it’s a magic stick! And it transports them back in time to meet a person who might be able to help them with their rocket problem: scientist Mary Sherman Morgan.El acertijo de Anahita
Par Meghan Nuttall Sayres. 2012
Una fábula encantadora situada en Persia en la que se encuentran el romance, la aventura y las adivinanzas... La historia…
de una joven que está decidida a tejer su propio destino. Cuando el padre de Anahita, una tejedora nómada del Irán del siglo XIX, decide que va a casarla con un hombre que ella encuentra repulsivo, lejos de dejar que decidan por ella, se pone manos a la obra. Se le ocurre que la manera en que podría llegar a escoger al hombre que se convertirá en su esposo es a través de un juego. Esconderá un acertijo dentro de una de sus alfombras, tejido en ella, para que solo aquel que lo entienda y sea capaz de mirar en lo más profundo de su alma, pueda descifrarlo. Su padre accede a los deseos de Anahita y así empezará el proceso de selección que llegará a oídos de muchos posibles pretendientes y que la llevarán al amor verdadero. Reseña:«Una historia absorbente que entreteje la cultura persa, la historia y sus circunstancias con el retrato de la vida de una joven y su búsqueda del amor.»School Library JournalLas hogueras del cielo
Par Yolanda Fidalgo Vega. 2020
Una extraordinaria novela histórica sobre la creación del observatorio más grande del mundo y sobre los grandes descubrimientos astronómicos de…
la primera mitad del siglo XX. Los Ángeles, mayo de 1910. La misma noche en que la Tierra atraviesa la cola del cometa Halley, llamado «El Destructor», en la casa de los mellizos Henry y Ellie Blur sucede algo terrible que los obliga a huir. Se dirigen hacia el monte Wilson, donde se ubica el observatorio astronómico más grande del mundo. Bajo ese cielo transparente encontrarán su propio destino, incluido el amor. Hasta que uno de los dos desaparece. La crítica ha dicho...«Una novela de grandísimos personajes que se mueven en una trama consistente.»Leyendo bajo la luz de la luna «Un libro en el que una mujerluchará por una vida diferente, aunque esto la lleve a sacrificar la suya propia.»Atrapada en unas hojas de papel «El cóctel no puede ser más que recomendable.»El baúl de Xandris «Nunca había leído algo así y me ha llamado la atención todo este mundo.»Los libros de Noemi «Esimpresionante cómo en tanta cantidad de texto y páginas, la novela no decae en ningún momento.»Resistencia literariaÁguilas en la tormenta
Par Ben Kane. 2017
La magnífica conclusión de la trilogía «Águilas de Roma», la saga de género histórico que relata de forma emocionante uno…
de los acontecimientos más relevantes de la historia del Imperio Romano. Año 15 d.C. El jefe Arminio ha sido derrotado, una de las águilas romanas recuperadas y miles de guerreros de las tribus de Germania masacrados. Sin embargo, para el centurión Lucius Tullus estas victorias no son, ni mucho menos, suficientes. No descansará hasta que el propio Arminio muera, el águila de su legión sea recuperada y las tribus enemigas totalmente exterminadas. Por su parte, Arminio, taimado y valiente, también busca venganza. Más carismático que nunca, consigue reunir otro gran ejército tribal que acosará a los romanos a lo largo y ancho de sus territorios. Muy pronto, Tullus se encuentra en un hervidero de violencia, traiciones y peligros. Y la misión para recuperar el águila de su legión se revelará como la más peligrosa de todas. Reseña:«Ben Kane es un maestro de la ficción militar. Una trilogía poderosa.»The TimesLos últimos días del imperio celeste
Par David Yagüe. 2014
Una trepidante historia de aventuras, lealtad y ambición en plena revolución de los boxers. China, 1900. Un calor asfixiante parece…
anunciar el fuego de la guerra en el norte del país. Una sociedad secreta, los boxers, amenaza con acabar con todos los extranjeros de la región, ante la pasividad de la corte manchú y la incredulidad de las potencias occidentales. En Pekín, un español veterano de la guerra de Filipinas y el hijo de un comerciante inglés se ven envueltos en un extraño robo de antigüedades. Mientras tanto, un matrimonio de misioneros británicos sufre el horror de la guerra en una apartada aldea y un mandarín chino caído en desgracia tiene que aceptar una misión imposible al servicio de sus acérrimos enemigos de la corte imperial junto a un aterrador boxer de rostro deformado. Los destinos de estos personajes se cruzarán en una trepidante historia de aventuras, de lealtad y ambición, amor y traición, en aquel tórrido y sangriento verano de 1900, en el que el mundo entero contuvo el aliento con la vista puesta en China.París. La novela
Par Edward Rutherfurd. 2012
París, ciudad del amor, de la elegancia, de los sueños. Ciudad de la revolución. Una novela con la historia de…
París desde su fundación hasta los días de la revuelta estudiantil de 1968. París se desarrolla a través de las historias de pasiones, lealtades divididas y secretos guardados durante años de personajes tanto ficticios como reales, con el escenario de esta gloriosa ciudad como fondo. De la construcción de Notre Dame a las peligrosas maquinaciones del cardenal Richelieu; de la resplandeciente corte de Versalles a la violencia de la Revolución francesa y las comunas parisinas; del hedonismo de la Belle Époque, cuando el movimiento impresionista alcanza su cénit, a la tragedia que supuso la Primera Guerra Mundial; de los escritores de la Generación Perdida de los años 1920 a los que se podía encontrar bebiendo en Les Deux Magots a la ocupación nazi, los luchadores de la Resistencia y la revuelta estudiantil de mayo de 1968...Un mosaico impresionante, sensual, arrebatador.The Fortune Tellers' Secret: A heartbreaking and uplifting historical saga
Par Maggie Mason. 2023
THE BRAND-NEW WARTIME SAGA SERIES BY MAGGIE MASON - PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROSIE GOODWIN, VAL WOOD AND KITTY NEALEBLACKPOOL,…
1922.Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty, but their fortunes have yet to turn. Blissfully happy on her wedding day, Trisha's new fairy-tale romance soon darkens as her husband, Walter, keeps her at arms length. Between his secrecy, and her mother-in-law's coldness , Trisha feels a stranger in her own home, and lonelier than ever...Meanwhile a spectre from Martha's past threatens the happiness she has found with Joshua and Bonnie. When she is called to help in her past love's hour of need, she must decide whether to risk exposing a secret that could cost her the trust of her daughter...With winter fast approaching, Martha and Trisha take warmth and comfort in the strength of their friendship. But will Martha's gift of foresight be enough to see them through?Following on from the events of The Fortune Tellers, this heart-warming family saga can be enjoyed as a standalone story, too.If you love this story, don't miss the next book The Fortune Tellers' Daughters.The Paris Affair: The brand-new romantic wartime saga from the nation’s favourite entertainer
Par Anton Du Beke. 2023
In the city of love, a stranger will change everything. Paris, 1926. A young dancer Ray Cohen arrives from London…
to compete at the Exhibition Paris. He is led astray by Hugo, a charismatic dancer born of the streets, who introduces him to the city's nightlife and a beautiful stranger called Hannah Lindt. His life is forever changed. London, 1941. With the heroic Raymond de Guise away fighting in North Africa, his beloved wife Nancy must balance her new position - as Head of Housekeeping at the Buckingham Hotel - with her duties as a new mother to their child. As the war rages on, someone from Raymond's past arrives at Nancy's doorstep, asking for help. As dark secrets rise to the surface, everything Raymond loves comes under threat. Will tragedy strike?The Paris Affair: The brand-new romantic wartime saga from the nation’s favourite entertainer
Par Anton Du Beke. 2023
In the city of love, a stranger will change everything. Paris, 1926. A young dancer Ray Cohen arrives from London…
to compete at the Exhibition Paris. He is led astray by Hugo, a charismatic dancer born of the streets, who introduces him to the city's nightlife and a beautiful stranger called Hannah Lindt. His life is forever changed. London, 1941. With the heroic Raymond de Guise away fighting in North Africa, his beloved wife Nancy must balance her new position - as Head of Housekeeping at the Buckingham Hotel - with her duties as a new mother to their child. As the war rages on, someone from Raymond's past arrives at Nancy's doorstep, asking for help. As dark secrets rise to the surface, everything Raymond loves comes under threat. Will tragedy strike?The Fortune Tellers' Secret: A heartbreaking and uplifting historical saga
Par Maggie Mason. 2023
THE BRAND-NEW WARTIME SAGA SERIES BY MAGGIE MASON - PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROSIE GOODWIN, VAL WOOD AND KITTY NEALEBLACKPOOL,…
1922.Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty, but their fortunes have yet to turn. Blissfully happy on her wedding day, Trisha's new fairy-tale romance soon darkens as her husband, Walter, keeps her at arms length. Between his secrecy, and her mother-in-law's coldness , Trisha feels a stranger in her own home, and lonelier than ever...Meanwhile a spectre from Martha's past threatens the happiness she has found with Joshua and Bonnie. When she is called to help in her past love's hour of need, she must decide whether to risk exposing a secret that could cost her the trust of her daughter...With winter fast approaching, Martha and Trisha take warmth and comfort in the strength of their friendship. But will Martha's gift of foresight be enough to see them through?Following on from the events of The Fortune Tellers, this heart-warming family saga can be enjoyed as a standalone story, too.If you love this story, don't miss the next book The Fortune Tellers' Daughters.'Something wicked this way comes ...'Inverness, 1769. On a freezing winter's night, astronomer Nancy Lockaby arrives at Blackthistle House, home…
to renowned Shakespeare scholar Caleb Malles, to assist him in his research. She hopes to forget all that has happened to her in London. Nancy initially finds herself captivated by Caleb's eccentric mind and deep passion for Macbeth. So, when she is warned by three mysterious women that Caleb is keeping secrets from her, she is dismissive - after all, the women also claim to have lived many centuries and possess powers that defy any logical reasoning. Yet, as Caleb's behaviour becomes more erratic, she begins to suspect that she has walked into a trap.Offering a fresh, feminist perspective on literature's most infamous trio, The Wayward Sisters is an enthralling, intricately woven story of friendship, intrigue and magic.Un piano para los masáis
Par Miguel Angel Moreno. 2017
Una historia de redención y de lucha contra un destino inevitable. Una gran novela épica enmarcada en el África colonial…
alemán. Tanganica, 1905. Los hermanos Kast regentan una casa colonial en una plantación de algodón. Uno de ellos, Bertram, es un hombre irascible a quien todo el mundo teme. De él se dice que lleva un tigre en las entrañas, y que la única manera que tiene de calmar su alma es escuchar cómo Jocelyn, su esposa, toca el piano.La única preocupación de Bertram es mantener su familia a salvo, esta decisión de vida o muerte agrandará su leyenda de hombre malvado. Mientras Bertram perpetra una serie de actuaciones terribles, Jocelyn, aparentemente una mujer frágil a la sombra de su marido, se convertirá en la heroína de esta historia y en amiga y protectora de los masáis.Una novela que tiene como telón de fondo el África colonial de principios de siglo XX, con las guerras por el territorio contra los británicos, la rebelión de los maji-maji, los intentos de construir el ferrocarril y el trato esclavista de los colones alemanes con la población nativa como una serie de subtramas que se hilvanan con gran maestría en esta novela. La crítica ha dicho...«Presenta todos los rasgos del bestseller con mensaje humanitario: el alegato contra el racismo, el marco histórico, el escenario exótico, el registro sentimental...»El Correo «Un relato bien contado e hilvanado, con personajes bien perfilados, un escenario exótico, y una trama con todos los elementos para componer una historia potente, cautivadora, que engancha desde el principio.»Me gustan los libros«Es una historia de historias. Es una novela muy bien escrita, las tramas muy bien desarrolladas, con la dosis justa de dramatismo y su lectura siempre resulta ágil, intensa y muy interesante.»Locura de libros «Un libro de pasiones, personalidades caprichosas, acción y empresas imposibles, perotambién una novela histórica diferente que nos traslada a la época final de las colonias africanas.»La orilla de las letras «Una historia preciosa y bien trabajada que nos hará disfrutar de cada momento. Un alegato al continente que no nos dejará indiferentes.»Revista KríticaHiwassee: A Novel of the Civil War
Par Charles F. Price. 1996
This Stunning Novel is set near the end of the Civil War in the mountainous farm country of North Carolina—bordering…
on the Hiwassee River—a region where neighbor turned on neighbor and helpless families were preyed on by deserters from both armies and by violent gangs pretending to be military units. Madison Curtis and his wife Sarah live on a plantation that lies in the path of a gang of Union partisans, led by a vicious bushwhacker named Bridgeman. The Curtises are hiding their eldest son Andy, who was wounded in the Confederate Army. They risk torture and death to protect him from Bridgeman. We meet also the Curtis's younger sons, Jack and Howell, who are caught up in the great battle of Chickamauga, far away in Georgia, and we are offered a unique glimpse of war as the common soldier saw it—confusing, monotonous and terrifying by turns and without any discernible meaning. There too is the rebel soldier Oliver Price, a poor kindly shoemaker who hardly ever met a black man, much less owned one, but fought on to the end for his home, long after many others with much more at stake had lost heart and quit. This is a perfect little gem of a novel: beautifully written, historically accurate and shedding light on a little-known corner of the Civil War behind the lines of the Border South. Once read, it will never be forgotten.