Depuis son arrivée à Saint-Ouen il y a plusieurs décennies, Jean-Luc est fasciné par la ligne de Chemin de Fer de la ville. Après de nombreuses années d’investigation à rechercher et à compiler des documents sur l’Histoire des rails du Loir-et-Cher, il a confié à Hélène Robert une mission originale : transformer ses papiers disparates et pensées éparses en un livre instructif et poétique. Le train à Saint-Ouen – Un rêve retrace ainsi l’Histoire du chemin de fer à Saint-Ouen, de sa naissanc...

De heerlijke Gallaghers-trilogie van Nora Roberts in een nieuw jasjeAan de zuidkust van Ierland ligt het prachtige dorpje Ardmore. Levendig middelpunt is Gallagher's Pub, waar het altijd behaaglijk is, waar het bier in de glazen schuimt en waar Aidan, Shawn en Darcy Gallagher iedereen een luisterend oor bieden.Na haar scheiding besluit psychologe Jude Frances Murray om naar Ierland te vertrekken. Ze trekt zich daar terug in het huisje van haar oma, Fairy Hill Cotta...

"Art may soothe the soul and stimulate the mind but it doesn't save one's life from terrorists' bombs or bullets." New York art expert Colin Grant takes on an easy commission: to travel to Vienna and bid on a priceless Old Master on behalf of a Texan millionaire. The painting has been smuggled out of Hungary by a defector, and Grant must get it at any cost, while keeping his employer's name a secret. But all is not as it seems. No sooner has Grant landed in Austria than his seemingly simpl...

A VERY SPECIAL MYSTERY ANTHOLOGY FEATURING THE BEST BY THE BEST…In 1984, Mystery Writers of America brought together a roster of authors that has rarely been equaled before or since. Every living MWA President (including several who were also Grand Masters) was asked to select one of their own published stories and write a brief introduction as to why it was their favorite one. The resulting volume, edited under the keen eye of author and screenwriter Brian Garfiel...

Un livre qui montre que les représentations de genre et les rapports de domination qui les sous-tendent n’ont rien d’immuable et peuvent être combattus.Où l’on décortique les réactions masculines à l’émancipation féminine, souvent motivées par la peur, celle de perdre leurs privilèges.« Contrairement à ce que la pensée antiféministe se plaît à affirmer, le cinéma des années 1970 est la preuve que la contre attaque patriarcale est toujours p...

An emotional saga for fans of Rosie Clarke and Elaine Everest ❤️London, 1918: the war in Europe may be drawing to an end, but there are new challenges for the Foyles bookshop girls.As their dreams of the war ending look like they might finally come true, the girls of London’s Foyles bookshop allow themselves to look forward to a brighter future.But their hopes may be shattered when news of a terrible flu that is gripping the world reaches London, ...

In a quiet London pub, Bob Renwick, founder of counter-terrorist agency Interintell, is handed a list of names. The Minus List has been compiled by the ruthless executive of an international munitions firm, engaged in training terrorists and arms dealing, and he intends to remove anyone who might get in his way. To be on the list means death for the target, their friends and family, and Renwick’s name is third.On a desperate mission that takes him from New York to Paris, from Zuric...

Les ouvrages sur la Révolution française sont innombrables. Tous, ou presque, partent de juillet 1789 pour choisir dans les décennies précédentes les événements qui peu ou prou conduisirent à la prise de la Bastille. Robert Darnton, à l’inverse, arrive à juillet 1789 en partant de la multitude d’agitations, de troubles, d’insurrections qui parcoururent le royaume, et Paris tout particulièrement. Pourquoi aucun de ces moments ne donna-t-il lieu à l’équivalent de la prise de la Bastille ? Da...

A groundbreaking sociological study on exiting roles and discovering a new identity from a former nun and author of Out of the Cloister .The experience of becoming an ex is common to most people in modern society. During the past decade there has been persistent interest in these "passages" or "turning points," but very little research has dealt with what it means to leave behind a major role or incorporate it into a new ...

New York art expert Colin Grant is sent to Vienna and bid on a priceless Old Master on behalf of a Texan millionaire. No sooner has Grant landed in Austria than his seemingly simple assignment turns into a nightmare, as he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy to unleash a wave of international terrorism.

London, 1918: the world is being torn apart by war, but for the girls of London’s Foyles bookshop, where there is friendship, there is hope… Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Elaine Everest.Ellen Beckford and her sister Mary are living under their father’s shadow. Before their beloved mother died, they had dreamed of bright futures, but torn apart by grief, Harold Beckford barely lets his daughters out of his sight. Then Harold is injured during a break-in at hi...

The BRAND NEW instalment in Elaine Roberts' emotional wartime saga seriesLondon, 1918: war rages on, but the girls of London’s Foyles bookshop always have a place to feel safe.Rosie Burrows loves being part of the Foyles team, and outwardly, she’s a happy young woman, engaged to the love of her life. But inside, Rosie faces a horrible dilemma. When Alfie enlisted, she promised to wait for him to return from France. And she has waited, quietly preparing fo...