Hi-En Montijn Livres

«En descendant de l’avion à Lagos, j’ai eu l’impression d’avoir cessé d’être noire». Ifemelu quitte le Nigeria pour aller faire ses études à Philadelphie. Elle laisse derrière elle son grand amour, Obinze, éternel admirateur de l’Amérique, qui compte bien la rejoindre. Mais comment rester soi lorsqu’on change de pays, et lorsque la couleur de votre peau prend un sens et une importance que vous ne lui aviez jamais donnés ? De son ton irrévérencieux, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie fait valser le politiquement correct et nous offre une grande histoire d’amour, parcourant trois continents d’un pas vif et puissant.

At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this unshakable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures. Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives, they return to the well-worn story of what they’ve lost with humor and rage. But when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested.

Le grand retour romanesque de l'auteure de Mange, prie, aime. 1940. Vivian Morris, 19 ans, fille de bonne famille, est en échec scolaire. Elle est envoyée à New York vivre avec sa tante Peg, propriétaire d'un théâtre grand public à Times Square. Là, Vivian découvre ébahie le monde du spectacle, fantasque et trépident. Elle observe la vie des artistes, danseuses, musiciens et stars du cinéma. Très douée pour la couture, Vivian se met alors à créer tous leurs costumes. Mais aussi à se libérer du carcan familial, en enchaînant les rencontres avec sa nouvelle amie Celia, une sublime showgirl aux moeurs très légères. Cependant, Vivian commet le faux-pas lors d'une nuit arrosée qui devient un scandale et qui la force à retourner chez ses parents. Mais après des fiançailles rompues, elle décide de retourner à New York pour reconstruire son existence en montant une boutique de robes de mariées, alors que la guerre éclate. [ww.payot.ch]

A Long Way from Home follows Irene Bobs, a fast-driving enthusiast, and her car salesman husband as they tackle the grueling Redex Trial in 1950s Australia. This thrilling tale explores the nation's connection to its ancient culture amid the challenges of love and pain during a brutal car race.

From the author of Sojourn and Friend of My Youth, a novel that goes straight to the heart of a family, in all their hopes, desires and regrets.