Sara Gruen Ordre des livres (chronologique)

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. A gripping and poignant love story set in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands at the end of the Second World War. 'Unique and impeccably researched... the only fault I can find with this book is that I've already finished it' - Jodi Picoult After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1944, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army Colonel who is already ashamed of his colour-blind son's inability to serve in WWII. To Maddie's horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favour (and generosity) is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster and when he finds it he will restore his father's name and return to his father's good graces. In January 1945 they hitch a ride on a ship across the Atlantic while the war is still raging all around them. And Maddie, now alone and virtually abandoned in a foreign country, must begin to work out who she is and what she wants - the vacuous life she left behind or something more real? What she discovers - about the larger world and about herself - opens her eyes not only to the dark forces that exist around her but to the beauty and surprising possibilities of life.

Syv år gamle Tiller drømmer om at mamma skal være glad. En dag er mamma borte og Tiller bruker all tid på å lete etter henne. En kveld går hun ned i den mørke kjelleren, til døren med det blå lyset. Der finner hun mamma og livet blir ennå merkeligere.

A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title and a folder containing book sign out sheets.

Старику Якобу Янковскому, обитающему теперь в доме престарелых, есть что вспомнить: во времена Великой депрессии судьба забросила его, студента-ветеринара, в передвижной "Цирк Братьев Бензини". Парад-алле, клоуны, дрессированные львы и слоны, карлики и силачи, кровь и пот, фанфары и крики "браво!". Закулисье цирка оказывается вовсе не таким чарующим и прекрасным, как представлялось Якобу сначала. Однако именно здесь он встречает лучших друзей, злейших врагов и ту единственную, ради которой можно вытерпеть любые унижения и пойти на подвиг.

Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are unique bonobos capable of reason and deep relationships, and they communicate using American Sign Language. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, feels more at home with these apes than with people, until she meets John Thigpen, a married reporter who defies animal rights protesters to uncover the truth about the lab. When an explosion injures Isabel and frees the apes, John’s human interest piece transforms into a major story that jeopardizes his career and marriage. Soon after, a reality TV show featuring the liberated apes becomes a sensational hit, showcasing their antics and drawing millions of viewers. As the apes sign for Isabel to rescue them from this absurd human spectacle, she must engage with her own kind, including John, a vegan activist, and a retired porn star with her own motives. This narrative not only entertains but also offers profound insights into the animal world, solidifying the author’s reputation as a master storyteller who encourages readers to reflect on their own lives in new ways.

Winsconsin, automne 1907. Ralph Truitt, magnat local craint et respecté attend, fébrile, sur un quai de gare enneigé. Ce train en retard renferme son dernier espoir. Après 20 ans de veuvage, l’homme a enfin décidé de se remarier et a placé plusieurs mois auparavant une petite annonce dans un journal de Chicago. Et Catherine Land a répondu. Se décrivant comme « une femme simple et honnête », elle est celle qu’il appelait de tous ces voeux. Mais les apparences peuvent être très trompeuses. Et l’épouse modèle cacher bien des secrets… Premier roman étourdissant de Robert Goolrick, Une femme simple et honnête a été comparé aux États-Unis à Jane Eyre ou aux Hauts de Hurlevent, des soeurs Brontë.

Ce roman pas comme les autres a une histoire exceptionnelle : en quelques mois, il a fait d’un auteur inconnu un véritable phénomène d’édition, le coup de coeur de l’Amérique. Durant la Grande Dépression, dans les années 1930, les trains des petits cirques ambulants sillonnent les États-Unis. Jacob Jankowski, orphelin sans le sou, saute à bord de celui des frères Benzini et de leur « plus grand spectacle du monde ». Embauché comme soigneur, il va découvrir l’envers sordide du décor. Tous, hommes et bêtes, sont pareillement exploités, maltraités.Sara Gruen fait revivre avec un incroyable talent cet univers de paillettes et de misère qui unit Jacob, Marlène la belle écuyère, et Rosie, l’éléphante que nul jusqu’alors n’a pu dresser, dans un improbable trio.Plus qu’un simple roman sur le cirque, De l’eau pour les éléphants est l’histoire bouleversante de deux êtres perdus dans un monde dur et violent où l’amour est un luxe.

Twenty years after her competitive riding career died, Annemarie Zimmer worries that her relationship with the man she loves is off course, and fears that daughter Eva's own dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far from home ... and into harm's way. When the teenage Eva is invited to audition for a world-class trainer, Annemarie realizes that she must give Eva a chance to soar. But when Eva falls in love with a spectacular blue roan Nokota who hasn't let anyone ride him since his arrival at the barn, Annemarie's doubts come crashing back. It is a time of change at Maple Brook, when fears must be saddled and broken. And one remarkable family must learn how to deal with Flying Changes.

As a world-class equestrian and Olympic contender, Annemarie Zimmer lived for the thrill of flight atop a strong, graceful animal. Then, at eighteen, a tragic accident destroyed her riding career and Harry, the beautiful horse she cherished. Now, twenty years later, Annemarie is coming home to her dying father's New Hampshire horse farm. Jobless and abandoned, she is bringing her troubled teenage daughter to this place of pain and memory, where ghosts of an unresolved youth still haunt the fields and stables—and where hope lives in the eyes of the handsome, gentle veterinarian Annemarie loved as a girl . . . and in the seductive allure of a trainer with a magic touch. But everything will change yet again with one glimpse of a white striped gelding startlingly similar to the one Annemarie lost in another lifetime. And an obsession is born that could shatter her fragile world.