Sarah Waters Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Water splashed and heels rubbed as Mrs. Barber stepped into the tub, creating a silence punctuated by the occasional drip from the tap. Frances had viewed her lodgers as mere financial transactions, but this moment revealed the strange intimacy of having paying guests—just a thin scullery door separating her from a naked Mrs. Barber. In 1922 London, a tense atmosphere prevails as disillusioned ex-servicemen and the hungry demand change. In a genteel Camberwell villa, impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her daughter, Frances, must take in lodgers, transforming their lives. The arrival of modern couple Lilian and Leonard Barber, from the 'clerk class,' disrupts the household routines in unexpected ways. As tensions rise and passions simmer, the consequences of their new living arrangement become increasingly unpredictable and far-reaching. This narrative, rich in detail and emotional depth, showcases the intricacies of human relationships, creating a compelling story filled with tenderness, believable characters, and surprising twists.

An anthology of the winning entries in the Jane Austen Short Story Award 2009, which celebrates the bicentenary of Jane Austen's arrival in Chawton House, where she spent the most productive years of her literary life. The intention of the prize is to publish the very best short fiction inspired by Jane Austen or Chawton House. Chair of Judges is bestselling author Sarah Waters.

Soon to be a major motion film starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Charlotte Rampling. One dusty postwar summer in his home of rural Warwickshire, Dr. Faraday is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall, the residence of the Ayres family for more than two centuries. Its owners, mother, son and daughter, are struggling to keep pace with a changing society, as well as conflicts of their own. But the Ayreses are haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life.

Dans un Londres écrasé par le feu du Blitz se cache une autre guerre, celle des amours illicites, des trahisons et des espoirs ; brisés. Quel fantôme du passé hante Helen qui subit, désemparée, le lent délitement de sa liaison interdite avec Julia ? Pour quelles raisons Kay erre-t-elle désormais, inconsolable, dans les rues de la ville ? Pourquoi Viv, une jeune femme douce et glamour, ne parvient-elle pas à quitter son amant, un ancien soldat marié et père de famille ? La guerre a brassé ces destins qui avancent à tâtons pour reprendre leurs marques. Et pour beaucoup d'entre eux, la voie du bonheur dans un monde enfin apaisé va être aussi dangereuse qu'un tapis de bombes.

Growing up as a foster child among a family of thieves, orphan Sue Trinder hopes to pay back that kindness by playing a key role in a swindle scheme devised by their leader, Gentleman, who is planning to con a fortune out of the naive Maud Lily, but Sue's growing pity for their helpless victim could destroy the plot.

Now you know why you are drawn to me - why your flesh comes creeping to mine, and what it comes for. Let it creep.From the dark heart of a Victorian prison, disgraced spiritualist Selina Dawes weaves an enigmatic spell. Is she a fraud, or a prodigy? By the time it all begins to matter, you’ll find yourself desperately wanting to believe in magic.

Nancy, jeune vendeuse d'huîtres sur la côte du Kent, voit sa vie basculer lorsqu'elle tombe amoureuse de Kitty, une chanteuse de music-hall aux allures de dandy. Bien décidée à vivre sa passion, Nancy la suit à Londres et s'embarque pour une incroyable épopée dans le West End, quartier énigmatique et inquiétant qui ne prend tout son sens que sous les feux de la rampe._x000D_ _x000D_ « Câlins et caresses compensent la dureté de l'Angleterre victorienne, et cette éducation sentimentale au féminin conjugue pudeur et impudeur avec une incroyable virtuosité. Chapeau pour un premier roman. »_x000D_ Alexis Liebaert, Elle_x000D_ _x000D_ Traduit de l'anglais_x000D_ par Erika Abrams _x000D_