Gabrielle Zevin Ordre des livres (chronologique)

In den 90er-Jahren in Massachusetts treffen die hochbegabte Informatikstudentin Sadie und ihr früherer Partner Sam an einer U-Bahn-Station wieder. Gemeinsam entwickeln sie ein Computerspiel, das ein Hit wird. Doch Rivalitäten gefährden ihre kreative und freundschaftliche Verbindung. Ein Roman über Popkultur, Freundschaft und das Streben nach Erfolg.

With The Hole We're In--a bold, timeless, yet all too timely novel about a troubled American family navigating an even more troubled America--award-winning author and screenwriter, Gabrielle Zevin, delivers a work that places her in the ranks of our shrewdest social observers and top literary talents. Meet the Pomeroys: a church-going family living in a too-red house in a Texas college town. Roger, the patriarch, has impulsively gone back to school, only to find his future ambitions at odds with the temptations of the present. His wife, Georgia, tries to keep things afloat at home, but she's been feeding the bill drawer with unopened envelopes for months and never manages to confront its swelling contents. In an attempt to climb out of the holes they've dug, Roger and Georgia make a series of choices that have catastrophic consequences for their three children--especially for Patsy, the youngest, who will spend most of her life fighting to overcome them. The Hole We're In shines a spotlight on some of the most relevant issues of today: over-reliance on credit, gender and class politics, and the war in Iraq. But it is Zevin's deft exploration of the fragile economy of family life that makes this a book for the ages.

The irascible A. J. Fikry, owner of Island Books, has already lost his wife. Now his most prized possession, a rare book, has been stolen from right under his nose. One night upon closing, he discovers a toddler in his children's section with a note from her mother saying she can no longer raise her. It doesn't take long for the locals to notice the transformation of both bookstore and owner, especially to the lovely yet eccentric sales rep, Amelia Loman

Aviva Grossman is a bright, ambitious Congressional intern with a promising future in front of her - until her Lewinsky-esque affair with a married Congressman comes to a crashing end. After unsuccessfully trying her best to bounce back and restart her life, she decides that the best way to get the ultimate fresh start is to become someone else. But there are a few obstacles: a lack of funds, a lack of privacy under the media's relentless gaze, and two tell-tale blue lines on a pregnancy test.

A.J. Fikry a l'un des plus beaux métiers du monde : il est libraire sur une petite île du Massachusetts. Mais il traverse une mauvaise passe. Il a perdu sa femme, son commerce enregistre ses pires résultats depuis sa création et il vient de se faire dérober une édition originale et précieuse. A.J. s'isole au milieu des livres jusqu'au soir où il découvre un couffin devant sa librairie. Un bébé que sa mère a abandonné là avec un mot : « Je tiens à ce qu'elle grandisse entourée de livres et de gens pour lesquels la lecture compte. » Réticent au premier abord face à l'ampleur de cette mission, le libraire tombe rapidement sous le charme du nourrisson et entrevoit avec lui la possibilité d'un nouveau bonheur. Et si la vie valait bien qu'on lui accorde une seconde chance ?