Anne Marie Carrière Livres

Born in a village deep in the Cambodian forest, Somaly Mam was sold into sexual slavery by her grandfather when she was twelve years old. For the next decade she was shuttled through the brothels that make up the sprawling sex trade of Southeast Asia. Trapped in this dangerous and desperate world, she suffered the brutality and horrors of human trafficking—rape, torture, deprivation—until she managed to escape with the help of a French aid worker. Emboldened by her newfound freedom, education, and security, Somaly blossomed but remained haunted by the girls in the brothels she left behind. Written in exquisite, spare, unflinching prose, The Road of Lost Innocence recounts the experiences of her early life and tells the story of her awakening as an activist and her harrowing and brave fight against the powerful and corrupt forces that steal the lives of these girls. She has orchestrated raids on brothels and rescued sex workers, some as young as five and six; she has built shelters, started schools, and founded an organization that has so far saved more than four thousand women and children in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. Her memoir will leave you awestruck by her tenacity and courage and will renew your faith in the power of an individual to bring about change.

An astonishing first-hand account of a young woman's life under the Taliban's tyranny. Born into a middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980, Latifa enjoyed her teenage years filled with fashion, movies, music, and dreams of becoming a journalist. However, on September 26, 1996, Taliban soldiers seized power, transforming her vibrant life into one of confinement. Streets emptied, schools closed, and communication ceased. At just sixteen, Latifa became a prisoner in her own home, stripped of basic freedoms like walking alone or looking out the window. Forced to wear a chadri, she faced the harsh reality of fear—fear of violence against women that she witnessed in the streets. Amidst despair, Latifa took a bold step by establishing a secret school in her home for young girls, navigating the risks of detection while providing education that brought her purpose. In May 2001, she and her parents escaped to Europe through an operation organized by a French-based Afghan resistance group and Elle Magazine. This poignant narrative captures Latifa's world unraveling under fanaticism, replaced by terror and oppression. Collaborating with Chekeba Hachemi, the founder of Afghanistan Libre, Latifa shares her story while they both reside in Paris. This is her first book.

L'histoire de Ludo, né à Héliopolis, une favela de Sao Paolo, où misère et violence sont omniprésentes. Sauvé de la misère par Zé Carnicelli, directeur général des supermarchés MaxiMarket, il est installé dans sa fazenda, où il grandit auprès de sa mère. Entre les souvenirs d'enfance à Héliopolis et le présent d'une nouvelle vie, ce roman retrace l'itinéraire d'un homme poursuivi par son passé.

Ce jour-là, Caroline, Madeline et Ellie avaient décidé de fuguer. Deux adolescentes et leur petite sœur de cinq ans qui rêvaient d'aventure et de liberté, de fuir un père alcoolique et une mère trop faible. Dans la voiture, les grandes ont attendu qu'Ellie sorte de classe. Et Ellie n'est jamais venue. C'était il y a seize ans. Depuis, aucune nouvelle, aucune trace, aucun indice. Seulement une famille rongée par le doute et la culpabilité. Enceinte, Madeline voudrait voir l'affaire classée pour enfin avancer. Caroline, elle, se raccroche à un minuscule espoir : un visage sur une photo de presse prise dans le Montana, une jeune fille au sourire si ressemblant... Improbable, impossible, mais comment hésiter ? Caroline prend à nouveau le volant. Direction le Montana...