Fourteen years after independence, the enduring childhood friendship of three women has carried them through times of violence and loss in Kenya, their chosen homeland. However, their inability to have children puts Sarah's relationship with her husband and his family under increasing pressure.
The tenth book in the Sword of Truth series from bestselling author Terry Goodkind. Fantasy adventure on a grand scale featuring the popular wizard-hero Richard Cypher.
Reluctant hero turned magical warrior Richard, Lord of Rahl has long since learned the wizard's first rule (people are stupid and will believe almost anything) and has accepted his fate. He has battled unearthly adversaries, military foes and wild magic of the Old World. Now he faces new challenges.
Robert Langdon - professeur de symbologie a Harvard - se reveille dans un hopital de Florence, en proie a une amnesie portant sur les dernieres trente-six heures. Pourquoi est-il en Italie ? Mais surtout quel est cet objet etrange qu on a retrouve dans sa veste ? Quand on attente a nouveau a sa vie, il s enfuit avec une jeune femme medecin, Sienna. Et il comprend alors que l objet en question restitue l image de La Carte de l Enfer de Botticelli, inspiree au peintre par le poeme de Dante. Il s agit du message code d un eminent scientifi que obsede par la fin du monde. Ils se lancent a la poursuite de l ultime creation du scientifi que - veritable bombe a retardement - dont personne ne sait si elle va ameliorer la vie sur terre ou la detruire. A huit siecles d ecart, un dialogue entre passe et present dont l elegance d interpretation de Francois d Aubigny rend a la fois le rythme du suspense et la subtilite des intentions."
From the NEW YORK TIMES number one bestselling author of RED QUEEN. If there's one thing Mare Barrow knows, it's that she's different. Mare's blood is red - the colour of common folk - but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court wants to control. Pursued by the vengeful Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join the rebellion. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
"Robert Langdon, professeur en symbologie, est convoqué d'urgence par son ami Peter Solomon, philanthrope et maçon de haut grade, pour une conférence à donner le soir même. En rejoignant la rotonde de Capitole, il fait une macabre découverte. Ce sera le premier indice d'une quête haletante, des sous-sols de la Bibliothèque du Congrès aux temples maçonniques, à la recherche du secret le mieux gardé de la franc-maçonnerie. Une aventure où s'affrontent les traditions ésotériques et la formidable intelligence de Robert Langdon." [Source : 4e de couv.]
The start of an incredibly addictive new fantasy series - perfect for readers of Trudi Canavan, Robin Hobb and Brent Weeks. Winner of the 2012 David Gemmell 'Morningstar' Award.
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016 Imagine if the next thriller you opened was all about you. 'An addictive novel with shades of Gone Girl' Sunday Times When an intriguing novel appears on Catherine's bedside table, she curls up and begins to read. But as she turns the pages she is horrified to realize she is a key character, a main player. This story will reveal her darkest secret. A secret she thought no one else knew...
