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Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by despatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French intelligence network in the New World and the attentions of two privateers soon become menacing. The chase that follows through the fogs and shallows of the Grand Banks is as thrilling, as tense and as unexpected as anything Patrick O'Brian has written. Then, among other things, follows a shipwreck, and a particularly sinister internment in the Temple Prison in Paris. Once again the tigerish and fascinating Diana Villiers redresses the balance in this man's world of seamanship and war.

Cette saga explore la vie en Angleterre au 20e siècle à travers la famille Cazalet, marquée par les séquelles de la guerre. Alors que le charme du Victory Day s'est estompé, les membres de la famille tournent leur regard vers l'avenir, accueillant les changements sociaux qui leur offrent de nouvelles opportunités. Les cousines Polly et Clary doivent faire face à leurs premières déceptions amoureuses, mais elles réussissent à s'imposer dans un monde professionnel dominé par les hommes. Louise, quant à elle, qui s'est longtemps sentie piégée, décide de quitter son mariage sans passion.

Nos deux héros Jack Aubrey, officier de la marine de Sa Majesté George III, et Stephen Maturin, médecin de bord, agent secret et de surcroît éleveur de rats et de fous de Bassan sont de retour. Cette fois, Napoléon vient de rompre la paix d'Amiens, et il s'agit de l'empêcher à tout prix de continuer à étendre son ombre sanglante sur l'Europe. Aubrey reçoit enfin le grade tant attendu de capitaine de vaisseau et un nouveau commandement. Mais quelle déception lorsqu'il découvre son bateau. La pénurie de navires qui frappe la Navy le contraint à prendre la barre d'un bâtiment indigne de naviguer, nanti du pire équipage que la mer ait porté. L'aventure promet d'être plus mouvementée que jamais !

"Irfan Orga was born into a prosperous family of the old Turkey under the Sultans. His mother was a beauty, married at thirteen, and lived in the total seclusion befitting her class. His grandmother, who also lived in their home, was an eccentric autocrat, determined at all costs to maintain her traditional habits. The 1914 War, however, brought ruin to the family and a transformation to Turkey. The red fez was ousted by the cloth cap, and the family was forced to adapt to an unimaginably impoverished life. In 1941 Irfan Orga arrived in London where, seven years later, he wrote his extraordinary story of his family's survival."--Back cover

From Indonesia comes a record-breaking bestseller and modern fairy tale. Published in 2005, this autobiographical debut novel sold over five million copies and is now set to enchant global audiences. Ikal is a student at the poorest village school on Belitong Island, where graduating sixth grade is a significant achievement. His school faces constant threats of closure, and Ikal, along with his friends known as the Rainbow Troops, confronts numerous challenges: skeptical officials, greedy corporations, deepening poverty, and their own self-doubt. Yet, hope shines through in the form of two extraordinary teachers, making Ikal's educational journey uplifting. We root for him as he stands up to the island's tin mine officials and experience his first love for a girl selling chalk behind a shop screen. We cheer for Lintang, the class's barefoot math genius, as he triumphs over students from the mining corporation's school in an academic competition. Above all, we gain insight into the customs and people of the world's largest Muslim society. This narrative, reminiscent of Khaled Hosseini's work, offers a captivating glimpse into a unique milieu, filled with charm and vitality.

This is a classic novel from the author of 'The Talented Mr Ripley'.

And isn't growing up for everyone a more or less successful attempt to overcome their conditioning and see clearly, with their own eyes?' Matt Rowland Hill grew up the son of a minister in an evangelical Christian church in south Wales and then south-east England.

In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live.

"Born in 1923 and raised in the austere yet close embrace of a large Edwardian family, privately educated at home, unsure of herself, of her worth and of her intelligence, Elizabeth Jane Howard's story reflects that of a generation of English women. The War and short-lived careers as an actress, model, and publishing editor gave her a degree of independence and experience that had been closed to her forebears, and brought her into contact with the artistic community that was to encompass her professional and private life. Her first novel was published in 1950 and her most recent in 1999." "Her circle of friends has included some of the most interesting writers and thinkers of the day - Laurie Lee, Arthur Koestler, Olivia Manning, Cyril Connolly, Ken Tynan and Cecil Day-Lewis, among many others. She has been married three times - firstly to Peter Scott, the naturalist and son of Captain Scott, and most famously and tempestously to Kingsley Amis."--Jacket

Juillet 1937. À Home Place, au cœur du Sussex, jardiniers, femmes de chambre et cuisinière sont sur le pont. La Duche orchestre le ballet des domestiques avant l'arrivée de ses trois fils, Hugh, Edward et Rupert Cazalet, en chemin depuis Londres avec épouses, enfants et gouvernantes. Où dormira Clary, adolescente mal dans sa peau en plein conflit avec sa belle-mère? Quelle robe portera Villy, ancienne ballerine désormais mère au foyer? Polly, terrorisée à l'idée qu'une guerre éclate, s entendra-t-elle avec sa cousine Louise qui rêve de devenir actrice? Rachel, la seule fille de la Duche, trouvera-t-elle un moment pour ouvrir la précieuse lettre de son amie Sid? Non-dits, chamailleries, profonds chagrins... Aux préoccupations des adultes font écho les inquiétudes des enfants, et à la résilience des femmes, qu'elles soient épouses, fillettes ou domestiques, répond la toute-puissance - ou l'impuissance - des hommes. L'été regorge d'incertitudes mais, sans l'ombre d'un doute, une nouvelle guerre approche : entre pique-niques sur la plage et soirées auprès du gramophone, il faudra inventorier lits de camp et masques à gaz.. [editeur]

De avonturen van een jong meisje aan het begin van de 20e eeuw op weg naar volwassenheid.

'I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silence...'To the authorities in pursuit of him, outlaw Ned Kelly is a horse thief, bank robber and police-killer. But to his fellow ordinary Australians, Kelly is their own Robin Hood. In a dazzling act of ventriloquism, Peter Carey brings the famous bushranger wildly and passionately to life.

A fascinating book in which Hudson recalls memories of his childhood spent in South America.

Un détective privé enquête à Cambridge sur des affaires criminelles qui n'ont jamais été éclaircies. Il doit remonter à des événements du passé, souvent très lointains, pour suivre les traces de la mystérieuse " Souris Bleue ". Les intrigues sont situées dans des milieux sociaux très divers, allant de la classe ouvrière à la gentry. Les drames les plus poignants alternent avec les épisodes désopilants. On retrouve le regard caustique de Kate Atkinson sur notre monde moderne, la télévision et la " néfaste food ", entre autres. Anticipations et retours en arrière tiennent le lecteur en haleine. Les maux de notre société, l'amour parental avec ses excès et ses carences sont dépeints avec une étonnante âpreté de ton.

Trawler Describes the author's three-week trip on an Orkney trawler as it journeys far into the north Atlantic in search of its catch. Combining humour with erudition, this title provides an account of this journey. Full description

Once part of a vast expanse where a wealthy Elizabethan family settled and built Fairfax Manor, by the mid-1960s the village of Lythe has become a disintegrated forest where the destroyed, dysfunctional Fairfax family continues to crumble.

Pleine d'espoir, Lee Fiora, rejoint Ault, le prestigieux pensionnat privé niché dans les collines du Massachusetts. Elle se heurte alors à l'univers fermé des vieilles familles de la Côte Est. Premier roman.

After a separation of many years, Emily Fido Faithfull bumps into her old friend Helen Codrington on the streets of Victorian London. Much has changed: Helen is more and more unhappy in her marriage to the older Vice-Admiral Codrington, while Fido has become a successful woman of business and a pioneer in the British Women's Movement.

Een jonge vrouw die zwanger is van een gehandicapt kind weigert een aangeboden abortus omdat ze in het kind haar tegenpool herkent.

In de loop van het onderzoek naar de moord op de echtgenote van een plaatselijke projectontwikkelaar krijgt de politie toch twijfels over de identiteit van de mogelijke dader.