Novedades

Nurse Gemma Tate is heartbroken when she hears that one of her young charges at the Foundling Hospital has been killed. She knows that police inspector Sebastian Bell will work tirelessly to uncover the truth, but obstructed by the curt matron, he’ll need her help navigating the cloistered world of the orphanage.

The Wandering Paddy, aka Jamie Mooney, has more than 400,000 followers on social media, a following that's growing at the rate of 20,000 a month, with 6 million account interactions and views a month. His unique perspective on life has resonated with people both in his native Ireland and around the world, as The Wandering Paddy shares his thoughts and experiences, his challenges in overcoming cancer, his mental health struggles and the invaluable life lessons he has learned and can now pass on. The Book of Truths captures the essence of what The Wandering Paddy has learned about life.

Drawing on deep archival research and decades of scholarship, Ann Schmiesing tells the affecting story of how the Grimms’ ambitious projects gave the brothers a sense of self-preservation through the atrocities of the Napoleonic Wars and a series of personal losses.

A wonderful and whimsical collection of short essays on everything from sketching on brown paper and building toy theatres to the nature of Englishness and faith.

In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunström, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless island in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, where for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the visual artist, Tuulikki “Tooti” Pietilä, lived, painted, and wrote, energized by the solitude and shifting seascapes. The island's flora, fauna, and weather patterns provided deep inspiration which can be seen reflected in all of Jansson's work, most famously in her novel The Summer Book and her longstanding comic strip and novels for children, Moomin.

In this L.A. Theatre Works original commission, playwright Jeanne Sakata has created a new audio adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic. Mary Lennox is an orphaned 10-year-old who is sent to live with her uncle in his country house on the moors. Her new life is almost unbearable, but when she hears stories of the estate’s mysterious, abandoned garden she’s determined to discover its secrets.

I was hired to protect Fiamma Luciana. But who’s going to protect her from me? Winter Haven may be draped in Christmas lights, but there’s nothing festive about this job. Fiamma—the don’s reckless, untouchable cousin—is wild, defiant, and everything I’m forbidden to have. Yet every time she’s near, she sets my blood on fire. This isn’t just a job—it’s a death trap. Marco Vitale plans to use her as a pawn to dismantle the Lucianas, and I’m the only one standing in his way. I should be focused, cold, unbreakable. Instead, my loyalty and desire are at war. One wrong move,...

L’Œuvre est un roman d’Émile Zola publié en 1886, le quatorzième volume de la série Les Rougon-Macquart. L’ouvrage décrit le monde de l’art et des artistes dans les années 1860-1870, à travers le portrait d’un artiste peintre, Claude Lantier. Claude Lantier est le fils de Gervaise Macquart et d’Auguste Lantier. Il est ici l’ami d’enfance du romancier Pierre Sandoz, personnage dans lequel Zola a mis beaucoup de lui-même.

Growing Brave by Donna Ashworth is a powerful collection of wisdom and poetry that inspires strength and courage during life's most challenging moments. This book is a guiding light for anyone seeking to overcome fear and self-doubt, embracing life and love in the process. Perfect for those searching for meaningful gifts for her. Finding strength in vulnerability. Growing Brave, bestselling author Donna Ashworth’s new book, offers a heartening collection of poetry that speaks directly to those feeling lost or overwhelmed.

The tale of King Alfred, the Christian king who in 878AD battled a Viking invasion that had conquered the rest of England and burnt some cakes. He then became the last holdout of resistance against the invaders and forced the conversion of the Danish king Guthrum to Christianity after the battle of Ethandun.

Le grand retour de Luca Di Fulvio Avril 1633, à San Michele, petit village des Alpes italiennes dans le monastère de Santa Ulpizia où Susanna et Daniele ont été élevés l'un et l'autre par les moines ; Susanna y est née ; Daniele y a été placé à l'âge de cinq ans, à la mort de sa mère. Frappés par le destin dès l'enfance, ils sont comme frère et sœur. Devenant femme, Susanna a dû s'installer au couvent Santissima Assunta Maria et cette jeune fille libre découvre sa féminité au pire moment de l'Inquisition italienne et des bûchers pour sorcellerie.

Marie Corelli is best known as a novelist, but was always a poet at heart, composing on her strongest passions, whether for love, nature, God, or country. This volume collects poems from across her bestselling books and across her career, curated by Brenda Vyver, her her 'companion' of 40 years, who she left everything to when she died, and who is buried alongside her in a twin grave. It is perhaps worth noting that Brenda drove much of Corelli's work, which ran heavy to erotic descriptions of women.

In this L.A. Theatre Works original commission, playwright Jeanne Sakata has created a new audio adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic. Mary Lennox is an orphaned 10-year-old who is sent to live with her uncle in his country house on the moors. Her new life is almost unbearable, but when she hears stories of the estate’s mysterious, abandoned garden she’s determined to discover its secrets.

While departing the first ball of the Season, dowager countess Persephone discovers there’s an intruder in her coach. She’s momentarily shocked, until she realizes she knows the man. They had briefly been lovers years ago. But how did he end up in her coach, apparently three sheets to the wind? Jack, Earl of Wilmington, is sure he was drugged during the ball, for what else could explain his splitting headache and loss of memory? But who put him in Lady Castlewait's coach? And why?

What if an amateur sleuth possessed an enchanted amulet? In the bustling kitchens of Longfellow Hall, young Maggie Malone works hard to stay out of trouble with the grumpy head cook. But when a house guest dies during dinner, the death shakes the whole household and Maggie’s simple world is upended. Armed with nothing but her wits and an ancient, enchanted amulet, Maggie discovers she has a hidden talent for solving crimes—and a magical ability to escape danger in the nick of time. As Maggie is drawn deeper into the web of secrets and lies that entangle the guests, she must use her ...

The longest major poem by renowned English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge tells of a wedding guest who is intercepted on his way to the ceremony by an old mariner. The mariner engages the guest with an incredible tale of a fateful sea journey, the story of which he is compelled to relate.

Plongez dans l'univers fascinant de la société parisienne du XIXe siècle avec Bel-Ami, un chef-d'œuvre de la littérature française. Suivez l'ascension fulgurante de Georges Duroy, un jeune homme ambitieux et séducteur, prêt à tout pour gravir les échelons de la société. À travers ses aventures et ses manipulations, Maupassant nous offre une critique acerbe des mœurs de son époque, tout en nous captivant par son style inimitable et ses personnages complexes.

"Je m'appelle Véra et je voulais vous parler du bruit de la pluie sur la tôle ondulée, qui fait drôlement de peine, comme bon souvenir." À Providence, petite ville perdue dans le grand nulle part, une voix s'élève doucement au milieu du silence. Une voix différente. La voix de Véra. Peu à peu, cette jeune fille écorchée va devenir un symbole de résistance face aux injustices du monde moderne. À la force du cœur et par amour de sa terre, elle va entraîner les siens dans l'ultime combat de David contre Goliath.

David Herbert Lawrence was born on the 11th September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, a coal mining town where the reality of a harsh life was only useful as experiences for future literary works. Lawrence’s first efforts were poems, short stories and a draft of ‘The White Peacock’. Moving to London and a teaching position in Croydon his writing attracted the attention of Ford Madox Ford, editor of The English Review, and he commissioned him to write ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’. Wanting to write full-time he now began work on what would become ‘Sons and Lovers'.

Astrid is returning home from art school on Mars, looking for inspiration. Darling is fleeing a life that never fit, searching for somewhere to hide. They meet on Deep Wheel Orcadia, a distant space station struggling for survival as the pace of change threatens to leave the community behind.