Parvana es una chica de once años que vive en Kabul, Afganistán, durante la época del gobierno de los talibanes. Cuando su padre es detenido, su familia –sin recursos para poder vivir-, buscará una solución desesperada: Parvana, que por...
Manners and customs
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Auteur:Morrison, RobbieSommaire:Shortlisted for The Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2021 Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021 and the HWA Debut Crown 2021 'A mesmerizing debut. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss...
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Auteur:Joyce, JamesSommaire:The 15 unforgettable short stories that form this collection paint the portrait of a city through the eyes of its middle class residents. Beginning with stories of the very young and moving through adulthood into the tales of the very...
- Auteur:Burroughs, AugustenSommaire:
From the New York Times Bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes the story of one man trying to out-drink his memories, outlast his demons, and outrun his past. "I was addicted to "Bewitched" as a kid. I...
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Auteur:MacKay, Patricia JoySommaire:In 1964, Patricia MacKay immigrated to Canada from England in search of the wild-open lands and cowboy culture that captivated her as a child. In the 1960s, the Wild West was still alive and kicking in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, although it...
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Auteur:Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel deSommaire:The greatest book about why you shouldn’t read books, weirdly written at a time when there weren’t that many books to read. Quest along with Don Quixote and the long-suffering Sancho Panza as they break peoples’ china, get beaten up by...
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Auteur:Thien, MadeleineSommaire:At the centre of this epic tale are enigmatic Sparrow, a genius composer who wishes desperately to create music yet can find truth only in silence; his mother and aunt, Big Mother Knife and Swirl, survivors with captivating singing...
- Auteur:Wah, FredSommaire:
This story of family and identity, migration and integration, culture and self-discovery is told through family history, memory, and the occasional recipe. Diamond Grill is a rich banquet where Salisbury Steak shares a menu with chicken...
- Auteur:Kleypas, LisaSommaire:
"I'm Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent. I can't be celibate. Everyone knows that." Desperate to escape her scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner has sought the help of the most infamous scoundrel in London. A marriage of convenience is the...
- Auteur:Kleypas, LisaSommaire:
New York Times bestseller Lisa Kleypas returns with an enthralling and steaming romance between a Scot with a mysterious past and strong-willed lady looking for adventure-and love. "The devil never tries to make people do the wrong...
- Auteur:Charland, Marie-ClaudeSommaire:
Alors qu’elle fait ses débuts comme demoiselle de compagnie de Norah Fedmore, Lauriane tente de reprendre une vie normale suite aux événements qui ont bouleversé son existence. Mais il y a encore de l’orage dans l’air… Un malheureux...
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Auteur:Moore, LisaSommaire:In Degrees of Nakedness, Lisa Moore's first story collection, the joys and distresses of love course through modern-day Newfoundland like an electric current. Lisa Moore's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks...
- Auteur:Perry, AnneSommaire:
Presents an Inspector William Monk mystery set in Victorian England.
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Auteur:Gogol, NikolaiSommaire:The striving, vulgar Chichikov travels around the countryside collecting “dead souls” (deceased serfs still on the tax rolls) from landowners as a way to inflate his social standing. His travels give rise to bitingly satirical episodes...
- Auteur:McBride, JamesSommaire:
Oprah's Book Club Pick A New York Times Bestseller One of The New York Times Top Ten Books of the Year A Washington Post Notable Novel One of TIME Magazine's Ten Best Novels of the Year From the author of the National Book Award–winning...
- Auteur:Peters, KatieSommaire:
The Day of the Dead is a day to remember loved ones who died. Colorful photos and accessible text bring this family tradition to life for young learners.
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Auteur:Dickens, CharlesSommaire:David Copperfield traces the eponymous hero from misery in the Salem House Academy and drudgery in his stepfather's business, to his escape to Dover and an eccentric aunt where he transforms his life.
- Auteur:Quinn, JuliaSommaire:
À la naissance de son fils, le duc de Hastings jubilait. Hélas, l'enfant bégaie ! Affront insupportable pour le duc, qui l'a renié sans pitié. Le jeune Simon a donc grandi, solitaire et assoiffé de revanche. Après de brillantes...
- Auteur:Beverley, JoSommaire:
Young Miles Cavanagh becomes the improbable guardian to Felicity Monahan, a wealthy head-strong heiress who is only a few years younger than he. Felicity at first seems set on marrying Rupert Dunmsore, an unscrupulous cad, who clearly...
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Auteur:Murakami, HarukiSommaire:Searching for a mysteriously vanished girlfriend in contemporary Japan, the protagonist plunges into a wind tunnel of sexual violence and metaphysical dread, colliding with call girls, playing chaperone to a teenage psychic, and...
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