Forced intimacies, dead dogs, errant balloons, a troubled chef's encounter with ethereal Swedish lesbians, all form this remarkable short story collection, Bodies in Trouble, depicting characters coping with faltering relationships,...
Women
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Auteur:Carley, DianneSommaire: - Auteur:Robinson, JaneSommaire:
"In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man's. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither...
- Auteur:Warland, BetsySommaire:
It is rare for an author to re-enter one of her books published twenty years ago. In the first edition of Bloodroot, Warland traced how a mother's shared gender with her daughter can shape the very anatomy of narrative itself. In...
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Auteur:Ladouceur, Barbara, Spence, PhyllisSommaire:In this bestseller, thirty-six Canadian war brides recount their early lives, their involvement in wartime duties, the magical/funny moments when they met their Canadian husbands-to-be and their journeys from Britain to Canada. The...
- Auteur:Smith, LeeSommaire:
Crystal Spangler leaves Appalachia to attend college and follow her dreams, but something lurking in the shadow of Black Mountain is calling her back, something that will change her life forever.
- Auteur:Morrow, JennieSommaire:
Bird Shadows is a playful tale of eccentricities, misconceptions, and misogyny. While working on a personal spiritual project, an irreverent artist encourages her religious sister to rethink the marriage that seems to be killing her...
- Auteur:Moriarty, LianeSommaire:
Sometimes it's the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal... A murder... a tragic accident... or just parents behaving badly' What's indisputable is that someone is dead. But who did what? Big Little Lies follows three women,...
- Auteur:McCormick, Peter, Greene, IanSommaire:
As a judge, Beverley McLachlin is known for her unique ability to stand up for the values and beliefs that reflect the best of Canada and Canadians. As chief justice, she led the way to assisted suicide legislation, greater recognition...
- Auteur:Franz, MargaretSommaire:
The courageous life and tragic death of a brave and passionate young social worker and prison justice advocate, caught up in the terror of a hostage-taking at the B.C. Penitentiary in June 1975.
- Auteur:Pohl-Weary, Emily, Merril, JudithSommaire:
Judith Merril was a pioneer of twentieth-century science fiction, a prolific author, and editor. She was also a passionate social and political activist. In fact, her life was a constant adventure within the alternative and experimental...
- Auteur:Hong Fincher, LetaSommaire:
On the eve of International Women's Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for thirty-seven days. The Feminist Five became a global cause celebre, with Hillary Clinton speaking out on...
- Auteur:FARRER, HelenSommaire:
Written in the hope that the specifically female aspects of a woman's life might be better understood. This book describes common disorders, coping with them, and when medical help should be sought.
- Auteur:Taylor, SylviaSommaire:
A rich and diverse tapestry weaving together the many voices, narratives, skills, and talents of women up and down the coastal Pacific Northwest who devote their lives and careers to the sea. Beckoned by the Sea celebrates coastal women...
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Auteur:Fletcher, CrystalSommaire:Three women, three countries, three stories—the destinies of a Thai in prison for murdering her husband, a Cambodian longing for a child, and a Laotian Hmong refugee are threaded together by the tears leftover from the Vietnam War. Each...
- Auteur:Marston, MissySommaire:
Wildly funny and wonderfully moving, Bad Ideas is about just that — a string of bad ideas — and the absurdity of love Trudy works nights in a linen factory, avoiding romance and sharing the care of her four-year-old niece with Trudy's...
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Auteur:Gay, RoxaneSommaire:In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman of color while also taking listeners on a ride through culture of the last few years.
- Auteur:Gay, Roxane, Péan, StanleySommaire:
Par l'auteure de Bad Feminist Dans Ayiti , Roxane Gay rompt avec les stéréotypes et les idées fausses sur les Haïtiens et les Américains d'origine haïtienne. Traduit de l'anglais par Stanley Péan Résumé...
- Auteur:Smiley, JaneSommaire:
The story of a man, whose wife and daughters refuse to accept the fact that he is dying.
- Auteur:Muraoka, EriSommaire:
The bestselling biography of renowned Japanese translator of Anne of Green Gables available in English for the first time The name Hanako Muraoka is revered in Japan. Her Japanese translation of L. M. Montgomery's beloved children...
- Auteur:Salazar, NoelleSommaire:
"Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose CodeFrom the bestselling author of The Flight Girls comes a story inspired...
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