«Une fois la nuit tombée, le chaman expliqua à l'enfant : -Tu t'apprêtes à pénétrer en territoire inconnu. Peu d'hommes avant toi ont vu ce que tu vas voir et en sont revenus indemnes. De l'Orient à l'Occident,...
French
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Author:Midopé-Djengué, SandrineSummary: - Author:Camus, AlbertSummary:
With millions of copies sold The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world. It stands as perhaps the greatest existentialist tale ever conceived. When a young Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent...
- Author:Lester, NatashaSummary:
For readers of Lilac Girls and The Nightingale comes a World War II novel that spans generations, crosses oceans, and proves just how much two young women are willing to sacrifice for love and family. 1940: As the Germans advance upon...
- Author:Patterson, JamesSummary:
New York City's most revered detective from Paris puts his skills to the test in three thrilling cases, from the creator of Alex Cross and Detective Michael Bennett.French Kiss: Very handsome and charming French detective Luc...
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Author:Carrère, EmmanuelSummary:With a unique take on their charms and foibles, Carrère follows the ragtag group of early Christians through the tumultuous days of the faith's founding. An expansive meditation on belief, The Kingdom chronicles the advent of a religion...
- Author:Lethbridge, AnnSummary:
As an illegitimate child, the quiet-mannered Frederica Bracewell grew up as a stain upon her family's good name. But when she meets her uncle's new gamekeeper Robert--who also wishes to break free from a scandalous past--she finally...
- Author:Alexander, TameraSummary:
When Véronique Girard was five, her father left for America to amass a fortune and send for his family. After 25 long years, a deathbed promise carries Véronique from Paris to Willow Springs to find her long-lost father--said to be...
- Author:Carey, PeterSummary:
Olivier, the son of penniless aristocrats who barely escaped the violence of the French Revolution, sets sail to America to avoid confrontation with his enemies. Meanwhile, Parrot, a young Englishman, also leaves for America. Over the...
- Author:Jackson, Jeffrey H.Summary:
A Nazi resistance story like none you've ever heard or read. Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers and On Desperate Ground ;Every page is gripping, and the amount of new research is nothing short of mind-boggling. A brilliant book for...
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Author:Scott, Jennifer L.Summary: - Author:Philbrick, NathanielSummary:
The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Valiant Ambition In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had...
- Author:Perrone, JulieSummary:
French explorers first came to the New World seeking uncharted lands and unprecedented wealth. What they brought with them, however, was a unique culture that would eventually emerge as one of Canada''s most dynamic and...
- Author:Teasdale, GuillaumeSummary:
Founded by French military entrepreneur Antoine Laumet de Lamothe Cadillac in 1701, colonial Detroit was occupied by thousands of French settlers who established deep roots on both sides of the river. The city's unmistakable French...
- Author:Glover, Douglas, Mathews, LawrenceSummary:
Winner, Governor General's Award for Fiction. Shortlisted, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and Commonwealth Writers' Prize. A 16th-century belle turned Robinson Crusoe, a female Don Quixote with an Inuit Sancho Panza — this is the heroine...
