A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. "No. You can't," people said. But Evelyn knew she could. She had found...
Scotland
- Author:Stocker, ShannonSummary:
- Author:Todd, CharlesSummary:
The remains of Eleanor Gray are found on a Scottish mountainside, and her mother, the Lady Maude Gray, requires delicate treatment. This is a case that will lead Inspector Rutledge to Scotland, where his journey to find the truth will...
- Author:Scott, AmandaSummary:
Un homme de parole Le lord du Border, Walter Scott de Rankilburn, frappé douloureusement par la mort de son père, se rend dans la forêt pour y trouver du réconfort. Il y découvre plutôt une jeune lady à demi nue qui fuit ses...
- Author:Scott, AmandaSummary:
DÉSIRS DANS LES HIGHLANDS Connue sous le nom de «chatte sauvage» Mackintosh, Lady Catriona ferait n’importe quoi pour défendre son clan. Mais le jour où elle découvre un guerrier blessé sur le territoire appartenant à sa famille, son...
- Author:Scott, AmandaSummary:
Lady Marsi Cargill refuse d’épouser un homme qui préfère sa terre plutôt que son amour. Pour fuir ses fiançailles arrangées, elle déguise ses origines et accompagne son jeune cousin — le futur roi des écossais — dans un voyage secret à...
- Author:Quinn, PaulaSummary:
High-born Kate Campbell isn't afraid to draw her sword. When raiders strike, she rushes into the fray and is saved by her clan's worst enemy. Now she is held for ransom, but may have already lost her heart.
- Author:Higgs, Liz CurtisSummary:
En descendant d’une diligence délabrée par un soir pluvieux d’avril, la jeune veuve Elisabeth Kerr doit recommencer à zéro. Elle est sans mari, sans titre, sans propriété et sans fortune. Le travail ne l’effraie pas et elle manie l’...
- Author:Scott, AmandaSummary:
Une promesse de guerrier Le dernier endroit où Sir David Ormiston s’attendait à terminer sa folle poursuite au clair de lune de voleurs de bestiaux était dans la chambre à coucher d’une lady. Il est stupéfait de découvrir que le...
- Author:Marchildon, DanielSummary:
Le troisième roman pour adultes de Daniel Marchildon est aussi son projet le plus ambitieux en vingt ans de carrière littéraire. La science qu'il a acquise passionnément sur la fabrication et l'histoire du whisky s'y trouve habilement...
- Author:Rae, JohnSummary:
John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae’s accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (2,494 kilometres) of Arctic...
- Author:Curtis Higgs, LizSummary:
Lady Elisabeth Kerr est une gardienne de secrets. Née dans les Highlands, puis mariée à un gentilhomme d’Édimbourg, elle demeure fidèle aux rites ancestraux, même si des doutes et des peurs s’agitent douloureusement en elle. Son mari,...
- Author:Ross, W. GilliesSummary:
Captains of whaling vessels were experienced navigators of northern waters, and William Penny was in the vanguard of the whaling fraternity. Leading the first maritime expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, he stood out not just for...
- Author:Harper, HelenSummary:
There are three absolutes in Mairi Wallace's world: 1. The Mages rule every city in Scotland with terrible, violent authority. 2. It is not physically possible for any woman to wield magic. 3. Mairi does not have a voice. She is...
- Author:Burnet, Graeme MacraeSummary:
A triple murder in Scotland in 1869 leads to the arrest of Roderick Macrae. There's no question that Macrae is guilty, but his fate hinges on the question of his sanity. Recounted through the accused's memoir, trial transcripts, and...
- Author:Courtenay, ChristinaSummary:
Set in the early 1750s, this novel stars Brice Kinross, a broken man recently betrayed by his lover. Looking for a fresh start, he leaves his native Sweden for the Scottish Highlands to take over his family's estate. But the move is not...
- Author:Faulkner, ColleenSummary:
After Tor meets his father, Lord Rancoff, he is shocked to find himself becoming part of a family he was determined to hate. He is even more surprised when he begins falling in love with his father's ward, Anne. Beautiful and...
- Author:Stark, JillSummary:
'I'm the binge-drinking health reporter. During the week, I write about Australia's booze-soaked culture. At the weekends, I write myself off.' Booze had dominated Jill Stark's social life ever since she had...
- Author:Johansen, IrisSummary:
Iris Johansen's beloved forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is back and now the stakes are higher than ever. Dramatic changes are on the horizon for Eve and Joe Quinn and their relationship may never be the same. Faced with the task of...
- Author:McCall Smith, AlexanderSummary:
When her niece Cat travels to a wedding in Italy, Isabel agrees to fill in at Cat's delicatessen. She takes note of a customer named Ian, who is avoiding chocolate--doctors say it's bad for the new heart he recently recieved. Ian is...
- Author:Hamilton, Alice JaneSummary:
This creative nonfiction biography of the celebrated Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae begins in 1854 when, on a mapping expedition to the Boothia Peninsula, Rae discovers the missing link in the Northwest Passage. On the same trip, a chance...