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A company of swans
Par Eva Ibbotson. 2008
Escaping her father’s stifling household and pursuing her dream to join a ballet company, Harriet Morton journeys up the Amazon…
to perform in Brazil’s famous opera house in Manaus. Pursued by her outraged father, she is rescued by a dashing, wealthy Englishman. 2008.A common life: the wedding story (The Mitford Years series. #6.)
Par Jan Karon. 2001
Father Tim Kavanagh finally gets up the courage to ask Cynthia Coppersmith to marry him. Tensions mount as each struggles…
with doubt and preparations. Meanwhile the entire town becomes involved in the planning. Bestseller. Sequel to "New song" (DC20871), followed by "In this mountain". 2001. (The Mitford years ; 6)Valhalla rising (Dirk Pitt novel ; #16)
Par Clive Cussler. 2001
In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship "Emerald Dolphin" suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused…
it? Why didn't the alarms go off? National Underwater Maritime Administration (NUMA) special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him. Sequel to "Atlantis found", followed by "Trojan odyssey". 2001. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 16)The stowaway
Par Robert Hough. 2004
Aboard a container ship, three stowaways are put out in flimsy rafts by captain's orders as they are discovered. When…
a fourth stowaway is discovered by one crew member, he decides to protect the man from a similar fate and instead feeds him and keeps him hidden, endangering his own life and the lives of those who help him. 2004.Belle comme un naufrage: [roman]
Par Romain Saint-Cyr. 2006
Au cours de lété 1942, alors que plusieurs navires étaient coulés par des sous-marins allemands sur les côtes gaspésiennes, des…
rumeurs circulaient au sujet de la présence despions nazis dans certains village. Soixante ans plus tard, La Mouette, un vieux voilier aux origines inconnues qui dort dans un hangar en Gaspésie est au centre de multiples intrigues qui semblent remonter jusquà cette époque. Claude Beaupré, passionné de navigation et Rosa Millaire, orpheline à la recherche de son père, découvriront peu à peu lhistoire tragique de La Mouette, mais leurs recherches les amèneront beaucoup plus loin quils ne lauraient cru : dans le passé, sur la mer et en eux-mêmes. -- 4e de couv.L'été de l'espoir: [roman] (Cedar Springs. #2.)
Par Julia London, Patricia Lavigne. 2011
" Enfant adoptée, Jane Aaron s'interroge sur ses origines. À la veille de se marier, la jeune institutrice décide de…
passer l'été à Cedar Springs, la ville de ses parents biologiques. Qui sont-ils ? Et pourquoi l'ont-ils abandonnée ? En attendant de trouver des réponses, Jane accepte de s'occuper des enfants d'Asher Price, un publicitaire accaparé par son métier qui a perdu sa femme dix-huit mois plus tôt. À mesure qu'elle apprivoise deux gamins perturbés et se rapproche de leur père, Jane enquête et découvre plus de secrets qu'elle ne l'escomptait. En viendra-t-elle à craindre la vérité et l'amour qu'elle éprouve pour Asher ? " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: One season of sunshine.L'été des deux amours: [roman] (Cedar Springs. #1.)
Par Julia London, Beatrice Pierre. 2011
" Wyatt Clark est un époux comme toute femme en rêve : doux, attentionné, aimant. Macy le sait, elle a…
trouvé la perle rare, mais leur bonheur vacille lorsqu'on leur annonce une nouvelle incroyable : Finn Lockhart, le mari que Macy aimait éperdument, disparu depuis trois ans lors d'une mission en Afghanistan, est vivant et de retour à Cedar Springs ! La jeune femme, à la fois bouleversée et submergée de bonheur, est en proie à un terrible dilemme et réalise avec effroi qu'elle devra faire un choix décisif entre les deux hommes. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Summer of two wishes.The sea captain's wife
Par Beth Powning. 2010
1861. Azuba is the young wife of Nathaniel, an older man who captains a commercial ship. When she suffers a…
miscarriage while her husband is at sea, Azuba finds comfort and understanding in her friendship with a local minister. Upon Nathaniel's return, rumours of an affair between Azuba and the minister are swirling, and he feels compelled to take his wife and five-year-old daughter on his next voyage. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2010.The Mediterranean caper (Dirk Pitt Adventure Ser. #1)
Par Clive Cussler. 2004
A Luftwaffe ace, a Nazi war criminal, a beautiful and untrustworthy brunette, and a deadly billion-dollar cargo become the objects…
of a desperate search as Dirk Pitt matches wits with the elusive leader of an international smuggling ring. 2004.White death: a novel from the NUMA files (Kurt Austin adventures. #No. 4)
Par Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos. 2003
Partners Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) rescue survivors inside a Danish ship…
sunk by environmentalists. During the ensuing investigation they encounter the Oceanus Corporation, which aims to control the seas by using biologically modified fish. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2003. (Kurt Austin adventure)The unknown shore
Par Patrick O'Brian. 1995
A novel about the sea, telling the tale of the Wager, an ill-fated ship on Anson's expedition round the world.…
She is driven onto rocks off the coast of Chile, and sinks. The survivors fall into trouble of every kind, including mutiny and bloodshed, before being led northwards to safety by a band of stony and depraved Indians. 1997.Major Pettigrew's last stand
Par Helen Simonson. 2010
Major Ernest Pettigrew of Edgecombe St. Mary leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by…
for generations: honour, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. His brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper. The Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more, but village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as the permanent foreigner. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010.Birds of prey (The Courtneys of Africa #9)
Par Wilbur A Smith. 1997
It is 1667 and the mighty naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney and…
his son Hal, in their fighting caravel, are on patrol off Southern Africa, lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices, timber and gold. Followed by "Monsoon" (EB69211). (The Courtneys of Africa: prequel ; 1)Beyond the foothills
Par Essie Summers. 1976
After the unwelcome publicity aroused by a television interview, Marilla St. John decided to retreat to the country for a…
while until the fuss had died down. She was not prepared for the encounter with Rufus Sinclair, a confirmed bachelor who had heard that Marilla St. John was a determined husband-hunter. How could she convince him he was wrong? 1976.The forbidden valley (Harlequin romance ; #1731)
Par Essie Summers. 1978
Charlotte was worried to death about her cousin Phyl, who seemed to have run away from home and left her…
children. It just didn't seem possible -- although Phyl's rather forbidding brother-in-law Edmund Leigh was only too ready to believe the worst of her. So Charlotte set about solving the mystery, without letting Edmund realize who she was. 1978.Sacred stone (Oregon Files Ser. #No. 2)
Par Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo. 2005
In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed a 50,000 year-old meteorite known as the Sacred Stone,…
which he soon discovers possesses potentially catastrophic radioactive power. The astounding find places him in the crossfire of two opposing terrorist groups who seek the stone for themselves. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his ship of high-tech mercenaries must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stone - and prevent the outbreak of World War III. c2004.Crackdown
Par Bernard Cornwell. 1993
Nick Breakspear may look like the perfect Hamlet, but he wanted nothing to do with the theatrical world inhabited by…
his father, Britain's greatest living actor. So he joined the Royal Marines and is now sailing the blue waters of the Bahamas. But dreams of paradise are shattered when he becomes swept into a small but deadly corner of a war against the drug-runners that infest the area. Caught up in a world that denies every truth he believes in, the only defence is to draw on the despised skills of his father's world and fight with reckless courage. 1990.The old man and the sea
Par Ernest Hemingway. 1952
An old Cuban fisherman hooks a giant marlin after eighty-five days without a catch. He then fights a losing battle…
with sharks that deprive him of his triumph. Recorded in textbook format. Winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. 1952.Touched by angels (Angels #3)
Par Debbie Macomber. 1995
The divinely inspired, if slightly dizzy trio of angels - Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy - have winged into New York…
City to answer three Christmas wishes, and teach a few lessons along the way. 2011, c1995.Yashimoto's last dive
Par Antony Trew. 1988
A Japanese submarine captain orders his crew to sink an American merchant ship, destroy the life rafts and machine gun…
any survivors. A single seaman, Brad Corrigan, is rescued by a British destroyer and convinces the sailors to avenge his shipmates' deaths. Some strong language. 1988.