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The casual vacancy
Par J. K. Rowling. 2012
In his early forties, councilman Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly of an aneurysm. The casual vacancy he leaves on the parish…
council has a huge effect on the remaining people in the town of Pagford. Bestseller. 2012.The book of Stanley
Par Todd Babiak. 2007
Stanley Moss is a retired florist, stricken with cancer, and living quietly with his wife Frieda in Edmonton. One day,…
Stanley experiences a boom and a flash, and then discovers that he has the strength of ten men, can read minds and fulfill people's dreams - and his illness has vanished. He and his disciples start The Stan, a new religion, and invite the world to join, but when the world shows up, along with the international media and an angry long-dead spiritualist, things take an unexpected turn. Some descriptions of violence and sex. Some strong language. c2007.The cadence of grass
Par Thomas McGuane. 2002
This is the story of the Whitelaws, a family whose values are as far-flung as the territory they helped settle,…
and whose most recent generations have pioneered the landscape of dysfunction. A novel charged with the relentless and often contradictory claims of blood, money, history and love. 2002.The book of laughter and forgetting
Par Milan Kundera, Michael Henry Heim. 1982
Many of the characters in this collection of stories are obsessed with the past. It's all too easy in Czechoslovakia…
for the Communist Party machine to erase a person from the records leaving only the files of the secret police as a hidden immortality. As one character says: "The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting". Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1982.The blondes
Par Emily Schultz. 2012
New York in under attack! Random but deadly attacks, all by women with light hair, have begun terrorizing the city's…
inhabitants. As the days pass, it becomes clear that the attacks are symptoms of a strange contagion that is transforming blondes from all walks of life into rabid killers. Hazel flees the city and sets out to cross the border into Canada where she will find the one woman who might be able to help her in a world gone awry. c2012.The blue castle
Par L. M Montgomery. 1980
To be 29 and unmarried is the ultimate in shame and misery in the small Canadian town where Valancy has…
grown up, and for years she has taken refuge in her imaginary 'blue castle'. Now she must face reality; a letter has turned her life upside down. It's time to leave home and seek freedom. 1980.Sexe et dépendances
Par Stephen McCauley, Françoise Jaouën. 2006
William Collins, agent immobilier gay, adepte de rencontres par Internet, veut tourner le dos à cette habitude et fait voeu…
de chasteté - ce qu'il n'arrivera pas à respecter l'espace d'un seul jour. Faiblesse qu'il arrive à justifier dans un contexte post-11 septembre de traumatisme de fin du monde. Tiraillé entre l'envie de " faire le bien " et la tentation de faire tout ce qui lui permet de " se sentir bien ", entre le renoncement et l'hédonisme - il va louvoyer entre les extrêmes, tout en étudiant le comportement de ceux qui l'entourent. Dans ce roman plus caustique encore que ses précédents, l'univers de Stephen McCauley est toujours aussi insolite et ses personnages plus originaux et attachants que jamais. 2006. Titre uniforme: Alternatives to sex.The black bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon
Par W. O Mitchell. 1993
Like any good Scot, Willie MacCrimmon loves to curl. He and his rink are so accomplished that they have attracted…
the attention of the Devil, himself a keen curler. In fact, the Devil wants Willie on his team. He'll make sure that Willie wins the Brier -- if Willie will curl for the Devil in the Celestial Brier. Some strong language. 1993.The better world of Reginald Perrin
Par David Nobbs. 1990
Setting up a commune strictly for the middle-class and middle-aged, Reggie's therapy centre nurtures its clients, encouraging them to find…
the love and goodness that lurks deep inside. Reggie has gathered together the unlikeliest of staff to help him and with a team like this how can the indomitable, unconventional RIP ever fail in his last bid to create a Better World? 1990.Super triste histoire d'amour
Par Gary Shteyngart, Stéphane Roques. 2012
" C'est un monde étrange et mystérieux. On ne peut y vivre sans un téléphone ultra-perfectionné, la publicité règne en…
maître et la littérature semble un art préhistorique désormais réservé à quelques inadaptés. Ce monde, c'est le quotidien new-yorkais de Lenny Abramov, en des temps futurs pas si hypothétiques. Mais Lenny résiste : il lit des «livres papier» et croit encore aux relations humaines. Il commet même la folie de tomber sous le charme d'Eunice Park. Super triste histoire d'amour est une comédie romantique d'un nouveau genre : entre deux e-mails, on essaie de s'aimer, pour oublier que l'Amérique, menacée par ses créanciers chinois, flirte avec l'effondrement économique. Fable politique pleine d'humour, ce troisième roman de Gary Shteyngart est l'autoportrait à peine déguisé d'un homme en total décalage avec son époque. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Super sad true love story.Si tu me voyais maintenant: roman (Romance)
Par Cecelia Ahern, Madeleine Nasalik. 2007
Une existence réglée comme du papier à musique : de son emploi du temps à ses émotions, Elizabeth a tout…
planifié pour ne plus souffrir. Cependant, l'irruption dans sa vie d'un inconnu dérègle cette mécanique bien huilée. Insouciant, spontané, en quête d'aventures, le mystérieux Ivan semble touché par la grâce. Peu à peu, la jeune femme baisse le bouclier qui protégeait son coeur et sort de sa carapace. Mais que sait-elle d'Ivan ? D'où vient-il ? Est-il réellement celui qu'il prétend être ou n'est-il qu'une illusion ? 2007. Titre uniforme: If you could see me now.Sexe, pot et politique
Par Lucie Pagé. 2016
L'existence de Joséphine prend une nouvelle tournure lorsque son mari, Robert, Bobby pour les intimes, est élu ministre des Finances.…
Elle réalise bien vite que les fréquentations douteuses de Robert se multiplient au rythme où s'effritent ses valeurs et ses principes. À cela s'ajoute une découverte qui la scandalise : son fils cadet fume du pot ! D'abord choquée, elle tente à son tour l'expérience, qui lui procure un plaisir fou. Une idée germe alors dans son esprit. Avec la complicité de sa grande amie Lilly et de ses domestiques, Mamadou et Ping, elle préparera un repas spécial que son mari donnera en l'honneur de plusieurs personnalités publiques influentes. Si elle voulait mettre du piquant dans son quotidien, Joséphine aura atteint son but. Mais les découvertes qu'elle fera changeront sa vie. Et celle de la planète. 2016.The Berlin blues
Par Drew Hayden Taylor. 2007
A consortium of German developers arrives at Otter Lake Reserve with an offer: they want to improve the local economy…
with the creation of "OjibwayWorld", a Native theme park. Designed to attract European tourists, it instead causes personal and political divisions within the local community, as well as hilarity. 2007.The Best of modern humour
Par Mordecai Richler. 1983
The answer to everything
Par Elyse Friedman. 2014
John Aarons, a brilliant but perpetually broke artist, decides to start a New Age cult. And so, as half art…
project, half money-making scheme, The Answer Institute is born. The cult flourishes and grows exponentially, attracting a wide range of broken, strange, spiritually hungry individuals. The more successful the Institute gets, the more it spirals out of control. c2014.The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club
Par Gil McNeil. 2009
Jo Mackenzie, newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance, leaves London to take over her Gran's…
wool shop in her seaside hometown. There, she finds unexpected comfort in a knitting group that meets to trade gossip and, occasionally, a new stitch. When a new man enters Jo's life, the knitting club has even more trouble confining the conversation to knit one, purl two. Some strong language. c2009.The battle for Duncragglin
Par Andrew H Vanderwal. 2009
Twelve-year-old Alex, whose parents disappeared on a trip to Scotland many years ago, is spending the summer there. He and…
three newfound friends want to discover the secret of a sealed cave along the coast. The secret is far more powerful than anything they could have imagined, as they're catapulted back to the late 13th century to find the Scottish rebel William Wallace fighting a guerrilla-style war against the British. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c2009.The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Par Mordecai Richler. 1959
The bad beginning (A series of unfortunate events ; #1)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
The Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny, are exceedingly unlucky. Their parents had been killed, and they are forced…
to go and stay with Uncle Olaf. It soon turns out that Olaf has evil plans for the children. For grades 3-6. Followed by "The reptile room". 2001. (A series of unfortunate events ; 1)The bachelor's wedding (Harlequin Romance)
Par Betty Neels. 1995
Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing…
that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal had come as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, as he pointed out to her, would be infinitely practical - and Araminta was nothing if not practical. But then... what about love? 1995.