Sandra Benítez
Bitter Grounds
Spanning the years between 1932 and 1977, this beautifully told epic is set in the heart of El Salvador, where coffee plantations are the center of life for rich and poor alike. Following three generations of the Prieto Clan and the wealthy family they work for, this is the story of mothers and daughters who live, love, and die for their passions.
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1244. Tandis que fume encore le bûcher de Montségur, deux enfants, réchappés du massacre des Cathares, s'enfuient sous la protection de Guillaume de Robrouck, le moine flamand qui les a pris en pitié. D'implacables ennemis les traquent, représentant des puissances colossales, ramifiées en tous les pays – Templiers, Dominicains, « Assassins » de l'Orient – tandis que Saint Louis, l'empereur Frédéric II et le Pape Innocent IV s'affrontent dans un conflit dont l'enjeu est rien moins que l'hégémonie européenne… Or les deux enfants sont porteurs d'un secret susceptible de bouleverser les trônes et les pouvoirs. Dans leurs veines coule un sang qui les voue à réconcilier un jour Islam et Chrétienté. Ils incarnent – au sens premier du mot – le légendaire Graal…
The messengers
Nick Bunick was confronted by angels. It will change your life forever… Prominent and successful Portland, Oregon, businessman Nick Bunick never considered himself a particularly religious person. But he knew in his heart that he had experienced something extraordinary in a past life. Anxious to share it, but convinced that his story would seem unbelievable to most people, he kept it to himself. Then, two years ago, angels intervened. Nick came to understand that angels were prevailing upon him to tell his story — a story that began 2,000 years ago when he lived as Paul the Apostle, and walked alongside Jesus. An inspiring chronicle of the angelic visitations that led Nick to finally share his memories, The Messengers also illuminates the events of his life as Paul. Rich with the wisdom and awe borne of Nick’s incredible encounter with Jesus, this magnificent book truly signals a return to the Age of Miracles.
Deux femmes
Une jeune femme est retrouvée assassinée dans une chambre d’hôtel de Nice, sans papiers, sans passé, sans rien… Une autre femme, l’épouse d’un procureur adjoint de la République, s’amuse à mener l’enquête. Ne lui faut-il pas tromper son ennui, sinon tromper son mari ? Entre l’insolente jeunesse d’Olga et la distinction vernissée de Blandine, il y a Jean-Louis, scénariste, romancier, célibataire par indolence plus que par conviction, qui se laisse trop facilement séduire par l’une puis par l’autre. Les femmes ne mènent-elles pas toujours le bal, ou l’aventure ? Après Charles et Camille et La Comédie de Terracina. Frédéric Vitoux nous offre un roman policier sur fond de mafia russe et de faux tableaux, une comédie sentimentale où un homme peut en cacher un autre, une chronique de l’été 95 dans sa torpeur estivale. La Provence, l’île Saint-Louis, l’Italie sont autant de décors chers à l’auteur, qui invitent à un vrai suspense et à cette légère ébriété romanesque sans laquelle il n’est pas de bonheur littéraire.