Jenna avait trois ans quand a disparu sa mère Alice, scientifique et grande spécialiste des éléphants. Dix années ont passé, la jeune fille refuse de croire qu'elle ait pu être abandonnée. Elle décide alors de retrouver sa trace en déchiffrant le journal de bord que tenait sa mère et recrute deux assistants pour l'aider dans sa quête : Serenity, voyante, et Virgil, l'inspecteur passablement alcoolique qui avait suivi l'affaire à l'époque.
Un page-turner subtil sur l'amour filial.

Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her fathers beekeeping business.

Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.

And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily cant help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet she wonders if she can trust him completely. . . .

Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didnt acknowledge the flashes of his fathers temper in Ash, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes hes hidden more than hes shared with her. Lire la suite Fermer

Peut-on échapper à son passé ?
Je n'ai jamais dit que je ne me souvenais de rien. J'ai dit que je préférais oublier.

Sage Singer est une jeune femme solitaire. Elle dort le jour et travaille la nuit dans une boulangerie, où elle fait taire sa tristesse en pétrissant le meilleur pain de la ville. Le jour où elle rencontre Josef Weber, un vieil homme attachant, Sage a enfin le sentiment d'avoir trouvé quelqu'un à qui parler. Jusqu'au soir où Josef lui confie le terrible secret qu'il cache depuis soixante ans.
Cette révélation plonge Sage dans les horreurs de la Seconde Guerre mondiale... Et au coeur de son histoire familiale.

B>b>NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes a powerfully evocative story of resilience and the triumph of the human spirit (Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six)/b> /b>br>br>b>Rights sold to Netflix for adaptation as a feature film Named one of the best books of the year by She Reads/b>br>br>Diana OToole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. Shes an associate specialist at Sothebys now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. Shes not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galápagos--days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time.br>br>But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn breaks the news: Its all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still go, he assures her, since it would be a shame for all of their nonrefundable trip to go to waste. And so, reluctantly, she goes.br>br>Almost immediately, Dianas dream vacation goes awry. Her luggage is lost, the Wi-Fi is nearly nonexistent, and the hotel theyd booked is shut down due to the pandemic. In fact, the whole island is now under quarantine, and she is stranded until the borders reopen. Completely isolated, she must venture beyond her comfort zone. Slowly, she carves out a connection with a local family when a teenager with a secret opens up to Diana, despite her fathers suspicion of outsiders.br>br>In the Galápagos Islands, where Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself--and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different. Lire la suite Fermer

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. Picoult at her fearless best . . . Timely, balanced and certain to inspire debate.-- The Washington Post The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center--a womens reproductive health services clinic--its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with incoming text messages he glances at it and, to his horror, finds out that his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic. But Wren is not alone. She will share the next and tensest few hours of her young life with a cast of unforgettable characters: A nurse who calms her own panic in order to save the life of a wounded woman. A doctor who does his work not in spite of his faith but because of it, and who will find that faith tested as never before. A pro-life protester, disguised as a patient, who now stands in the crosshairs of the same rage she herself has felt. A young woman who has come to terminate her pregnancy. And the disturbed individual himself, vowing to be heard. Told in a daring and enthralling narrative structure that counts backward through the hours of the standoff, this is a story that traces its way back to what brought each of these very different individuals to the same place on this fateful day. One of the most fearless writers of our time, Jodi Picoult tackles a complicated issue in this gripping and nuanced novel. How do we balance the rights of pregnant women with the rights of the unborn they carry? What does it mean to be a good parent? A Spark of Light will inspire debate, conversation . . . and, hopefully, understanding. Praise for A Spark of Light This is Jodi Picoult at her best: tackling an emotional hot-button issue and putting a human face on it. -- People Told backward and hour by hour, Jodi Picoults compelling narrative deftly explores controversial social issues. -- Us Weekly
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, Small Great Things is the stunning new page-turner from Jodi Picoult. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE [Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America today, both overt and subtle. Her many readers will find much to discuss in the pages of this topical, moving book.-- Booklist (starred review) Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that shes been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and dont want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedys counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each others trust, and come to see that what theyve been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong. With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesnt offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game. Praise for Small Great Things Small Great Things is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written. . . . It will challenge her readers . . . [and] expand our cultural conversation about race and prejudice. -- The Washington Post A novel that puts its finger on the very pulse of the nation that we live in today . . . a fantastic read from beginning to end, as can always be expected from Picoult, this novel maintains a steady, page-turning pace that makes it hard for readers to put down. -- San Francisco Book Review
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Chris Harte et Emily Gold vivent comme frère et soeur depuis toujours. Mais la sortie de l'adolescence exacerbe les désirs qui les lient depuis leur plus tendre enfance. Ce soir, les deux familles partagent le repas. Soudain, un coup de téléphone va tout faire basculer. Emily est morte, d'une balle dans la tête. Gisant inanimé à son côté, Chris est aussitôt soupçonné de meurtre. Jadis si proches, les familles se déchirent. Le jeune homme confesse qu'un terrible pacte le liait à sa fiancée. L'adolescence peut parfois dégénérer tragiquement si l'on n'y prend pas garde.
A travers l'histoire d'un drame en apparence classique se dessine une étude profonde et pleine de finesse sur deux questions éternelles : l'incommunicabilité entre parents et adolescents est-elle inéluctable ? Et peut-on vraiment tuer par amour ?...
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Roman
«- Monsieur St Bride, répéta le juge, reconnaissez-vous avoir eu un
contact sexuel avec Catherine Marsh, dans le but d'en retirer une excitation
ou une satisfaction sexuelles oe
- Oui, Votre Honneur, répondit Jack d'une voix qui n'était pas la sienne.»
Jack St Bride, un bel homme de trente et un ans qui vient tout juste
de purger une peine pour une agression sexuelle - qu'il n'avait pas
commise - envers une adolescente, a décidé de refaire sa vie dans la
première ville où son instinct lui dirait de faire halte. Mais on ne fait
pas table rase du passé si aisément. À Salem Falls, les fameuses sorcières
du même nom furent persécutées en 1692... Quel rendez-vous le destin
a-t-il donné à Jack dans cette ville maudite où il a eu la drôle d'idée
de s'arrêter oe


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Pour que justice soit faite Grands Romans « Quand le monstre franchit enfin le seuil, il portait un masque. Elle le dévisagea longuement, ébahie que personne d'autre ne puisse le percer à jour. C'était votre voisin en train d'arroser son forsythia. L'étranger qui vous sourit dans l'ascenseur. Le brave type qui prend un enfant par la main pour l'aider à traverser la rue. » Nina est substitut du procureur et s'occupe quotidiennement des pires crimes de son comté. Quand le petit Nathaniel, son propre fils, perd l'usage de la parole du jour au lendemain, elle comprend vite la vérité et pressent le cauchemar dans lequel sa famille va être plongée. Son fils a été victime de sévices sexuels, et Nina, mieux que personne, sait que les coupables ne sont pas toujours punis. Alors, a-t-on le droit de se faire justice soi-même ? Un roman palpitant qui pose un problème de conscience aux personnages et à chacun d'entre nous.
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La famille Stone respire le bonheur : Daniel, le père est artiste, Laura, son épouse, est une brillante professeur et leur fille Trixie, est épanouie et amoureuse. Tout bascule lorsque le petit ami de cette dernière est retrouvé assassiné. Elle apparaît comme la première suspecte. Complexité des liens familiaux, richesse de l'intrigue, tension psychologique sont les ingrédients de ce roman.