«Quichotte» by Salman Rushdie. Brilliant, beautiful, an absolutely thrilling journey. A layered book about reality/unreality, filled with literary and modern references, love and heroic road trip, among many other concepts.
In a tour-de-force that is both an homage to an immortal work of literature and a modern masterpiece about the quest for love and family, Booker Prize-winning, internationally […]
«Soif»: Amélie Nothomb ose explorer, à la première personne, les états d’âme de Jésus au temps de sa passion. L’occasion d’une belle méditation sur ce que veut dire avoir un corps.
Pour éprouver la soif, il faut être vivant.» Amélie Nothomb
«On n’apprend des vérités si fortes qu’en ayant soif, qu’en éprouvant l’amour et en mourant : trois […]
«La jeune fille et la nuit». Angoissant, très rythmé, ce nouveau suspense explore le destin de trois amis d’enfance liés par des secrets tragiques.
Un campus prestigieux figé sous la neige.
Trois amis liés par un secret tragique.
Une jeune fille emportée par la nuit.
Côte d’Azur – Hiver 1992.
Une nuit glaciale. Le campus de son lycée est paralysé […]
«The Curious Charm of Arthur Pepper»: A fabulous sort of story that makes life a little more bright and beautiful. A tale to savor, ripe with imagination and adventure; bursts of humor and touches of sorrow.
In this poignant and sparkling debut, a lovable widower embarks on a life-changing adventure.
Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He […]
«Magari domani resto». Lorenzo Marone si fa leggere con dolcezza e profondità. Tempo un paio di pagine e ti innamori. E ti riconosci.
Chiamarsi Luce non è affatto semplice, specie se di carattere non sei sempre solare. E peggio ancora se di cognome fai Di Notte. Uno dei tanti scherzi di quello scombinato di tuo padre, […]
«The Akimbo Adventures», by Alexander McCall Smith. A great book that teaches pupils about wild animals and the threats to animals in the wild.
Three classic adventure tales from the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now together in paperback for the first time.
Imagine living in the heart of Africa. Imagine living in a place where […]
«If Cats Disappeared from the World». A beautifully moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters in modern life.
Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s […]
«On the come up»: You’ll never silence me and you’ll never kill my dream. Just recognize when you say brilliant that you’re also saying Bri.
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap […]
«The Kite Runner»: Hosseini is a truly gifted teller of tales. He’s not afraid to pull every string in your heart to make it sing.
“It may be unfair. But what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.»
Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul […]
«The Indian in the Cupboard»: Great book for kids and fun to read again as an adult.
At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he puts it in his old cupboard and turns the key, something extraordinary happens that will change Omri’s life for ever.
For Little […]
