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'Shelley Read's lyrical voice is a force of nature. Tragic, uplifting and completely unforgettable' BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY 'A lush, beautiful, strong book. It took me on such a transformative life journey. I could not put it down' CLOVER STROUD ____________________ I've come to understand how the exceptional lurks beneath the ordinary like the deep and mysterious world beneath the sea On a cool autumn morning, Torie Nash heads into her village pulling a rickety wagon filled with late-season peaches. As she nears an intersection, a mysterious drifter with grimy thumbs and smudged cheeks and eyes as dark as a raven's wing stops to ask her the way. She could turn left or cross over. But she does not. Her heart skips a beat as he whispers, 'Go as a river.' So begins a mezmerising story that unfolds over a tumultuous lifetime as Torie begins to absorb and follow his words. Soon, she will gather all the pieces of her small and extraordinary life, spin through the eddies of desire, heartbreak and betrayal, and arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life for ever. Completely spellbinding, vivid, and luminous' JANE GREEN 'Go As a River delivers so very much- the tenderness and curiosity of young love, the eternal pangs of loss, the brutality of racism, the sustaining power of nature and the miracle of a mother's love. Suffused with wisdom and compassion, this shattering testimony to life must be savored, treasured, shared' MEG WAITE CLAYTON, author of The Postmistress of Paris

En las exuberantes colinas de Assam, los Belhaven sufren tanto como su plantación de té tras la prematura muerte de la madre de la familia. Clarissa, la hija mayor, hermosa y resuelta, vive ahora entregada a su desconsolado padre y su frágil hermana. Entre Clarissa y Wesley Robson, el joven y desenvuelto cultivador rival, empieza a nacer una atracción que se ve truncada cuando la tragedia se cierne de nuevo sobre la familia y obliga a las hermanas a cambiar sus queridos campos por las industriales calles de Tyneside. Allí deberán adaptarse a un mundo extraño, hecho de asfalto y cemento, preparado para la lucha y la guerra, y en el que deberán aprender a sortear la pobreza, los celos y la traición. La reaparición de Wesley quizá suponga un puente hacia la vida de antaño. O quizás apague la llama de toda esperanza...

It's been eight months since Mickey Bolitar witnessed the tragic death of his father. Eight months of lies, dark secrets and unanswered questions. While he desperately wants answers, Mickey's sophomore year of high school brings on a whole new set of troubles. Spoon is in hospital, Rachel won't tell him where he stands, his basketball teammates hate him - and then there's Ema's surprise announcement: she has an online boyfriend and he's vanished. As he's searching for Ema's missing boyfriend (who may not even exist!), Mickey also gets roped into helping his nemesis, Troy Taylor, with a big problem. All the while, Mickey and his friends are pulled deeper into the mysteries surrounding the Abeona Shelter, risking their lives to find the answers - until the shocking climax, where Mickey finally comes face-to-face with the truth about his father.

Polly has always been the high-flier of the family, with the glamorous lifestyle to match. Clare is a single mum with two children, struggling to make ends meet in a ramshackle cottage. The two sisters are poles apart and can’t stand each other. But then Polly’s fortunes unexpectedly change and her world comes crashing down. With no money and nowhere to go, she’s forced back to the village where she and Clare grew up, and the sisters find themselves living together for the first time in years. With an old flame reappearing for Polly, a blossoming new career for Clare and a long-buried family secret in the mix, sparks are sure to fly. Unless the two women have more in common than they first thought?

Après Les Piliers de la Terre et Un monde sans fin, Ken Follett renoue avec la magnifique fresque de Kingsbridge, qui a captivé des millions de lecteurs dans le monde entier. Noël 1558, le jeune Ned Willard rentre à Kingsbridge : le monde qu'il connaissait va changer à tout jamais... Les pierres patinées de la cathédrale dominent une ville déchirée par la haine religieuse et Ned se retrouve dans le camp adverse de celle qu'il voulait épouser, Margery Fitzgerald. L'accession d'Élisabeth Ire au trône met le feu à toute l'Europe. Les complots pour destituer la jeune souveraine se multiplient, notamment en France où la séduisante Marie Stuart – considérée comme l'héritière légitime du royaume anglais et issue de la redoutable famille française de Guise – attend son heure. Pour déjouer ces machinations, Élisabeth constitue les premiers services secrets du pays et Ned devient l'un des espions de la reine. À Paris, il fait la connaissance de la libraire protestante Sylvie Palot dont le courage ne le laisse pas indifférent... Dans ce demi-siècle agité par le fanatisme qui répand la violence depuis Séville jusqu'à Genève, les pires ennemis ne sont cependant pas les religions rivales. La véritable bataille oppose les adeptes de la tolérance aux tyrans décidés à imposer leurs idées à tous les autres – à n'importe quel prix.