Kent - Libros y biografía

From widespread unemployment and mounting international hostilities, every day we are swept into more political chaos—so one brave man looks to the Star Wars universe for answers to our most urgent problems.“You...

Ryan Elder was an ordinary college kid when his life was torn apart by his parents' shattering double suicide. Years later, still haunted by his loss, he's tried to bury the past and live a normal life....

" Voici une nouvelle voix originale, qui tient son histoire avec une remarquable maîtrise de la langue. Le premier roman d'Hannah Kent, A la grâce des hommes, est un pur bijou, sa prose aussi froide...

Twisted Tree, dans le Dakota du Sud, a tout de la petite ville silencieuse, au cœur de la nature sauvage qui s'étend à perte de vue. Mais l'infinie solitude des grands espaces rend chacun prisonnier de...

Un visage d'ange, un corps sexy en diable, Chloé est sans conteste la meilleure représentante de la rubrique beauté qu’elle dirige. À un détail près, pourtant : sa réputation scandaleuse, qui risque de...

En offrant une croisière au vainqueur de la chasse au trésor organisée sur girl-gear.com, la start-up dont elle est P-DG, Sydney n’avait pas prévu que le gagnant serait Ray Coffey, l’homme avec qui elle...

Before there was The Rules there was the wildly bestselling How to Marry the Man of Your Choice, now revised and updated for a whole new generation of single women.Presented with intelligence and peppered...

Martha Carrier was hanged on August 19th 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, unyielding in her refusal to admit to being a witch, going to her death rather than joining the ranks of men and women who confessed...

Set in a fictional Colorado town, Kent Haruf's Where You Once Belonged brings to life small town America and the characters that keep the community together.Heavy-built Jack Burdette is quite literally...

I’ll not ask you to be mine … I will never seek to blunt the fury in you, never, and will honour your will as my own. What say you? Can you be a soldier’s wife? New England, 1673. Martha Allen, a young...

'A glorious love story' – Sarah Winman, author of Still LifeLonglisted for the Dublin Literary AwardA stunning story about the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love, with a breathtaking twist,...

'Exquisite' – Daily MailShortlisted for the Walter Scott PrizeBased on true events, The Good People is Hannah Kent's engrossing novel about superstition and devoted love.Ireland, 1825. Nóra, bereft after...

Our Souls at Night, Kent Haruf's exquisite final novel, is a deeply affecting love story, adapted into a film starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford.'I loved Our Souls at Night' – David Nicholls, author...

Plainsong, set in Kent Haruf's fictional Holt County, Colorado, is an unforgettable classic, exploring the grace and hope of every human life, and our boundless capacity for love.‘So delicate and lovely...

BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick!Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who is charged with the brutal murder of her former master.Inspired by...

'Captivating. Kent effortlessly weaves travels that are close to his heart into a bigger story of Turkey’s past and present' – Mishal Husain'A rich, spellbinding book: dense with people, stories, history,...

Shortlisted for the Folio Prize'Unforgettable' – Anne Tyler'Stunningly original' – GuardianOne long last summer for Dad Lewis in his beloved town, Holt, Colorado. As old friends pass in and out to voice...

Following the astonishing Plainsong, Eventide is Kent Haruf's second novel set in his imaginary landscape of Holt, Colorado.Harold and Raymond McPheron are finally waving goodbye to their beloved Victoria,...

In The Tie That Binds, his critically acclaimed first novel, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough. Narrated by her neighbour, Edith's tragedies unfold: a tough childhood,...

From the acclaimed author of Top Hook and Hostile Contact, the fifth exhilarating tale of modern espionage and military adventure featuring US Navy intelligence officer Alan Craik – sure to appeal to...

The first entry in a clever, lighthearted mystery series set in modern Provence—a delightful blend of Agatha Christie and Peter Mayle—featuring the irrepressible Penelope Kite, a young-at-heart divorcee...

Le royaume n'était pas censé s'effondrer.  Dix années après la disparition de son père, Elsa est toujours tourmentée par son passé. Quand la vérité éclate enfin, les masques tombent, les secrets sont...

La princesse n’était pas censée détrôner le roi.Il a affirmé qu’il la détruirait, et il a tenu parole. On raconte qu’il suffit d’un seul coup pour renverser un roi, mais personne n’avait prévenu Elsa...

La vérité n'est pas toujours ce qu'elle semble être. Lia ne le réalise pas, mais elle le fera. Bientôt.J'ai choisi cette vie. Cette route. Cet arrangement tordu entre nous.Pour elle, j'ai fait un pacte...

A top legal scholar explains Canada’s national tragedy of wrongful convictions, how anyone could be caught up in them, and what we can do to safeguard justice.Canada’s legal system has a serious problem:...

Il n'est pas roi de conte de fées.Astrid Clifford, étudiante discrète à la Royal Elite, voit son quotidien voler en éclats lors d'une soirée organisée par l'équipe de football. Droguée malgré elle, elle...

Fin 1772. Bolitho à seize ans à l’heure de son deuxième embarquement. C’est sur le Gorgone, imposant vaisseau de soixante-quatorze canons qui appareille pour une destination inconnue, que le « petit »...

Hanson, vétéran des forces spéciales, est devenu flic à son retour du Vietnam. Les rues de North Precinct, un quartier déshérité de Portland, ne sont pas moins dangereuses que la jungle asiatique. Drogue,...

1774. L’année nouvelle semble offrir à Richard Bolitho et à son ami Martyn Dancer l’aboutissement d’un rêve : devenir lieutenants dans la marine anglaise et quitter l’état d’aspirants pour être nommés...

They're drop-dead gorgeous—well, according to every other female on the planet, but not to her. No, to Paisley Lloyd, they're overly confident, infuriating, and arrogant to boot.Three years ago, when...