Tender Shoots - formato ePub

Paul Morand, l’un des écrivains majeurs du xxe siècle a composé en 1966 une Anthologie de la littérature équestre réunissant les plus beaux textes consacrés au cheval et à son utilisation. Traités d’équitation,...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Ce Journal va du 16 août 1916 au 9 décembre 1917, la partie inédite comprenant la période du 1er août au 9 décembre. Paul Morand, jeune attaché d'ambassade, vient d'être transféré de Londres au Cabinet...

"C'était un très vieil endroit de plaisir, ce qu'avaient dû être Tortoni ou le Grand Seize dans leurs derniers beaux jours. (...) J'admirais les stalactites des lustres, les courtines de soie, les glands,...

Voici, comme dans Monplaisir... en littérature, un vagabondage dans le Passé. À l'origine, tantôt une lecture, tantôt un voyage ; parfois une fantaisie, ou le hasard d'une rencontre : au lecteur de donner...

Ce journal couvre les dernières années de la vie de Paul Morand, de juin 1968 à avril 1976 : trente-deux cahiers manuscrits, déposés par lui à la Bibliothèque Nationale, et un dernier cahier inachevé....

"M. de Montyon sut bâtir sur des ruines ; il était la preuve qu'on peut être ami des lumières sans manquer de cervelle. Si les pauvres peuvent jamais se consoler de leur sort et pardonner aux riches,...

"Le grand défaut de l'Histoire est de n'être qu'un récit et il faut convenir que les mêmes faits racontés, s'ils étaient mis en action, auraient bien une autre force et surtout porteraient une autre clarté...

Voici le tout premier roman de Paul Morand, écrit en 1910-1911, et inédit jusqu'en 1986. On pensait que le manuscrit de cette œuvre de jeunesse avait été détruit par l'auteur. Il a été retrouvé en 1978...

"Seule la torture morale convient aux délicats... Il faut faire saigner, mais sans effusion de sang", déclarait Néron, qui s'y connaissait. Paul Morand l'a d'ailleurs choisi pour héros de la première...

Préface de Marcel Proust. "Vous dites : - Décrivez-moi votre amie ! Je réponds : - Elle a un ventre poli, une chair ferme où les morsures ne restent pas, des seins écartés. - Jeune ? - Très jeune...

Magie noire paraît en 1928 au moment où l'art nègre fait fureur. Morand est l'un des premiers à l'annexer à la littérature, à la nouvelle. Il sonde l'« âme noire ». Tous ses personnages, Occide, Congo,...

Réflexes et réflexions est un recueil de textes de Paul Morand. Il est composé de cinq parties : I. Imprimé à l'aube ; II. Les quatre saisons ; III. Navigation à l'estime ; IV. Monologues ; V. Narrow...

Huit nouvelles. Trois régions : les Antilles, l’Afrique, les États-Unis. Un jeune garçon qui rêve de devenir le Lénine de son peuple fait un coup d’état à Haïti. Combien de temps durera sa dictature ?...

These three stories, about a trio of independent young women, are set in London:a city Paul Morand loved and which continued to fascinate him long after he worked there as an attaché at the French embassy...

A poetic evocation of the French diplomat's encounters and experiences, filtered through the one constant in his life—Venice.Diplomat, writer and poet, traveller and socialite, friend of Proust, Giraudoux...

My parents were lowered into the ground while I remained motionless and unresponsive to the penetrating darkness that was Tiberius Beckett. He moved into my home, and I realized there were two sides to...

A queer horror/supernatural mystery novel with tinges of romance.Renzo's a bartender at the Silver Crow Pub. He's technically part-owner, but since his ex has the majority stake in the bar, Renzo often...

<i>Drift</i> erzählt von der Unmöglichkeit des Schreibens, vom Mysterium der Kreativität, von der Besessenheit, das Jetzt auf dem Papier einfangen zu wollen. Die Erzählerin arbeitet an einem...

A new mom in need of help opens her door to her long-estranged mother—only to invite something much darker inside—in this "fast-paced and frightening debut" (Rachel Harrison) about the long shadows cast...

A stolen magical gem transforms an orphan's destiny... A stunning and completely unputdownable romantasy novel set in an alternative historical Paris, The Kiss of the Nightingale weaves together the seduction...

One man peels back the layers of implanted memories to save his family in this gritty, action-packed cyberpunk novel. Perfect for fans of William Gibson's The Peripheral, Richard Morgan, and Temi Oh's...

Charmed meets Practical Magic in this magically wicked paranormal romance, perfect for fans of Not the Witch You Wed and The Ex Hex.There have always been rumours that something magical is afoot at Wicked...

In the quiet predawn hours, a fishing boat captain and his two crew members, a Haitian haunted by his past and a Cuban dreaming of his family, set out on a seemingly routine voyage to pick up refugees,...

Where murder mystery and family saga collide—with deceptively charming Charleston as a backdrop.  As a middle child, Boston native Kathryn Moore has always struggled to fit into her nouveau riche family...

Being from money has its advantages. But it also has its drawbacks. My family owns a successful software company and has somehow managed to piss off the wrong people. In order to keep me safe, they've...

A woman's scream echoes through the night, a haunting cry that pierces the air as she plummets towards the unforgiving ground. It's a scene of chaos and confusion, as her sister desperately races towards...

"Angel, you might want to rethink whatever's brewing in that pretty head of yours…" Adelaine has left her old life behind and started fresh. She's happy. She has new friends, a new job, and far less stress....

Our father, Zack, was once the president of Areion Fury MC until he was ready to retire and pass on the gavel. The gavel itself is light in the hand, while the burden and responsibility weigh heavily....

The universe has rolled initiative.  Commander Darius Noble has escaped the overthrow of the Alliance. He carries crucial intel about the drow and Federation's plans for folding space/time to make war...

Set in the heat of Arizona’s landscape in the mid-90s, Falling from Grace follows the fictional story of a pregnant eighteen-year-old hoping that she can save herself and her unborn child from the emotional...

There's no such thing as the perfect house when karma comes to call.With the real estate world thriving and her daughter's wedding right around the corner, Cindy York is busier than ever. The bridal couple...

Lady Cora Stephens has an enemy. A certain earl has always been the bane of her existence. Her father loved him and probably secretly wished he'd been his son, not his friend's. He'd tormented her when...

A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Sports Romance from New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Chase She's a small town girl looking to escape her monotonous life.He's the NFL superstar looking to return...

Lady Wendy Mary Delilah Owens is on her way from London to Boston, chasing after the man who promised to marry her. But Captain James Hook ignites desires in her she's never felt before. Now Delilah has...

Mayhem. Myths. Murder. A travel conference is supposed to be all about exploration, but when Alex Paige attends, the agenda is a real killer. Alex is barely home from her last adventure before packing...

A sharp-tongued folklorist and her academic rival must solve their mentor's murder in this lush sapphic fantasy romance from the New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic.Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist...

From acclaimed Japanese author Sanaka Hiigari comes a heartwarming, life-affirming novel about a magical photo studio, where people go after they die to view key moments from their life—and relive one...

Tawa, leader of the Itiwana, is lost and dying. Far away, his son Pahana is settling into his leadership role but has trust issues due to Hayoka's scheming. Pahana faces a dangerous new threat when the...

Americanized millennial Arjun Chatterjee is a food-truck chef working in a parking lot outside the nation's capital. He dreams up multiethnic recipes and pursues a young woman toiling in a Kafkaesque...

Named A Most Anticipated Book of the Fall by Time, Goodreads, and Brit + Co An Oprah Daily Best New Thriller In this riveting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller and The Glass Forest comes a new novel of psychological suspense! KNOWLEDGE HAS A PRICE...It's 1979, and 14-year-old Suzanne, who should be...

In this cozy mystery, Yolanda Carter is told of her grandmother's best friend's unsolved murder. Mildred Overmeyer was an outstanding home baker who was stabbed to death while baking a cherry pie. The...

Matchmaker Emmaline Stanhope faces her greatest test in Robert Tavish—an intimidating beast of a man who refuses to comply with even basic requirements for a prospective husband. He won't dance. He won't...

A Father Revealed. Avant-Garde Jazz. And Nanobot Murder Suspects. Private investigator Neil Ames returns to the smoke-infused Pacific Northwest from a hazardous investigation in Kazakhstan only to find...

Ashley Smith, Studentin der Kunstgeschichte aus Sacramento, Kalifornien, wollte die Weihnachtstage während ihres Auslandsjahrs in London eigentlich allein verbringen. Erst die kurzfristige Einladung ihrer...