Stacking the Shelves #154

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Witched of Lychford – Paul Cornwell

Traveler, Cleric, Witch.

The villagers in the sleepy hamlet of Lychford are divided. A supermarket wants to build a major branch on their border. Some welcome the employment opportunities, while some object to the modernization of the local environment.

Judith Mawson (local crank) knows the truth — that Lychford lies on the boundary between two worlds, and that the destruction of the border will open wide the gateways to malevolent beings beyond imagination.

But if she is to have her voice heard, she’s going to need the assistance of some unlikely allies…

Damnoll and the Borrowed child – Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

The best and bravest faeries fell in the war against the Sluagh, and now the Council is packed with idiots and cowards. Domnall is old, aching, and as cranky as they come, but as much as he’d like to retire, he’s the best scout the Sithein court has left.

When a fae child falls deathly ill, Domnall knows he’s the only one who can get her the medicine she needs: Mother’s milk. The old scout will face cunning humans, hungry wolves, and uncooperative sheep, to say nothing of his fellow fae!

Every Heart a Dorway – Seanan McGuire

Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere… else.

But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced… they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.

But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.

No matter the cost.

Merci à mon adorable Céline pour mon anniversaire :

Le Plus Bel Endroit du Monde – Francesc MIralles & Care Santos

Iris, âgée de trente-six ans, est bouleversée par la mort de ses parents dans un accident de voiture. Par un après-midi froid et gris où rien ne semble plus avoir de sens, elle songe à commettre l’irréparable. Quand soudain, elle découvre un petit café auquel elle n’avait jamais prêté attention. Son nom étrange, Le plus bel endroit du monde est ici, ayant éveillé sa curiosité, elle décide de pousser la porte et d’aller s’asseoir à une table. Un jeune Italien vient bientôt l’y rejoindre, il se prénomme Luca. Ensemble, ils commencent à évoquer la vie d’Iris. Pendant six jours d’affilée, ils se retrouvent au même endroit et, progressivement, Iris semble sortir la tête de l’eau. Mais au septième jour, Luca demeure introuvable. Iris comprend qu’elle ne le reverra plus. Ce qu’elle ignore en revanche ce sont les raisons de sa disparition. Mais une chose est certaine, la semaine qui vient de s’écouler avait quelque chose de magique… Au sens propre du terme.

On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, 1) – Samantha Young

Joss and Braden’s incredible sexual chemistry in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sensation has enraptured readers everywhere…

He’s about to lay all her secrets bare…

Braden Carmichael is used to getting what he wants, and he’s determined to get Jocelyn into his bed. He knows she has a past, one that has made her skittish about getting into a relationship, so he proposes an arrangement that will satisfy their intense attraction without any strings attached.

But after an intrigued Jocelyn accepts, Braden decides he won’t be satisfied with just mind-blowing passion. The stubborn Scotsman is intent on truly knowing her…down to the very soul.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.”

January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb.

As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.

Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.

Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.

Rien ne va plus – DOuglas Kennedy

Cela fait plus de dix ans que David Armitage, aspirant scénariste à Hollywood, rame, attiré irrésistiblement par le mirage de la célébrité. Dix ans de galères qui ont eu raison des rêves d’actrice de sa femme Lucy. Dix longues années qui ont dégradé leur relation, seulement égayée par la présence de la petite Caitlin… Mais, alors qu’il est sur le point de perdre tout espoir, le miracle se produit : un de ses scénarios est acheté par une chaîne de télévision. Le succès immédiat de la série fait de lui un homme riche et envié. Alors que sa nouvelle vie le comble, David, abusé par les promesses mirobolantes, va découvrir que la gloire est souvent éphémère…

Merci à ma soeur pour mon anniversaire :

Au Douzième Coup de Minuit (Il était une fois, 1) – Eloisa James

Réduite au rang de servante depuis la mort de son père, Kate vit sous le joug de sa belle-mère Mariana. L’odieuse femme va bientôt marier sa fille, Victoria, à un éminent parti, mais avant tout, la future épouse doit être présentée au prince Gabriel. Par un coup du sort, Victoria ne peut se rendre au château. C’est donc Kate qui est envoyée à sa place, déguisée en fiancée. Kate va rencontrer Gabriel, un prince aussi charmant qu’arrogant. Un prince pour qui son coeur vacille, mais que le destin s’acharne à lui dérober. Et si un baiser avait le pouvoir de tout changer ? Et si les contes de fées existaient ?