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Así empieza lo malo Así empieza lo malo Margaret Jull Costa,Javier Marías Madrid, 1980. Juan de Vere, nearly finished with his university degree, takes a job as personal assistant to Eduardo Muriel, an eccentric, once-successful film director. Urbane, discreet, irreproacha… OL17052527W
The Heart Goes Last The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood "Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving them vulnerable to roving gangs.… OL17569713W
Cutting teeth Cutting teeth Julia Fierro "One of the most anticipated debut novels of 2014, Cutting Teeth takes place one late-summer weekend as a group of thirty-something couples gather at a shabby beach house on Long Island, their young … OL17925523W
The Touch The Touch Colleen McCullough Australia, finales del siglo XIX. Alexander Kinross - un escocés que ha enterrado sus humildes orígenes tras amasar una enorme fortuna en Estados Unidos y Australia- pide la mao de la joven Elizabeth… OL1882602W
Honey Girl Honey Girl Morgan Rogers With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls’ trip to Vegas to celebrate. She is not the kind of person who goes to Vegas and gets drunkenly m… OL20873838W
Un jour Un jour David Nicholls Lui, Dexter, issu d'un milieu aisé, séduisant, sûr de lui, insouciant. Elle, Emma, d'origine modeste, charmante qui s'ignore, bourrée de complexes, de principes et de convictions. 15 juillet 1988. De… OL21717279W
Le temps n'est rien Le temps n'est rien Audrey Niffenegger Claire, ravissante artiste et Henry, bibliothécaire, se rencontrent quand Claire a 6 ans et lui, 36 ans. Ils se marient quand Claire a 23 ans et Henry, 31. En effet, Henry souffre d'un mal mystérieux… OL24281581W
Troublantes visions Troublantes visions Jayne Ann Krentz Roman policier (énigme). Roman d'amour. OL24304565W
When beef jerky met cherries jubilee When beef jerky met cherries jubilee Lee Pulaski Love endures, and when it{u2019}s the subject of an art exhibit, it can be a truly beautiful thing. When Anne Marie White Eagle achieves her dream of opening an art gallery in Gresham, she knows she … OL28171513W
Elle et lui Elle et lui Willard F. Harley Ce livre porte sur la difficulté des couples à satisfaire leurs besoins conjugaux les plus importants, comme l'affection, le dialogue, l'honnêteté, l'engagement familial, la satisfaction sexuelle, le… OL28587927W
Derrière la porte Derrière la porte Sarah Waters Au sud de Londres, dans une villa triste et silencieuse, la vie est sur le point de changer pour la veuve Wray et sa « vieille » fille de vingt-six ans. La Grande Guerre a fait des ravages, les temps… OL28941673W
Zaklęci w czasie Zaklęci w czasie Audrey Niffenegger A dazzling novel in the most untraditional fashion, this is the remarkable story of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through time, and Clare Abshire, an ar… OL28955742W
No return home No return home Victor Moss Victor Moss' novel, No return home, is a Soviet WWII love story, based on the true events from the lives of his parents. His father, Vladimir, a young medical doctor mobilized into the Red Army at th… OL28964050W
Brodie's bride Brodie's bride Amy Lillard "Waking up next to a beautiful golden-haired stranger isn't the worst thing that has ever happened to Brodie Harper, but staying in a fake marriage in order to gain a new construction contract could … OL29230493W
Les lumières de l'île Les lumières de l'île Kathleen McCleary Pour protéger ses enfants des mauvaises fréquentations et des tentations, Susannah quitte tout. Sur l'île de Sounder, elle rencontre Betty, une femme d'une autre génération. Devenues amies, elles con… OL29231246W
Skinny dip Skinny dip Carl Hiaasen Joey Perrone is a woman with a mission. She's just been pushed overboard from a cruise liner by Chaz, her scumbag husband, and survived to tell the tale. But rather than reporting him to the police, … OL463573W
N or M? N or M? Agatha Christie This novel, set during World War II, sees Tommy and Tuppence Beresford appointed as spies by the intelligence service. Their mission: to seek out the Nazis in disguise, a man and a woman from among t… OL472130W
Passing Strange Passing Strange Martha A. Sandweiss The secret double life of the man who mapped the American West and the woman he lovedClarence King is a hero of nineteenth-century western history. Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, be… OL5123523W
Ulysses Ulysses James Joyce Written over a seven-year period, from 1914 to 1921, this book has survived bowdlerization, legal action and controversy. The novel deals with the events of one day in Dublin, 16th June 1904, now kno… OL86318W
Madame Bovary Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert Charles Bovary, médecin de campagne, veuf d'une mégère, fait lors d'une tournée la rencontre du père Rouault et de sa fille, Emma. Après leur mariage, Emma reste insatisfaite et rêve d'une nouvelle v… OL893707W
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