Legacy of Silence - format ePub

Quand le grand vent de liberté des années soixante-dix envoie valser les traditions et les secrets bien gardés de toute une famille... Le dernier roman de Belva Plain, la reine de la saga familiale....

Alarmés par l'étrange comportement de leur fille Tina - âgée de cinq ans -, Dan et Sally Grey décident de consulter le docteur Lisle, spécialiste des problèmes psychologiques de l'enfant. Son diagnostic...

Annette Byrne s'inquiète. Seule dans sa maison vide, elle redoute maintenant les conséquences de ce court moment d'inspiration où elle a écrit des lettres mensongères à chacun des siens, se croyant capable...

Une des sagas les plus mythiques de la regrettée Belva Plain. De 1900 à nos jours, de la campagne du Connecticut aux beaux quartiers de New York, la flamboyante histoire d'une dynastie hors du commun...

En 1968, Donald Wolfe arrive seul à New York pour se lancer dans une brillante carrière d'avocat. Idéaliste, ambitieux, il rencontre la resplendissante Lillian et l'épouse rapidement. Trop rapidement...

From a quiet turn-of-the-century village in upstate New York to war-torn London, from the bedsides of the rural poor to the life-and-death urgency of a New York hospital, comes a powerful epic of three...

Rob McDaniels, a schoolteacher with noble intentions, comes into a little money, enabling him to go to law school. Upon graduation he goes to work for a fine honourable firm and marries the daughter of...

The Sight of the Stars chronicles four generations of the remarkable Anring family as they journey across a teeming canvas of history, through world wars and the close of a century, through years of love,...

Gwen Wright has grown up in a world of privilege and opportunity as the adopted daughter of a powerful woman. Jewel Fairbanks has grown up with nothing. From the moment they meet, beautiful, conniving...

They are the most unlikely friends: rich, kind, Cecile; brave, talented Norma; and Amanda, the poor girl they met at college. Now Cecile has married her talented architect, Amanda has married Norma's...

First came the sin. Then the lies.He was handsome, charming, irresistable, and an eighteen-year-old lady-killer, her uncle Cliff's stepson, Ted. But in one terrible night he would shatter the life of...

With unerring insight and emotional power, Belva Plain, in her extraordinary novel, tells the story of a family divided and of the proud matriarch who takes a bold last stand to unite her warring children...

Hyacinthe has always been the quiet one: gentle, artistic, never glamorous. Swept off her feet by an ambitious young doctor, she is happy to put her own ambitions as a designer to one side, to become...

A magnificent story of courage and ambition. Born into poverty and fear, Anna Friedman is desperate to leave her native Poland. Determined to make something of herself, Anna takes a journey that will...

Donald and Lillian were never a match made in heaven, but they have a child, Tina, and she is the love of Donald's heart.For her he would give up everything: his home, his work and even his freedom. When...

" Captivant, riche en intrigues et en personnages... " Newark Sunday Star-LedgerEnfants d'un marchand bavarois venu faire fortune à La Nouvelle-Orléans, Miriam et David ont été élevés au sein de la meilleure...

Avec une plume élégante et une grande finesse psychologique, Belva Plain explore le drame intime d'un divorce et dévoile le courage et la grandeur d'âme d'une femme prête à tout pour sauver sa famille....

Dans le Cercle Belfond, une superbe histoire d'amour qui puise sa force au fil du temps, malgré les drames et les déceptions, tout au long du XX e siècle. L'histoire d'une famille, l'histoire de toute...

Quand un tragique coup du sort vient bouleverser le destin de deux familles que tout sépare. Magnifique leçon de courage, d'amour et d'espoir, la redécouverte de l'une des œuvres les plus émouvantes de...

Dans la lignée d' Autant en emporte le vent, la redécouverte d'une fresque bouleversante, pleine de souffle, d'aventures et d'amour, par celle qui restera à jamais la reine de la saga. Fille d'un marchand...

Avec Le Secret magnifique, Belva Plain signe une nouvelle et passionnante saga romanesque : de l'Europe en guerre à l'Amérique d'aujourd'hui, l'histoire de deux sœurs, aussi différentes que le jour et...

Héritier d'une riche famille de banquiers new-yorkais, Paul Werner coule des jours tranquilles aux côtés de sa femme Marian. Mais la relation qu'il a eue avec Anna occupe ses pensées depuis de longues...

" Passions amoureuses et déconvenues : un roman qui vous entraîne dans le tumulte de l'Histoire. " BooklistUn moment d'égarement peut bouleverser une vie. Teresa Francis le sait, elle qui depuis l'âge...

Son amour secretOrpheline, séparée de ses deux frères et promise à un homme qu'elle n'aime pas, Anna quitte sa Pologne natale à seize ans et arrive seule à New York en 1911. Dans ce nouveau pays, tout...

Avec ce rare talent de conteuse qui a fait d'elle une des stars de la littérature féminine mondiale, Belva Plain brosse le portrait d'un homme à la poursuite d'une chimère. Bouleversante histoire de famille,...

La redécouverte d'un roman inoubliable de la reine de la saga, ou l'histoire bouleversante d'une amitié mise à l'épreuve de la passion, du mensonge et du temps. Trio inséparable depuis leurs années d'études,...

Avocate issue d'un milieu modeste, fiancée à un homme riche et d'un milieu attaché aux traditions, Jenny Rakowsky tient à avoir une réputation impeccable. Mais lorsque la fille qu'elle avait abandonnée...

On dit que l'adolescence est un cap difficile à passer. Pour Charlotte, c'est un véritable cauchemar. Sa mère part vivre en Italie, son père sombre dans la dépression, l'entreprise familiale périclite....

La vie d'Anna est l'incarnation du rêve américain. Orpheline, séparée de ses deux frères et promise à un homme qu'elle n'aime pas, la jeune fille quitte sa Pologne natale à seize ans. C'est à New York...

Comment survivre à l'échec de son mariage ? Et où trouver la force de reconstruire sa vie sur les cendres d'un amour consumé ? À travers l'émouvante histoire de Hyacinthe, Belva Plain explore les recoins...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs...

A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance...

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble,...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

"'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways … their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course,...

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'" Dark times have...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

Pre-order Beth's epic new novel, SWEPT AWAY, now! 'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' EMILY HENRYTiffy and Leon share...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

In the ruins of a post-apocalyptic world, the totalitarian government of Oceania has risen from the ashes. The Party, led by the omnipresent Big Brother, exercises total control over its citizens, suppressing...

Readers love The Ingredients for Happiness! ‘A gorgeous summer read’ ‘Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming’...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...