Le nom de cette toute jeune fille, née en 1929, arrêtée sur dénonciation en 1944 déportée à Auschwitz, puis à Bergen-Belsen, et morte du typhus en mars 1945, est connu dans le monde entier : Anne Frank est devenue le symbole des victimes des idéologies racistes, du nazisme à l’apartheid. Elle a tenu son journal du 12 juin 1942 au 1er août 1944, et ce texte, classé 19ème parmi les 100 meilleurs livres du XXème siècle, reste l’un des plus émouvants sur la vie quotidienne d’une famille juive sous le joug nazi. Audiolib donne ici la première version audio intégrale, lue avec subtilité et sensibilité par Irène Jacob, de ce texte devenu emblématique des victimes de toutes les barbaries.

Le journal d'Anne Frank

À la mort de sa grand-mère, une jeune femme hérite de l’intrigante commode qui a nourri tous ses fantasmes de petite fille. Le temps d’une nuit, elle va ouvrir ses dix tiroirs et dérouler le fil de la vie de Rita, son Abuela, dévoilant les secrets qui ont scellé le destin de quatre générations de femmes indomptables, entre Espagne et France, de la dictature franquiste à nos jours. La Commode aux tiroirs de couleurs signe l’entrée en littérature d’Olivia Ruiz, conteuse hors pair, qui entremêle tragédies familiales et tourments de l’Histoire pour nous offrir une fresque romanesque flamboyante sur l’exil. Chanteuse et artiste multi-facettes, Olivia Ruiz offre une lecture intimiste agrémentée de virgules musicales originales créées avec David Hadjadj, comme un cadeau offert à son public.

La Commode aux tiroirs de couleurs

En France, on tue tous les jours, toutes les heures. Les faits divers envahissent les journaux, les séries télévisées de médecine légale prolifèrent, les histoires criminelles, réelles ou fictives, exercent sur le public une fascination sans borne. Michel Sapanet est médecin légiste. Sa vie, c'est la mort. Sur sa table en inox, avec un immense respect, il pratique son autopsie: exploration des boîtes crâniennes, inspection des chairs meurtries, ouverture des coeurs. Égorgés, poignardés, étranglés, pendus, tués par balle, toutes les victimes finissent par parler. Voici le quotidien extraordinaire d’un homme ordinaire. Quelle vérité habite ces corps anonymes, bien souvent méconnaissables ? Au médecin légiste d’aller la chercher. Suicide déguisé, sombre accident de chasse ou infanticide inexplicable, le docteur Sapanet passe en revue les nombreuses affaires criminelles survenues ces dernières années dans sa région poitevine. Avec humour, il propose une plongée en apnée dans son univers et accomplit cet art insolite de faire parler les morts. ©2010 Pocket, un département d'Univers Poche

Chroniques d'un médecin légiste

La crise de notre post-modernité n’est pas simplement économique ou écologique, mais d’abord philosophique et spirituelle. Elle renvoie à des interrogations universelles : qu’est-ce qu’être heureux ? Quelles sont les conditions d’une vie sociale harmonieuse ? Qu’est-ce qu’un progrès véritable ? Contre une vision matérialiste du monde, Socrate, Jésus et Bouddha sont trois maîtres de vie . Leur parole a traversé les siècles, et par-delà leurs divergences, ils s’accordent sur l’essentiel : chacun est appelé à vivre en paix avec lui-même et avec les autres. Laurent Jacquet sait se mettre avec intelligence au service des « voix » qui transmettent ce message humaniste et spirituel.

Socrate, Jésus, Bouddha : trois maîtres de vie

Le 2 novembre 2020, Caroline Darian reçoit un appel de la police de Carpentras. Son père est en garde à vue. La saisie de son matériel informatique révèle l’impensable : depuis 2013, il drogue sa femme avant de la livrer, inconsciente, à des hommes, de tous les horizons et sans contrepartie. Caroline Darian, femme debout, raconte cette déflagration, le périlleux vertige de découvrir qu’une personne aimée, son père, est capable du pire. Elle alerte aussi sur la soumission chimique, quand l’armoire à pharmacie du foyer se transforme en arme préférée des violeurs... Une voix forte, exceptionnellement courageuse, qui révèle une autre facette des violences faites aux femmes. À propos de l'autrice: Caroline Darian a 44 ans. Elle est responsable de communication dans le secteur privé. ©2022, Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès

Et j'ai cessé de t'appeler papa

« Un nom sans passé ni mémoire, un nom fantôme, en quelque sorte, c’était inhabituel. Mais peut-être avait-il tout de même une histoire ? » Quelques jours après la sortie de son premier livre, Vanessa Springora apprend la disparition brutale de son père. En vidant son appartement, elle y découvre deux photos de son grand-père paternel qui la plongent dans la sidération. C’est le début d’une traque obsessionnelle pour comprendre qui était réellement cet homme pris dans la tragédie des deux totalitarismes du XXe siècle. Questionnant le roman de ses origines et la mythologie des figures masculines de son enfance, l’autrice nous entraîne dans une enquête kaléidoscopique où se réfléchissent tour à tour légendes familiales, récit intime et sources documentaires, fiction et témoignages, petite et grande Histoire. À travers l’aventure de son patronyme se révèlent l’héritage d’un passé enfoui et les effets dévastateurs du non-dit.

Patronyme

Au lendemain des attentats du 13 novembre 2015, une certaine "Flo Kitty" se rapproche des rescapés. Elle leur parle de son meilleur ami Greg, blessé au Bataclan. Appréciée de tous, Flo devient salariée de la principale association de victimes, Life for Paris. Elle pose pour Paris Match, rencontre des élus et organise le retour à Paris des Eagles of Death Metal. Un mystère demeure : pourquoi personne ne peut jamais rencontrer son ami hospitalisé ? Un jour, une survivante découvre que Flo suit un agenda secret hors la loi. La police est prévenue, une contre-infiltration débute. Quelle est l'histoire de cette femme qui, au moment de rejoindre l'association, portait un bracelet électronique à la cheville ? Alexandre Kauffmann a eu accès à l'enquête et a rencontré les victimes flouées. Il a aussi plongé dans le passé de Flo Kitty, découvrant que son mensonge avait commencé vingt ans plus tôt. Né en 1975, Alexandre Kauffmann est à la fois romancier (Mauvais Numéro, Le Faux-fuyant ...) et reporter indépendant (Le Monde, Slate, Géo ...). Après avoir vécu deux ans en Tanzanie, il revient vivre à Paris en 2014 et entreprend des immersions dans les milieux de la drogue et de la police (Surdose, Goutte d'Or, 2018)

La Mythomane du Bataclan

Le témoignage bouleversant de Lydia Gouardo, séquestrée, violentée et violée par son beau-père pendant 28 ans. Six enfants sont nés de cette relation forcée, dans l'indifférence totale des voisins, des gendarmes, des services sociaux, de la justice et des médecins. « Pourtant, tout le monde savait ». Le calvaire de Lydia commence à l'âge de huit ans, lorsque Raymond Gouardo, son père non biologique mais légitime, commence à abuser d'elle quotidiennement. En plus de ces sévices, Lydia est régulièrement enfermée dans le grenier, parfois plusieurs mois de suite. Elle fugue à de nombreuses reprises et tente d'avertir les forces de l'ordre, mais à chaque fois, la police, impassible, la ramène à son bourreau. Ce n'est qu'après la mort de son beau-père en 1999, que Lydia commence à réaliser que ce qu'elle a vécu n'était pas normal. Suite à la révélation de l'affaire Fritzl, Lydia trouve enfin le courage de témoigner, afin que son calvaire soit connu de tous et « pour que de telles atrocités ne se reproduisent jamais ». Avec la collaboration de Jean-Michel Caradec’h, grand reporter, Prix Albert-Londres. ©Éditions Michel Lafon, 2008

Le silence des autres

« … Un cadeau empoisonné ? C’est un peu la définition du succès, ça. C’est beau, c’est bien, mais si tu finis par y croire, si tu penses que tu es le meilleur, tes chances s’évaporent, et tu es mort. On me caressait dans le sens du poil, tout le monde me disait oui pour tout, j’aurais pu sombrer. Parfois, je ne voulais plus entendre tout ça, c’était trop. Ça sentait le piège. Prendre l’air, c’était la solution. » Omar Sy Acteur emblématique du film mythique Intouchables, Omar Sy a depuis enchaîné les succès au cinéma, sur les plateformes, en France comme aux États-Unis. Son itinéraire, inédit et exemplaire, a fait de lui une icône de notre époque, qui compte parmi les personnalités préférées des Français. Omar Sy est aussi un homme et un père de famille qui se veut ordinaire. Pendant près de trois ans, il a accepté de vivre l’expérience d’un livre avec Elsa Vigoureux, auteur de plusieurs ouvrages et grand reporter au Nouvel Obs. Au fil de leurs échanges, Omar Sy parle de tout, de la famille, de l’amour, du cinéma, du monde, de la vie. On découvre un nomade, un pionnier, un homme profond et libre, doué d’une insatiable curiosité. Avec la participation d’Hélène Sy.

Viens, on se parle

William McRaven est l’amiral le plus connu et le plus décoré aujourd’hui aux États-Unis.Quand, en 2014, il s’est adressé aux étudiants de l’université du Texas pour leur livrer dix principes de vie qui lui ont permis de réussir sa carrière et de faire face à des situations complexes et délicates en tant que directeur des opérations spéciales, son discours a soulevé un incroyable enthousiasme et la vidéo a été vue plus de dix millions de fois. Dans cet ouvrage plein d’optimisme, William McRaven nous dévoile, à travers des situations rencontrées dans sa vie personnelle ou professionnelle, dix règles de vie qui vont vous aider à surmonter les difficultés, à oser, à réussir là où vous êtes persuadé d’échouer, à changer votre vie… et peut-être le monde !

Si tu veux changer ta vie, commence par faire ton lit

En France, comme dans de nombreuses régions du monde, des adolescentes et des jeunes femmes sont encore contraintes d’accepter pour époux un homme qu’elles n’ont ni choisi, ni parfois même rencontré. Au nom de l’intérêt des parents. Leila a 21 ans lorsque ses parents la forcent à épouser un homme de quinze ans son aîné. Le mariage est arrangé au Maroc et enregistré légalement en France. Son mari, cet homme qu’elle n’aime pas, va la frapper et tenter de la soumettre. Avec un courage inouï, Leila se bat contre le poids de la tradition, pour conserver sa liberté et sa dignité. Aujourd’hui, Leila a divorcé de son mari, et livre son témoigne, pour que cesse cette horrible pratique. ©2004 Oh Éditions / XO Éditions

Mariée de force

L’incroyable destin de Coline, kidnappée à la naissance. « J’ai 34 ans, je suis mariée et mère de deux merveilleux enfants. J’aime jouer du piano et la photographie me passionne. Je suis presque comme tout le monde. Presque, car j’ai été adoptée. L’histoire dit que ma mère biologique, trop pauvre, m’aurait abandonnée. On est bien loin de la vérité. À 31 ans, j’ai entamé des démarches pour connaître mes origines et j’ai découvert l’indicible." Victime dans les années 1980 d’un trafic d’enfants au Guatemala, Coline Fanon a en réalité été enlevée à la naissance, puis séquestrée pendant onze mois avant d’être vendue sous le couvert d’une adoption internationale.

Maman, je ne suis pas morte

Cet ouvrage propose un commentaire généalogique sur la question du corps dans les travaux de la biologiste et philosophe féministe des sciences Donna Haraway. À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURE Nathalie Grandjean est docteure en philosophie et maitresse de conférences à l'Université de Namur (Belgique).

Généalogies des corps de Donna Harraway

Alexander Gustafsson grew up in Arboga, a small town in Sweden. A country boy, he started boxing when he was 10 - winning the national youth medal at the age of 16. After a handful of run-ins with the law he began practicing mixed martial arts and working his way up the ranks of the UFC. Nicknamed The Mauler by his training partners, due to his power, killer instinct and somewhat recklessness whilst fighting; this is the story of Gustafssons struggle to succeed in one of the world's most challenging sports. Family, friends, and the Christian faith all play decisive rolls. But above all, it's Alexander's unique talent for martial arts which, in just a few short years, sees him become one of the UFC's main poster boys. The Mauler is a frank and at times painful account of a young man rapidly heading off the rails, and of his fight to reach the top of his game in an effort to change his life forever.

The Mauler

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN. OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING. THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET. Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster care. He can't cope with school and is often excluded for his violent and aggressive outbursts. But behind that anger is a kind little boy with secrets – he's just too scared to tell. When Reece arrives at Cathy's door aged 7 years old, he has already passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks. As the details of his short life emerge, it becomes clear that to help him, Cathy will face her biggest challenge yet. Reece is the last of six siblings to be fostered. Having been in care for four months his aggressive and disruptive behaviour has seen him passed from carer to carer. Although only 7, he has been excluded from school, and bites people so often that his mother calls him 'Sharky'. Cathy wants to find the answers for Reece’s distressing behaviour, but he has been sworn to secrecy by his mother, and will not tell them anything. As the social worker prepares for the final hearing, he finds five different files on Reece’s family, and is incredulous that he had not been removed from them as a baby. When the darkest of family secrets is revealed to Cathy, Reece’s behaviour suddenly starts to make sense, and together they can begin to rebuild his life. The latest title from the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged.

Mummy Told Me Not to Tell

Read by the author, Dr Sam Carr. 'Empathetic, enlightening, deeply human' - Michael Harris, author of Solitude An intimate portrait of loneliness, All the Lonely People sees psychologist Dr Sam Carr collect hours of conversations with people young and old, including single parents, carers, teenagers and the bereaved – all shared over countless cups of tea. In stories of love and loss, of trauma and hope, told from care homes, living rooms, classrooms and kitchens, Carr discovers that while each of their stories is utterly unique, they are all born out of the same desire for human connection. As Carr interweaves these touching and powerful tales with his own personal narrative, he opens a window onto the inner lives of regular people – the forgotten, misplaced or misjudged – who all feel isolated in some way. Sparking a profound conversation about a universal emotion, which may simply be an inevitable part of life in an increasingly disjointed world, he questions what we can do to build stronger human relationships, and to be a part of something bigger than ourselves.

All the Lonely People

New York Times Bestseller ""There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it.” —Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women “Dolly Alderton has always been a sparkling Roman candle of talent. She is funny, smart, and explosively engaged in the wonders and weirdness of the world. But what makes this memoir more than mere entertainment is the mature and sophisticated evolution that Alderton describes in these pages. It’s a beautifully told journey and a thoughtful, important book. I loved it.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding a job, getting drunk, getting dumped, realizing that Ivan from the corner shop might just be the only reliable man in her life, and that absolutely no one can ever compare to her best girlfriends. Everything I Know About Love is about bad dates, good friends and—above all else— realizing that you are enough. Glittering with wit and insight, heart and humor, Dolly Alderton’s unforgettable debut weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes, and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age—making you want to pick up the phone and tell your best friends all about it. Like Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true, Everything I Know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its terrifying and hopeful uncertainty.

Everything I Know About Love

Le témoignage courageux empreint de résilience d'une jeune femme victime d'un réseau pédophile pendant son enfance. Stéphanie Y. Fischer a été abandonnée par sa mère à l’âge de 5 ans. Un traumatisme qu’elle portera toute sa vie. Vers 10 ans, ce sont des actes pédophiles d’une extrême violence qui s’ajouteront à son mal-être et qu’elle tiendra secrets jusqu’à l’âge de 35 ans. Un drame salvateur mettra un terme à son silence: le syndrome de stress post-traumatique qui la frappera dans sa trentième année et qui lui fera prendre quarante-cinq kilos. Cependant, Stéphanie Y. Fischer insiste: son histoire ne se réduit pas à la maltraitance sexuelle. Si cette jeune femme combative, au parcours souvent qualifié d’hors du commun, a connu des drames, elle a aussi su sublimer sa souffrance et remporter des victoires auxquelles elle s’accroche.

Coupable d'être victime

« Le 18 août 2021, j’ai passé la nuit au Musée Anne Frank, dans l’Annexe. Anne Frank, que tout le monde connaît tellement qu’il n’en sait pas grand-chose. Comment l’appeler, son célèbre journal, que tous les écoliers ont lu et dont aucun adulte ne se souvient vraiment. Est-ce un témoignage, un testament, une œuvre ? Celle d’une jeune fille, qui n’aura pour tout voyage qu’un escalier à monter et à descendre, moins d’une quarantaine de mètres carrés à arpenter, sept cent soixante jours durant. La nuit, je l’imaginais semblable à un recueillement, à un silence. J’imaginais la nuit propice à accueillir l’absence d’Anne Frank. Mais je me suis trompée. La nuit s’est habitée, éclairée de reflets ; au coeur de l’Annexe, une urgence se tenait tapie encore, à retrouver. » Lola Lafon À l’écoute des traces laissées par ceux qui vécurent dans l’Annexe, Lola Lafon interroge et détisse le mythe d’Anne Frank pour mieux s’approcher de l’adolescente qu’elle fût et de sa mue en écrivaine à l’œuvre censurée, autant malmenée qu’adorée.

Quand tu écouteras cette chanson

« Les lettres que Rainer Maria Rilke adressait au jeune poète Franz Kappus, me sont apparues comme une eau claire. J’ai plongé dans cette lecture sans reprendre mon souffle. Ma rencontre avec ces lettres reste un choc ; une émotion au bord des larmes. » Barbara En 1903, Rilke répond à Franz Kappus, un jeune homme de vingt ans, élève d’une école militaire, qui lui a envoyé ses premiers essais poétiques. Neuf autres lettres suivront, que Kappus publiera en 1929, trois ans après la mort de Rilke. Leur retentissement n’a fait que s’accroître depuis. Bien plus, en effet, qu’un entretien sur le métier poétique, elles forment une extraordinaire méditation sur la solitude, la création, et l’accomplissement intérieur de notre être. La lecture puissante, sensible et généreuse de Barbara séduira aussi bien les amateurs de littérature que les admirateurs de cette artiste inoubliable. Un enregistrement d’exception, réalisé en 1991, dont Audiolib publie ici une version remasterisée inédite pour faire revivre ce chef d’oeuvre du patrimoine sonore. Avec la participation de Marie-Ève Dufresne pour l'annonce des titres.

Lettres à un jeune poète

« Pour éprouver la soif, il faut être vivant. » Amélie Nothomb « On n’apprend des vérités si fortes qu’en ayant soif, qu’en éprouvant l’amour et en mourant : trois activités qui nécessitent un corps. » Avec sa plume inimitable, Amélie Nothomb donne voix et corps à Jésus Christ, quelques heures avant la crucifixion. Elle nous fait rencontrer un Christ ô combien humain et incarné, qui monte avec résignation au sommet du Golgotha. Aucun défi littéraire n’arrête l’imagination puissante et fulgurante d’Amélie Nothomb, qui livre ici un de ses textes les plus intimes.

Soif

Jack Ma is the founder and CEO of the Alibaba Group, a privately owned Internet-based e-commerce company in China whose sales are estimated to be bigger than its American competitors eBay and Amazon.com combined. This book unveils Jack Ma s thousand faces in real life from different angles, and it reveals a Jack Ma different from your imagination. How did Jack overcome his humble origins and early failures to achieve massive success with Alibaba? How did he outsmart rival entrepreneurs from China and Silicon Valley? Can Alibaba maintain its 80% market share? Jack Ma is a man who does not see failure as an option, not a final one anyway. Ma has been through more failure than success in his life, we just don't hear much about it because his success has been so big! Ma's education through failure more than traditional channels has shaped a man that is globally savvy, compassionate and fiercely passionate about entrepreneurship. He recently shared with Charlie Rose, 'I failed a key primary school test 2 times, I failed the middle school test 3 times, I failed the college entrance exam 2 times and when I graduated, I was rejected for most jobs I applied for out of college.' (Ma was one of 5 applicants to the police force and the only one to be rejected. Then there is the application as one of 24 applicants to be a KFC manager and also be rejected. 'I applied for Harvard ten times, got rejected ten times and I told myself that ‘Someday I should go teach there.' Even in the early success of Alibaba Ma was told by Silicon Valley venture capitalists that his business model was wholly unprofitable and he was sent back to China unfunded. In the face of all this adversity Ma did not give up, give in or blame, he just continued to try.

Jack Ma: The Biography of a Self-Made Billionaire and CEO of Alibaba Group

This narrative charts Annie Ernaux's teenage awakening and then the parallel progression of her desire to be desirable and her ambition to fulfill herself in her chosen profession—with the inevitable conflict between the two. And then she is thirty years old, a teacher married to an executive, a mother of two infant sons. She looks after their nice apartment and raises her children. And yet, like millions of other women, she has felt her enthusiasm and curiosity, her strength and her happiness, slowly ebb under the weight of her daily routine. The very condition that everyone around her seems to consider normal and admirable for a woman is killing her. While each of Ernaux's books contains an autobiographical element, A Frozen Woman, one of Ernaux's early works, concentrates the spotlight piercingly on Annie herself. Mixing affection, rage, and bitterness, A Frozen Woman shows us Ernaux's developing art when she still relied on traditional narrative, before the shortened form emerged that has since become her trademark.

A Frozen Woman

Read by the author, Michelle Zauner, lead vocalist of Japanese Breakfast. 'A story that is both beautiful and heartbreaking; it is as raw as it is precious. I bawled my eyes out, but I also loved it and I hope you do too.' – Dua Lipa From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up mixed-race, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity. 'Incredible . . . It absolutely wrecked me . . . So, so emotional' – Natalie Portman 'Crying In H Mart destroyed me . . . It’s fantastic.' – Olivia Rodrigo 'As good as everyone says it is and, yes, it will have you in tears. An essential read for anybody who has lost a loved one, as well as those who haven't' – Marie Claire In this story of family and food, grief and joy, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humour and heart, she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school; of struggling with her mother’s expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and honest, Michelle Zauner’s voice is as alive as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes, Crying in H Mart is an audiobook to cherish and share. What readers are saying about Crying in H Mart: 'I recommend this for anyone who likes memoirs, food, and who’s ever felt lonely.' (Five Stars) 'I was captivated by this coming-of-age story which resonated with mine and other friends' stories.' (Five Stars) 'A must for people looking to be hooked in memories that span between joy, sadness and love.' (Five Stars) *Crying in H Mart was a #1 New York Times bestseller w/c 17.04.2023

Crying in H Mart

From one of America’s greatest and most iconic writers: an honest and courageous portrait of age and motherhood. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintana’s wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintana’s childhood — in Malibu, in Brentwood, at school in Holmby Hills. Reflecting on her daughter but also on her role as a parent, Didion asks the candid questions any parent might about how she feels she failed either because cues were not taken or perhaps displaced. ‘How could I have missed what was clearly there to be seen?’ Finally, perhaps we all remain unknown to each other. Blue Nights — the long, light evening hours that signal the summer solstice, ‘the opposite of the dying of the brightness, but also its warning’ — like The Year of Magical Thinking before it, is an iconic book of incisive and electric honesty. ‘This is a beautiful and devastating book by one of the finest writers we have’ Zadie Smith ‘Searing, informative and affecting. Don’t leave life without it.’ Financial Times *Notes to John, the remarkable recently discovered journal from Joan Didion is available now*

Blue Nights

What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you've been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself? Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. Odd Girl Out tracks the year of Laura's life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it. Laura draws on her professional and personal experiences and reflects on her life in the light of her diagnosis, which for her explains some of her differences; why, as a child, she felt happier spinning in circles than standing still and why she has always found it difficult to work in places with a lot of ambient noise. Although this is a personal story, the book has a wider focus too, exploring reasons for the lower rate of diagnosed autism in women and a wide range of topics including eating disorders and autism, marriage and motherhood. The memoir, Odd Girl Out, gives a timely account from a woman negotiating the autistic spectrum, from a poignant and personal perspective.

Odd Girl Out

* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants. Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

I'm Glad My Mom Died

L'Évangile selon Luc est le troisième des quatre Évangiles canoniques. La tradition chrétienne lui attribue pour auteur le personnage appelé " Luc le bon médecin " dans certaines lettres de Paul de Tarse. Comme l'Évangile selon Marc, son texte se présente comme une biographie de Jésus de Nazareth. La généalogie de Jésus, dans l'évangile selon saint Luc, est une généalogie ascendante, de Jésus à Adam, père de l'humanité, et passant par Nathan, autre fils de David.

L'intégrale de la Bible

Évangile selon Saint Luc

Une enfance volée, une vie brisée : Un témoignage qui a bouleversé le monde entier. Jane n’a que 4 ans quand son cauchemar débute. Son beau-père, un homme violent et terrifiant, commence à abuser d’elle. Viols, coups et sadisme psychologique deviennent le quotidien de la fillette. Elle grandit en restant prisonnière d’une véritable maison des horreurs. Dans le voisinage, tout le monde sait ce qui se passe, mais personne ne dit rien, par lâcheté et par peur. Pour Jane, le cauchemar va durer 17 ans. Jusqu’au jour où elle trouve le courage de s’enfuir. Et de se rendre à la police pour dénoncer son bourreau. C’est alors seulement que, pour Jane, la vie va vraiment commencer.

J'étais sa petite prisonnière

Mimie est l'une des comédiennes les plus populaires de notre pays et Gilles l'un des auteurs les plus lus. Au-delà de leur notoriété, l'un et l'autre ont une particularité qui a façonné leur vie... L'idée est simple : à partir d'une rencontre humaine formidable, ils ont eu envie de se poser les questions que personne n'ose jamais soulever afin d'aborder légèrement, mais en toute connaissance de cause, ce qui aurait dû les détruire et les a finalement construits. Loin d'être une thérapie, ce livre est une invitation, une volonté de dire à ceux qui ne se reconnaissent pas dans les stéréotypes du monde qu'ils y ont aussi leur place. C'est un dialogue libre, authentique, joyeux et émouvant, un regard croisé, un essai comparatif décalé et tendre pour aider ceux qui ne trouvent pas leur place à se la fabriquer. Bienvenue au coeur d'un échange exceptionnel où chacun veut découvrir avec bienveillance les pires problèmes de l'autre et comment s'en sortir. Avec autant de chaleur que de pertinence, ces deux humanités prouvent qu'aucun destin n'est joué d'avance.

Vaut-il mieux être toute petite ou abandonné à la naissance ?

Mémoires de Napoléon Bonaparte est un ouvrage incontournable pour quiconque s'intéresse à l'histoire de France et à la vie de l'empereur Napoléon Ier. Ce livre, écrit par l'empereur lui-même, offre un aperçu fascinant de sa vie, de ses pensées et de ses actions. À travers ses mémoires, Napoléon nous plonge dans les coulisses de son règne, nous dévoilant ses stratégies militaires, ses réflexions politiques et ses relations avec les grandes figures de son époque. Ce récit autobiographique nous permet de mieux comprendre la personnalité complexe de Napoléon, ainsi que les événements qui ont marqué son règne. De ses premières campagnes militaires à ses conquêtes en Europe, en passant par sa chute et son exil à Sainte-Hélène, l'empereur nous livre ses souvenirs avec une grande lucidité et une plume incisive. Mémoires de Napoléon Bonaparte est un témoignage historique précieux qui nous offre un éclairage unique sur l'une des figures les plus emblématiques de l'histoire de France. Ce livre captivant nous plonge au cœur de l'épopée napoléonienne et nous permet de revivre les moments forts de cette période mouvementée. Une lecture incontournable pour tous les passionnés d'histoire et les amateurs de biographies historiques. Extrait : "Je n'écris pas de commentaires : car les événements de mon règne sont assez connus, et je ne suis pas obligé d'alimenter la curiosité publique. Je donne les précis de ces événements, parce que mon caractère et mes intentions peuvent être étrangement défigurés, et je tiens à paraître tel que j'ai été, aux yeux de mon fils comme à ceux de la postérité."

Mémoires de Napoléon Bonaparte

La mère d'une jeune fille de 16 ans partie en Syrie en 2013 avec un djihadiste témoigne. Mercredi 5 juin 2013, la fille de Valérie de Boisrolin quitte de son plein gré dans l'après-midi, avec un sac rempli de vêtements et toute l'assurance de ses 16 ans, la maison de ses parents. Un dernier texto : " Je pars à Paris, Maman. Bisou, je t'aime. " Elle va rejoindre B. Depuis des mois, elle est sous son emprise, amoureuse, prête à croire toutes ses promesses. Certains signes auraient pu alerter Valérie. Sa fille changeait, mais les adolescents sont si souvent changeants... Un mois plus tard, la police la retrouve : en burqa. Elle fugue de nouveau. Pour ne plus revenir. À ce jour, elle est en Syrie, elle a eu un enfant. Valérie a pu cependant renouer un fragile dialogue. Malgré la confiance et l'amour, l'éducation donnée et les valeurs transmises, " l'inconcevable est arrivé ". Sa fille était équilibrée, et les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir restent en grande partie une énigme.

Embrigadée

Elle a été enlevée à sept ans dans son village du Darfour et a connu toutes les horreurs et les souffrances de l'esclavage. Rachetée à l'adolescence par le consul d'Italie, elle découvre un pays d'inégalités, de pauvreté et d'exclusion. Affranchie à la suite d'un procès retentissant à Venise, elle entre dans les ordres et traverse le tumulte des deux guerres mondiales et du fascisme en vouant sa vie aux enfants pauvres. Bakhita est le roman bouleversant de cette femme exceptionnelle qui fut tour à tour captive, domestique, religieuse et sainte. Avec une rare puissance d'évocation, Véronique Olmi en restitue le destin, les combats incroyables, la force et la grandeur d'âme dont la source cachée puise au souvenir de sa petite enfance avant qu'elle soit razziée.

Bakhita

Que se passe-t-il derrière les murs d’un commissariat ? Pour répondre à cette question, Valentin Gendrot a mis sa vie entre parenthèses. Il a suivi la formation de l’école de police de Saint-Malo et a fini par atteindre son objectif : devenir policier dans un quartier populaire parisien. Durant six mois, Valentin a intégré le commissariat du 19e arrondissement de Paris. Une arme à la ceinture, le journaliste sous couverture a rejoint une brigade dont certains membres tutoient, insultent et distribuent régulièrement des coups à des jeunes hommes noirs et arabes qu’ils surnomment “les bâtards”. Valentin Gendrot ne cache rien. Il relate la précarité des conditions de travail, le suicide d’un collègue du commissariat, mais aussi les propos racistes émis par des agents de l'État, les bavures, la violence. Il raconte, en détail, comment il assiste au tabassage d’un adolescent noir par un collègue policier et découvre comment sa brigade étouffe l’affaire. Cette infiltration unique nous délivre les secrets que seuls les policiers partagent ; Valentin Gendrot nous ouvre l’antichambre où personne n’est jamais entré. Valentin Gendrot, 32 ans est journaliste indépendant. Depuis 2014, il s’est spécialisé dans l’infiltration. Il a écrit sous pseudonyme le livre « Enchaînés, un an avec des travailleurs précaires et sous-payés », paru en 2017 aux Arènes.

Flic: un journaliste a infiltré la police

« Il ne faut pas sous-estimer la rage de survivre. » Sous la forme d’un conte, Amélie Nothomb raconte la vie de Patrick, son père, doux enfant angélique qui, jeune adulte, devra se confronter à la mort. Un magnifique hommage à la figure paternelle mais aussi à un héros de l’ombre, diplomate à la carrière hors norme. Avec ce 30e roman, Amélie Nothomb signe un de ses textes les plus personnels, qu’elle a choisi de confier à Françoise Gillard. Une lecture toute en douceur et sensibilité. Prix Renaudot 2021

Premier sang

Heavily in debt, and earning peanuts as a 'trolley dolly', Saskia Swann desperately needed to get her life back on track. After a chance meeting, she landed a job as cabin crew - but this time on a private jet. Suddenly, she found herself transported into the glittering world of oligarchs and billionaires where the hostesses wear Prada, seven-course meals are served on fine china, the bodyguards carry guns, and the mile-high shenanigans not only take place in luxury cabins, but in the cockpit itself. In this gripping exposé, Saskia Swann pulls back the first-class curtain on the lifestyles of the mega-rich and famous.

Above and Beyond

Heath Ledger was one the most charismatic and powerful screen presences of his generation. Having established a high-profile acting career by the age of 21 with the lead in 'A Knight's Tale', the young Australian went on to pursue a succession of increasingly diverse and often subversive roles that challenged the film industry's initial impression of him as a mere teen-idol. While a limited number of his early roles would hint at the greatness of which he was capable, it was not until his melancholy, Oscar-nominated performance in Ang Lee's modern classic 'Brokeback Mountain' that Heath proved beyond question the blistering extent of his abilities and secured his place amongst the Hollywood elite, bringing to this new status a depth of artistry absent in all but the most accomplished of his contemporaries. His sudden death at the age of 28 rocked the film industry to its core, created an international media storm, and threw a poignant shadow over the completed body of work that has now become his legacy. This book explores Heath's relationships with actresses Heather Graham, Naomi Watts, and Michelle Williams (his ex-fiancée and the mother of his daughter Matilda), recounts the full story of the making of 'Brokeback Mountain', and details that film's subsequent impact. It charts Ledger's increasingly troubled state of mind as the role of the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' took a disturbing physical and psychological toll, and examines the dissatisfaction with his own performances that plagued him until the very end. Heath Ledger: Hollywood's Dark Star is the definitive story of the life and times of a compelling and intense young man whose loss will be profoundly felt for many years to come.

Heath Ledger

When James I became King of England in 1603, having a Bible version dedicated to him was the farthest thing from his mind. But being a good administrator, when the Puritans presented him with a list of grievances they had against the Church of England, James decided to convene a conference to try to work out the differences. No real decisions of lasting worth were made at that conference except one: To create a new version of the English Bible. In 1611 the first copies of the new "Authorized Version" were released. Like every new Bible version before, it had to deal with people hesitant to give up their older versions. But it quickly overcame these trials, and within 25 years it had replaced the Geneva Translation as the version most used in Churches and for private study. And because of its excellence, the King James Version would become the only English Bible for almost three centuries.

The Bible

THE ONLY TRUE STORY BEHIND THE CREATOR OF MARY POPPINS The remarkable life of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins—perfect for fans of the movie Mary Poppins Returns and the original Disney classic! “An arresting life…Lawson is superb at excavating the details.” —Library Journal The spellbinding stories of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical nanny, have been loved by generations. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a children’s book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the title role in Walt Disney’s hugely successful and equally classic film. But the Mary Poppins in the stories was not the cheery film character. She was tart and sharp, plain and vain. She was a remarkable character. The story of Mary Poppins’ creator, as this definitive biography reveals, is equally remarkable. The fabulous English nanny was actually conceived by an Australian, Pamela Lyndon Travers, who came to London in 1924 from Queensland as a journalist. She became involved with Theosophy, traveled in the literary circles of W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot, and became a disciple of the famed spiritual guru, Gurdjieff. She famously clashed with Walt Disney over the adaptation of the Mary Poppins books into film. Travers, whom Disney accused of vanity for “thinking you know more about Mary Poppins than I do,” was as tart and opinionated as Julie Andrews’s big-screen Mary Poppins was cheery. Yet it was a love of mysticism and magic that shaped Travers’s life as well as the character of Mary Poppins. The clipped, strict, and ultimately mysterious nanny who emerged from her pen was the creation of someone who remained inscrutable and enigmatic to the end of her ninety-six years. Valerie Lawson’s illuminating biography provides the first full look whose personal journey is as intriguing as her beloved characters.

Mary Poppins, She Wrote

Chapter 9 of Good Morning Nantwich. We’re not happy t’ill you’re not happy is the ninth chapter which Phill reads as an exclusive podcast. This bonus material is available for free online to download on the 5th August 2010. Chapter 9 of Good Morning Nantwich. ‘We’re not happy t’ill you’re not happy’ is the ninth chapter of the book, which Phill reads as an exclusive podcast. This bonus material is available for free online to download now. A very amusing recording of one of the chapters that was edited out when the abridgement of Good Morning Nantwich was taking place. This download contains Phill joking, ad-libbing, commenting on page turning and fluffing his lines. A charming piece of audio.

Good Morning Nantwich Podcast

Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincing proofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome’s destiny, and, therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. Julius Caesar, whose legions trampled the conquered world from Canopus to the Thames, capitulated to her, and Mark Antony threw a fleet, an empire and his own honor to the winds to follow her to his destruction. Disarmed at last before the frigid Octavius, she found her peerless body measured by the cold eye of her captor only for the triumphal procession, and the friendly asp alone spared her Rome’s crowning ignominy.

Makers of History Series

Cleopatra

'It is Williams's Welshness that makes the examination of her mixed-race identity distinctive, but it is the humour, candour and facility of her style that make it exceptional . . . an engaging and perceptive voice describing an engrossing and particular personal story.' – Gary Younge 'In its exploration of geographical, racial and cultural dislocation, Sugar and Slate is in the finest tradition of work to have emerged from the black diaspora in recent times.' – The Guardian 'Within this review, I can only scrape the surface of the many dimensions of Williams' memoir, so I strongly encourage you to read this precious book for yourself, and find those parts of it which speak most to you.' – Sarah Tanburn, Nation.Cymru 'Warmly recommended to any curious minds, at 20 years old Sugar And Slate still speaks to us in these modern times, helping to ensure marginal voices remain heard.' – Buzz A mixed-race young woman, the daughter of a white Welsh-speaking mother and black father from Guyana, grows up in a small town on the coast of north Wales. From there she travels to Africa, the Caribbean and finally back to Wales. Sugar and Slate is a story of movement and dislocation in which there is a constant pull of to-ing and fro-ing, going away and coming back with always a sense of being 'half home'. This is both a personal memoir and a story that speaks to the wider experience of mixed-race Britons. It is a story of Welshness and a story of Wales and above all a story for those of us who look over our shoulder across the sea to some other place. It would have been so much easier if I had been able to say, 'I come from Africa,' then maybe added under my breath, 'the long way round.' Instead, the Africa thing hung about me like a Welsh Not, a heavy encumbrance on my soul; a Not-identity; an awkward reminder of what I was or what I wasn't. Once at a seminar, one of those occasions when the word Diaspora crops up too many times and where there aren't too many of us present, the only other Diaspora-person sought me out. His eyes caught mine in recognition of something I can't say I could name, yet I must have responded because later as we chatted over fizzy water and conference packs, he offered quite uninvited and with all the authority of an African: 'People like you? You gotta get digging and if you dig deep enough you're gonna find Africa.'

Sugar and Slate

William Hutchison Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's most distinguished climbers in the years before and after the Second World War. As a prisoner of war in Italy he wrote his first classic book, Mountaineering in Scotland, on rough toilet paper which was confiscated and destroyed by the Gestapo. The rewritten version was published in 1947 and followed by the, now, equally famous, Undiscovered Scotland. In 1951 he was depute leader to Eric Shipton on the Everest Reconnaissance Expedition, which discovered the eventual successful route which would be climbed by Hilary and Tensing. From the 1960s onwards he was heavily involved in conservation campaigns and his book, Highland Landscape, commissioned by the National Trust for Scotland, identified areas of outstanding beauty that should be protected. It proved to be extremely influential. In 1966 he was awarded an OBE as he pursued a life of service, as is well illustrated by the various posts he held: Commissioner for the Countryside Commission for Scotland (1968-1980); President of the Scottish Mountaineering Club (1962-1964) and of the Ramblers Association Scotland (1966-82); Chairman of Scottish Countryside Activities Council (1967-82); Vice-President of the Alpine Club (1971-72); President of Mountaineering Council of Scotland (1972-75). He was a prolific author but a proper understanding of his life and work requires that we appreciate that his driving force was a quest to achieve inner purification that would lead him to oneness with Truth and Beauty. For many years the climber, author and teacher, Robin Lloyd-Jones (above) has been researching the life and work of Bill Murray and working steadily on this biography. It is not only a triumph of fine writing and interest, but a worthy accolade for this great man.

The Sunlit Summit

Frederick Douglass - A Biography by Charles Waddell Chesnutt. Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of America's great icons. He escaped slavery to become one of our great abolitionists, statesman, writer, orator, all around social reformer and intellectual of our time. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, Douglass became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. In his time, he was described by abolitionists as a living counter-example to slaveholders' arguments that slaves lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. Northerners at the time found it hard to believe that such a great orator had once been a slave. Douglass became the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States as the running mate and Vice Presidential nominee of Victoria Woodhull, on the Equal Rights Party ticket. Douglass was a firm believer in the equality of all peoples, whether black, female, Native American, or recent immigrant. He was also a believer in dialogue and in making alliances across racial and ideological divides, and in the liberal values of the U.S. Constitution. When radical abolitionists, under the motto "No Union with Slaveholders", criticized Douglass' willingness to engage in dialogue with slave owners, he famously replied: "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong." Douglass wrote several autobiographies. He described his experiences as a slave in his 1845 autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, which became a bestseller, and was influential in promoting the cause of abolition. After the Civil War, Douglass remained an active campaigner against slavery and wrote his last autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, first published in 1881, covering events during and after the Civil War. Frederick Douglass - A Biography was first published in 1899 as part of The Beacon biographies of eminent Americans. AUDIO: Read by Kirk Ziegler, running Time 2 hours, 32 min. Unabridged full version. E-book: ePUB, 22 300 words, average reading time 1 hour, 50 min. Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858–1932) was an African American author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity in the post-Civil War South. Following the Civil Rights Movement during the 20th century, interest in the works of Chesnutt was revived. Several of his books were published in new editions, and he received formal recognition.

Frederick Douglass - A Biography

The Life and Times of Malcolm X: A Story of Transformation Malcolm X is a towering figure in American history and one of the most influential civil rights leaders of the 20th century. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, he would go on to become a force for change in the fight for Black liberation in America. From his early experiences with racism to his leadership role in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X's life was marked by a relentless pursuit of justice and equality for Black people. His journey towards political consciousness and eventual break with the Nation of Islam would shape his views on civil rights and his vision for Black liberation. From his early life as a troubled youth to his transformation into a powerful civil rights leader, this audiobook takes you on a journey through the remarkable life of a man who fought tirelessly for justice and equality. This audiobook will cover the following topics: - Childhood and Family - Early Experiences with Racism - Conversion to Islam - Role in the Nation of Islam - Views on Civil Rights - Split with the Nation of Islam - Formation of the Organization of Afro-American Unity - Political Activism - Role in the Black Power Movement - Assassination - Legacy - Controversies - Personal Life - And many more! To learn more about Malcolm X, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

The Life and Times of Malcolm X

A fantastic look at one of the most important figures in the history of the Orthodox Christian Church, Saint Athanasius of Alexandria.

Saint Athanasius

Are you the world’s biggest Ariana Grande fan? Or do you want to find out everything there is to know about the actress, singer and songwriter? If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are over one hundred facts about Ariana, from her childhood and first acting roles through to her emergence as a world-renowned singer with a vocal range to rival Mariah Carey. The book is easily organised into sections so you can find the information you want fast… and is an unmissable addition to any fan’s bookshelf!

101 Amazing Facts about Ariana Grande

In Impact, 21 women writers consider the effects of concussion on their personal and professional lives. The anthology bears witness to the painstaking work that goes into redefining identity and regaining creative practice after a traumatic event. By sharing their complex and sometimes incomplete healing journeys, these women convey the magnitude of a disability which is often doubted, overlooked, and trivialized, in part because of its invisibility. Impact offers compassion and empathy to all readers and families healing from concussion and other types of trauma. 		Contributors: Adèle Barclay, Jane Cawthorne, Tracy Wai de Boer, Stephanie Everett, Mary-Jo Fetterly, Rayanne Haines, Jane Harris, Kyla Jamieson, Alexis Kienlen, Claire Lacey, E. D. Morin, Julia Nunes, Shelley Pacholok, Chiedza Pasipanodya, Judy Rebick, Julie Sedivy, Dianah Smith, Carrie Snyder, Kinnie Starr, Amy Stuart, Anna Swanson

Impact

"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you." ― Jane Austen, Persuasion Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death. Persuasion has been the subject of several adaptations, including four made-for-television adaptation, theatre productions, radio broadcasts, and other literary works. The story concerns Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of twenty-seven years, whose family moves to lower their expenses and reduce their debt by renting their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife's brother, Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth, was engaged to Anne in 1806, but the engagement was broken when Anne was "persuaded" by her friends and family to end their relationship. Anne and Captain Wentworth, both single and unattached, meet again after a seven-year separation, setting the scene for many humorous encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne in her second "bloom". The novel was well-received in the early 19th century, but its greater fame came later in the century and continued into the 20th and 21st centuries. Much scholarly debate on Austen's work has since been published. Anne Elliot is noteworthy among Austen's heroines for her relative maturity. As Persuasion was Austen's last completed work, it is accepted as her most maturely written novel, showing a refinement of literary conception indicative of a woman approaching forty years age. Her use of free indirect discourse in narrative was in full evidence by 1816. A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!

Persuasion

Caroline Jane Knight is the last of the Austen Knight family to grow up at Chawton House, the sixteenth-century English manor house on the ancestral estate where Jane Austen lived and wrote. Caroline ate at the same dining table, read in the same library, explored the same country lanes and shared the same dreams of independence as Jane Austen did. But when she was seventeen, Caroline and her family were forced to leave the home her family had lived in for centuries. Heartbroken and determined to leave all things Austen behind her, this is the story of Caroline’s journey from an idyllic childhood in which she baked cakes with her Granny for Jane Austen tourists, through personal crisis and success to her eventual embrace of her Austen heritage and the creation of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation. A contemporary and dramatic story, it is also a major contribution to the library of works about Jane Austen, including information thrillingly new to Jane Austen’s readers and scholars. Read by award-winning narrator Alison Larkin whose critically acclaimed recordings of the novels of Jane Austen include Pride and Prejudice and Songs from Regency England, Persuasion and Poems, Northanger Abbey and the History of England and Emma - the 200th anniversary audio edition. Fifteen per cent of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.

Jane and Me

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