NOUVELLES ACQUISITIONS EN LANGUES ETRANGERES 2010

NOUVELLES ACQUISITIONS EN LANGUES ETRANGERES 2010

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NOUVELLES ACQUISITIONS EN LANGUES ETRANGERES
2010
Secteur adultes
Fictions en langue anglaise
The Book of tomorrow / Cecelia Ahern
ENG LI AHER R
Tempestuous sixteen-year-old, Tamara Goodwin has always gotten everything she's
ever wanted. Born into the lap of luxury she has a designer wardrobe, a mansion with
a swimming pool, and a group of popular friends. But the sudden death of her father
irrevocably shakes Tamara's world. The threat of repossession forces her and her
mother to sell everything and move to the country to live with Tamara's Uncle and
Aunt. Nestled next to Kilsaney Castle, their new home is a million miles away from the
world of Tamara's childhood...
When will there be good news ? / Kate Atkinson
ENG LI ATKI RP
On a country road, six-year-old Joanna Mason is the only survivor of a knife attack
that leaves her mother and two siblings dead. Thirty years later, after boarding the
wrong train in Yorkshire, Brodie is almost killed when the train crashes. He's saved
by 16-year-old Regina Reggie Chase, the nanny of Dr. Joanna Hunter, née Mason. In
the chaos following the crash, Brodie ends up with the wallet of Andrew Decker, the
recently released man convicted of murdering the Mason family. Enter DCI Louise
Monroe, Brodie's former love interest, who's tracking Decker because of a recent
case involving a similar family and crime. When Dr. Hunter disappears, Reggie is
convinced she's been kidnapped and enlists the reluctant Brodie to track her down.
Pride and prejudice / Jane Austen
ENG LI AUST R
In a remote Hertfordshire village, far off the good coach roads of George III's England, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet
must marry off their five vivacious daughters. Penguin readers. Level 5.
Invisible / Paul Auster
ENG LI AUST R
New York City in the spring of 1967. Twenty-year-old Adam Walker, an aspiring poet and
student at Columbia University meets the enigmatic Frenchman Rudolf Born, and his
silent and seductive girlfriend Margot. Before long, Walker finds himself caught in a
perverse triangle that leads to a sudden, shocking act of violence that will alter the
course of his life.
First family / David Baldacci
ENG LI BALD RP
A daring kidnapping turns a children's birthday party at Camp David into a national security nightmare, but the
hostage is not who anyone would expect.
No time for goodbye / Linwood Barclay
ENG LI BARC RP
On the morning she will never forget, suburban teenager Cynthia Archer awakes with a nasty hangover and a
feeling she is going to have an even nastier confrontation with her mom and dad. But when she leaves her
bedroom, she discovers the house is empty, with no sign of her parents or younger brother Todd. In the blink of
an eye, without any explanation, her family has simply disappeared.
Three day road / Joseph Boyden
ENG LI BOYD R
Niska is reunited with her nephew, Xavier, after he returns from the horrors of the First
World War. As she slowly paddles her canoe on the 3-day journey to take him home,
travelling through the stark but stunning landscape of Northern Canada, their respective
stories emerge.
Midnight's daughter / Karen Chance
ENG LI CHAN F
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir, the daughter of a vampire and a human woman. Subject to uncontrollable rages,
most dhampirs are born barking mad and live very short, very violent lives. So for five hundred years, Dory has
been fighting to maintain her sanity by unleashing her homicidal tendencies on those demons and vampires
who deserve killing.
Long lost / Harlan Coben
ENG LI COBE RP
Myron hasn't heard from Terese Collins in years. Not since their affair ended without
explanation. He's had no contact with her since, so her call catches him off guard. She's
in Paris, she says, in trouble and only Myron can help.
The Rain before it falls / Jonathan Coe
ENG LI COE R
Rosamund lies dying in her remote Shropshire home. But before she does so, she has
one last task : to put on tape not just her own story but the story of the young blind
girl, her cousin's granddaughter, who turned up mysteriously at her party all those
years ago.
The Brass verdict / Michael Connelly
ENG LI CONN RP
Defence lawyer Mickey Haller is now ready to resume his career. Then another lawyer, Vincent, dies, and Haller
gets an unexpected windfall: he inherits all Vincent's clients - putting his stalled career back on track at a
stroke.
The Reapers / John Connolly
ENG LI CONN RP
They are the Reapers, the elite among killers. Men so terrifying that their names are mentioned only in
whispers. The assassin Louis is one of them. But now Louis, and his partner, Angel, are themselves targets.
And there is no shortage of suspects. A wealthy recluse sends them north to a town that no longer exists on a
map. A town ruled by a man with very personal reasons for wanting Louis's blood spilt.
Library of the dead / Glenn Cooper
ENG LI COOP RP
A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the
Doomsday Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified.
Even worse, the police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common, defying
all profiling, and all that connects them is that each received a sick postcard in the
mail before they died - a postcard that announced their date of death. In
desperation, the FBI assigns the case to maverick agent Will Piper
The Avenger from Canterbury / Woods Delaney
ENG LI DELA R
A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the Doomsday
Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified. Even worse, the
police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common, defying all profiling, and all
that connects them is that each received a sick postcard in the mail before they died - a
postcard that announced their date of death. In desperation, the FBI assigns the case to
maverick agent Will Piper.
Queen of dreams / Chita Divakaruni
ENG LI DIVA R
Rakhi, a young artist and divorced mother living in Berkeley, California, is struggling to
keep her footing, with her family and her world in alarming transition. Her mother is a
dream-teller, born with the ability to share and interpret the dreams of others. This gift
fascinates Rakhi, but also isolates her from her mother's past in India and the dream
world she inhabits.
The Great Gatsby / Francis Scott Fitzgerald
ENG LI FITZ R
"The Great Gatsby" is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and a devastating expose of the
"Jazz Age". Through the narration of Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially glittering world of
the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but
wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him.
Dark places / Gillian Flynn
ENG LI FLYN RP
Libby Day was just seven years old when her older brother massacred her family
while she hid in a cupboard. Her evidence helped put him away. Ever since then she
has been drifting, surviving for over twenty years on the proceeds of the 'Libby Day
fund'. But now the money is running out and Libby is desperate.
In the woods / Tana French
ENG LI FREN RP
When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods one day
with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never
found, and Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak
tree and his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had happened.
Twenty years on, Rob Ryan – the child who came back – is a detective in the
Dublin police force. He’s changed his name. No one knows about his past. Then a
little girl’s body is found at the site of the old tragedy and Rob is drawn back into
the mystery.
Anansi boys / Neil Gaiman
ENG LI GAIM F
Fat Charlie Nancy has spent most of his adult life avoiding his father because he is constantly embarrassed by
him. But when his father passes away abruptly, Fat Charlie has to return home for the funeral.
The Reluctant fundamentalist / Mohsin Hamid
ENG LI HAMI R
At a cafe table in Lahore, a Pakistani man converses with a stranger. As dusk deepens to
dark, he begins the tale that has brought him to this fateful meeting... Among the
brightest and best of his graduating class at Princeton, Changez is snapped up by an elite
firm and thrives on New York and the intensity of his work. And his infatuation with fragile
Erica promises entree into Manhattan society on the exalted footing his own family once
held back in Lahore.
Juliet, naked / Nick Hornby
ENG LI HORN R
Annie lives in a dull town on England's bleak east coast and is in a relationship with Duncan which mirrors the
place; Tucker was once a brilliant songwriter and performer, who's gone into seclusion in rural America - or at
least that's what his fans think. Duncan is obsessed with Tucker's work, to the point of derangement, and
when Annie dares to go public on her dislike of his latest album, there are quite unexpected, life-changing
consequences for all three.
Nocturnes / Kazuo Ishiguro
ENG LI ISHI N
In a sublime story cycle, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing
of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the Malvern Hills, a London flat to the 'hush-hush
floor' of an exclusive Hollywood hotel, the characters we encounter range from young
dreamers to cafe musicians to faded stars, all of them at some moment of reckoning.
least that's what his fans think. Duncan is obsessed with Tucker's work, to the point
of derangement, and when Annie dares to go public on her dislike of his latest album,
there are quite unexpected, life-changing consequences for all three.
The Turn of the screw / Henry James
ENG LI JAME R
The narrator is a young governess, sent off to a country house to take charge of two orphaned children. She
finds a pleasant house and a comfortable housekeeper, while the children are beautiful and charming. But she
soon begins to feel the presence of intense evil. Peguin readers. Level 3.
I heart Hollywood / Lindsey Kelk
ENG LI KELK R
Angela Clark can't believe her luck ! She's an English girl living in New York with a
dream job at hip magazine The Look and a sexy boyfriend. Her latest assignment takes
her to Hollywood to interview hot actor and fellow Brit James Jacobs.Thrown in at the
deep end she heads west with best friend Jenny dreaming of Rodeo Drive and Malibu
beach. Soon Angela discovers that celebrity life in Hollywood is not all glamour, gloss
and sunshine.
Trouble / Jesse Kellerman
ENG LI KELL RP
It's late at night, and all Jonah Stem wants to do is to get home and fall into bed.
Working long hours as a medical student, he's seen enough drama - not to mention
enough blood - for one day. But when he hears a scream ring out in the darkness,
and an injured woman is on her knees and begging for her life, Jonah finds himself
drawn into a dangerous and irrevocable situation.
The Green mile / Stephen King
ENG LI KING F
At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers await death,
whilst their guards watch over them. Good or evil, innocent or guilty, none of them have ever seen the likes of
brutal new prisoner John Coffey, seemingly a devil in human form.
Just after sunset / Stephen King
ENG LI KING NF
A blind girl visits a dying man and saves his life... with a kiss. A crime writer is faced with a real crime and has
to draw upon his alter-ego for courage. And a young couple seek the bright lights of a nearby town - and end
up playing the jukebox, for eternity.
Lisey's story / Stephen King
ENG LI KING F
Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark. Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he's
dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon's dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only
she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author - that he was a haunted man whose bestselling
novels were based on a terrifying reality.
Shopaholic abroad / Sophie Kinsella
ENG LI KINS R
For Rebecca life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is being nice to her, and the icing
on the brioche is that she has been offered work in New York. The Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim,
and she does intend to visit them all, but first Saks, then Bloomingdales...
Shopaholic ties the knot / Sophie Kinsella
ENG LI KINS R
Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something else new...
Rebecca Bloomwood has the dream job. She's a personal shopper, so is able to
spend other people's money all day instead of her own. And she gets paid for
doing it. The perfect job, the perfect man - gorgeous Luke Brandon - and now ...
the perfect wedding.
Shopaholic and baby / Sophie Kinsella
ENG LI KINS R
Becky's life is blooming ! She's working at London's newest fashion store The Look, house-hunting with her
husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room) ... and she's pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness.
The Undomestic goddess / Sophie Kinsella
ENG LI KINS R
Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day... she
makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career.
She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere.
Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds
herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158
- Samantha has no idea how to work the oven.
Twenties girl / Sophie Kinsella
ENG LI KINS R
Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her
mind. Normal twenty-something girls just don't get visited by ghosts! But
inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding
Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track
down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without.
The Gun seller / Hugh Laurie
ENG LI LAUR RP
When Thomas Lang, a hired gun with a soft heart, is contracted to assassinate an American industrialist, he
opts instead to warn the intended victim.
Annals of the western shore (1, 2, 3) / Ursula K. Le Guin
ENG LI LEGU ANN 1 / 2 / 3 F
The Western Shore is a civilization that was settled out of the great uncrossable desert that lies to the east. It’s
mostly small city-states of various kinds, with some barbarian nomads out at the edge of the desert. So far, so
fairly-standard fantasy world.
Deaf sentence / David Lodge
ENG LI LODG R
Retired Professor of Linguistics Desmond Bates is going deaf. It's a bother for his wife
who has an enviably successful new career and is too busy to be endlessly repeating
herself. Roles are reversed with his aging father, who resents his son's attempts to
help him. And then there's Alex, a student whom Desmond has agreed to help after a
typical misunderstanding at a party. But her increasingly bizarre requests cannot all be
blamed on his defective hearing. So much for growing old gracefully...
The Castle in the forest / Norman Mailer
ENG LI MAIL R
Spanning three generations, and a hundred years of history, the book brings to life the Hitlers - grandparents,
parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and, ultimately, young Adolf - in an energetic and wildly entertaining family
saga. Mailer recounts the marriages, incestuous couplings, estrangements, afflictions, and deaths that lead to
the birth of young Adolf in 1889.
The Road / Cormac McCarthy
ENG LI MCCA R
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in
the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. Their destination is the coast,
although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
Bloodsucking fiends / Christopher Moore
ENG LI MOOR F
Jody never asked to become a vampire. But when she wakes up under an alley Dumpster with a badly burned
arm, an aching neck, superhuman strength, and a distinctly Nosferatuan thirst, she realises the decision has
been made for her.
Little bird of heaven / Joyce Carol Oates
ENG LI OATE R
When a young wife and mother named Zoe Kruller is found brutally murdered, the
Sparta police target two primary suspects: her estranged husband Delray and her
longtime lover Eddy Diehl. In turn, the Krullers's son Aaron and Eddy's daughter Krista
become obsessed with one another, each believing the other's father is guilty.
Blonde / Joyce Carol Oates
ENG LI OATE R
In this ambitious book, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and
spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker -the child, the woman, the fated celebrity and
idolized blonde the world came to know as Marilyn Monroe. In a voice startling,
intimate, and rich, Norma Jeane tells her own story, that of an emblematic American
artist -intensely conflicted and drive- who has lost her way.
The Perfect man / Sheil O'Flanagan
ENG LI OFLA R
Two very different sisters, Mia (still in love with Alejo, the married father of her
daughter) and Britt (the ice maiden author of a romantic bestseller), join a luxury
honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean where Britt is the guest lecturer. Also on board
are recently widowed Leo, still reeling from the discovery of his wife's betrayal just
before her death, and Steve, a ship's officer who's soon looking for more than a
holiday romance with Mia.
Who's that girl ? / Alexandra Potter
ENG LI POTT R
If only you knew then what you know now... Imagine if you could go back ten years ago and meet your younger
self -- would you recognise her? And what advice would you give ? Wear sunscreen! Back away from those
PVC trousers? DON'T give that idiot your phone number?
Be careful what you wish for / Alexandra Potter
ENG LI POTT R
Heather Hamilton is always wishing for things. Not just big stuff - like world peace
or for a date with Brad Pitt - but little, everyday wishes, made without thinking.
With her luck, she knows they'll never come true...Until one day she buys some
heather from a gypsy. Suddenly the bad hair days stop; a handsome American
answers her ad for a housemate; and she starts seeing James - The Perfect Man
who sends her flowers, excels in the bedroom, and isn't afraid to say 'I love you'...
But are these wishes-come-true a blessing or a curse?
Portobello / Ruth Rendell
ENG LI REND RP
The chance discovery by Eugene Wren of an envelope filled with banknotes would link the lives of a number of
very different people, each with their own obsessions, problems, dreams and despairs. It would also set in
motion a chain of events that lead to arson and murder.
2012 the Crystal skull / Manda Scott
ENG LI SCOT RP
Ancient wisdom predicts the end of the world with uncanny precision. But it also
provided the key to staving off apocalypse: a flawless sapphire of incomparable
beauty carved into the perfect likeness of a human skull. Hidden for four
centuries, a crystal skull of exquisite beauty has just been found by Stella Cody,
who also inherits its legacy of dark secrets, intrigue, and murder.
The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society / Mary Ann Shaffer ; Annie
Barrows
ENG LI SHAF R
It's 1946 and author Juliet Ashton can't think what to write next. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from
Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance, he's acquired a book that once belonged to her - and, spurred on by
their mutual love of reading, they begin a correspondence. When Dawsey reveals that he is a member of the
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, her curiosity is piqued and it's not long before she begins to
hear from other members.
Dear John / Nicholas Sparks
ENG LI SPAR R
Is duty enough reason to live a lie? When John meets Savannah, he realises he is ready to make some
changes. Always the angry rebel at school, he has enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his
life. Now he's ready to turn over a new leaf for the woman who has captured his heart.
One day at a time / Danielle Steel
ENG LI STEE R
Coco Barrington is the black sheep of her unusual Hollywood family. Having dropped
out of law school, she works as a dog walker in North California. Her widowed mother,
mega-bestselling author Florence Flowers, has just begun a secret romance with a man
twenty-four years her junior, and her sister, Jane, one of Hollywood's top producers has
lived with her partner, Liz, for 10 years. When Coco reluctantly agrees to house-sit in
Jane's luxurious home, she discovers how much things can change in just a matter of
days.
Slumdog millionaire / Vikas Swarup
ENG LI SWAR R
Former tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a
cool one billion rupees. But he is brutally slung in prison on suspicion of cheating. Because how can a kid from
the slums know who Shakespeare was, unless he is pulling a fast one.In the order of the questions on the
show, Ram tells us which amazing adventures in his street-kid life gave him the answers.
Music and silence / Rose Tremain
ENG LI TREM R
n the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian
IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment when he realises that the musicians have to perform in a freezing
cellar underneath the royal apartments, he understands that he's come to a place where the opposing states
of light and dark, good and evil are waging war to the death
Everything changes / Jonathan Tropper
ENG LI TROP R
To all appearances, Zachary King is a man with luck on his side. A steady, well-paying
job, a rent-free Manhattan apartment, and Hope, his stunning, blue-blooded fiancee:
smart, sexy, and completely out of his league. But as the wedding day looms, Zack finds
himself haunted by the memory of his best friend, Rael, killed in a car wreck two years
earlier - and by his increasingly complicated feelings for Tamara, the beautiful widow
Rael left behind.
The Chameleon's shadow / Minette Walters
ENG LI WALT RP
When Lieutenant Charles Acland is flown home from Iraq with serious head injuries, he
faces not only permanent disfigurement but also an apparent change to his previously
outgoing personality. Crippled by migraines, and suspicious of his psychiatrist, he begins
to display sporadic bouts of aggression, particularly against women, especially his exfiancee who seems unable to accept that the relationship is over.
Cocktails for three / Madeleine Wickham
ENG LI WICK R
Three women, smart and successful, working in the fast and furious world of
magazines, meet for cocktails and gossip once a month. A chance encounter in the
cocktail bar sets in train an extraordinary set of events which upsets all their lives and
almost destroys their friendship...
The Happy prince and other tales / Oscar Wilde
ENG LI WILD C
These special fairy tales, which Oscar Wilde made up for his own sons, include 'The Happy Prince', who was
not as happy as he seemed; 'The Selfish Giant', who learned to love little children; 'The Star Child', who
suffered bitter trials when he rejected his parents. . . . Ouvrage bilingue
The War of flowers / Tad Williams
ENG LI WILL F
In our own world, a young man discovers a manuscript written by his great uncle. It seems to be a novel - a
strange fairytale of fantastic creatures and magical realms. But it is written as a diary ...as if the events were
real ...as if his uncle had journeyed to another world. For the young man, the fantasy is about to become
reality.
Breath / Tim Winton
ENG LI WINT R
Bruce Pike can hear the sea at night and longs to go to the shore. When he befriends
Loonie, his small town's wild boy, that dream is realized. Together, intoxicated by the
treacherous power of the waves and by the immortality of youth, the two boys defy all
limits and rules.
A Vintage affair / Isabel Wolff
ENG LI WOLF R
Phoebe always dreamt of opening her own vintage dress shop. She imagined every
detail, from the Vivienne Westwood bustiers hanging next to satin gowns, to
sequinned cupcake dresses adorning the walls. At the launch of Village Vintage,
Phoebe feels the tingle of excitement as customers snap up the fairytale dresses.
Her dream has come true, but a secret from her past is casting a shadow over her
new venture.
Ms Dalloway / Virginia Woolf
ENG LI WOOL R
On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway, the glittering wife of a Member of Parliament, is preparing for a
grand party that evening. As she walks through London, buying flowers, observing life, her thoughts are in the
past, and she remembers the time when she was as young as her own daughter Elizabeth; her romance with
Peter Walsh, now recently returned from India; and the friends of her youth.
Fictions en langue allemande
Still erleuchtet jedes Haus : Weihnachten mit Wilhelm Busch, Joseph von
Eichendorff, Theodor Storm, Karl Heinrich Waggerl und vielen anderen / dir.
Reinhard Abeln, Eva Dicks
DEU ANT DI
Wer sich gern an die gute alte Weihnachtszeit erinnert, liebt die stimmungsvollen Texte, die schon seit
Generationen in den letzten Wochen des Jahres erzählt werden. Das großzügig gestaltete Buch bietet die
schönsten dieser Geschichten und Gedichte von Autoren wie Karl Heinrich Waggerl, Theodor Fontane oder
Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
Am Sonnenhof / Hans Ernst
DEU LI ERNS R
Der fünfzehnjährige Hans Schmederer hatte eine glückliche Kindheit. Als seine Mutter stirbt, wird der Vater
haltlos in seiner Lebensführung und für Hans beginnt ein wahrer Leidensweg. Der Vater verkauft ihn an einen
reichen Onkel, den kinderlosen Sonnenhofbauern. Langsam aber stetig gewinnt Hans dessen Anerkennung.
Die Mittagsfrau / Julia Franck
DEU LI FRAN R
Als der siebenjährige Peter in seinem improvisierten Bettchen in der Küche liegt,
singt Frau Kozinska durch die Risse im Boden in der Wohnung unten. Die Russen, die
neuerdings bei ihr wohnen, halten sie nicht davon ab. Dann reißt die Mutter Peter
unsanft aus seinen Träumen. Er müsse zur Schule, sagt sie, der Lehrer Fuchs warte.
Ein geschenkter Tag / Anna Gavalda
DEU LI GAVA N
Bei Familiengeschichten geht es nicht immer um Spannung - um Spannungen umso mehr. Schon im Auto
zicken Garance und ihre Schwägerin Carine sich an. Freigeist trifft auf Kontrollzwang, Ordnungsliebe auf
Aufmüpfigkeit. Auf der Hochzeitsfeier wird die Stimmung nicht besser und kurzerhand stehlen sich Garance
und ihre Geschwister Lola und Simon davon. Sie besuchen den Vierten im Bunde, Bruder Vincent, und
schwelgen einen Tag lang in Kindheitserinnerungen.
Die Arbeit der Nacht / Thomas Glavinic
DEU LI GLAV R
Jonas steht an der Haltestelle, doch es kommt kein Bus. Die Zeitung fehlt. Im Radio und Fernsehen nur
Rauschen. Und überhaupt : Kein Mensch. Nirgends. Zunächst sucht Jonas noch nach einer Erklärung, sucht in
Wien und Umgebung nach anderen Überlebenden einer vermeintlichen Katastrophe. Doch es bleibt dabei : Er
ist vollkommen allein.
Der Toten tiefes Schweigen / Susan Hill
DEU LI HILL RP
Ein Mord nach den Flitterwochen, ein anderer auf einem Polterabend, ein weiterer an
einer Brautjungfer: Was zunächst keinen Zusammenhang zu haben scheint, gewinnt für
die Polizei von Lafferton schnell eine makabre Logik. Als der "Hochzeitsmörder" zum
nächsten Schlag ausholt, ist dennoch alles ganz anders - zumal Detective Chief
Superintendent Simon Serrailler eine Familientragödie zu verkraften hat, die ihn nicht
mehr klar denken lässt ...
Siedend heiß / Rudi Kost
DEU LI KOST RP
In Schwäbisch Hall steht das alljährliche Kuchen- und Brunnenfest bevor, das historische Fest der Haller
Salzsieder. Am Vorabend der Feierlichkeiten stolpert Dieter Dillinger, der sympathische Versicherungsvertreter
und Hobbydetektiv, über die erste Leiche: die der jungen und lebenslustigen Andrea.
Diamantenraub : Reiterhof Eulenburg / Charlotte Link
DEU LI LINK R
Ferien auf der Eulenburg! Für Angie, Diane und ihre Freunde ist der idyllische Reiterhof der schönste Ort der
Welt: lange Ausritte über weite Wiesen, Baden im Meer, gruselige Mitternachtspartys und jede Menge
Abenteuer.
Leopard / Jo Nesbo
DEU LI NESB RP
In Oslo wird eine Frau auf besonders grausame Weise ermordet und sie bleibt nicht
das einzige Opfer. Hier ist Harry Hole gefragt, doch der steht nicht zur Verfügung:
Völlig zerrüttet nach seinem letzten Fall mit dem ,Schneemann' hat er sich nach
Hong Kong und dort in Alkohol und Drogen geflüchtet.
Der japanische Verlobte / Amélie Nothomb
DEU LI NOTH R
Das Leben ist voller Überraschungen. Besonders wenn man mit einem Menschen aus einer fremden Kultur
zusammen ist. Die verrückte Liebesgeschichte zwischen einer Belgierin und einem Japaner.
Vom Himmel in die Traufe / Arto Paasilinna
DEU LI PAAS R
Bei ihrer Bruchlandung mit einem Heißluftballon in der lappländischen Ödnis hat die steinreiche Lena Lundberg
Glück im Unglück. Hermanni Heiskari sitzt gerade fischend am Eisloch, als die vornehme Dame vor ihm vom
Himmel fällt. Er rettet Lena und schleppt sie durch die nordische Wildnis.
Plötzlich Shakespeare / David Safier
DEU LI SAFI R
Die liebeskranke Rosa wird per Hypnose in ein früheres Leben versetzt, in den Körper
eines Mannes, der sich gerade duelliert. Wir schreiben das Jahr 1594 und der Mann
heißt William Shakespeare. Rosa darf erst wieder zurück in die Gegenwart, wenn sie
herausfindet, was die wahre Liebe ist.
Der Andere = L'Autre / Bernhard Schlink
DEU LI SCHL R
Lisa Brenner war Geigerin im städtischen Orchester. Nachdem der Arzt in ihrer rechter Brust einen Knoten
entdeckt und zur Operation geraten hatte, ging sie nicht mehr zu ihm, weil sie die Entstellung fürchtete.
Zweisprachige Ausgabe.
Mit dir an meiner Seite / Nicholas Sparks
DEU LI SPAR R
Steve hat sich scheiden lassen und führt in einem Küstenstädtchen in North Carolina ein ruhiges Leben. Seine
Tochter Ronnie hat ihm die Trennung von der Familie nie verziehen und es passt ihr überhaupt nicht, dass sie
die ganzen Ferien bei ihm verbringen soll. Dann lernt die 17-Jährige dort Will kennen und verliebt sich
unsterblich in ihn – aber die Liebe steht unter keinem guten Stern. Ausgerechnet bei ihrem Vater findet Ronnie
schließlich Trost, doch bevor es zur Versöhnung kommt, geschieht etwas Schreckliches.
Mit Blick aufs Meer / Elizabeth Strout
DEU LI STRO R
Crosby, eine kleine Stadt an der Küste von Maine. Hier ist nicht gerade sehr viel los.
Doch sieht man einmal genauer hin, ist jeder Mensch eine Geschichte und Crosby die
ganze Welt. Elizabeth Strout fügt diese Geschichten mit liebevoller Ironie und feinem
Gespür für Zwischenmenschliches zu einem unvergesslichen Roman.
Alberta empfängt einen Liebhaber / Birgit Vanderbeke
DEU LI VAND R
Alberta und Nadan lernen sich als Jugendliche kennen und lieben, doch ihre Liebe scheint nie über Banalitäten
hinwegzukommen.
Fictions en langue allemande et en grands caractères
Unmöglich ! / Barbara Aichinger
DEU GC AICH R
Carola Heinrich will im Moment keine Männer in ihrem Leben - und dieses Exemplar, Mathias Breining, schon
gar nicht. Doch leider ist Mathias ständig in ihrer Nähe, was es ihr unmöglich macht, ihn zu ignorieren. Und
ignorieren, das ist ihr oberstes Gebot. Denn ein Mann wie Mathias Breining ist gefährlich für ihr Herz. Vor zehn
Jahren schon hatte er ihr Herz gebrochen. Doch diesmal wird ihm das nicht gelingen.
Herbstgeschichten / Rosamunde Pilcher
DEU GC PILC R
Rosamunde Pilchers "Herbstgeschichten" entführen «in eine romantische Welt aus wildem Thymian,
schottischen Herbststürmen und wohlig prasselndem Kaminfeuer.»
Wilder Thylmian / Rosamunde Pilcher
DEU GC PILC R
Victoria Bradshaw ist erst 18 als sie sich in den Theaterautor Oliver Dobbs verliebt. Doch
er verlässt sie wegen einer anderen Frau und verschwindet aus ihrem Leben. Viele Jahre
später taucht Oliver mit seinem zwei Jahre alten Sohn wieder bei Victoria auf.
Zusammen mit Oliver und dem kleinen Jungen verbringt sie ein paar Tage auf einem
alten Herrensitz in Schottland.
Fictions en langue espagnole
El Salon de Ambar / Matilde Asensi
ESP LI ASEN RP
Un grupo de expertos en antigüedades se dedica al tráfico de arte y utiliza un convento para ocultar las piezas
robadas hasta que llegan al comprador. Los miembros del grupo representan a cada una de las piezas del
ajedrez, en el que el Rey (el miembro de más edad del grupo) es quien dirige todas las operaciones y el peón,
(la protagonista) quien ejecuta las órdenes. La mayor operación a la que se enfrentan en buscar El Salón de
Ámbar.
El Ultimo Caton/ Matilde Asensi
ESP LI ASEN RP
Una serie de valiosas reliquias de la Vera Cruz están desapareciendo de distintos
lugares del mundo. La hermana Ottavia Salina, paleógrafa de prestigio internacional,
contará con la ayuda de un arqueólogo y del capitán de la Guardia Suiza Vaticana para
resolver el misterio. Para ello deberán resolver una serie de enigmas que les llevarán a
lugares tan exóticos como Estambul, Jerusalén o Alejandría.
Sabor a canela / José Carmona
ESP LI CARM R
Cecile Goldberg tenía tres años cuando escuchó en Suiza el sonido de un violonchelo. Ese día Cecile supo que
jamás abandonaría la música. La desaparición de su madre le hará emprender un viaje en el que encontrará el
verdadero amor y conocerá la traición de una amistad.
Bodas de sangre : Noces de sang / Federico Garcia Loca
ESP LI GARC T
A partir de un hecho real, una pequeña noticia del periódico, Lorca construye una tragedia cargada de lirismo y
de elementos simbólicos. Escenifica, en prosa y en verso, la crónica llena de presagios de una pasión, de la
lucha por una mujer que lleva hasta la muerte a los dos rivales. Ouvrage bilingue.
El Corazon helado / Almudena Grandes
ESP LI GRAN R
Al morir, Julio Carrión deja a sus hijos uns sustanciosa herencia pero también muchos puntos oscuros de su
pasado y de su experiencia en la Guerra Civil y en la División Azul. En su entierro, su hijo Álvaro se sorprende
por la presencia de una mujer jóven, a la que nadie había visto antes y que parece adelantar aspectos
desconocidos de la vida íntima de su padre.
Mira si yo te querre / Luis Leante
ESP LI LEAN R
El hallazgo inesperado de una vieja fotografía hará que Montse Cambra, una
doctora de cuarenta y cuatro años, abandone su Barcelona natal para partir en
busca de su primer amor. Su viaje la llevará hasta el Sáhara, donde el instinto de
supervivencia y las ganas de vivir de un pueblo olvidado marcarán su destino para
siempre.