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Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels

This unique collection of "LIVING TO TELL THE HORRID TALES: True Life Stories of Fomer Slaves, Testimonies, Novels & Historical Documents" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Thirty Years a Slave Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green The Life of Olaudah Equiano Behind The Scenes Harriet: The Moses of Her People Father Henson's Story of His Own Life 50 Years in Chains Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Story of Mattie J. Jackson A Slave Girl's Story From the Darkness Cometh the Light Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy Narrative of Joanna Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley Buried Alive Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain Novels Oroonoko Uncle Tom's Cabin Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Heroic Slave Slavery's Pleasant Homes Our Nig Clotelle Marrow of Tradition Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man A Fool's Errand Bricks Without Straw Imperium in Imperio The Hindered Hand Historical Documents The History of Abolition of African Slave-Trade History of American Abolitionism Pictures of Slavery in Church and State Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith Who Was Executed for Burglary Report on Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Gettysburg Address XIII Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1865) Civil Rights Act of 1866 XIV Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1868) Reconstruction Acts (1867-1868)...

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK! “This story swept me away with its big dreams, love, and unexpected twists.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club January ’25 Pick)The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins in this electric, voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past. Cate Kay knows how to craft a story. As the creator of a bestselling book trilogy that struck box office gold as a film series, she’s one of the most successful authors of her generation. The thing is, Cate Kay doesn’t really exist. She’s never attended author events or granted any interviews. Her real identity had been a closely guarded secret, until now.As a young adult, she and her best friend Amanda dreamed of escaping their difficult homes and moving to California to become movie stars. But the day before their grand adventure, a tragedy shattered their dreams and Cate has been on the run ever since, taking on different names and charting a new future. But after a shocking revelation, Cate understands that returning home is the only way she’ll be a whole person again.

Volver a empezar (It Starts with Us)

Todo final tiene un principio. Y todo empezó con Atlas.La esperada continuación de Romper el círculo (It Ends with Us). Lily y su exmarido, Ryle, acaban de pactar la custodia compartida de su niña cuando Lily se encuentra de nuevo con su primer amor, Atlas. Después de casi dos años separados, está entusiasmada porque, por una vez, el tiempo está de su lado, e inmediatamente dice que sí cuando Atlas le pide una cita.  Pero su alegría se desvanece cuando piensa que, aunque ya no están casados, Ryle sigue teniendo un papel en la familia, y no consentirá que Atlas Corrigan esté presente en su vida y en la de su hija. V olver a empezar   alterna entre las perspectivas de Lily y Atlas y continúa justo donde nos dejó Romper el círculo. Descubriremos más sobre el pasado de Atlas y seguiremos a Lily en busca de una segunda oportunidad de encontrar el amor verdadero mientras tiene que lidiar con un exmarido celoso. 

Maybe in Another Life

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A People Magazine Pick * US Weekly “Must” Pick * Named “Best Book of the Summer” by Glamour * Good Housekeeping * USA TODAY * Cosmopolitan * PopSugar * Working Mother * Bustle * Goodreads A breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results.At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan.Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan?In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate?Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him.

Det du redder i en brann

Cassie Hanwell vet hvordan man håndterer kriser. Som eneste kvinnelige brannkonstabel på brannstasjonen der hun jobber i Texas har hun sett sin andel av dem, og hun takler godt andres tragedier. Men når hennes syke og distanserte mor ber henne om å oppgi det livet hun lever og flytte hjem til henne i Boston, får Cassie plutselig en personlig krise i fanget. Hun får jobb på den lokale brannstasjonen, og miljøet der er helt forskjellig fra hennes gamle arbeidsplass. Brannmennene her er ikke akkurat over seg av begeistring for å få en «dame» som kollega. Unntaket er yngstemann på laget, som ikke ser ut til å ha noe imot å ha Cassie rundt seg. Men Cassie har ikke glemt rådet hennes gamle sjef ga henne: Forelsk deg aldri i en brannmann ...

How to Walk Away

From the author of Happiness for Beginners comes the instant New York Times bestseller (May 2018), an unforgettable love story about finding joy even in the darkest of circumstances. Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she’s worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fiancé she adores, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in a brief, tumultuous moment. In the hospital and forced to face the possibility that nothing will ever be the same again, Maggie must confront the unthinkable. First there is her fiancé, Chip, who wallows in self-pity while simultaneously expecting to be forgiven. Then, there's her sister Kit, who shows up after pulling a three-year vanishing act. Finally, there's Ian, her physical therapist, the one the nurses said was too tough for her. Ian, who won't let her give in to her pity, and who sees her like no one has seen her before. Sometimes the last thing you want is the one thing you need. Sometimes we all need someone to catch us when we fall. And sometimes love can find us in the least likely place we would ever expect. How to Walk Away is Katherine Center at her very best—a masterpiece of a novel that is both hopeful and hilarious; truthful and wise; tender and brave.Praise for How to Walk Away:"A heartbreak of a novel that celebrates resilience and strength." —Jill Santopolo, bestselling author of The Light We Lost"If you just read one book this year, read How to Walk Away." —Nina George, New York Times bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop"Warm, witty, and wonderfully observed." —Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author of First Comes Love"Sympathetic and refreshing!" —Elinor Lipman, bestselling author of The Family Man"I can't think of a blurb good enough for this novel...poignant, funny, heartbreaking." —Jenny Lawson, bestselling author of Furiously Happy

Things You Save in a Fire

**INDIE NEXT PICK FOR AUGUST****AN AUGUST 2019 LIBRARYREADS SELECTION****BOOK OF THE MONTH PICK FOR JULY****AN AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK FOR AUGUST**“Center gives readers a sharp and witty exploration of love and forgiveness that is at once insightful, entertaining, and thoroughly addictive.”— KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW“An appealing heroine, a compelling love story, a tearjerking twist, and a thoroughly absorbing story. Another winner from Center.”— BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW“A spirited, independent heroine meets a smoking-hot fireman in Center’s smart romance… If you enjoyed ‘The Kiss Quotient,’ by Helen Hoang, read Things You Save in a Fire”’– THE WASHINGTON POSTFrom the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about courage, hope, and learning to love against all odds.Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's a total pro at other people's tragedies. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to give up her whole life and move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own.The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it could possibly be. Hazing, a lack of funding, and poor facilities mean that the firemen aren't exactly thrilled to have a "lady" on the crew—even one as competent and smart as Cassie. Except for the infatuation-inspiring rookie, who doesn't seem to mind having Cassie around. But she can't think about that. Because love is girly, and it’s not her thing. And don’t forget the advice her old captain gave her: Never date firefighters. Cassie can feel her resolve slipping...and it means risking it all—the only job she’s ever loved, and the hero she’s worked like hell to become.Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire is a heartfelt and healing tour-de-force about the strength of vulnerability, the nourishing magic of forgiveness, and the life-changing power of defining courage, at last, for yourself.

Zkouška ohněm

Cassie dokáže zkrotit plameny přinejmenším stejně dobře jako její kolegové z texaského hasičského sboru. Když se ale musí přestěhovat do Bostonu za nemocnou matkou, které se deset let vyhýbala, čekají na ni úplně jiné poměry. Místní hasiči o holku v uniformě nestojí. Výjimkou je snad jen zelenáč, který nastoupí zároveň s ní. Do té doby se držela zásady „s hasiči nerandím“, ale teď čelí poprvé v životě požáru, který jen tak neuhasí…

Forever, Interrupted

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo“​Touching and powerful...Reid masterfully grabs hold of the heartstrings and doesn't let go. A stunning first novel.”​ —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Have you ever heard of supernovas? They shine brighter than anything else in the sky and then fade out really quickly, a short burst of extraordinary energy. I like to think you and Ben were like that . . . in that short time, you had more passion than some people have in a lifetime.”Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year’s Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn’t expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they’ve eloped. Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met—and who doesn’t even know Elsie exists. Interweaving Elsie and Ben’s charmed romance with Elsie and Susan’s healing process, Forever, Interrupted will remind you that there’s more than one way to find a happy ending.

Volver a empezar (It Starts with Us) Spanish Edition (Latino neutro)

 Lily y su exmarido, Ryle, acaban de pactar la custodia compartida de su niña cuando Lily se encuentra de nuevo con su primer amor, Atlas. Después de casi dos años separados, está entusiasmada porque, por una vez, el tiempo está de su lado, e inmediatamente dice que sí cuando Atlas le pide una cita.  Pero su alegría se desvanece cuando piensa que, aunque ya no están casados, Ryle sigue teniendo un papel en la familia, y no consentirá que Atlas Corrigan esté presente en su vida y en la de su hija. V olver a empezar   alterna entre las perspectivas de Lily y Atlas y continúa justo donde nos dejó Romper el círculo. Descubriremos más sobre el pasado de Atlas y seguiremos a Lily en busca de una segunda oportunidad de encontrar el amor verdadero mientras tiene que lidiar con un exmarido celoso. La esperada continuación de Romper el círculo.Colleen Hoover, el gran fenómeno internacional.

13 Super Western Oktober 2023

Dieser Band enthält folgende Western: Farley und die Rancherin: Western (Alfred Bekker) Marshal Logan und die harte Rancherin (Pete Hackett) Grainger und tausend Stangen Dynamit (Barry Gorman) Die Spur führt zum Red River (Pete Hackett) Marshal Logan und der Hass des Siedlers (Pete Hackett) Die Spur der Gold-Wölfe (W.A.Fraser) Marshal Logan und die tödliche Quittung (Pete Hackett) Marshal Logans Wettlauf gegen die Zeit (Pete Hackett) Blutiger Weg nach Baton Rouge (Thomas West) Marshal Logan und der blutige Trail (Pete Hackett) Sundown Jim (Ernest Haycox) Trail Stadt (Ernest Haycox) Jack Bristol und das Brandzeichen (Max Brand) Es regnete in Strömen. Ein scharfer Wind trieb die Regenschauer schräg über das Land. Das Windrad beim Brunnen drehte sich knarrend und ächzend. Aus dem Fenster der Pferdewechselstation fiel gelber Lichtschein. Regen prasselte gegen die Scheibe. Die fünf Reiter trugen Regenumhänge. Die Hüte hatten sie sich tief in die Gesichter gezogen. Der heulende Wind zerrte an ihren Mänteln. Wasser lief über die stoppelbärtigen Gesichter. Im Hof der Station saßen sie ab. Sie versanken bis zu den Knöcheln im Schlamm. Ein Pferd wieherte trompetend. Die Männer zogen die Tiere zum Holm und banden sie fest. Die Tür der Station wurde geöffnet. Licht flutete ins Freie. Ein Mann erschien im Türrahmen. Scharf wurde seine Gestalt vom Licht umrissen. Sie warf einen Schatten in den Hof. Die letzte Minute im Leben des Stationer Matt Benbow war angebrochen … Der Tod war auf pochenden Hufen gekommen. Der Wind heulte wie ein hungriges Tier. Irgendwo schlug eine Tür. »Bringt die Pferde in den Stall!«, rief Matt Benbow. »Ich hole eine Laterne.« Er war der Meinung, dass die Reiter Unterschlupf vor dem strömenden Regen suchten.

What You Wish For

"The story’s message, that people should choose joy even (and especially) in difficult and painful times, seems tailor-made for this moment. A timely, uplifting read about finding joy in the midst of tragedy, filled with quirky characters and comforting warmth."—Kirkus (starred review)From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel full of heart and hope.Samantha Casey is a school librarian who loves her job, the kids, and her school family with passion and joy for living.But she wasn’t always that way. Duncan Carpenter is the new school principal who lives by rules and regulations, guided by the knowledge that bad things can happen. But he wasn’t always that way. And Sam knows it. Because she knew him before—at another school, in a different life. Back then, she loved him—but she was invisible. To him. To everyone. Even to herself. She escaped to a new school, a new job, a new chance at living. But when Duncan, of all people, gets hired as the new principal there, it feels like the best thing that could possibly happen to the school—and the worst thing that could possibly happen to Sam. Until the opposite turns out to be true. The lovable Duncan she’d known is now a suit-and-tie wearing, rule-enforcing tough guy so hell-bent on protecting the school that he’s willing to destroy it.As the school community spirals into chaos, and danger from all corners looms large, Sam and Duncan must find their way to who they really are, what it means to be brave, and how to take a chance on love—which is the riskiest move of all. With Katherine Center’s sparkling dialogue, unforgettable characters, heart, hope, and humanity, What You Wish For is the author at her most compelling best.

The Rise of Deathwatch

If the winter is coming then can a cup of hot coffee and a good spine-chilling book be far behind!? Get transported to the dark, ominous, and gothic atmosphere of the forgotten times, and relive the horror, the romance, and the unbridled passions that flow right from the pages to the reader's heart. Our meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Castle of Otranto Vathek The Castle of Wolfenbach Caleb Williams The Mysteries of Udolpho The Italian The Monk Wieland Northanger Abbey Frankenstein The Orphan of the Rhine Nightmare Abbey The Tell-Tale Heart The Fall of the House of Usher The Cask of Amontillado The Masque of the Red Death The Black Cat The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Vampyre The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Melmoth the Wanderer The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The Phantom Ship St, John's Eve Viy The Mysterious Portrait Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street The House of the Seven Gables Rappaccini's Daughter The Birth Mark The Lifted Veil The Woman in White Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde The Mystery of Edwin Drood Carmilla Uncle Silas The Hound of the Baskervilles The Picture of Dorian Gray The Horla The Forsaken Inn The Yellow Wallpaper The Great God Pan Lilith The Lost Stradivarius The Island of Doctor Moreau The Beetle The Turn of the Screw Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars (Original 1903 Edition) The Monkey's Paw The Necromancers The Phantom of the Opera Clarimonde The Mummy's Foot The House on the Borderland The Boats of the Glen Carrig Wolverden Tower

Return of Dr. Irresistible

Sparks fly with her ex…Emergency medical technician Jolie Bohannon never expected to see childhood sweetheart Dr. Reece Keightly again. Not since he abandoned her all those years ago… Now he's back to close down his family's circus—and it feels as if he's tearing down her life all over again!After everything she's been through Jolie wants nothing more to do with Reece. But after one scorching, passionate tryst it's clear that Jolie will always find Reece completely irresistible! Should she trust him with her heart…?

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Run

"Engaging, surprising, provocative and moving...a thoroughly intelligent book, an intimate domestic drama that nonetheless deals with big issues touching us all: religion, race, class, politics and, above all else, family." -- Washington PostFrom New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett comes an engrossing story of one family on one fateful night in Boston where secrets are unlocked and new bonds are formed.Since their mother's death, Tip and Teddy Doyle have been raised by their loving possessive and ambitions father. As the former mayor of Boston, Bernard Doyle wants to see is sons in politics, a dream the boys have never shared. But when an argument in a blinding New England snowstorm inadvertently causes an accident that involves a stranger and her child, all Bernard Doyle cares about is his ability to keep his children--all his children--safe.Set over a period of twenty-four hours, Run takes us from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard to a home for retired Catholic Priests in downtown Boston. It shows us how worlds of privilege and poverty can coexist only blocks apart from each other, and how family can include people you've never even met. As an in her bestselling novel, Bel Canto, Ann Patchett illustrates the humanity that connects disparate lives, weaving several stories into one surprising and endlessly moving narrative. Suspenseful and stunningly executed, Run is ultimately a novel about secrets, duty, responsibility, and the lengths we will go to protect our children.

11/22/63 (Enhanced Edition)

This Enhanced eBook Edition contains a 13-minute film, written and narrated by Stephen King and enhanced with historic footage from CBS News, that will take you back—as King’s novel does—to Kennedy era America. On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination—a thousand page tour de force. Following his massively successful novel Under the Dome, King sweeps readers back in time to another moment—a real life moment—when everything went wrong: the JFK assassination. And he introduces readers to a character who has the power to change the course of history. Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students—a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk. Not much later, Jake’s friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely possible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake’s life – a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time. A tribute to a simpler era and a devastating exercise in escalating suspense, 11/22/63 is Stephen King at his epic best.

Die Todes-Ranch: Wichita Western Roman 35

von Ernest Haycox "Ausrücken!" Coleman schrie: "Schnell weg!" Sein Team war aufgetaucht. Stuarts Männer stürmten in den Hinterhof, und das gleichmäßige, harte, runde Klatschen der Gewehrschüsse brach sich in den Bäumen, lief auf die Ebene hinaus und hallte immer wieder durch die Hügel. Da wusste er, dass Stuart andere Hilfe gefunden hatte, denn plötzlich wurde der Druck von Stuarts Truppe im Vorgarten größer. Die Männer von Horsehead waren ständig um ihn herum, bewegten sich durch die Bäume, während er sich bewegte, und antworteten auf Stuarts Feuer. "Legen Sie es auf", rief er. Die Kugeln schlugen in die nahen Bäume ein, er hörte sie singen und zerbersten: "Bewacht den Hof", sagte er. "Sie haben keinen Schutz." Er sah das schwarze Geflecht von Gestalten auf dem Hof. Er hörte den Schrei eines Mannes, und dieser Schrei nahm den Reitern von Stuart den Schwung. Die Schwärze ihrer Gestalten wurde immer undeutlicher, als sie sich hinter dem Haus umdrehten, um einen Annäherungsversuch von der anderen Seite zu unternehmen.

The Bodyguard

Et puis comment assurer la protection d’une personne qui vous rend nerveuse  ? Comment rester concentrée quand un véritable dieu-vivant se trouve à deux pas  ? Qu’est-ce que j’étais censée faire si Jack Stapleton se pointait un jour avec le même tee-shirt qu’il avait porté dans The Optimist  ? Mon dieu ! Autant démissionner sur-le-champ.Découvrez l’un des plus grands phénomènes  de la comédie romantique, enfin traduit !Hannah Brooks ressemble plus à une maîtresse de maternelle qu’à quelqu’un capable de tuer à mains nues. Pourtant, elle est garde du corps d’élite et vient d’être engagée par Jack Stapleton. Acteur renommé à la plastique de dieu grec, Jack est LE chouchou d’Hollywood. Lorsque sa mère tombe malade, il retourne au ranch familial pour la soutenir. Seul hic : il refuse que sa famille apprenne qu’il a un inquiétant stalker. Et une garde du corps. C’est ainsi qu’Hannah se retrouve à jouer la petite-amie de Jack, en sachant pourtant que c’est une très, très mauvaise idée. Pour Hannah, protéger Jack relève de la routine… ou presque. Mais sera-t-elle capable de protéger son propre cœur ?Une des comédies romantiques les plus drôles de l’année selon le Washington Post !Parmi les Meilleurs Livres de l’Année 2022 sur Goodreads !Dans le top 100 des Meilleurs Livres de l’Année 2022, Catégorie Romance, sur Amazon !Nominé pour le titre de Livre de l’Année 2022 au Book of the Month Club !« The Bodyguard est un roman parfait. Aussi drôle et tendre que les meilleures comédies romantiques des années 1990, mais avec la profondeur déchirante caractéristique de Katherine Center. J’aimerais pouvoir l’effacer de mon esprit afin de pouvoir le relire comme pour la première fois. Un pur moment de bonheur. » Emily Henry«  Absolument délicieux  !  » Jodi Picoult«  Comme toujours, l’écriture de Katherine Center éblouit par sa sagacité et ses personnages si bien écrits, que l’on adore voir se rapprocher peu à peu. The Bodyguard est un pur délice, que j’ai refermé avec un soupir de satisfaction et un immense sourire sur le visage.  » Christina Lauren«  Irrésistible, une lecture parfaitement savoureuse  !  Annulez tous vos plans et posez des congés, car vous ne pourrez pas lâcher ce livre tant que vous ne l’aurez pas terminé et vous voudrez même le relire plusieurs fois  ! » Susan Mallery« Complètement débridé  ! Préparez-vous à rire autant qu’à vous émouvoir, ce roman est une parfaite comédie romantique, un vrai rayon de soleil. » Helen Hoang«  Merveilleux, du début à la fin. Exactement de ce que je souhaiterais ressentir à chaque lecture, mais que je ne trouve que trop rarement.  » Julie Buxbau

Joy

In this deeply moving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a determined young woman must survive a series of abandonments to find a love that is worthy of her.When she is only six years old, Allegra Dixon’s party-loving mother leaves without so much as a goodbye. Her father, an emotionally distant military officer, is also unable—or unwilling—to care for her. Sent to live like a ghost in her grandparents’ joyless home, Allegra finds her only solace through an escape into books. Attending boarding school, life finally takes a turn when she meets a dashing young West Point cadet named Shep Williams. Soon their friendship blossoms into something more, and they fall deeply in love.  After college, Allegra has established herself as a book editor and Shep is rising through the ranks of the military. But then Shep suddenly receives a posting to Afghanistan, and they decide to marry before he goes. Between his deployments, they cling to their brief and fraught stolen moments together. Each time he leaves, Shep promises the separations will soon come to an end.  But soon Allegra realizes that the horrors of war have begun to change her husband into a man she no longer recognizes. The trauma he has experienced proves to be too harrowing, and Allegra will find herself feeling utterly alone again just when she thought she’d finally found happiness. In her new novel, Danielle Steel tells the unforgettable story of a woman who refuses to give up until she finds the joy she deserves.