Three sisters - Hélène, Elise and Florence - live in a beautiful little house away from Sainte Cécile, a village in Dordogne, not too far from Sarlat. They moved when their father passed away and have remained there because of the Second World War. We are now in 1944 and the three sisters are longing... Continue Reading →
This book is about kindness in general but what I really liked are all the examples given to illustrate what kindness looks like, inspired from exchanges with children. It is a great starter for engaging kids in a conversation about what kindness means for them in their own environment, family and friends. The illustrations are... Continue Reading →
I always look forward to Tracy Rees’s books and this one was another very good read. The story takes place in the late 1890s in London and brings together the lives of three very different women. Mabs is poor and works as a labourer on the canal, dressed as a boy, to help her family... Continue Reading →
Un excellent roman dont les détails sont fouillés et nous font froid dans le dos. Très documenté et remarquablement bien écrit.C’était mon premier roman de Franck Thilliez mais ce ne sera pas mon dernier.
Rose lives in the small Irish town of Ballykillen with her mother and sisters. They are very modest and Rose is delighted when she and her friend Polly get a job in a hotel in Cork. There, she meets a gentleman, David, who later asks her to work for his family as companion for his... Continue Reading →
I enjoyed the story of The Secret Path and after all the events that unfold in the book, it was a relief to settle in a peaceful end. I loved the atmosphere of the rain forest and enjoyed the writing about it with all sounds, sensations and scents. I also liked the idea of bringing... Continue Reading →
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