If you want a novel whose story, relentless, is really difficult to forget, well here it is!
Long ago, the Newmans owned ranch and land near Delphia, Montana. But today, only 24-year-old Wendell Newman remains sordid mobile home parked in the depths of the Bull Mountains. Even if it is far from being the ideal place to raise children, a social worker will come one day to carry one: the bastard son of a toxic addict who has just been sent to prison. Suddenly, Wendell to take care of it. A great challenge, little Rowdy, 7 years old, does not speak and is seriously delayed in development. Never mind! From the moment this shy and skeletal kid arrives in his life, Wendell will really do everything in his power to make things go well between them.
Black past
A nice learning novel? Not quite. For that, it would have had to happen in another family and elsewhere than in Montana, where the first legal wolf hunt in the history of this corner of the country is being prepared.
Because of her father, who had to go into hiding in the Bull Mountains many years earlier, Wendell inherited a history of violence. A past he thought he had left behind for a long time, but which, with the imminent opening of the wolf hunt, will eventually come back to him in the face like a boomerang. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to dodge the blow in time so that he can continue to protect Rowdy from human stupidity …
A hard, but magnificent story.
Chills guaranteed
Return of service
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John the Square
At Éditions du Seuil
400 pages
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At 88, John le Carré signs his 25e novel. And for those who wonder, it is really very good. Why ? Because Nat, his hero, manages with disarming ease to intrigue us and to capture all our attention.
Like most of the characters created by Le Carré, Nat has worked for the British Secret Intelligence Service for quite a while. And while he expects to be scrapped shortly, he will instead be offered to run the Refuge. What could have been a nice assignment, if most of the members of this substation in the Russian department had not been so stuffy …
The powder fire
Outside of work – and that’s where it’ll get interesting! -, Nat mainly frequents the badminton courts of the Athleticus Club of Battersea. He is even the main champion and one fine day, a badist by the name of Ed Shannon will make a stand against him. For a few months, they will get into the habit of competing every Monday, and the loser will then pay the first beer. This is how, over time, Nat will learn a lot of little things about Ed. His passion for geopolitics, for example, or his strong opinions on Trump and Brexit. Small things a priori without much interest, but which will end up seriously disrupting Nat’s job and everyday life!
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History records
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At Éditions Albin Michel
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Who is the most translated writer in the world? Which king had the greatest number of amorous conquests? What is the most visited monument in the world? What is the longest conflict in history? What is the oldest civilization discovered? What is the oldest restaurant in Paris? By answering all these questions in a clear and lively way, the writer and animator Stéphane Bern treats us with tasty anecdotes.
Soft, melt-in-the-mouth and runny
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Marie Élodie Pape
At Éditions Hachette
92 pages
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To spoil yourself, this is the ideal book. Because with a few spoons of the jar, you can make all kinds of gourmet desserts as desired: sweet pear-ginger, flowing chocolate caramel heart, honey fondant, mini-lemon-poppy sweet, coconut fondant. .. In all, 30 recipes that will absolutely make everyone salivate!
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