The bird hotelJoyce Maynard
This new title by American Joyce Maynard is said to be one of her greatest. It’s difficult to decide as each of his novels that we read shocked us on different levels. In it, a heroine marked by the tragic death of her mother when she was 6 years old tries to rebuild herself as an adult, suffering new setbacks which will put her resilience to the severe test.
The bird hotel
Philip Rey
526 pages
The dollYrsa Sigurdardóttir
Fifth investigation with police officer Huldar and child psychologist Freyja, this Icelandic thriller continues to take us into the gray areas of the small island nation, while a doll found in a fishing net leads the authorities to a dark story sexual abuse of minors.
The doll
South Acts
400 pages
And I was content to love youRosella Postorino
The Italian author, whom we discovered with the captivating novel Hitler’s taster, takes us here to Sarajevo, in 1992, in the footsteps of Omar, a 10-year-old boy who is waiting for his mother to return. But the war took him to Italy, where he experienced the wounds of exile. A poignant novel which received much attention.
And I was content to love you
Albin Michel
432 pages
The shadow of a big birdCatherine Poulain
The one who signed The great sailor, where she recounted her extraordinary experience on a fishing boat in Alaska, looks back on her childhood in the Alps in the 1960s, her solitary wanderings in nature and her discoveries with wild animals. Poetic prose, imbued with sensitivity.
The shadow of a big bird
Arthaud
192 pages
gloryNoviolet Bulawayo
Finalist for the Booker Prize, this novel by an author born in Zimbabwe and based in the United States tells the story of an imaginary country where everyone lived happily – until the arrival of the colonizers. A satirical and captivating fable, which makes us discover a new voice.
glory
Otherwise
464 pages