Among all the books that have recently arrived in bookstores, here are a few that caught our attention.
Marie LaFlamme, Chrystine Brouillet
The three volumes of Chrystine Brouillet Marie LaFlamme’s historical series (originally published in the 1990s) have been given a makeover with this reissue featuring new cover illustrations. A heritage, New France And The vixen tell the fate of a young woman married to a cruel man who will have to flee France to start a new life in Quebec, in the 17the century.
Marie LaFlamme – A heritage
Flammarion Quebec
384 pages
The true force of natureMaude Michaud
The author and blogger behind The perfect scathing mom signs here a dark novel, just as violent as it is current. The plot begins with a massacre in a high school, then goes back to the adolescence of two women who will take opposite paths, before seeing their lives irremediably marked by this tragedy.
The true force of nature
Saint Jean
336 pages
Become numerousPierre Terzian
This dystopia which turns into utopia travels from France to Quebec, following in the footsteps of a young man and his sister who find refuge in La Belle Province. It is there, in a community that lives in isolation in the woods, that they will discover a new way of living. A reflection on our relationship with others and the world around us.
Become numerous
Quidam
286 pages
The ashes are still smokingJulie Marcil
The heroine ofA woman of caliber, Julie Marcil’s first novel, is back in this thriller which takes us to the heart of a disappearance. Hitwoman Anna Avril must find a man who has mysteriously disappeared while a journalist turned private detective seeks to corner her to reveal his true identity.
The ashes are still smoking
Robert Laffont Quebec
248 pages
Arthur Minor runs to his doomAndrew Sean Greer
This is the continuation of Tribulations of Arthur Minor, a highly acclaimed novel (notably winner of the Pulitzer in 2018) by the American author which takes up his hilarious and clumsy character. He, financially stuck after the death of his former companion, embarks on a road trip literary and zany which will take him on all kinds of adventures from one end of the United States to the other.
Arthur Minor runs to his doom
Chambon
236 pages
The department store of dreamsMi-ye Lee
This first novel, which enjoyed phenomenal success in Korea, is a clever mix of feel-good and fantastic. In a town where you can only go in your sleep, young Penny was hired at the Department Store of Dreams, where you can buy all kinds of dreamlike dreams, and introduces us to a universe worthy ofAlice in Wonderland.
The department store of dreams
Picquier
303 pages
36 ways to killStefan Ahnhem
Lovers of Swedish thrillers and thrills will find what they’re looking for in this new investigation by Fabian Risk and his colleagues from the Helsingborg police, who launch a hunt to arrest a dangerous murderer.
36 ways to kill
Albin Michel
555 pages