A forgotten notebookVirginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau
Two new books have just been published in the Solstice collection from Éditions Hannenorak to highlight the In June, I read indigenous initiative: A forgotten notebookby Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau, and The man with two faces, by Isabelle Picard. In both cases, these are long stories; the first revisits the image of the kokum with the story of an elder who plunges back into her life by rereading an old notebook where she had recorded all her romantic travel adventures. The second tells of the return of a depressed writer to his indigenous community, which he had left for the metropolis.
A forgotten notebook
Hannenorak
36 pages
KatieMichael McDowell
The now deceased author of Golden needles and the series Blackwater takes us to 19th century New Jerseye century, as well as in New York and Boston, in a bloody duel between two women who seek to protect the interests of their family. A Victorian thriller, for lovers of dark novels that immerse us in other eras.
Katie
Alto
508 pages
The networkJohn Grisham
This is a must-read for those who loved the famous novel adapted for the cinema with Tom Cruise The firm. Fifteen years have passed since then and lawyer Mitch McDeere lives with his wife in Manhattan, where he is a partner in a large international law firm. During a trip to Libya, his partner’s daughter is kidnapped by extremists who demand a ransom to free her. Mitch then finds himself at the center of a conspiracy with global implications that will once again put his colleagues, friends and family in danger.
The network
JC Lattès
336 pages
7m2Jussi Adler-Olsen
In this 10e title starring Inspector Carl Morck, the famous Danish investigator finds himself in prison, where corrupt guards and prisoners seek to kill him at all costs. His precious acolytes then do everything they can to free him before it is too late.
7m2
Albin Michel
622 pages
The butterfly womanJL Blanchard
A read intended for the summer, this fourth investigation by Quebec police officers Bonneau and Lamouche – who we like for their exchanges always sprinkled with humor – travels to France, on the trail of a mysterious organization resembling a sect . And just in time for the holidays, their second and third investigations (The bones of the jellyfish And The cat constellation) have just been published in pocket format in the Biblio Fides collection.
The butterfly woman
Fides
376 pages
Himmler’s nurseryCaroline de Mulder
This novel reconstitutes in its historical reality the first Nazi maternity hospital, set up in Bavaria, in 1944. We enter it from the point of view of two women, a young French woman pregnant by a German soldier who finds refuge there in the awaiting an unwanted birth, and a nurse responsible for caring for pregnant women and infants. As the Allies draw closer, the fate of these women becomes more than uncertain. For passionate readers of novels who know how to give faces to History.
Himmler’s nursery
Gallimard
288 pages
Hold on to lifeLaure Adler
This anthology brings together the major pieces of the French essayist and journalist – portraits taken from her biographies of women (from Marguerite Duras to Annie Ernaux), her first essay or even transcriptions of radio interviews – which take us back, among other things, to the Mitterrand years, for which she was cultural advisor, and address issues such as mourning or old age. A look back at half a century of history seen through the prism of arts and politics.
Hold on to life
Books
1152 pages
Into the Taylor-verse – At the heart of Taylor Swift’s universeSatu Hämeenaho-Fox
This in-depth biography of one of the most influential singers in the world is said to be the most up-to-date yet. The author, a Swiftie from the Fearless Era, has authored books on Harry Styles, Zendaya and Lady Gaga, in addition to being the co-founder of the newsletter Swiftian Theory. This book traces the star’s life, from his beginnings to the tour Eras Tourand looks back on his creative process, the history and hidden meaning of his songs, his sources of inspiration and his albums.
Into the Taylor-verse – At the heart of Taylor Swift’s universe
Gallimard Youth
312 pages