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The teacher (VO)
McFadden Freida
Sourcebooks, Inc
13,00 €
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EAN :9781464221378
Lesson #1 : trust no one. Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except... Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye. Addie can't be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that's what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her if people at the school found out. And when Eve discovers the shocking truth, Addie will do anything to keep her quiet... From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a-story of twisting secrets and long-awaited revenge.
Résumé : Sometimes the truth kills... Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dream They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned, psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps the the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal. Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collet audio transcripts from Dr, Hale's sessions with patients. As Tricia to the cassette tapes, she léarns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to the doctor's mysterious disappearance. With each tape, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls Into and a web of lies slowly unravels. But by-the time Tricia reachés th cassette, the one that rëveals the entire horrifying story, it will be too late... From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden con addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question What.is the truth ?
Résumé : She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim. Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all : men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman - the latest in a string of deaths across the coast - confounds police. The primary suspect ? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the man of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim... In a dark story about obsession and the things we'll do for love, Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest...
Résumé : Quand la notion d'état providence dérape, jusqu'où ira l'absurdité bureaucratique dans la recherche du bonheur pour tous ? Une série de tableaux pour des destins qui s'entrecroisent jusqu'à la terrible conclusion qui les rassemblera. Quand la société pousse à son paroxysme les idéaux d'égalité sociale, le résultat peut facilement tomber dans l'absurde. Par exemple, pour éviter les déficits chroniques de la sécurité sociale, quel meilleur moyen que d'interdire aux gens de prendre des risques avec leur santé ? Quitte à instaurer une police médicale et à mettre les contrevenants à l'amende... Trois histoires kafkaïennes à faire peur qui brossent un portrait terrifiant d'un monde trop règlementé.
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships,gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.
Revue de presse A funny, thought-provoking, acutely observed romantic comedy (Marie Claire)A bittersweet tale by a gifted writer (Women's Weekly)The writing is beautiful: sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always compelling (Good Housekeeping)