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15 octobre 2016

La verdad esta equivocada - Nacho Abad (The truth is mistaken)

Pages: 624 Published: 2015 Valentin and Guadalupe are the perfect couple... on glossy paper. She is a beautiful, famous author and he, the handsome son of a world famous toreador. Recently wed, they are expecting their first child. So when Guadalupe goes...

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7 octobre 2016

The kind worth killing - Peter Swanson

Pages: 312 Published: 2015 Ted has recently caught his wife cheating on him, and he daydreams of killing her. Returning from a business trip, his path crosses Lily's; a perfect stranger in an airport, never to be seen again... Ted confides in her. Little...

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15 août 2016

The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein

pages: 321 published: 2006 Enzo is a dog; an old, dying dog. He is also the narrator of this beautiful book. Enzo is a special dog, who has learned much of the human condition from his master Denny. So much so that he is ready to die and be reincarnated...

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Tags: 5 stars, The year in 52 books, Author S, Title A, August 2016, Garth Stein

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26 mai 2016

Un long moment de silence - Paul Colize

pages: 470 published: 2013 50 years after the fact, Stan is investigating an unsolved terrorist act that left a dozen of people killed in an egyptian airport. Among the victims, his father. His investigations will reveal that the causes of this attack...

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4 avril 2016

Still life with breadcrumbs - Anna Quindlen

pages: 252 published: 2014 This is the story of Rebecca Winter, an ageing photographer. At the height of her career, she was a world-renown name but nowadays people don't recognise her name or if they do it's because their parents were "big fans". Rebecca...

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3 février 2016

All my friends are dead - Avery Monsen

pages: 96 published: 2010 No summary possible for this book. Just beautfiful drawings, with humorous notes on friendship. Awesome!

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Tags: 5 stars, February 2016, The year in 52 books, Author M, Avery Monsen, Title A

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1 février 2016

The postman always rings twice - James M. Cain

pages: 116 published: 2010 This is a classic. The title has always rung a bell but I actually had no idea what the story was about. Frank is a drifter. After stopping for lunch in a road-side diner in California, he accepts to stay to work for the owner....

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