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Cette nouvelle par la force des sentiments conférés aux personnages et par l'analyse de l'amour comme puissance destructrice est éminemment romantique. Le festival « Autour de Mme de Staël » a invité au château de Coppet le spectacle d'Alain Carré mettant en scène à partir de leur correspondance amoureuse, Benjamin Constant et Germaine de Staël qui a fait l'objet d'un précédent CD voix et clavecin fort remarqué.

The Thief-taker: Hunter Chase, wants nothing more than to rid himself of the demons in his head regarding his dark and difficult past. Now, as guardian of his unruly thirteen-year-old nephew, he finds his problems quickly mounting. He's never been a father and doesn't know how to keep the boy from going down the wrong path like he did. What he needs is a woman's guiding touch. Unfortunately, the type of women he meets through his line of work are anything but a good example.

La correspondance amoureuse voire politique échangée entre Benjamin Constant et Germaine de Staël (1766-1817) interprétée par Alain Carré connaît un grand succès tant en livre-audio qu'au festival du château de Coppet « Autour de Mme de Staël ».

Lors d'un trajet de Paris à Moulins, deux jeunes gens subissent un accident de voiture. L'un d'eux mourra écrasé, l'autre recevra sa confidence. Le vivant sera ainsi le messager de la mort auprès de la maîtresse du défunt, la jeune et désirable comtesse de Montpersan, mariée à un gentilhomme campagnard et embourgeoisé (en somme le mari trompé idéal). Mais non content d'apprendre à cette femme que son amant est décédé, notre « messager » semble pour le moins désireux de prendre la place du défunt… Rien ne se dit vraiment dans cette histoire où l'essentiel est à lire entre les lignes.

En ce mois de juillet 1958, le château de Versailles est en pleine effervescence. Dans quelques jours aura lieu le très attendu bal des débutantes. Du crépuscule jusqu'à l'aube, près de trois cents jeunes filles issues de l'aristocratie française ou de riches familles américaines feront leur entrée dans le beau monde. Parmi elles, la jolie Amelia, la brillante Felicity, la courageuse Samantha et la délicate Caroline. Loin d'accepter docilement leur sort, les quatre jeunes femmes, bientôt amies, décident de profiter de cette soirée exceptionnelle pour s'émanciper et prendre leur destin en main.

Curieuse rencontre pour le lieutenant Liéven : tandis qu'il traverse une sombre ruelle de Bordeaux, écumant sa rage d'avoir dilapidé son argent au jeu, le jeune homme bute contre un corps étranger. S'agit-il de quelque fille de rue ou autre rebut qui font honte à son rang ? Non, la dame est noble. Exilée espagnole, elle vit recluse en un mauvais mariage. Égarée par amour, la belle Léonor apprend au militaire endetté qu'en amour comme au jeu, on peut tout perdre ; à commencer par sa dignité.

Hazel is ruined. With no money, no near family, and the stagecoach to her old governess’s home vanishing into the distance, she is forced to accept the help of the one man she never wished to set eyes on again. To Hazel, the handsome and respected diplomat Sir Joseph Sayle is an infamous rake who took advantage of the princess she served. She hates his arrogance as much as his inexplicable effect on her senses. Under normal circumstances she would never have dreamed of setting foot in his curricle, least of all when he was, by his own admission, “not entirely sober” after a night’s carousing.

Mr. Darcy is not in want of a wife. Determined to avoid a loveless marriage, he devises a clever plan to protect his heart from fortune-hunters and relentless matchmakers. Elizabeth Bennet heartily agrees to join him in feigning a courtship, believing it will allow her to escape her mother’s matchmaking schemes. As their deception spirals into a whirlwind of unexpected complications, both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy begin to discover a deep connection neither of them anticipated.

Recently widowed, Jane, Duchess of Coleford, has moved to an isolated part of Cornwall with her young daughter. There she meets her nearest neighbour, Brook Reeves, a man with a seemingly permanent scowl on his handsome face who soon makes it clear that he wants her gone. Despite his many offers to purchase the crumbling house she inherited from her late husband, she stubbornly insists on staying.

Tradition runs deep in the small Southern town of Magnolia Springs, Mississippi, and change is met with suspicion. When the unexpected death of Mayor Beauregard leaves the city reeling, tensions rise between the old ways and the promise of new leadership. Amelia, a proud local, is torn between loyalty to her roots and the growing influence of outsiders. The arrival of a "Yankee" Rough Rider—stubborn, charismatic, and determined—pushes the town toward an uncertain future. Amelia must navigate her resentment and curiosity as personal and political lines blur.

Under the plain gray skirts of Miss Beatrice Lockwood's gown, a pistol waits at the ready. For Beatrice is a paid companion on a secret mission—and with a secret past—and she must be prepared to fight for her life at any moment.

In a world where duty and passion collide, Lady Seraphina Bradford dreams of a life beyond the confines of high society. With a heart yearning for adventure, she vows to explore the world before succumbing to the trappings of marriage. Enter Nathaniel Ashford, the dashing Duke of Ashford, whose piercing gaze and undeniable charm set Seraphina's heart aflame. Determined to make her his own, Nathaniel offers a proposal that promises not only love but the fulfillment of her wildest dreams.

Austen’s genius lies in her ability to expose hypocrisy while championing sincerity, independence, and emotional honesty. Pride and Prejudice endures not only because it is a romance, but because it is a vibrant portrait of flawed, vivid people learning to see one another clearly.

A prodigal son hoping for redemption. A virtuous lady with a tattered reputation. Both fear the future, but together, they might find the peace they crave. When Hazel Potts received a large inheritance from a friend, she knew her life would change—though she thought it would be for the better. But as people begin to whisper concerning the nature of her relationship with that gentleman, Hazel’s reputation quickly begins to tatter.

Yorkshire, Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts: Mr. Earnshaw gibt dem Findling Heathcliff auf seinem Gut Wuthering Heights eine neue Heimat. Der Junge wächst zusammen mit seinen Kindern Hindley und Cathy auf. Nach dem Tod des Vaters übernimmt Hindley das Gut. Schon bald wendet sich alles zum Schlechten: Der alkoholsüchtige Hindley terrorisiert die beiden anderen. Schließlich beschließt Cathy, den wohlhabenden Edgar Linton auf dem Nachbargut Thrusscross Grange zu heiraten – auch wenn sie ihn nicht liebt. Der gekränkte Heathcliff sinnt auf Rache.

Sansibar 1880. Elisabeth fasst allmählich Fuß auf Sansibar, doch der Handel mit Gewürzen macht ihr zunehmend Sorgen. Vonseiten des Palasts werden ihr Steine in den Weg gelegt und noch immer ist es ihr nicht gelungen, im Auftrag ihres Bruders Gewürznelken zu kaufen. Als es zu Missverständnissen zwischen Jacob und ihr kommt, scheint sie ganz allein dazustehen. Sowohl der Arzt Dr. Wessels als auch der Pflanzer Christian Gramberg machen ihr Avancen und Elisabeth landet in einem gefährlichen Netz aus Verrat und Intrigen. Wem kann sie vertrauen?

Nella campagna inglese di inizio Ottocento, la tranquilla vita della famiglia Bennet prende una svolta decisiva quando il ricco e affascinante Charles Bingley si trasferisce a vivere nelle vicinanze. La primogenita Jane, bella e sensibile, s'innamora del giovane scapolo, ma si ritrova presto sola e confusa quando Bingley parte improvvisamente per Londra senza dare spiegazioni. Secondo Elizabeth, la sorella più giovane dallo spirito vivace e intelligente, la rottura tra i due è da attribuire a Darcy, un aristocratico amico di Bingley.

With an introduction by Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall. Originally published in 1956, The Long View is Elizabeth Jane Howard's uncannily authentic portrait of one marriage and one woman. Written with exhilarating wit, it is a gut-wrenching account of the birth and death of a relationship. In...

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