JULIA STUART

Una divertidísima fábula al estilo Amélie.Las vidas de los habitantes de un pequeño pueblo situado en el suroeste de Francia están marcadas por la tradición y el minitornado que sufrieron en 1999. Al creer que iban a morir, sacaron a la luz la mayoria de los secretos. En este contexto, Guillaume Ladoucette, tras el cierre de su barberia, decide abrir un negocio para concertar citas. El problema aparece cuando su profesion le exige juntar a su vecino con Emilie Fraisse, la chica de quien esta enamorado desde niño, y a quien no tuvo el valor sufciente de responder una carta cuando su familia se mudo. Los años han pasado pero el amor y el miedo siguen intactos. Emilie rechaza al hombre que Guillaume le ha propuesto porque en realidad esta enamorada del ex barbero

Der Friseur Guillaume Ladoucette aus dem 33-Seelen-Dorf Amour-sur-Belle bekommt Konkurrenz aus Paris. Seine Kunden laufen ihm davon oder bekommen altersbedingt eine Glatze, und er muss sich einen anderen Beruf suchen. Obwohl er sich in Liebesdingen ziemlich ungeschickt anstellt, beschließt er, eine Heiratsvermittlung aufzumachen. Nach einigen Anlaufschwierigkeiten ist diese von Erfolg gekrönt. Doch gelingt es ihm auch, das Herz seiner Jugendliebe Émilie zu gewinnen, die nach langen Jahren in ihr Heimatdorf zurückgekehrt ist?

Balthazar Jones est hallebardier de la Reine. Il réside dans la Tour de Londres avec Hebe, sa femme, et leur tortue de 181 ans. Un jour, Balthazar est chargé par la Couronne d’aménager une ménagerie

A poignant, magical and completely original novel that you cant fail to love, for fans of Joanne Harris. Meet Balthazar Jones, Beefeater at the Tower of London. Married to Hebe, he lives and works in the Tower, as he struggles to cope with the tragic death of his son Milo, three years ago. The Tower of London is its own magical world; a maze of ancient buildings, it is home to a weird and wonderful cast of characters the Joness of course, as well as Reverend Septimus Drew, the Ravenmaster, and Ruby Dore, landlady of the Towers very own tavern, the Rack & Ruin. And, after an announcement from Buckingham Palace that the Queens exotic animals are to be moved from London Zoo to the Towers grounds, things are about to become a whole lot more interesting Komodo dragons, marmosets, and even zorillas (a highly revered yet uniquely odorous skunk-like animal from Africa) fill the Towers menagerie and it is Balthazar Joness job to take care of them. Things run far from smoothly, though missing penguins and stolen giraffes are just two of his worries! A touching, magical and entirely original debut.

Julia Stuart returns in her follow-up to the bestselling The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise with this clever murder mystery set in Victorian England, brimming with her signature charm and fabulous characters.When Indian Princess Alexandrina is left penniless by the sudden death of her father, the Maharaja of Brindor, Queen Victoria grants her a grace-and-favor home in Hampton Court Palace. Though rumored to be haunted, Alexandrina and her ladys maid, Pooki, have no choice but to take the Queen up on her offer. Aside from the ghost sightings, Hampton Court doesnt seem so bad. The princess is soon befriended by three eccentric widows who invite her to a picnic with all the palaces inhabitants, for which Pooki bakes a pigeon pie. But when General-Major Bagshot dies after eating said pie, and the coroner finds traces of arsenic in his body, Pooki becomes the #1 suspect in a murder investigation. Princess Alexandrina isnt about to let her faithful servant hang. She begins an investigation of her own, and discovers that Hampton Court isnt such a safe place to live after all. With her trademark wit and charm, Julia Stuart introduces us to an outstanding cast of lovable oddballs, from the palace maze-keeper to the unconventional Lady Beatrice (who likes to dress up as a toucandont ask), as she guides us through the many delightful twists and turns in this fun and quirky murder mystery. Everyone is hiding a secret of the heart, and even Alexandrina may not realize when shes caught in a maze of love.

From the bestselling author of Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo comes the story of one mans quest to find a pearl, save his marriage and track down a missing rabbit named FrankThe Last Pearl Fisher of Scotland is a gently comic, gently tragic novel, full of lyricism, humanity and the pearl that is love. Read it at onceA. L. KennedyBrodie McBride is having a tough time.The last expert in the ancient art of pearl fishing, hes on a quest to track down the pearl that will complete a necklace for his wife, Elspeth, convinced that the love token will save their marriage.But Scotlands rivers are running out of mussels, Elspeth is running out of patience, and their daughter, Maggie, is running wild with her moustachioed pet rabbit.And when Maggie takes matters into her own hands, determined to keep the family together, the McBrides are soon at the centre of international commotion that will change everyones lives forever.

A perpetual breeze blows through Amour-sur-Belle, a village so ugly that even the English refuse to live there.Guillaume Ladoucette the barber is forced to give up his business as the advancing age of his customers means many have gone bald. He decides to set himself up as a matchmaker instead, for, despite its name, love is the one thing that Amour-sur-Belle lacks. Some shun Denise Vigier because her grandmother was found guilty of horizontal collaboration during the war. The bar owner refuses to serve Madame Fournier, the mushroom poisoner. And Madame Ladoucette and Madame Moreau have been trading insults for so long they have become almost a form of greeting. Not everyone falls instantly head over heels, the matchmaker counsels. Love is like a good cassoulet, it needs time and determination. But how can a matchmaker make love simmer - when he has not yet solved the problem of his own troubled heart?