MEG CLOTHIER

Un libro oscuro y poderoso cuyas páginas esconden un antiguo secreto.Una bibliotecaria que debe protegerlo aunque para ello tenga que arriesgar su vida.Beatrice es la bibliotecaria del convento. Durante años, ha evitado la compañia de sus hermanas y se ha refugiado unicamente entre sus manuscritos.Hasta que, una noche de Carnaval, dos mujeres malheridas aparecen tras los muros del edificio. Instantes antes de morir, una de ellas presiona algo contra las manos de Beatrice: un libro hechizante cuyas paginas albergan una peligrosa vida propia.Pero los hombres de fe quieren destruirlo, y un fervoroso clerigo ha seguido sus pasos hasta la puerta del convento. La vida de sus hermanas o su obsesion: Beatrice debe decidir.La voz del libro es cada vez mas fuerte. Un poder ancestral se esta desatando.¿Se atrevera Beatrice a escuchar?El libro de Eva te arrastra a su mundo, exquisito y perturbador, desde la primera pagina, y no te deja escapar hasta el final. Unos personajes vibrantes y una atmosfera profundamente evocadora con un trasfondo oportuno.Bobby Palmer, autor de Isaac and the egg

Un libro oscuro yápoderoso cuyas páginasáesconden un antiguo secreto.Una bibliotecaria que debeáprotegerlo aunque para ello tengaáque arriesgar su vida.Beatrice es la bibliotecaria del convento. Duranteaaños, ha evitado la compañia de sus hermanas yase ha refugiado unicamente entre sus manuscritos.Hasta que, una noche de Carnaval, dos mujeresamalheridas aparecen tras los muros del edificio.aInstantes antes de morir, una de ellas presiona algo contraalas manos de Beatrice: un libro hechizante cuyasapaginas albergan una peligrosa vida propia.Pero los hombres de fe quieren destruirlo,ay un fervoroso clerigo ha seguido sus pasosahasta la puerta del convento.aLa vida de sus hermanas o su obsesion:aBeatrice debe decidir.La voz del libro es cada vezamas fuerte. Un poder ancestralase esta desatando.¿Se atrevera Beatriceaa escuchar?"El libro de Eva te arrastra a su mundo,aexquisito y perturbador, desde la primeraapagina, y no te deja escapar hasta el final.aUnos personajes vibrantes y unaaatmosfera profundamente evocadoraacon un trasfondo oportuno".Bobby Palmer, autor deaIsaac and the egg

There s a sea lover in every Brit The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people in tune with the gloriously fickle British weather for a century and capturing our hearts and imaginations along the way Celebrating a hundred years since the first broadcast this book takes you to the heart of what the Shipping Forecast means to us as a nation Each of the ten chapters brings you on a fascinating exploration of a different area of our British maritime history from stormy weather up above to the seabed far below and from fishing boats and battleships to the songs and poems inspired by the forecast This joyous book invites you to sail away into the enchanting world of the forecast and is the perfect companion for anyone curious about our great British skies and seas

Des milliers de lectrices ont fait leur choix : Meg Clothier est la lauréate du Prix des Lectrices 2024 avec Le Livre dÈve !Que dois-je faire du livre ? Je dois le protéger. Je dois le détruire. Il est merveilleux... magnifique. Il est dangereux... scandaleux. Il est la meilleure chose qui pouvait marriver. La pire. Percer ses secrets me vaudra detre comblee dhonneurs, acclamee. Etre decouverte en sa possession me fera... condamner ?Au crepuscule du Moyen Age, Beatrice est bibliothecaire dans un couvent retire au fin fond de lItalie. Elle a toujours fui la compagnie de ses soeurs, ne trouvant le reconfort que dans la lecture de ses manuscrits. Mais sa vie bascule lorsquune nuit, deux femmes, grievement blessees, se presentent aux grilles du couvent implorant laide des soeurs. Avant de mourir, lune delles place un objet entre les mains de Beatrice : un livre ensorcelant dont les pages prennent dangereusement vie. Or les hommes qui regissent la vie de toute femme en ce lieu sont prets a tout pour sen emparer et le detruire. Entre la vie de ses soeurs ou proteger ce tresor : Beatrice doit faire un choix. Celui qui determinera son avenir et celui des soeurs.Les pages de ce livre renferment le plus vieux des secrets.La verite pourrait vous couter la vie.Inspire du manuscrit de Voynich, Le Livre dÈve nous embarque dans un recit sombre et mysterieux autour dun livre ensorcelant dote du pouvoir de transformer la vie des femmes. Un recit habilement construit et magnifiquement raconte, voila lintrigante histoire dun pouvoir et dun mystere anciens dont le coeur est la force et la solidarite feminines. Obsedant, magique et envoutant. Jennifer Saint Enchanteur ! Le Livre dÈve vous emporte dans un univers riche et inquietant de la premiere a la derniere page. Entre La Servante ecarlate et Le Nom de la rose. Bobby Palmer

Theres a sea lover in every Brit.The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people in tune with the gloriously fickle British weather for a century, and capturing our hearts and imaginations along the way.Celebrating a hundred years since the first broadcast, this book takes you to the heart of what the Shipping Forecast means to us as a nation. Each of the ten chapters brings you on a fascinating exploration of a different area of our British maritime history, from stormy weather up above to the seabed far below, and from fishing boats and battleships to the songs and poems inspired by the forecast.This joyous book invites you to sail away into the enchanting world of the forecast, and is the perfect companion for anyone curious about our great British skies and seas.

It is as if Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth were combined into one character, and unleashed for the first time: so much more fun than another Boleyn book - IndependentCompelling, exotic and fast-paced: a wonderful story of love and death that transports you into a forgotten world - Vanora BennettSpeedy, gripping, historical fiction - Marie ClaireClothier has a good story, a vigorous style and well-turned phrase - Times Literary Suppl

A sweeping historical novel set in Constantinople at the time of the CrusadesConstantinople, 1179Princess Agnes of France is thirteen when she marries the heir to Byzantium, and empire unmatched in wealth, power - and glamour.But once she sets foot in the Queen of Cities, a decadent world where dazzling luxury masks unspeakable cruelty, she realises that her husband has mighty enemies and treacherous allies.As emperors rise and fall, Agnes learns to play the Citys game - until she falls for a handsome rebel and finds that love is the most perilous game of all.Glittering parties in marble palaces soon give way to bloody revolution, shipwreck and exile, and Agnes discovers there is no limit to what she will do to survive.But only when crusading knights from her homeland attack the City does she finally understand what is truly worth fighting for.

The Binding meets The Handmaids Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia and historical feminist fiction.A wonderfully rich and absorbing taleObserverExpertly crafted and beautifully told Jennifer SaintAll so good. I read it in two days flat, and wish I had spaced it out more READER REVIEWBeatrice is the convents librarian. For years, she has shunned the company of her sisters, finding solace only with her manuscripts. Then, one carnival night, two women, bleeding and stricken, are abandoned outside the convents walls. Moments from death, one of them presses something into Beatrices hands: a bewitching book whose pages have a dangerous life of their own.But men of the faith want the book destroyed, and a zealous preacher has tracked it to her door. Her sisters lives - or her obsession. Beatrice must decide.The books voice is growing stronger.An ancient power uncoils.Will she dare to listen?More praise for THE BOOK OF EVE:What an extraordinary bookHarriet Tyce A ravishing, erudite feminist hijack of Renaissance FlorenceAlice AlbiniaA beautifully written, utterly enthralling readKaren Coles Mysterious, bewitching and beautifulElizabeth LeeBrutal and hauntingMelissa Fu Erudite and bewitchingCostanza CasatiAnd some early reader reviews:It is a tribute to female strength, power and resilience A very interesting take on myth, mythology and the power of women when they work together for the greater good The writing was excellent with a compelling storyline and well developed characters and a fantastic setting An emotional journey, I absolutely loved the story and characters