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Olivia Finn, Gedächtnisexpertin an einem Londoner Krankenhaus, erhält einen merkwürdigen Anruf aus Paris: Ihre Großmutter Josephine ist im berühmten Hotel Lutetia aufgetaucht und behauptet, sie heiße eigentlich Sophie und habe hier vor Jahrzehnten einen Mord begangen. Als Josephine wenig später ermordet wird, ist klar: Jemand möchte verhindern, dass die Vergangenheit ans Licht kommen.

Sophie: The Final Verdict tells a remarkable story that could not until now be revealed. Senan Molony was the first national crime correspondent at the scene. From his growing unease at his helper Ian Bailey's conduct, to the astonishing moment when Bailey was arrested for a murder the suspect himself had been covering, it is an insider's account of those infamous early days of a doomed investigation, and the astonishing years to follow - as Bailey, a violent misogynist and pathological liar, escaped trial in his adopted country despite compelling evidence.

Sophie has become the figure within the family who is the comforter to its members and a reassuring and inspiring presence for the country. She is a modern woman and yet a throwback to happier Royal times. She is now the 'glue that binds'. During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family...

Experte sur la question de la mémoire, Olivia Finn travaille dans un hôpital londonien. Une nuit, elle est tirée de son sommeil par un appel de la police : sa grand-mère française, Joséphine Benoît, s’est rendue à l’hôtel Lutetia pour s’accuser d’un meurtre à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Inquiète, Olivia se rend à Paris, où elle découvre une femme confuse mais résolue. Joséphine est convaincue qu’il s’agit d’un souvenir longtemps enfoui, et les archives de l’hôtel confirment qu’en 1945, Sophie Leclerc a bien trouvé la mort dans la chambre 11 du Lutetia. 

One day, 14-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find two notes in her mailbox, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl.

Beginning in 1938 Germany, Sophie L.: A Life in Five Moves chronicles the moves of a Jewish woman, Sophie, as she travels from war-torn Europe to South America, finally settling in the United States. Sophie's life is full of ups and downs, but the two things that remain the same are her resilience and adaptability. Leslie Berlin weaves together a beautiful narrative that effectively captures what it's like to have a home that is constantly changing.

Sophie is small but very determined. She loves animals and is going to be a lady farmer when she grows up. On her fifth birthday, she gets a model farm and lots of toy animals. What she wants most of all, though, is a real animal - like a cat.

One day, 14-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find two notes in her mailbox, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up?

Chez Sophie et Richard, ce n'est pas parce qu'il est 17h que la journée se termine. Au contraire, quand l'heure de l'apéro arrive, le couple aime non seulement se servir un petit verre, mais aussi recevoir des invités pour discuter d'à peu près tout, mais surtout poser des questions qui lui brûle le bout de leurs langues. Confortablement assis à la cuisine ou au salon, on se demande avec quoi l'invité de la soirée risque de s'étouffer: une amande, une olive aux piments forts ou une question trop piquante?

Lady Lewisham is an independent woman of means who has just emerged from her year of mourning. But as a young, beautiful, single widow (with an intelligent mind to boot), it seems she is a target for unwanted attention from ill-fitting suitors and mindless tittle-tattle from the gossip-mongers. Little does Sophie know, however, that when she encounters the handsome but devout bachelor Sir Philip Bray, her life is about to change. Could Sir Philip be the hero she thinks she does not need or want?

Bloomsbury presents Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood, read by Oliver Hembrough and Lydia Bakelmun. 'A heart-stopping thriller, a heartfelt mystery' CHRIS WHITAKER 'A clever, chilling thriller that is also unexpectedly moving' SHARI LAPENA 'Kept me guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN...

Des montgolfières aux Canadairs en passant par l’Aéropostale et le Concorde, l’Histoire a pris son envol de bien des façons. Elisa Deroche, Roland Garros, Georges Guynemer, Adrienne Bolland, Charles Lindbergh ou Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ont parcouru le globe à bord d’avions mythiques pour entrer dans la légende suite à leurs fabuleux exploits. Voler, l’Homme en a rêvé longtemps. Depuis la fin du XVIIIe siècle, la voie des airs s’est ouverte. En temps de paix ou de guerre, l'avion a été au coeur de faits historiques majeurs ou d'anecdotes plus confidentielles qui se sont écrits en plein ciel.

Une famille perd ses deux enfants dans un tremblement de terre. Les parents décident d’avoir un autre enfant pour survivre à cette perte. Quinze ans plus tard, une femme est assassinée dans son salon de thé à Tokyo. À la même époque, Matsumiya, que les lecteurs ont rencontré dans “Les Doigts rouges”, reçoit un appel d’une femme qui lui dit qu’elle est sa demi-soeur. Ces trois faits sont-ils liés ? Et de quelle façon ?

After the tragic death of his wife, Alec Riley struggles to put his life back together. He and his three children are lost in their grief...until Sophie walks unexpectedly into their lives. Having left her native Czechoslovakia, she has discovered that this land that had seemed so bright with...

From Ronald H. Balson, author of Once We Were Brothers, Saving Sophie is the powerful story of the lengths a father will go through to protect his daughter and an action-packed thriller that will take you on an unforgettable journey of murder and deception, testing the bonds of family and love...

In each episode, I speak with the people shaping the sound of Jewish music today. This is an incredible moment in Jewish music; never before has it been more global or open to cross-community exchange. All over the Jewish music world, people are doing exceptionally interesting things, and I want to talk to all of them!

When Karen Finch's 17-year-old daughter, Sophie, arrives home after a night out drunk and accompanied by police officers, no one is smiling the morning after. But Sophie remembers nothing about how she got into such a state. Twelve hours later Sophie's friend Amy has still not returned home. Then the body of a young woman is found. Karen is sure that Sophie knows more than she is letting on. But Karen has her own demons to fight. She struggles to go beyond her own door without a panic attack.

Jacinda hat nur ein Ziel: Cassians Schwester zu befreien, die durch ihre Mitschuld gefangen genommen wurde. Doch bei der wahnwitzigen Aktion steht das Leben all derer auf dem Spiel, die sie liebt, denn die Drachenjäger sind ihnen dicht auf der Spur. Zugleich drohen die Gefühle des Drakiprinzen Cassian zur Gefahr für die Liebe zwischen Jacinda und Will zu werden.

Un jour, tu te lèves, et ton destin prend une tournure inattendue. Ta petite vie ordinaire est soudain plongée au cœur d’un tourbillon dont la beauté insoupçonnable et la puissance amoureuse t’étaient étrangères. Tu n’es plus seule. Ton île, que tu croyais déserte, est peuplée.

Emily Mitchell, 35 ans, est encore sous le choc de la surprise de sa grossesse. Tout juste mariés, elle et Daniel n’ont pas le temps de digérer la nouvelle tandis qu’ils se retrouvent entraînés dans des rendez-vous chez le médecin, la préparation pour l’arrivée du bébé - et, au cours d’une fête surprise, la révélation du sexe de leur enfant.