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Moi, Christiane F., la vie malgré tout
Le sort de Christiane F. a fait le tour du monde. Des millions de gens ont grandi en lisant les confessions déchirantes de cette adolescente allemande de 13 ans, droguée et prostituée. Mais que s'est-il passé ensuite ? Trente-cinq ans plus tard, Christiane V. Felscherinow revient sur les années qui ont suivi la publication du livre : des années heureuses en Grèce à sa survie en prison, du combat contre l'addiction aux rencontres avec ses idoles rock & roll, de l'apparition d'un ange gardien aux moments de bonheur avec Phillip, son fils. Sur fond de description sans concession des milieux de la drogue et des relations qui se nouent, celle que le monde entier connaît sous le nom de Christiane F. se livre ici avec une franchise et une pudeur étonnantes. From the Back Cover Le sort de Christiane F. a fait le tour du monde. Des millions de gens ont grandi en lisant les confessions déchirantes de cette adolescente allemande de 13 ans, droguée et prostituée. Mais que s'est-il passé ensuite ? Trente-cinq ans plus tard, Christiane V. Felscherinow revient sur les années qui ont suivi la publication du livre : des années heureuses en Grèce à sa survie en prison, du combat contre l'addiction aux rencontres avec ses idoles rock & roll, de l'apparition d'un ange gardien aux moments de bonheur avec Phillip, son fils. Sur fond de description sans concession des milieux de la drogue et des relations qui se nouent, celle que le monde entier connaît sous le nom de Christiane F. se livre ici avec une franchise et une pudeur étonnantes.
Moi Nojoud, 10 ANS, Divorcee (Documents)
"Je m'appelle Nojoud et je suis yéménite. Mariée de force par mes parents à un homme trois fois plus âgé que moi..." L'histoire d'une petite fille qui a osé défier l'archaïsme des traditions de son pays en demandant le divorce... et en l'obtenant !Une première dans ce pays du sud de la péninsule arabique, où plus de la moitié des filles sont mariées avant leurs 18 ans. Son courage a été largement salué par la presse internationale. Élue "Femme de l'année 2008" par le magazine américain Glamour, passée du statut de victime à celui d'héroïne, elle raconte son histoire pour briser le silence sur les épouses-enfants et donner espoir.
A Very Easy Death
Long considered one of Simone de Beauvoir's masterpieces, A Very Easy Death is a profoundly affecting, day-by-day recounting of her mother's final days after she is hospitalized following a fall. Though a devout Catholic, her faith is subsumed by her terror of death, and as her body fails, she clings to life with fierce, primal desperation. In depicting her mother's refusal to 'go gentle' while her autonomy and dignity are taken from her, Simone de Beauvoir 'shows the power of compassion when it is allied with acute intelligence' (Sunday Telegraph). Powerful, touching and sometimes shocking, this is an end-of-life account that no reader is likely to forget.
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
A collection of early prose stories, journalism and journal pieces exploring the themes of mental illness, creativity and gender, from one of the twentieth century's most important writers. Every day from nine to five I sit at my desk facing the door of the office and type up other people's dreams. An office assistant in a hospital pursues a secret vocation. A girl endures a series of initiation ceremonies to join her high school sorority. A married woman seeks relief from the dull realities of daily life. From her mid-teens Sylvia Plath wrote stories, twenty-four of which are collected here, along with works of journalism and extracts from her journal. 'All the pieces presented here are revealing . . . It ought to round out one's knowledge of the writer, and, perhaps, offer some surprises. Luckily it does both.' Margaret Atwood, New York Times 'A beautiful, delicate, commanding poet.' Lena Dunham ' She embodied a seismic shift in consciousness which enabled us to feel and think as we do today, and of which she was a supremely vulnerable and willing casualty. She changed our world.' Margaret Drabble, Guardian
Mozart: The Man Revealed
DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD'S MOST-LOVED COMPOSERMusical history is full of tormented geniuses, d despite or because of their enormous talent. Yet perhaps the greatest musical virtuoso the world has ever known cannot be counted among them. Though he faced great hardships, Mozart was surely the happiest composer who ever lived.In Mozart: The Man Revealed, John Suchet breathes new life into the story of the boy genius , revealing a complex character, yet one who always remained comfortable with himself and at ease with his gift. His musical legacy may be immortal, but the man behind the music was gloriously human.'A lively read' - Financial Times Best Books of 2016'Fascinating, and impressively well-researched . . . makes for an absorbing read' - Christopher Morley, Birmingham
Educated
Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected.She hadn’t been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she’d never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn’t believe in doctors or hospitals. According to the state and federal government, she didn’t exist.As she grew older, her father became more radical, and her brother, more violent. At sixteen Tara decided to educate herself. Her struggle for knowledge would take her far from her Idaho mountains, over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she’d travelled too far. If there was still a way home.EDUCATED is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes with the severing of the closest of ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, from her singular experience Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it.
Hard Pushed: A Midwife’s Story
No sleep for twenty hours. No food for ten. And a ward full of soon-to-be mothers… Welcome to the life of a midwife.Life on the NHS front line, working within a system at breaking point, is more extreme than you could ever imagine. From the bloody to the beautiful, from moments of utter vulnerability to remarkable displays of strength, from camaraderie to raw desperation, from heart-wrenching grief to the pure, perfect joy of a new-born baby, midwife Leah Hazard has seen it all.Through her eyes, we meet Eleanor, whose wife is a walking miracle of modern medicine, their baby a feat of reproductive science: Crystal, pregnant at just fifteen, the precarious, flickering life within her threatening to come far too soon: Star, birthing in a room heady with essential oils and love until an enemy intrudes and Pei Hsuan, who has carried her tale of exploitation and endurance thousands of miles to somehow find herself at the open door of Leah’s ward.Moving, compassionate and intensely candid, Hard Pushed is a love letter to new mothers and to Leah’s fellow midwives – there for us at some of the most challenging, empowering and defining moments of our lives._____________________'The stories in Hard Pushed highlight the bravery of our midwives, and the women they care for.' CHRISTIE WATSON, author of The Language of Kindness'Heart-rending, inspiring and funny, Hard Pushed brings alive the world of midwifery in all its complexity and radiates love and respect for women.' PROFESSOR LESLEY PAGE CBE, former president of the Royal College of Midwives'It is Leah Hazard's capacity to love and give so personally to the many thousands of women she has worked with which imbues this book with its power.' JULIA SAMUEL, author of Grief Works'Not only powerful but well written too . . . a worthwhile addition to a genre fast becoming as crowded as a busy maternity unit.' DAILY EXPRESS'A riveting read: heartwarming and heartbreaking' SHEENA BYROM OBE, midwifery consultant and author of Catching Babies'A beautifully written, intimate portrait of the extraordinary work that midwives carry out each and every day.' CAROLINE ELTON, author of Also Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors