From the author of The Unkillable Kitty O'Kane comes a gripping novel about finding the American Dream-and what it costs. In 1913, Sarah Levine sails to New York to start a promising new life with her husband, Micha. Unable to conceive, Sarah despairs of ever having a family of her own. Her dream fi
Loving
✍ Scribed by Steel, Danielle
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
Park Avenue, un soir de novembre. Bettina Daniels regarde tomber la première neige en se préparant pour la somptueuse réception que donne Justin, son père, célèbre écrivain et chouchou du Tout-New York. Elle ne sait pas encore que ce sera sa dernière soirée avec cet homme qui est toute sa vie.
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Le lendemain, en effet, Justin disparaît brutalement, terrassé par une crise cardiaque. Jusqu'alors choyée et adorée, la jeune fille se retrouve seule face à la montagne de dettes que lui a léguée son père, seule face à la vie dont elle ne connaît pas encore les embûches, seule face à l'amour dont il lui faudra faire l'apprentissage. Contrainte de tout vendre - jusqu'à cet appartement de New York où elle a passé son enfance-, elle devra renoncer à ses goûts de luxe, à sa garde-robe, à ses domestiques, et repartir de zéro. Courageuse, Bettina fera pourtant son chemin parmi les hommes, aimants ou infidèles. Tantôt fragile, tantôt forte, elle saura retrouver ses racines et découvrir, au bout du compte, sa vérité de femme
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