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  • Seeking Peace in the Wake of War

    Europe, 1943-1947

    Series series War, Conflict and Genocide Studies
    When the Second World War ended, Europe was in ruins. Yet, politically and socially, the years between 1943 and 1947 were a time of dramatic reconfigurations, which proved to be foundational for the making of today's Europe. This volume hones in on the crucial period from the beginning of the end of Nazi rule in Europe to the advent of the Cold War. Through a series of interrelated case studies ... Read more

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  • The Salon of Madame Feng - The Shaming of Purbeck - The Housekeeper

    Three Tales of Dark Female Desire!

    Human bondage of the man to the woman is the linking theme of these three works of greed, murder, and surrender.Read on as a stuffy and conceited Englishman, visiting Paris with his fiance is introduced to a mystic Chinese woman before finding his life spiralling out of his own control and into hers.The experiment of a scientist upon his unwitting housekeeper backfires upon him when it meets ... Read more

    $7.38 USD

  • Nothing But Dust

    Winner of the Landerneau Prize for Crime Fiction: "A combination of a South American Western and a noir [with] airs of Faulknerian tragedy" ( Lire).By the time Rafael is born, the family farm has already gone to hell. Rafael's father has abandoned them. His older twin brothers blame Rafael for their father's departure and exact revenge. Rafael's other sibling is a simpleton whose affections and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Madelaine Before the Dawn

    Translated by Alison Anderson ...
    WINNER - **Prix Goncourt des Lycéens・**American Choix Goncourt“Collette’s narrative raises weighty questions about the value of resistance and what it takes to shatter a generations-old tolerance of injustice. It’s a triumph.”—Publishers WeeklyA Masterful New Novel by Sandrine Collette, One of France’s Most Daring and Acclaimed Writers.In a time outside time, in a world hemmed in by dark wo... ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Botanical Watercolours Through the Seasons

    An All-Year-Round Guide to Painting Flowers and Plants

    This stunning book follows the rhythm of nature through the year.Botanical Watercolours through the Seasons begins with a detailed introduction to Sandrine's ethically-sourced materials and tools, her workspace and an exploration of the key techniques employed in painting botanical watercolours. Sandrine explains colour theory in relation to botanical subjects, as well as colour bias and the key ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sweet Crochet

    A Whimsical Set of Cuddly Creatures

    Create a world of wonderful, whimsical creatures! Author Sandrine Deveze's distinctive and charming crocheted characters have won her devoted fans in France. Now, for the first time, her amigurumi patterns are available in English.Her friendly, straightforward tutelage will guide you through the ins and outs of crochet if you're a newcomer to the craft (the adorable Little Owls pattern is designed ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Just After the Wave

    Translated by Alison Anderson ...
    Surviving the environmental apocalypse has its own consequences in this novel of "tense, tightly controlled, and genuinely devastating prose" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).When a volcano collapses in the ocean and generates a tidal wave of biblical proportions, the world disappears around Louie, his parents and his eight siblings. Their house, perched on what was once the top of a hill, now ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • The Forests

    A Novel

    The sole survivor of a climate apocalypse searches for his adoptive grandmother in the acclaimed French author's "unforgettable epic" ( Le Figaro).Winner of the 2020 Grand Prix RTL-LireFrom earliest childhood, Corentin's life is sad and solitary. Abandoned by his mother, he finally finds a home with Augustine, an old woman who lives deep in the Valley of the Forests. Years later, he moves to the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Cut-and-sew knits

    Become a pattern drafter

    Making patterns and 17 explained models, finishing and constructions for your t-shirts, sweaters, skirts, jackets, and trousers in knit fabrics.This book explores all the possibilities in patternmaking for cut-and-sew knits and, through a selection of models, helps you make a full collection or complete your wardrobe with basic pieces adapted to women's ready-to-wear. ""cut-and-sew"" knits, long ... Read more

    $33.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Housekeeper - The Servant - Infatuation

    Three Tales of Dark Female Desire

    Three misadventures in the world of dark female-led desire open with a tale of greed, murder, and dependence in Victorian London; move on into domestic servitude in early-twentieth-century Moscow; before being completed by a tale of aristocratic perversity and entitlement in the Paris of the 1870's.Inside you will find:"The Housekeeper", by Maurice Reynard; "The Servant", from Sandrine Bessancort; ... Read more

    $7.38 USD

  • Sandrine's Case

    In this Edgar Award finalist and "slow-burning, intricate" thriller, a professor falls for his wife all over again . . . while he stands trial for her murder ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Samuel Madison always wondered what Sandrine saw in him. He was a meek, stuffy doctoral student while she was a beautiful bohemian with limitless talent and imagination. On the surface their marriage ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Smiling While Breaking

    She was the one everyone said was doing great.For years, Sandrine Barhins was fluent in a four-word sentence: "I'm good, just busy." She could fix her face in a car window, walk back into the room, and nobody would know she'd been crying in the parking garage.Smiling While Breaking is a memoir about what happens when strength becomes a performance. It begins in a loving, faith-filled home that ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus