A haunting novel about a lineage of women possessed by their land. Winner of the Le Monde Literary Prize, this French bestseller tells a feverish, whispered story about characters and places haunted by madness, desire, and liberty. "Cécile Coulon's new novel gives an enthralling voice to the rural world."--La Croix Emilienne's life is Paradise, her isolated farm at the end of a winding path. After the sudden death of her daughter and son-in-law, this is where she farms alone, with her courage and her land as her only resources, along with her two little grandchildren: Blanche and Gabriel. As seasons pass, Blanche grows older and develops an even stronger connection to her home and the generations of women who have guarded it, like her mother and grandmother before her. When she meets Alexandre, Blanche falls into a devastatingly deep love from which she can never recover. Alexandre, devoured by his ambition, wishes to move to the city to make a name for himself, while the passion Blanche dedicates to Paradise dominates her completely. Almost immediately, their differences become irreconcilable, tearing their worlds apart. Years later, when Alexandre shows up once again on her doorstep, ingratiating himself back into her life, Blanche believes that now she can finally be happy again. But all is not what it seems when there is a darkness lurking at every corner--and Blanche would do anything to protect Paradise.

A Beast in Paradise

Literature & Fiction

Coulon, Cécile

Literary

Europa Editions

Contemporary

Une bête au Paradis

Genre Fiction

Une bête au paradis

ICONOCLASTE

"Le domaine Marchère lui apparaîtrait comme un paysage après la brume. Jamais elle n'aurait vu un lieu pareil, jamais elle n'aurait pensé y vivre. " C'est un mariage arrangé comme il en existait tant au XIXe siècle. À dix-huit ans, Aimée se plie au charme froid d'un riche propriétaire du Jura. Mais très vite, elle se heurte à ses silences et découvre avec effroi que sa première épouse est morte peu de temps après les noces. Tout devient menaçant, les murs hantés, les cris d'oiseaux la nuit, l'emprise d'Henria la servante. Jusqu'au jour où apparaît Émeline. Le domaine se transforme alors en un théâtre de non-dits, de désirs et de secrets enchâssés, " car ici les âmes enterrent leurs fautes sous les feuilles et les branches, dans la terre et les ronces, et cela pour des siècles ".

Seule en sa demeure

Le Rire du grand blessé

POINTS

Trois saisons d'orage

Les Ronces

Poetry

CASTOR ASTRAL

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