<p><div> <div><b>Adults are as lost as the children they should be protecting, as the lives of four people trapped in a conspiracy of silence hurtle toward a desperate and devastating act.</b></div> <div><br /></div> <div>Twelve-year-old Théo and his friend Mathis have a secret. Their teacher, Hélène, suspects something is not right with Théo and becomes obsessed with rescuing him, casting aside her professionalism to the point of no return.</div> <div><br /></div> <div>Cécile, mother of Mathis, discovers something horrifying on her husband's computer that makes her question whether she has ever truly known him.</div> <div><br /></div> <div>Respectable facades are peeled away as the lives of these four characters collide, moving rapidly toward a shocking conclusion. Delphine de Vigan has crafted a lean, darkly gripping, and compulsively readable novel about lies, loneliness, and loyalties.</div> </div></p>

The Loyalties: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

De Vigan, Delphine

Genre Fiction

Little. Brown and Company

No and Me

<i>"All my life I've felt on the outside wherever I am, out of the picture, the conversation, at one remove, as though I was the only one able to hear the sounds or words that others can't and deaf to the words that they seem to hear. As if I'm outside the frame, on the other side of a huge, invisible window.<br><br>But yesterday when I was there with her, I'm certain that you could have drawn a circle around us, a circle I wasn't excluded from, which enclosed us, and for a few minutes, protected us from the world."<br><br><br></i>At thirteen-years-old, with an unusually high IQ and a knack for observing things about other people, Lou Bertignac is not only the youngest in her class at school; she is also the most unusual. Painfully shy, she has few friends, save for Lucas, whose company helps her get through each day. At home, Lou's life is also difficult: Her mother hasn't left the house in years and her father spends his days crying in the bathroom. Lou's world is dark and sad... That is, until she meets No.<br><br>No is a teenage girl that Lou befriends for the purpose of her school project on homelessness. Despite the different worlds that these two girls come from, a friendship is soon forged between them. Unable to bear the thought of No not having a home or a family to keep her safe, Lou persuades her reluctant parents into letting her new friend stay with the Bertignac family. No's addition to the household forces Lou and her parents to face the sadness that has been enveloping them for so long — but not without some disruptions along the way.

Children's Books

Doubleday, Canada

<i>"All my life I've felt on the outside wherever I am, out of the picture, the conversation, at one remove, as though I was the only one able to hear the sounds or words that others can't and deaf to the words that they seem to hear. As if I'm outside the frame, on the other side of a huge, invisible window.<br><br>But yesterday when I was there with her, I'm certain that you could have drawn a circle around us, a circle I wasn't excluded from, which enclosed us, and for a few minutes, protected us from the world."<br><br><br></i>At thirteen-years-old, with an unusually high IQ and a knack for observing things about other people, Lou Bertignac is not only the youngest in her class at school; she is also the most unusual. Painfully shy, she has few friends, save for Lucas, whose company helps her get through each day. At home, Lou's life is also difficult: Her mother hasn't left the house in years and her father spends his days crying in the bathroom. Lou's world is dark and sad... That is, until she meets No.<br><br>No is a teenage girl that Lou befriends for the purpose of her school project on homelessness. Despite the different worlds that these two girls come from, a friendship is soon forged between them. Unable to bear the thought of No not having a home or a family to keep her safe, Lou persuades her reluctant parents into letting her new friend stay with the Bertignac family. No's addition to the household forces Lou and her parents to face the sadness that has been enveloping them for so long — but not without some disruptions along the way.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>

Anchor Canada

Based on a True Story

Millar, George (transl.)

Literary

Bloomsbury Publishing

No Et Moi/ No and I (French Edition)

Livre De Poche

<p>Prenez un homme qui aime les femmes, le corps des femmes surtout. Il a une quarantaine d'années, il est beau mais fatigué. Prenez une femme qui aime les hommes, la peau des hommes mais pas seulement. Elle va avoir trente ans, elle est jolie quand elle y prète attention, parfois on se retourne sur elle, on la dévisage, parfois elle est grise, on ne la voit pas. Trois hommes dans la vie d'Emma. Trois rencontres sur des musiques différentes, basses et douloureuses, rieuses et légères, hantées par un mème motif: l'illusion. Combien de fois faut-il rejouer la fable pour ètre capable de s'en défaire ?</p>

Les Jolis Garçons (Ldp Litterature) (French Edition)

Contemporary

<p>Mathilde et Thibault ne se connaissent pas. Au cœur d'une ville sans cesse en mouvement, ils ne sont que deux silhouettes parmi des millions. Deux silhouettes qui pourraient se rencontrer, se percuter, ou seulement se croiser. Un jour de mai. Les Heures souterraines est un roman vibrant et magnifique sur les violences invisibles d'un monde privé de douceur, où l'on risque de se perdre, sans aucun bruit.</p>
<p><i>Avec tendresse et légèreté, Delphine de Vigan met en scène deux personnes en détresse dans un Paris oppressant.</i> Robert Solé, Le Monde.</p>
<p><i>Ce roman sensible et dérangeant est un peu triste. Triste, donc superbe</i>. François Busnel, L’Express.</p>

Les Heures Souterraines (Le Livre De Poche) (French Edition)

Distribooks, Inc

No et Moi

JC Lattès

Fiche de lecture No et moi (Étude intégrale) (French Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Paideia Education

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