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«Il y a au fond de moi un espace qui a espéré entendre un certain son, un ton particulier qui a le pouvoir de transformer ma vie brisée. J’ai fouillé le monde entier à la recherche de ce son, espérant qu’un jour il frôlerait mon oreille et rejoindrait ma conscience, pour être absorbé par mon âme, où il résonnerait avec les cordes vibratoires de mon coeur. Et que sentirais-je, en ce moment déterminant où la grâce descendrait en moi? Je peux le dire, à présent, car j’ai reconnu cette musique au moment où j’ai entendu ta voix.

Le héros de ce nouveau Jasmin fut le meilleur ami de Jésus et Aran veutnarrer sa jeunesse avec son drôle d'ami, le crucifi é célèbre. Le romancierquébécois illustre des lieux, des gens, des loisirs, des jeux sur un ton léger,moderne et vivant. Jasmin s'est amusé ici à jouer une sorte de rôle grave, celui,en apôtre apocryphe d'un cinquième évangéliste.Agnostique, mais fervent croyant, le romancier s'est rapproché de Jésus deNazareth, qu'il dit toujours admirer énormément. Le rire de Jésus est aussi unconte oriental. Le rire de Jésus fait rêver.

At twenty, Sheyda Porrouya's life is almost over. Born in Iran on the day staunchly orthodox mullas declare the birth of the Islamic Republic, she is witness to their purging of the country of all things Western and un-Islamic. To make matters worse, as she matures, Sheyda seems increasingly unable to distinguish between fairy tale and reality. And her behaviour becomes increasingly erratic. Accused of killing her mother, Sheyda is sentenced to death by hanging.

No Safeguards, the first in a trilogy, follows Jay and his brother Paul from childhood to young adulthood. We witness the destructive impact of fundamentalist Christian beliefs on their mother and father, opposition to those beliefs by the boys' grandmother and each boy's very different response to their parents' religiosity. This becomes even more poignant after they leave their grandmother's comfortable home in St. Vincent to join their mother in Montreal.

A young Catholic priest, Father Maitland raises eyebrows among the brothers of St. Peter's the moment his young cousin and new bride spend the night in his room. But even when he's trying to do the right thing, Father Maitland continuously finds himself at odds with his superiors and the strictures of the Church-a conflict that threatens to unravel his faith and his life. A fastidious and darkly satirical novel, with moments of warm humor, Three Cheers for the Paraclete won Thomas Keneally his second Miles Franklin Award.

From a #1 New York Times-bestselling author: The story of Judas Iscariot and the stunning betrayal that changed the course of history. One of the great dramas of the biblical era is brought to thrilling new life in this epic novel told from the unique perspective of Judas himself.

Kate Skylar is an ordinary seventeen-year-old with an extraordinary destiny. A virgin, Kate suddenly finds herself pregnant with what she believes is the Son of God. But the Catholic Church is convinced Kate is carrying the Antichrist and, assisted by an artificial intelligence known as Grand Inquisitor, will stop at nothing to kill Ethan, her son. Ethan's only protection is Conversatio, a secret organization dedicated to the Second Coming'which may have its own dark agenda.

A novel based on the true experiences from an Amish writer!

An award-winning author explores the meaning of family in a novel that draws parallels between the lives of a modern man and an ancient biblical king. As he struggles with cancer, legendary screen actor David Wheaton contemplates the one role that always eluded him: King David. Comparing his own life to that of the biblical ruler, David recalls his own numerous wives and children, forcing his daughter Emma to confront the memories of her family's unconventional past.

The bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time takes a fantastical look at the childhood of Jesus in two allegories set in an Egyptian village. In "Pakko's Camel," Yehoshuah, the poor son of a carpenter, befriends Pakko, the arrogant son of a rich merchant. Yehoshuah cares for of Pakko's camel and shares with him the knowledge of the precious gifts he received from three wise men. But when Yehoshuah's treasures are taken, he quickly learns that all gifts have a price.