Bücher von Catherine Valenti

Le mercredi 10 décembre 1947 à 23h15, le téléphone sonne à la gendarmerie de Baugé, gros bourg du Maine-et-Loire situé à une qua- rantaine de kilomètres d'Angers : un assassinat vient d'être commis au domicile des époux Leloy, marchands de charbon. Albert, le mari, a été retrouvé le crâne fendu. D'après Germaine, son épouse, un individu aurait fait irruption chez eux vers 23 heures, alors qu'Albert était déjà couché et qu'elle s'affairait à des travaux de couture. L'agresseur aurait violemment frappé son époux et l'aurait menacée avant de la blesser au visage et de s'enfuir avec toutes les économies du ménage. Rapidement, les fonctionnaires constatent des incohérences dans les déclarations de la veuve éplorée. Interrogée pendant près de vingt heures, Germaine Leloy finit par craquer : c'est elle qui a massacré son mari à coups de hache, avec la complicité de son amant, Raymond Boulissière, le jeune commis employé par le couple.Commence alors une affaire judiciaire à la fois ordinaire ¿ l'homicide conjugal est loin d'être rare dans les annales judiciaires ¿ et excep- tionnelle, en ce sens que, condamnée à mort, Germaine Leloy sera la dernière femme à être guillotinée en France.À travers son histoire, Catherine Valenti livre une réflexion sur le statut des femmes en France à la fin des années 1940, dans un pays encore marqué par la guerre. Quelle est la place des femmes au sein de la socié- té et de la famille, où en est alors l'émancipation féminine, comment la justice trait

The characters in the twenty short stories in this next Read on the Run anthology are all having trouble with time travel. Some have trouble with the equipment, some have trouble with what they find, others have to deal with unexpected consequences.Some travelers intentionally reach out to their past or future selves, others work to avoid this.Some travelers focus on the future, others focus on the past, a few look in both directions.Travelers travel by time machine, cell phone, time cap, elevator, compass, or without the need for a device at all.And then there are the mistakes made and paradoxes created when you mess around with time. Fortunately, we have a story telling us how to fix all of that!This entertaining collection of short stories is just what you need to forget about the year 2020 for awhile!

In this Read on the Run title, we present eighteen romances. Not love stories, although some of them do include aspects of that. But whereas love stories are often sad, each of the selections in A Wink and a Smile has either a "happily-ever-after" ending, or at least a strong suggestion that this is where the characters are heading. That doesn't mean these tales all sound the same; to the contrary, we've found quite a diverse collection of romances. Yes, there are some traditional romances, and there's a healthy handful of budding romances, but you will also find a story set in the future, and a couple of fantasy tales. You will find stories of pastries, and candies, of young lovers and old. You will meet several matchmakers and you'll see couples reconcile, and there are even a few stories that will make you laugh. As always, each story in the Read on the Run series of anthologies is short, to suit your busy lifestyle.

A Step Outside of Normal is the first in the Read on the Run series. It is an anthology of seven short stories, by five different authors, presenting situations which are almost, but not quite, normal. Not really supernatural, not really fantasy, not really general fiction. But what they all share is that each is a little bit "off". And short, to suit your busy lifestyle.Hell of a Day, by Laurie Axinn Gienapp, is about a young man who has to deal with divorced parents who don't like each other… but with an unusual setting.Sunnybrook Acres, by Catherine Valenti, is a story of a retirement home, with an unusual cadre of residents.Pirates, by Kathleen Terrell, looks at the world out of the eyes of a young child. Always, by Theresa Thompson, is a tender story about loss, except that maybe it's not so tender. Xyxyx, by R. S. Leergard, examines the beginning of the world, but perhaps not our world.The Double, by Laurie Axinn Gienapp, presents a young woman who appears to have a doppelganger. Rage, by Catherine Valenti is a violent tale of murder, anger and betrayal.