Née en Algérie dans une riche famille musulmane pour qui la naissance d'une fille est une véritable malédiction, totalement dominée par son père, Samia se retrouve mariée de force à seize ans. Son époux la viole, la roue de coups, menace de la brûler vive. Elle mettra au monde six enfants dans cette atmosphère de chantage et de peur. Afin de soustraire sa progéniture, surtout ses deux filles, à cette culture de soumission, Samia Shariff traversera frontière sur frontière, au gré des centres d'hébergement et de difficultés de toutes sortes, pour trouver un havre de paix en France, puis au Canada.
Elisabeth Franci-Ekeler Books






Kus van de Dood
- 303 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Unable to escape a painful psychic ability that enables her to know things about human pain, fear, and violence, Eve Klein suffers the loss of her loved ones and finds herself the target of a ruthless, glassy-eyed killer. Reprint.
ConflictSurviving a vicious massacre, the Aboriginal boy, Mandawuy is the last of his tribe. He will face the ultimate choice – to join with the white man, or to rebel alongside the warriors who are waging a war against them, pitting their stone-age weapons against guns.PassionWhen George Collinson meets Eloise at the Governor’s Mansion in Sydney, it is love at first sight. But Eloise is married to Edward Cadwallader – George’s nemesis and a man capable of great brutality, a man who will never let Eloise or their son leave him alive...Friendship Their husbands are devoted friends but Nell Penhalligan and Alice Quince clash from the moment they meet. However, when tragedy threatens, they will have to overcome their enmity to make a success of the outback sheep station they rely on for survival.Rebellion Niall Logan is one of many Irish children sent to Sydney in chains. As he struggles to survive the cruelty in the convict colony, he yearns only for freedom and a ship to take him home. Despite the knowledge that insurrection is punishable by hanging, a chance to rebel will change everything for him.
The Venice commissioner, Guido Brunetti, investigates the murder of a museum director who was involved in the traffic of Chinese antiques. Suspicion falls on a wealthy collector.
Amanda
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The story unfolds with a captivating homecoming that sets off a chain of events fueled by passion, greed, and murder. A stranger's declaration that her name is Amanda ignites a suspenseful journey, leading to unexpected twists and a dramatic climax. As secrets unravel, the characters are drawn into a web of intrigue that tests their loyalties and reveals dark truths.
Watermelon
- 624 pages
- 22 hours of reading
Claire has everything she ever wanted: a husband she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to their first baby, James informs her that he's leaving her. Claire is left with a newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a postpartum body that she can hardly bear to look at.She decides to go home to Dublin. And there, sheltered by the love of a quirky family, she gets better. So much so, in fact, that when James slithers back into her life, he's in for a bit of a surprise.
De band van het bloed
- 653 pages
- 23 hours of reading
Tussen een blanke grootindustrieel en zijn vrouw ontstaat een verwijdering als de man kiest voor het blanke bewind en de vrouw zich inzet voor het ANC in de strijd tegen de Apartheid.
Drie Venetiaanse misdaadromans omnibus
- 702 pages
- 25 hours of reading
Drie verhalen met de Venetiaanse politiecommissaris Brunetti in de hoofdrol.
Tijdens het onderzoek naar de dood van een ambtenaar voor bouwzaken komt een politieman uit Venetië in aanraking met corruptie, geldschieters en drugshandelaren.



