For fans of American Dirt, a sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born. Of Women and Salt is a story of shared heritage, populated by magnetic, fascinating, flawed women whose voices demand to be heard.
Valérie Bourgeois Book order (chronological)






Silent Scream
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
"First published in eBook in 2015 by Bookouture"--Copyright page.
Us
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that, against all odds, seduces beautiful Connie into a second date and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades after their relationship first blossomed in London, they live more or less happily in the suburbs with their moody seventeen-year-old son, Albie; then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce. The timing couldn’t be worse. Hoping to encourage her son’s artistic interests, Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the world’s greatest works of art as a family, and she can’t bring herself to cancel. And maybe going ahead with the original plan is for the best anyway. Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage and might even help him bond with Albie. Narrated from Douglas’s endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, Us is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves and learning how to get closer to a son who’s always felt like a stranger.
And the mountains echoed
- 446 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named, is everything; there is an unparalleled bond between these two motherless siblings. What happens to them, and the large and small manners in which it echos through the lives of so many other people is an example of the moral complexity of life. In this multigenerational novel revolving around parents and children, brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, the author explores the many ways in which family members love, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another.
When the body of a local priest is discovered in an abandoned waterfront warehouse, Damon Rourke investigates and soon discovers that the priest was really a woman whose long-standing masquerade may have contributed to her murder.
Mars et Vénus au travail
Pour améliorer les relations professionnelles entre les hommes et les femmes
- 327 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Ils ronchonnent, elles se croient visées, il n'en est rien. Elles expriment leurs doléances, ils se sentent jugés, c'est faux. Pas de doute, dans le travail comme en amour, les hommes et les femmes ne réagissent pas de la même manière et leurs différences provoquent souvent de fâcheux malentendus. EN DÉCODANT LES ATTITUDES DE L'UN ET L'AUTRE SEXE CE LIVRE VA TRANSFORMER VOS RELATIONS PROFESSIONNELLES ! Tous les aspects délicats de l'interaction au bureau y sont abordés, exemples précis à l'appui : communication, demandes de promotion, gestion du stress, résolution des crises, affirmation de soi et respect mutuel. Après avoir révolutionné l'approche des relations amoureuses avec son best-seller international Les hommes viennent de Mars, les femmes viennent de Vénus, John Gray propose ici un manuel indispensable à tous ceux et celles qui veulent travailler en bonne intelligence. De quoi éliminer les principales sources de conflit, faire régner l'harmonie, favoriser la créativité commune et accroître les chances de succès de chacun.