Françoise Cartano Book order (chronological)

Eva never really wanted to be a mother; certainly not of the boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker and a teacher who tried to befriend him. Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with Kevin's horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her estranged husband. Uneasy with the sacrifices of motherhood, Eva fears that her dislike for her own son may be responsible for driving him so drastically off the rails. Winner of the 2005 Orange Prize, We Need To Talk About Kevin is a brilliant, controversial, unsettling book.

A novel about a man's struggle to overcome the psychological damage inflicted on him during his dysfunctional childhood.

Les voies qui mènent à la découverte de la sexualité sont multiples, comme le prouvent ces histoires dont les héros sont souvent des enfants. Mais l'innocence enfantine peut cacher des réserves de dépravation insoupçonnées, et du besoin d'amour naît parfois la pire perversité. Toutes ces nouvelles parlent d'amour, de son excès ou de son absence, du désir et de ses frustrations, de ses fantasmes, de ses délires sadiques ou masochistes... Le mal rôde sous le masque de la banale réalité quotidienne ; même les papillons à l'occasion deviennent sinistres... Insolites et insolentes, provocatrices, hautement originales, les nouvelles de Ian McEwan surprennent toujours, choquent parfois ; elles représentent un tour de force de concision et d'humour noir.

The New York Times bestselling classic of a young woman’s journey in work, love, and life “In this swinging, funny, and tender study of contemporary relationships, Bank refutes once and for all the popular notions of neurotic thirtysomething women.” —Entertainment Weekly “Truly poignant.” —Time Generous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal and spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, relationships, and the treacherous waters of the workplace. Soon Jane is swept off her feet by an older man and into a Fitzgeraldesque whirl of cocktail parties, country houses, and rules that were made to be broken, but comes to realize that it’s a world where the stakes are much too high for comfort. With an unforgettable comic touch, Bank skillfully teases out universal issues, puts a clever new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it’s like to come of age as a young woman.