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Best Advent Calendars 2020

hgrattan — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:45:00 +0000

Best Advent Calendars 2020

Count down to Christmas with one of these chocolate, beauty, or toy advent calendars.

The Enfants d'Azur team has hunted high and low and selected our Best Advent calendars for 2020. The gifts inside are nothing short of spectacular and this year we really do deserve to treat ourselves and our loved ones. Historically Advent has religious roots but opening the 24 doors on an advent calendar has been significantly modernised over the years and these days, behind the doors, you might be greeted with a little chocolate, a toy, sweets, or more exciting treats such as beauty products, specialty cheeses, colorful socks and even wines and spirits. Another option is to buy a reusable one or make your own advent calendar and really personalise it for yourself, a family member or a great friend. No matter what kind of treats you and you loved ones are hoping to find behind the doors of your advent calendar this Festive Season, check out our selection here:

Disclaimer: Enfants D’Azur reviews are independent and based on expertise and testing. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, but this never influences our product choices.

I really love these little intellectual puzzles by IQ Busters. Brilliant for both children and adults, this advent calendar will keep the whole family busy.

€24.99

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This advent Calendar by Clarin only has 12 doors but offers an ultra indulgent range of clarins beauty products to the lucky owner.

€70,00

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This Baileys Advent Calendar contains lots of different varieties of baileys. There are 12 bottles to try including Original, Salted Caramel, and Espresso Cream

€28,85

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In this fantastic Hot Wheels Calendar, there are 24 surprises including 8 cars, stickers and other accessories.

€69,90

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There is a new surprise every day with this ultimate Rock, Mineral & Fossil gift box. This advent calendar is suitable for adults and children over 3 years old. It includes rough and polished samples of rock and makes an excellent STEM gift for girls and boys!

€11,20

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A wooden reusable advent calendar to decorate. What a fabulous craft activity. Decorate the castle and then fill it with sweets, toys, games, chocolates, or anything else you can think of and have fun counting down the days to Christmas.

€61,47

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Happy Socks Advent Calendar. Enjoy receiving socks for Christmas with this Brilliantly colourful sock collection. There are 24 pairs.

€173,83

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This Pop Up Harry Potter Advent Calendar has a beautifully illustrated book and you hang the advent items on the tree. A very magical advent Calendar.

€35,00

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Joe and Seph's Popcorn Advent Calendar. This calendar includes 24 bags of popcorn including favourites like Salted Caramel, Orange Chocolate, Gingerbread and brand new flavours such as Pumpkin Spice and Speculoos! An extra special treat is behind window number 24.

€54,99

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Top Online Wine Shops

hgrattan — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:50:34 +0000

Wine Home delivery from wine shops and a few select vineyards

It's wine o'clock!

Although you’ll still be able to buy wine in supermarkets during lockdown, purchasing through small independent businesses really helps the local economy – so we have rounded up our top online wine shops so you can order online from small sellers and support local.

Whether it’s a bottle for a quiet night in, beers to keep in the fridge, pairing a bottle for a nice meal after a long day stuck in your "home office" or perhaps you're planning drinks with friends over a zoom call. Maybe you have had some fantastic news, landed a new job and the only way to celebrate is to order in a bottle of the best Champagne for a toast. Check out “Our choice of online wine shops” and help local wine sellers who have now had to close their doors twice this year so far and the best benefit of all is that they will have a far greater selection for you to choose from right from the comfort of your super comfortable sofa.

So if you’d like to order your wines, beers, champagnes, and spirits for home delivery here are our top online wine shops.

Nicolas Standard delivery of their comprehensive inventory of alcohol promises to be delivered anywhere in mainland France within 72 hours. For an extra delivery charge, you can rush an order through and have it delivered in 24 to 48 hours. But it doesn't stop there they also deliver to mainland Europe and Corsica (Various delivery timeframes apply. Nicolas also has a lovely selection of gifts including wine and chocolate pairing sets, which could be an excellent option if you are seeking an end of year gift for someone special which can be delivered almost anywhere.

Vinatis is an online off-license with a vast array of products from wines to spirits or champagnes. They have special offers for Christmas and even stock sulfite free wines. Their gift options include bottles and wine glass sets. They have home delivery with many options to suit your budget. They also have a click and collect option and payment of delivery which is a new service they have just introduced.

Wine & Co From 800 different vineyards, they stock 5000 wines, spirits, and champagnes. They have online wine guides to help you select the best choices for you and they also have "customer favourites with reviews" . When there are so many to choose from this is really helpful. Wine and Co does home deliveries of a unique selection of their high-quality wines and rare alcohols through their well-designed website. As a special offer during the lockdown, their delivery is just 5 Euros!! (T&C's Apply - See their website for more details)

Lavinia On this website, you can search by region, bestsellers, and accessories. They sell all manner of corkscrew, pourers, carafes, glasses, corks, and wine coolers. What really stands out on this website though and what an incredible gift idea - This huge gift box by Jean Lenoir containing 54 notes and everything you need to become a Wine connoisseur and develop your olfactory memory "Nose" It comes with a beautifully illustrated book.

Cavissima On this website not only can you purchase wine but you can also invest in wine. They have a great Christmas selection and deliver straight to your front door across France, Corsica, and mainland Europe. With Cavissima you can create your own online wine cellar with Cavissima taking the responsibility of looking after your wines for you until you would like to drink / or sell them. You can manage your wine cellar online from your computer, iPad, or smartphone at any time from wherever you are in the world.

Vineyards

Alain Robert This vineyard is located in Chançay, right in the heart of the Loire Valley. They have 3 hectares of vines. During this lockdown and as we approach the end of the year this vineyard has some exceptional transportation offers so it can continue to sell its wines to its customers. These special offers are valid from 16/11/20 to 15/01/21.

– from 6 to 12 bottles : 19 €

– from 18 to 24 bottles : 29 €

– from 30 to 36 bottles : 39 €

Château Pampelonne

The Château Pampelonne Vineyard is located in the zone AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) Côtes de Provence; they have 50 hectares of vineyard and produce red, rosé, and white wines:

White : Rolle (Vermentino Blanc) et Ugni Blanc.

Red: Grenache, Syrah

Rosé : Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault, Tibourenc, Mourvèdre et Cabernet Sauvignon.

This vineyard is a family-owned business that has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. During the lockdown, they are unable to offer wine tasting on the property however you can purchase wines for free delivery within a circumference of 30 km or you can order by telephone +33 6 66 95 78 74 or email: contact@chateaupampelonne.fr and come and collect your order at a convenient and pre-arranged date and time.

Online Grocery Delivery on the Côte d’Azur

hgrattan — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 21:03:35 +0000

Best Websites To Shop For Groceries on the Côte d’Azur

Getting groceries during the lockdown can either feel like a huge relief and an opportunity to get out and about, or it may feel like a huge chore. For some, especially for vulnerable people it might be something best avoided. And anyway, sometimes it's nice just to have someone else bag it all up and deliver right to your front door for you.

Before now, delivery still wasn't hugely developed on the Côte d’Azur, but fortunately, more and more online delivery services are popping up to help make your life easier, during this period, and to make feeding your family a breeze. Whether you’re looking for a large general one-stop online shop or have more specific dietary needs, we’ve got you covered with our top online grocery delivery on the Côte d’Azur. We will keep adding to this blog so if you know of a great store you think we should review, please get in touch.

BIO Supermarkets

Naturalia is located in Cannes Forville. It is a really well stocked and organised store but is quite small. They have a nice range including quinoa pasta and vegetable burgers. They are currently doing in store pick up or you can have your order delivered by ordering online.

Satoriz in Vallauris is a no-frills organic supermarket with a great selection and reasonable prices. They have quite a large space and also offer packaging-free nuts, seeds, and grains. Usually, you can bring your own containers for lentils, oats, and flour. Satoriz is currently running click and collect. Begin your order online, and they will SMS you when your order is ready for you to pick it up.

Le Marchand Bio in Grasse. This local organic grocers shop is tucked away in a hidden alleyway but is quite big at 300 m2 and has an excellent choice of organic and natural products. The shop is a family business and became Organic in the 1970's. They now have several outlets around the Côte d'Azur. The original shop is Grasse is located just 50 meters away from where they grow the produce. They have free parking. During lockdown, home delivery possible from 50 Euros. Here is le Marchand Bio's process for their home delivery options

Biocoop Nice Grimaldi If you're into excellent organic produce: fresh salads, vegetables, fruit, nuts, and grains, this shop is awesome. Their other products range from organic noodles, pasta, energy bars, juices, wines, and even skincare products and homeopathic remedies in the form of tisanes, herbal teas etc. Biocoop has options for click and collect and home delivery is possible for orders over 100 Euros. **IMPORTANT NOTE** Home delivery must be pre-agreed by phone before ordering. Free phone: 0800 807 102

TO BE Larvotto This fantastic bio-organic health store is an Aladdin's cave stocked full of a huge variety of groceries. You will find vegetarian, vegan, local, Asian foods as well as wines, honey, and spring water. Home delivery within Monaco is available if you spend over 70 Euros. I also love their website which is really well-designed and intuitive to use.

Our Top 5 Large Supermarkets on the Côte d’Azur, Offering Online Ordering & Delivery

Carrefour has a vast number of outlets all over the Côte d'Azur and it is likely that there will be a store near you. You can check their locations online. Their website is well-designed and easy to use. They have such a large variety of choice that you will likely be able to get everything done all in one shop. They also have a sizeable organic section. Items which are now banned from being sold in stores such as toys are now available online at Carrefour through click and collect and their new service reserve and collect.

Super U with 57 supermarkets across the Côte d'Azur, you will find a large choice of products online as well as in stores. All the departments are available to order through the website. Butchery, bakery, fish counter, fruits, deli, fruits & vegetables and frozen foods. "Click and Collect" and home delivery is available.

Intermarché Simply enter your postcode and select home delivery or "DRIVE" to access the website of your closest store. On the website you can either search for items of your choice or use their catalogues "prospectus" to view and select the products for your online shopping basket. Great selection of bio items and dietary-specific and speciality foods.

Auchan Choose "Drive" or Delivery enter your post code and start selecting your groceries. This website is really well-designed. It is easy to navigate and the different departments are easy to find and explore. Toys can be ordered online ready to be collected within the hour or will be delivered free of charge. They also have pet food and a good range of other pet products and accessories.

Casino has an app which make your shopping experience more efficient and faster available on Apple or Google Play. Whether you prefer home delivery straight to your front door or to collect your groceries via 'DRIVE' it's easy to decide your preferred method on their website.

Foreign Supermarkets

If you are looking for exotic, foreign or speciality foods check out our Foreign Supermarkets on the Côte d’Azur. https://enfantsdazur.com/foreign-supermarkets-blog/

Our Choice – Best Young Adult Books 2020

hgrattan — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:40:48 +0000

Disclaimer: Enfants D’Azur reviews are independent and based on expertise and testing. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, but this never influences our product choices.

Young Adult Books - Our Choice of the titles, teens are sure to love.

Here at Enfants d'Azur we have put together our choice of some of the best Young Adult (YA) Books for your teens for the remainder of 2020.

The YA category is growing year on year and it has a lot to offer as teens demonstrate their appetite for socially-progressive stories.

No matter what your teen loves to read, whether it’s thrillers, romance, fantasy, nonfiction, or graphic novels, you’ll find a wide variety of books in our list sure to satisfy every kind of reader. With all of these great works to read, your teen may even ditch the social and be happily turning pages instead.

Internment by Samira Ahmed

'A must-read . . . A heart-rending and all-too credible tale of sacrifice, the ugly face of authority and the courage of youth' Sunday Times' Children's Book of the Month

About this book

Rebellions are built on hope. A fight against islamophobia. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp's Director and his guards. If you enjoyed The Handmaid's Tale, you will love this!

About the Author

Samira Ahmed is the New York Times bestselling and Indies Introduce author of LOVE, HATE & OTHER FILTERS. She was born in Bombay, India, and grew up in Batavia, Illinois, in a house that smelled like fried onions, spices, and potpourri. Samira once spent a year searching for the perfect mango, eventually learning that the quest was always about the journey and not merely the destination. She graduated from the University of Chicago and has taught high school English and worked in education non-profits and on political campaigns. These days, she lives and writes in Chicago, every keystroke reminding her that art is resistance. Find her at www.samiraahmed.com and @sam_aye_ahm

The Ballad Of The Songbirds and Snakes By Suzanne Collins (Audiobook)

"A Hunger Games without Everdeen might have seemed as peculiar as a Potter without Harry, but it works beautifully" Collins leaves us with a cliffhanger that doesn't just ask politely for another book, it prostrates itself and begs. Please don't make us wait another decade. - The Times

About this Book

Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price.

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

About the Author

Suzanne Collins has had a successful and prolific career writing for children's television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains It All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Collins made her mark in children's literature with the New York Times bestselling five-book series for middle-grade readers The Underland Chronicles, which has received numerous accolades in both the United States and abroad. In the award-winning The Hunger Games trilogy, Collins continues to explore the effects of war and violence on those coming of age. Collins lives with her family in Connecticut.

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

A thrilling blend of family secrets, illicit romance and a high-stakes treasure hunt . . . The nonstop twists kept me guessing until the very last page! - Katharine McGee, NYT bestselling author of American Royals

About this Book

Avery Grambs is a relative nobody when she learns that an eccentric billionaire she never knew has died and named her the largest beneficiary to his massive estate. The only catch? She must move into his sprawling home with the extended family that he just disinherited, including his four charming, mysterious and good-looking grandsons. Filled with riddles, puzzles and high-stakes twists all leading to a thrilling conclusion, this one will leave you reeling long after you’ve finished.

About the Author

Jennifer Lynn Barnes has written more than a dozen acclaimed young adult novels. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and is currently a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma. You can find her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.

The Queen's Assassin by Melissa De La Cruz

“de la Cruz’s trademark tight construction, detailed world building, and action-packed romance are all at work in this sure-to-be-popular new series.” --Booklist

About this Book

If you love YA fantasy novels with deadly assassins and forbidden romance, you're in luck. Melissa de la Cruz's newest book is the first in a duology about Cal, an assassin magically bound to serve the queen. When he collides with Shadow, a girl bound to the court, they team up and uncover the corruption and secrets hidden in the kingdom.

About this Author

Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publisher’s Weekly and #1 IndieBound bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages. Her books have topped USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists and been published in more than twenty countries. She is best-known for her Blue Bloods series (with more than three million copies in print), The Descendants books based on the Disney Channel films, and the Witches of East End novels, which were turned into a two-season drama series on Lifetime Television. Melissa de la Cruz lives in West Hollywood with her husband and daughter.

The Kingdom Of Back by Marie Lu

“The shivery fantasy and bluntly realistic historical detail harmonize well, and there’s plenty to ponder about women whose contributions have been suppressed or lost to history.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

About this book

A historical YA fantasy about a musical prodigy and the dangerous lengths she'll go to make history remember her.

Two siblings. Two brilliant talents. But only one Mozart.

In her first work of historical fiction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu spins a lush, lyrically-told story of music, magic, and the unbreakable bond between a brother and sister.

Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish--to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she'll ever become the acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in 18th century Europe, and that means composing is forbidden to her. She will perform only until she reaches a marriageable age--her tyrannical father has made that much clear.

And as Nannerl's hope grows dimmer with each passing year, the talents of her beloved younger brother, Wolfgang, only seem to shine brighter. His brilliance begins to eclipse her own, until one day a mysterious stranger from a magical land appears with an irresistible offer. He has the power to make her wish come true--but his help may cost her everything.

About the Author

Marie Lu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites series, as well as the blockbuster bestselling Legend series. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry as an artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare time reading, drawing, playing games, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles with her illustrator-author husband, Primo Gallanosa, and their dogs.
Visit her online at Marielubooks.com or on Twitter @Marie_Lu.

Girls On the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller

Absolutely essential, as is the underlying message that girls take care of each other when no one else will. -Booklist

About this Story

Girls on the Verge is an incredibly timely novel about a woman's right to choose. Sharon Biggs Waller brings to life a narrative that has to continue to fight for its right to be told, and honored.

Camille couldn't be having a better summer--she kills it as Ophelia in her community theater's production of Hamlet, catches the eye of the cutest boy in the play, and nabs a spot in a prestigious theater program. But on the very night she learns she got into the program, she also finds out she's pregnant. She definitely can't tell her parents. And her best friend Bea doesn't agree with the decision Camille has made.

Camille is forced to try to solve her problem alone...and the system is very much working against her. At her most vulnerable, Camille reaches out to Annabelle Ponsonby, a girl she only barely knows from the theater. Happily, Annabelle agrees to drive her wherever she needs to go. And in a last minute change of heart, Bea decides to come with.

Over the course of more than a thousand miles, friendships will be tested and dreams will be challenged. But ultimately, the girls will realize that friends are the real heroes in every story.

About the Author

Sharon Biggs Waller is the Friends of American Writers-award winning author of A Mad, Wicked Folly and The Forbidden Orchid. She also writes for magazines about horses, chickens, and farming. Previously, she worked as a riding instructor at the Royal Mews in Buckingham Palace. In addition to writing, she is a dressage rider and trainer and Planned Parenthood volunteer. She lives on a ten-acre sustainable farm in Northwest Indiana with her husband, Mark

The Glass Castle A Memoir By Jeanette Walls

A stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric, and severely misguided family.

About this Memoir

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.

Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.

About the Author

Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times bestseller for more than six years. She is also the author of the instant New York Times bestsellers The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.

Truly Devious Trilogy by Maureen Johnson

“Parallel mysteries unfold with cleverly written dialogue, pate-turning brilliance, and a young sleuth as captivating as Hercule Poirot.” -USA Today

“Take it from the world’s most impatient reader: If the Truly Devious series is basically one long mystery book, The Vanishing Stair is middle part so enjoyable you won’t even want to skip to the end.” - Entertainment Weekly

“A richly satisfying, Poirot-like ending for Johnson's inspired and inspiring teen sleuth.” - Kirkus Reviews

About this Trilogy

Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.”

Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym “Truly, Devious.” It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.

True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester.

But something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder.

The two interwoven mysteries of this first book in the Truly Devious series dovetail brilliantly, and Stevie Bell will continue her relentless quest for the murderers in books two and three.

About this Author

Maureen Johnson is the bestselling author of several novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, the Truly Devious series, the Suite Scarlett series, and the Shades of London series. She has also written collaborative works such as Let It Snow with John Green and Lauren Myracle and The Bane Chronicles with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Maureen lives in New York and online on Twitter @maureenjohnson or at www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com.

The Things We Cannot Say By Kelly Rimmer

'Alina and Tomasz's story is one of bravery, resilience, and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love' Sally Hepworth

About this Story

It begins with the discovery of a tattered photo, a letter and a tiny leather shoe...

World War Two, Poland. Alina and Tomasz are childhood sweethearts. The night before he leaves for college, Tomasz proposes marriage. But when their village falls to the Nazis, Alina doesn't know if Tomasz is alive or dead.

2019. Life changed beyond recognition for Alice when her son, Eddie, was born with autism spectrum disorder. She must do everything to support him, but at what cost to her family? When her cherished grandmother is hospitalised, a hidden box of mementoes reveals a tattered photo of a young man, a tiny leather shoe and a letter. Her grandmother begs Alice to return to Poland to see what became of those she held dearest. In Poland, separated from her family, Alice begins to uncover the story her grandmother is so desperate to tell, and discovers a love that bloomed in the winter of 1942. As a painful family history comes to light, will the struggles of the past and present finally reach a heartbreaking resolution?

About this Author

Kelly Rimmer is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including The Secret Daughter and The Things We Cannot Say. Her books (Paperback Editions) have sold more than one million copies, and have been translated into more than 20 languages worldwide. Kelly lives in rural Australia with her family and fantastically naughty dogs, Sully and Basil.

The Guilded Ones By Namina Forna - 9 février 2021

“Fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Mulan, and the Dora Milaje from Black Panther are going to adore this one.” —BuzzFeed

About this Story

The start of a bold and immersive West African-inspired, feminist fantasy series for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice.

Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity–and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death. Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her. They are called alaki–near-immortals with rare gifts. And they are the only ones who can stop the empire's greatest threat. Knowing the dangers that lie ahead yet yearning for acceptance, Deka decides to leave the only life she's ever known.

About this Author

Namina Forna has a MFA in film and TV production from USC School of Cinematic Arts and a BA from Spelman College. She now works as a screenwriter in LA and loves telling stories with fierce female leads. The Gilded Ones is her debut novel. Visit her on twitter at @NaminaForna and on Instagram at @namina.forna.

The Best Father’s day Gifts 2020

hgrattan — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 02:26:06 +0000

Disclaimer: Enfants D’Azur reviews are independent and based on expertise and testing. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, but this never influences our product choices.

Here is the Enfants D'Azur round-up of our pick of the Best Father's Day GIFTS 2020. We have compiled some of the most interesting, unique & sort-after Father's Day Gift options for you. We have included fashion accessories, aftershave, gadgets, and watches and, we have managed to find you some exciting offers and special exclusive discounts from local businesses on the Cote D'Azur.

From our local businesses, we have a super special offer with an exclusive discount for Enfants D'Azur readers from Organic Gourmet. For Father's Day, they recommend their 100% Organic, 100% Azuréeen Hamper called The French Riviera Signature. Using the code "fidelite10", you will avail of a further 10% off any purchase in the Organic Gourmet Boutique.

Bvlgari Man In Black 100ml €68,87