Melody King a une pathologie rare : elle chante et danse dès qu'elle est stressée. Que ce soit à la caisse du supermarché, lors des réunions parents-profs, chez le médecin, impossible de se contrôler. Elle s'y adonne aussi durant son sommeil, mais ses enfants n'osent pas le lui dire de peur de la faire culpabiliser. La famille a appris à se serrer les coudes depuis la disparition de leur père, Dev, onze ans auparavant. Mais lorsqu'ils tombent sur un avis de recherche d'une personne ressemblant étrangement à celui-ci, ils sont confrontés à une vérité qui va bouleverser leur vie. Car même si Melody n'y croit pas une seconde, elle ne peut se résoudre à briser l'espoir de sa fi lle et de son fi ls de retrouver leur père ...   Emma Cooper vit dans le Shropshire avec son mari et ses quatre enfants. Ancienne assistante éducative, elle rêve depuis son enfance de devenir écrivain. La Chanson de nos souvenirs est son premier roman.   Traduit de l'anglais par Dominique Haas

"Keesh, the Son of Keesh" is a short story by Jack London on a love that requires sacrifices. Keesh, the chief of the Thlunget people, wants to trade goods for the hand of Su-Su, who is the daughter of the chief of the Tana-naws. Yet Keesh has spent time with Christian missionaries, adopting their ideas and objections to killing. This does not please the Tana-naws, who demand respect for their old ways. Su-Su agrees to marry Keesh only if he brings her three heads as proof of his devotion. Which will Keesh follow: his new-found conscience or his romantic desire? The short story is one of London's stories inspired by the period the writer spent at the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century and was published in the early 20th century. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer and social activist. He grew up in the working class, but became a worldwide celebrity and one of the highest paid authors of his time. He wrote several novels, which are considered classics today, among these 'Call of the Wild', 'Sea Wolf' and 'White Fang'.

In "The Sickness of Lone Chief" by Jack London, the once-mighty Lone Chief has fallen far from his glory days and describes the memorable events that made him rise to power long ago. Although he was once taken for dead among his people and even took part in his own funeral, a glorious turn of events took place. As a result, he regained his strength and ensured his place as the chief of his people - that is, until the steamboats came. The short story is one of London's stories inspired by the period the writer spent at the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century and was published in the early 20th century. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American writer and social activist. He grew up in the working class, but became a worldwide celebrity and one of the highest paid authors of his time. He wrote several novels, which are considered classics today, among these 'Call of the Wild', 'Sea Wolf' and 'White Fang'.