Marianne Levy

Unspoken Truths about Motherhood

Don't Forget to Scream

Dear Everybody I’m an incredibly famous film star! I get interviewed in magazines and I'm friends with other celebrities and I know it’s bad to gossip so I hardly ever do. And that means I am very good at keeping secrets. Right now I’m keeping loads and loads! For example, I’ve never told anyone that my chaperone Jeffrey likes to sing in the toilet and . . . oh dear. Love, Ellie May xxx

Ellie May Can Definitely Be Trusted to Keep a Secret

Katie Cox (overnight singing sensation and owner of the World's Wonkiest Fringe) never meant to become a pop star. And she didn't mean to start a war with Karamel (aka the World's Cheesiest Boy Band).Now her first concert is just days away. Cool? Maybe. Terrifying? Definitely. And with her school friends more interested in her fame than her feelings, and an army of Karamel fans ready to take her down, this battle goes way beyond the charts.

Face the Music

Marie Vareille

Tonie Behar

Adèle Bréau

Isabelle Alexis

Sophie Henrionnet

Noël, cette fête qu’on adore détester ou qu’on déteste adorer ! Réunion familiale ou tête-à-tête ratés, de Paris à New-York en passant par l’Italie, on peut y vivre des crush ou des clash, qu’importe ! Et si la figure tutélaire de Jane Austen vient y apporter sa petite touche de magie pour faire basculer les situations les plus inextricables, l'esprit de Noël promet d'être au rendez-vous ! Marie Vareille, Isabelle Alexis, Tonie Behar, Adèle Bréau, Sophie Henrionnet et Marianne Levy forment la #TeamRomCom, un collectif d'auteures de comédies romantiques à la française. À elles six, elles comptabilisent 24 romans, 14 éditeurs, 8 blogs, 1 site féminin, 15 cocktails préférés, un nombre inavouable de héros irrésistibles et 68 scènes de sexe et demie. Elles nous livrent ici leur interprétation décalée de la comédie romantique de Noël. Le premier tome s'est déjà vendu à 40 000 ex. Elles vivent toutes à Paris, sauf Sophie Henrionnet qui connaît maintenant parfaitement le trajet Angers-Paris ! Suivez l'actualité de la #TeamRomCom sur www.comedieromantique.com

Noël et Préjugés

Katie's situation isn't exactly ideal. Dad's moved to California to be with his fiancée, while Mum's been seeing some bloke called Adrian she met down the pub. Even her big sister Amanda's busy playing bass in her new band. It's like Katie doesn't exist.So, videoed by her mates, she sings a song about what's wrong with her life. Putting it up online will shame everyone into treating her with a bit more respect. And then, of course, she'll take it down again.Before she can, the song goes viral. And while Amanda's ranting and Mum's giving her the silent treatment, Adrian's old music industry mates are getting in touch in droves. Fresh, fun and authentic, it seems that Katie's just what everyone's been looking for.Katie's not sure she's ready to be a superstar, but even she admits that her family could do with the cash. And being the voice of the next generation could be pretty cool.But as the money starts to pour in and her fame grows, things get weird. Why do so many people want Katie to fail? Can she perform in front of strangers? Who can she trust? And has all this been a massive, hideous mistake?

Accidental Superstar

Katies Song

Plötzlich Superstar, Band 01

Katie Cox Goes Viral

The exciting new Jelly Pie series of books for girls from Marianne Levy about a little film star with a big personality. Dear Everybody, I’m an incredibly famous film star! I get to sign autographs and be in magazines and I have my very own chaperone, Jeffrey, to look after me. Hooray! But I am also a very serious person. I love nature. I have a bag decorated with butterflies. Did you know that butterflies turn into caterpillars? Amazingly amazing! And that’s why I’m helping to save a nature reserve. I’ve never saved anything before, but it can’t be very hard . . . can it? Love, Ellie May xxx Looking for a new series of books for girls? Ellie May is the new comedy heroine on the block. With a ditzy brain but an enormous heart she finds herself in all manner of troubles, whether it’s rubbing shoulders with other celebrities or getting back to nature to protect endangered animals. And Ellie May is wonderfully brought to life by the cute but comedic illustrations by rising star Ali Pye. ‘This book made me laugh out loud. Ellie May rocks!’ Andy Stanton, author of Mr Gum. ‘Very, very funny. A sparkling showstopper’ The Independent.

Ellie May Would Like to be Taken Seriously for a Change

Ressembler à Hugh Grant ? Sur le papier, c’est un peu le fantasme de tous les célibataires... dans la réalité, c’est, disons, compliqué à assumer. Surtout quand on s’appelle Samuel, qu’on vit à Londres, que sa colocataire a décidé que l’une de ses missions sur Terre était de vous caser pour démontrer que Cendrillon est plus qu’un conte de fées. Et qu’on désire devenir le nouveau Shakespeare. Il ne pouvait pas prévoir que pour réaliser son rêve, il serait obligé de jouer les princes charmants. Soit son pire cauchemar...

Chaussures à son pied

Until I had my first child, and this is to my shame, I had little understanding of just how much mothers are hidden, their stories unspoken, even as they cross the street in plain sight. Like grief or falling in love, becoming a mother is an experience both ordinary and transformative. You are prepared for the sleeplessness and wonder, the noise and the chaos, the pram in the hall. But the extent to which this new life can turn your inner world upside-down - nothing prepares you for that. In this frank, funny and fearless memoir, Marianne Levy writes with heart-wrenching honesty about love and loss, rage and pain, fear and joy. She breaks the silence around the emotional turmoil that having a child can unleash and asks why motherhood is at once so venerated and so undervalued. This is the real story of being a parent in the modern world. It is a book that mothers will be glad to have read - and that everyone else should read, too.

Unspoken Truths About Motherhood

Until I had my first child, and this is to my shame, I had little understanding of just how much mothers are hidden, their stories unspoken, even as they cross the street in plain sight. Like grief or falling in love, becoming a mother is an experience both ordinary and transformative. But alongside the sleeplessness and wonder, the extent to which it can be profoundly destabilising can come as a shock. Almost twenty years on from Rachel Cusk's A Life's Work and Anne Enright's Making Babies comes a frank, funny and fearless exploration of what it means to become a mother that confronts the psychological shifts that can overturn a woman's sense of self. It aims to break the silence around the emotional turmoil that having a child can unleash and asks why motherhood is at once so venerated and so undervalued.Marianne Levy tells the real story of being a mother in the modern world. Bold, humane and uncompromising, she writes with dazzling honesty about love and loss, rage and pain, heartache and joy. This is a book that mothers will be glad to have read - and will need everyone else to read, too.

"Katie Cox became an overnight pop sensation, but can she face the music of the public spotlight?"--

Katie Cox Vs. the Boy Band

Tonie Béhar

Des toits de Montmartre à un hôtel perdu dans les montagnes, de New York à la Bretagne, d'une cellule de garde à vue à un grand magasin de luxe, d'un ascenseur à une cure détox, d'un wagon d'Eurostar à un cabinet de psy. Le Noël des héroïnes et héros de ce recueil sera tout sauf traditionnel ! Mais il promet d'être inoubliable... Marie Vareille, Isabelle Alexis, Tonie Behar, Adèle Bréau, Sophie Henrionnet et Marianne Levy forment la #TeamRomCom, un collectif d'autrices de comédies romantiques à la française. À elles six, elles comptabilisent 41 romans, 22 éditeurs, 8 blogs, 1 site féminin, 15 cocktails préférés, un nombre inavouable de héros irrésistibles et 68 scènes de sexe et demie. Suivez l'actualité de la #TeamRomCom sur www.comedieromantique.com

Petits réveillons entre amis

Nouvelles drôles et romantiques pour un Noël magique Par les stars de la comédie romantique ! C'est le soir du réveillon. Audrey vient d'être emmenée au commissariat pour avoir manifesté contre un abattoir.Valentine est enfermée dans les toilettes d'un grand magasin parisien déguisée en Mère Noël. Pauline se retrouve en Toscane pour le travail, loin de chez elle, seule et célibataire. Le Dr Sam Miller se rend à un énième dinnerdate de Noël chez sa sœur. Lisa dresse sa liste des quarante-cinq trucs à faire à New York avant le 26 décembre... Les personnages de ces nouvelles ont chacun leur vision personnelle de Noël et de la magie qui est censée tomber comme la neige le soir du 25 décembre. Ils sont attachants, drôles, romantiques – pas toujours assumés – mais, surtout, ils ont un point commun : ils s'apprêtent à passer le réveillon le plus surprenant de leur vie ! Isabelle Alexis, Tonie Behar, Adèle Bréau, Sophie Henrionnet, Marianne Levy et Marie Vareille forment la Team Rom Com, un collectif d'auteures de comédies romantiques. Elles livrent ici leur interprétation décalée de la romance de Noël.

Y aura-t-il trop de neige à Noël ?

Noël, cette fête qu’on adore détester ou qu’on déteste adorer ! Réunion familiale ou tête-à-tête ratés, de Paris à New York en passant par l’Italie, on peut y vivre des crush ou des clash, qu’importe ! Et si la comédie romantique culte, Love Actually, vient y apporter sa petite touche de magie pour faire basculer les situations les plus inextricables, l'esprit de Noël promet d'être au rendez-vous !Marie Vareille, Isabelle Alexis, Tonie Behar, Adèle Bréau, Sophie Henrionnet et Marianne Levyforment la #TeamRomCom, un collectif d'auteures de comédies romantiques à la française. À elles six, elles comptabilisent 24 romans, 14 éditeurs, 8 blogs, 1 site féminin, 15 cocktails préférés, un nombre inavouable de héros irrésistibles et 68 scènes de sexe et demie. Elles nous livrent ici leur interprétation décalée de la comédie romantique de Noël. Les deux premiers tomes se sont déjà vendus à 60 000 exemplaires. Elles vivent toutes à Paris, sauf Sophie Henrionnet qui connaît maintenant parfaitement le trajet Angers-Paris ! Suivez l'actualité de la #TeamRomCom sur www.comedieromantique.com

Noël Actually

The second in the exciting new Jelly Pie series of books for girls from Marianne Levy about a little film star with a big personality. Dear Everybody, I’m an incredibly famous film star! Everyone knows who I am, even Eskimos and people in France. And I’ve just made friends with an amazingly beautiful model. In fact, she’s going to be in my next film! Jeffrey’s worried I won’t like sharing the spotlight. But I’m sure it’ll be fine. After all, I always share my fudge cake. Well, almost always, anyway . . . Love, Ellie May xxx Looking for a new series of books for girls? Ellie May is the new comedy heroine on the block. With a ditzy brain but an enormous heart she finds herself in all manner of troubles, whether it’s hanging out with super-beautiful models or meeting Eskimos. Ellie May is wonderfully brought to life by the cute but comedic illustrations by rising star Ali Pye. ‘This book made me laugh out loud. Ellie May rocks!’ Andy Stanton, author of Mr Gum. ‘Very, very funny. A sparkling showstopper’ The Independent.

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