The best-selling books this week in La Procure bookstores

Résumé : Pope Francis, “He loved us”, Cerf, 2024. Encyclical available from several publishers. Apostolic exhortation devoted to this theme published on the occasion of the jubilee of the appearances of Christ to Saint Marguerite-Marie in Paray-le-Monial. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : Pope Francis, “He loved us”, Téqui, 2024. Encyclical available from several publishers. Apostolic exhortation devoted to this theme published on the occasion of the jubilee of the appearances of Christ to Saint Marguerite-Marie in Paray-le-Monial. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : Pope Francis, “He loved us”, Emmanuel, 2024. Encyclical available from several publishers. Apostolic exhortation devoted to this theme published on the occasion of the jubilee of the appearances of Christ to Saint Marguerite-Marie in Paray-le-Monial. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : Anne-Dauphine Julliand, Les Arènes, October 2024. The author lost her two daughters, Thaïs and Azylis, to an orphan disease. Fifteen years later, his eldest son committed suicide. Her husband and their last child Arthur are facing new grief. In this story, she questions her present and seeks to understand how her life and that of her family can continue despite everything. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : An analysis of the sexist foundations in Christian thought and the sometimes distorted heritage of religious history. The author uses the concepts of rape, consent, homosexuality and even seduction to decipher the inversions of values ​​that prevent religious institutions from fighting effectively against sexual violence. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : On Christmas Eve 1939, the Soviet Union attempted to invade Finland. While the Russians expected a war lasting a few days, the Finns proved to be formidable adversaries, aided by an inhospitable nature and a climate that could reach extreme negative temperatures. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : François Cassingena-Trévedy, Albin Michel, September 2024. After more than thirty years of monastic life, Brother Cassingena-Trévedy settled in the heart of Auvergne, on the Cézallier plateau. His existence there is punctuated by prayer, liturgical services and the help he provides to farmers for milking cows or working in the fields. He recounts his daily life. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : Pope Francis, Deer, September 2024. Literature lovers, this text is for you! The Pope returns to the need to associate with the great authors, whether classical or modern. Antidote to the current obsession with screens, literature is not just entertainment. It allows you to train your intelligence and discover other cultures, it forces you to decenter yourself. Because it contributes to forming a judgment, it is the best protection against extremism. Because it is a window open to others and the world, because it always betrays, deep down, a nostalgia for the divine, literature remains the essential open door to the universal. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : Laurent Ulrich, Cerf, October 2024. A meditation on the notions of freedom and divine light, on the occasion of the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris after the fire which ravaged it in 2019. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : Olivier Leborgne, Seuil, October 2024. Bishop of Arras having officiated on October 13, 2023 for the funeral of Dominique Bernard, murdered French teacher, the author advocates the beauty of life and love in response to violence and terrorism. Find it in bookstores.

Résumé : Jérôme Fourquet, Seuil, October 2024. In the form of infographics, the author paints a portrait of life evoking major social mutations, political changes, the reconfiguration of family structures, the Americanization of the territory, among others. Find it in bookstores.

Summary: Jean-François Kieffer, Mame, October 2024. Visiting Joana, Loupio and Ugo find her at the bedside of a dying lord. They help the latter to defend his young son Romuald, threatened with being disinherited by a felonious and venal uncle. Find it in bookstores.