Cette autrice est célébrée pour ses œuvres littéraires qui explorent les thèmes de l'identité et de l'appartenance. Son écriture se distingue par des aperçus psychologiques vifs et une prose lyrique, explorant les liens complexes entre les individus, les paysages et les rêves. Ses récits sont appréciés pour leur profonde richesse et leur capacité à évoquer de puissantes réponses émotionnelles chez les lecteurs. Elle crée des histoires qui résonnent avec une voix unique et une perspective captivante.
1968, un bourg côtier du Labrador au Canada. Un enfant naît, ni garçon ni fille. Intersexué. Ils sont trois à partager ce secret : les parents et une voisine de confiance. On décide de faire opérer l'enfant ; ce sera Wayne – le choix du père. Mais dans l'eau trouble de l'adolescence, son moi caché, cette Annabel qui l'accompagne comme une ombre, réapparaît. Et avec elle, la vérité. Un magnifique roman sur la différence et l'identité, porté par une langue poétique où vibrent intimement la Nature et les êtres. " On a tous un roman un peu rare, un peu bizarre, totalement à part, qu'on offre à ceux qui semblent le mériter. Un livre cher qu'on partage avec les personnes dignes de confiance, qui auront interdiction d'exprimer la moindre déception sous peine de vous blesser déraisonnablement. Annabel fait partie de ceux-là." Marine Landrot, Télérama
Kathleen Winter's journey through the Northwest Passage in 2010 reveals the complexities of a changing Arctic landscape. She explores the emergence of hybrid species, such as polar bears mating with grizzlies, and the geopolitical tensions surrounding valuable resources that attract multiple nations. Additionally, the Inuit community grapples with the challenges of modernity versus tradition in a rapidly evolving global economy. "Boundless" serves as a tribute to the dynamic and captivating nature of the North, highlighting both its beauty and its struggles.
Exploring the inner thoughts of boys, this collection features heartbroken and comedic tales from girls and women seeking answers. Each story delves into the complexities of relationships, highlighting the humorous and poignant moments that arise from the confusion and curiosity surrounding male perspectives. Through relatable characters and situations, the narratives provide insight into the dynamics of love and friendship, making for an engaging read that resonates with anyone trying to understand the opposite sex.
In 2010, bestselling author Kathleen Winter took a journey across the legendary Northwest Passage. From Greenland to Baffin Island and all along this arctic passage, Winter witnesses the new mathematics of the melting North âe" where polar bears mate with grizzlies, creating a new hybrid species; where the earth is on the cusp of yielding so much buried treasure that five nations stand poised to claim sovereignty of the land; and where the local Inuit population struggles to navigate the tension between taking their part in the new global economy and defending their traditional way of life. In breathtaking prose charged with vivid descriptions of the land and its people, Kathleen Winterâe(tm)s Boundless is a haunting and powerful story: a homage to the ever-evolving and magnetic power of the North.
The collection features a series of gender-bending narratives that explore themes of identity and transformation. With a unique blend of perspectives, the author delves into the complexities of gender and societal norms, offering thought-provoking insights. Each story is crafted to challenge conventional boundaries, showcasing the author's signature style and depth. This work promises to engage readers with its innovative storytelling and rich character development.
"A stunning historical novel of rare enigmatic power reimagining the so-called "lost years" of the misunderstood Romantic Era genius Dorothy Wordsworth. When young James Dixon, recently returned from the battle of Waterloo and local jack-of-all-trades, meets Dorothy Wordsworth in Rydel, Westmoreland, in 1816, he realizes he's never met a woman remotely like her. In her early thirties, Dorothy has already lived an extraordinary life, one that has flown in the face of social convention. As her brother William Wordsworth's closest confidante and creative collaborator--considered by some in their circle to be the secret to his artistic success--she has forsworn marriage and carved a seemingly idyllic life for herself, with William and his wife, in England's Lake District, where she passes the days taking long walks and filling her diaries with astonishing observations of the natural world and common country life--and of course, helping William usher in a new epoch in English literature. When Dixon is approached by William to do some handiwork around their humble estate at Rydel Mount, he quickly understands that his unofficial responsibility is to keep an eye on Dorothy, who is growing frail, melancholic, and inscrutable. The pair form an unusual bond, and over the next several decades, Dixon is ushered into the Wordsworth inner sanctum--where he is swept up in the extraordinary secrets of this extraordinary family and their unusual circle (Samuel Coleridge, Thomas de Quincy, and Charles and Mary Lamb all make cameos). In the imagination of bestselling author Kathleen Winter, the misunderstood genius of Dorothy Wordsworth and complexity of her legacy is given new meaning. Through James Dixon, a tremendous literary invention, Winter leads us inside the Wordsworth family and the scintillating emotional and artistic life, hidden traumas, private betrayals and triumphs of an inimitable, unorthodox woman determined to exist on her own terms. But also, brilliantly, Winter weaves a complex dark undersong through her story, not only of Dorothy's secret life and thoughts, but that of the tragically unacknowledged lives of women in her time, such as Dixon's own doomed sister."-- Provided by publisher
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