William Kowalski Livres

After leaving gang life following his brother's death, Rosario Gomez strives to build a better future for himself and his family. Focused on completing night school and advancing at his supermarket job, he aims to be a responsible father. However, the reappearance of an old friend from the barrio forces him to confront the harsh realities of his violent past, challenging his efforts to escape and protect his new life. The story delves into themes of redemption, resilience, and the struggle to break free from one's history.

The story delves into the contrasting motivations of Francie and Colt Hart as they become enamored with an old farmhouse in Pennsylvania. Colt envisions it as a symbol of his success, while Francie seeks inspiration to revive her writing career and mend their struggling marriage. As they uncover the tragic past of the house and its former occupants, tensions rise, revealing deeper issues in their relationship and the impact of the house on their lives.

The story follows Haley Bombauer, known as Flash Jackson, as she embraces the freedom of her seventeenth summer. Eager to explore the hills and forests on her cherished horse, she dreams of adventures that take her beyond her small town and the constraints of her overprotective mother. This journey of self-discovery promises to challenge her boundaries and ignite her spirit of independence.

Walter Davis faces the challenges of homelessness after his mother's battle with cancer leaves him destitute. Despite being young, handsome, and intelligent, he struggles to maintain a relationship with the girl of his dreams while hiding his living situation. His efforts to impress her lead to complications, especially when a lie results in her distancing herself from him. The story explores themes of resilience, ingenuity, and the determination to overcome adversity as Walter seeks to reclaim his life and find success.

"With his widely acclaimed debut, 28-year-old William Kowalski emerged as one of the most exciting and distinctive new American writers in years. In his hew book, Kowalski once again proves himself an extraordinarily gifted writer as he follows his hero Billy Mann on his search for the mother who deserted him as a baby. Now 20 years old, Billy travels atop his beloved motorcycle to the last known address he has for her ot a side street named Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a journey that will teach him many things about family, friends, love and death. Filled with wondrous imagery and lyricism, Somewhere South of Here has a lightness of touch that belies how very much it has to say about life s greatest themes of all. "

In Haleys Leben zieht ein Unwetter herauf: Sie sieht einem Sommer entgegen, in dem sie vor Langeweile ersticken, vor Untätigkeit vergehen und in Frustration ertrinken wird. Ein Gipsbein hält sie eisern auf dem Boden der Tatsachen. Niemand, als letztes Haley selbst, ahnt, dass ausgerechnet in diesem Jahr Bewegung in die kleine Stadt Mannville kommt. Miz Powell, eine ehemalige Spionin, wirbelt mit ihren Geschichten aus der Vergangenheit eine Menge Staub auf, und Haleys Leben verändert sich grundlegend

Billy, hlavní hrdina románu, který se narodil po smrti otce a byl odložen matkou, líčí své dětství prožité se svým dědečkem. Vyprávění chlapce Billyho Manna, jehož matka zanechala na schodech domu jeho dědečka, který se sám ujal vnukovy výchovy. Podivínský děd Mann - alkoholik - najde jednoho dne na svém prahu kojence a ujímá se jeho výchovy, neboť podle cedulky, kterou má dítě u sebe, je to jeho vnuk. To se mu potvrzuje i tím, že se Billymu zdá tzv. dědičný sen Mannů. Děda má radost z pokračovatele rodu, neboť otec Billyho byl sestřelen ve válce ve Vietnamu. Do místy humorně vyprávěného příběhu soužití Billyho s jeho dědou jsou zařazeny i vzpomínky na válečná "dobrodružství" dědy a dalších příbuzných kdysi váženého a bohatého klanu Mannů.

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