Joyce Maynard est une auteure accomplie de fiction et de non-fiction dont l'œuvre explore les thèmes de la perte, de la famille et de la recherche de sa place dans le monde. Elle est célébrée pour son style d'écriture sincère et introspectif, qui invite les lecteurs dans les profondeurs de l'expérience humaine. Ses récits sont appréciés pour leur résonance émotionnelle et leur exploration accessible des complexités de la vie. La prose réfléchie de Maynard captive et touche constamment son public.
When her husband is shot dead by her teenage boyfriend, would-be television journalist Suzanne Maretto steps into the role of grieving widow with a brilliant performance. But few suspect her dark side. This chilling novel of ambition and sexual obsession goes behind the mask of an apple-pie beauty to probe the sinister manipulations of a mesmerizing femme fatale.
Nées le même jour dans des familles très différentes, Ruth et Dana mènent des vies opposées : Ruth est une artiste romantique, tandis que Dana est une scientifique réaliste. Malgré leurs divergences, elles luttent toutes deux pour trouver leur place dans un monde qui leur semble étranger. L'histoire, située dans le New Hampshire rural, est racontée alternativement par ces deux "sœurs de naissance" des années 1950 à aujourd'hui. Joyce Maynard explore les chemins entrelacés de leurs vies, de l'enfance à l'âge adulte, marqués par les premières amours, la découverte de la sexualité, le mariage, la maternité, la perte des parents, le divorce, et la perte d'un être cher. Un secret longtemps enfoui finit par émerger, bouleversant leur existence. Ce roman évoque divers thèmes, tels que la culture des fraises, la conscription pour le Vietnam, l'élevage des chèvres, et les rêves de richesse rapide. Il traite des relations familiales et des blessures que l'on peut infliger à ceux que l'on aime, tout en soulignant la force dévastatrice de l'amour perdu et la paix que peut apporter le pardon.
Explore the enchanting realm of La Llorona through the lens of Joyce Maynard, a New York Times bestselling author. The narrative weaves together elements of folklore and personal discovery, inviting readers to delve into the haunting tales and rich cultural heritage surrounding this legendary figure. Maynard's storytelling captures the emotional depth and complexities of the characters, making it a captivating journey that intertwines magic and reality.
"In her most ambitious novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard takes on the topography of the heart - a landscape of grief, reconciliation, forgiveness, and the way the mistakes of parents are passed down through generations, to fester, or to be healed"--
From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard comes the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her beloved novel Count the Ways--a complex story of three generations of a family and its remarkable, resilient, indomitable matriarch, Eleanor. Following the death of her former husband, Cam, fifty-four-year-old Eleanor has moved back to the New Hampshire farm where they raised three children to care for their brain-injured son, Toby, now an adult. Toby's older brother, Al, is married and living in Seattle with his wife; their sister, Ursula, lives in Vermont with her husband and two children. Although all appears stable, old resentments, anger, and bitterness simmer just beneath the surface. How the Light Gets In follows Eleanor and her family through fifteen years (2010 to 2024) as their story plays out against a uniquely American backdrop and the events that transform their world (climate change, the January 6th insurrection, school violence) and shape their lives (later-life love, parental alienation, steadfast friendship). With her trademark sensitivity and insight, Joyce Maynard paints an indelible portrait of characters both familiar and new making their way over rough, messy, and treacherous terrain to find their way to what is, for each, a place to call "home."
Exploring the complexities of friendship, the narrative delves into the emotional depths and sacrifices involved in meaningful relationships. The author, known for crafting compelling stories, weaves a poignant tale that examines the true cost of loyalty and connection, inviting readers to reflect on their own bonds. With a blend of heartfelt moments and thought-provoking themes, this book promises to resonate with anyone who values the intricacies of human connections.
"New York Times" bestselling author of "Labor Day "With a New Preface When it was first published in 1998, "At Home in the World "set off a furor in the literary world and beyond. Joyce Maynard's memoir broke a silence concerning her relationship--at age eighteen--with J.D. Salinger, the famously reclusive author of "The Catcher in the Rye, " then age fifty-three, who had read a story she wrote for "The New York Times" in her freshman year of college and sent her a letter that changed her life. Reviewers called her book "shameless" and "powerful" and its author was simultaneously reviled and cheered. With what some have viewed as shocking honesty, Maynard explores her coming of age in an alcoholic family, her mother's dream to mold her into a writer, her self-imposed exile from the world of her peers when she left Yale to live with Salinger, and her struggle to reclaim her sense of self in the crushing aftermath of his dismissal of her not long after her nineteenth birthday. A quarter of a century later--having become a writer, survived the end of her marriage and the deaths of her parents, and with an eighteen-year-old daughter of her own--Maynard pays a visit to the man who broke her heart. The story she tells--of the girl she was and the woman she became--is at once devastating, inspiring, and triumphant.
Helen's life takes a turn when she meets the charismatic Swift and Ava Havilland at an art gallery. Struggling with the fallout from a DUI that cost her custody of her son, Oliver, and trapped in a dead-end job, she finds solace in AA meetings. The Havillands introduce her to new possibilities, challenging her to confront her past and seek a brighter future. Their influence may be the catalyst she needs to rebuild her life and reconnect with her son.
As the end of summer approaches and a long, hot Labor Day weekend looms, the life of lonely thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler is irrevocably changed when he and his emotionally fragile mother show kindness to a stranger with a terrible secret. Now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, Labor Day is a poignant story of love, sex, adolescence, and devastating treachery.
Exploring themes of friendship and fate, this captivating novel delves into the unpredictable nature of life and the connections that shape our journeys. The story weaves together the lives of its characters, revealing how unexpected twists can alter their paths and deepen their bonds. With a focus on the intricacies of human relationships, the narrative invites readers to reflect on the serendipity that often accompanies life's challenges.
