René Denfeld tisse des récits poignants qui explorent de profondes expériences humaines avec une voix à la fois déchirante et, en fin de compte, pleine d'espoir. Sa prose lyrique plonge dans les aspects les plus sombres de la vie, tout en recherchant constamment la lumière et la rédemption. Le travail de Denfeld est salué pour son urgence et la puissante résonance qu'il a auprès des lecteurs et des critiques. Son écriture reflète un profond engagement dans son travail de plaidoyer, apportant une perspective unique à sa narration captivante.
A Closer Look at Women, Violence, and Aggression
Sets out to reverse the popular opinion that women are inherently less aggressive than men. Drawing on her experience as one of the first female amateur boxers allowed to train and compete in the ring, Denfeld presents a revisionist view of women, aggression and violence.
Even monsters need peace. Even monsters need a person who truly wants to listen - to hear - so that someday we might find the words that are more than boxes. Then maybe we can stop men like me from happening...A prisoner sits on death row in a maximum security prison. His only escape from his harsh existence is through the words he dreams about, the world he conjures around him using the power of language. For the reality of his world is brutal and stark. He is not named, nor do we know his crime. But he listens. He listens to the story of York, the prisoner in the cell next to him whose execution date has been set. He hears the lady, an investigator who is piecing together York's past. He watches as the lady falls in love with the priest and wonders if love is still possible here. He sees the corruption and the danger as tensions in 'this enchanted place' build. And he waits. For even monsters have a story...
From the bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted comes a poignant tale of sibling bonds, hidden monsters, and the transformative power of love. Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was lost to the sea on a remote Oregon beach, leaving only a stone memorial behind. Amanda Dufresne, adopted as a baby, learns of her older brother Dennis Owens while researching her late birth mother. Intrigued by her lost sibling, Amanda, who has always felt disconnected from the world due to her unique way of thinking, seeks to understand her origins. Her only companion is an orphaned polar bear at the zoo where she works. Retired police officer Larry Palmer, a widower seeking purpose, volunteers to assist Amanda in her quest for answers. Their investigation uncovers shocking truths about Dennis, a forgotten foster child abandoned in a home for disturbed boys. As they delve deeper, Amanda and Larry confront decades of cruelty and hidden crimes, including barbaric treatments still in practice today. In this enthralling narrative, the author masterfully weaves a story that resonates deeply, leaving readers profoundly affected.
A haunting, atmospheric, and suspenseful novel features an investigator tasked with finding a missing girl. Three years ago, Madison Culver vanished during a family outing in Oregon’s Skookum National Forest. Now eight years old, her family believes she was taken and turns to Naomi, a private investigator known as "the Child Finder," who has a unique talent for locating the lost. Naomi's search leads her deep into the icy forest and into her own fragmented past. Having once been a lost girl herself, she understands children like Madison. As Naomi delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers painful memories that challenge her emotional defenses, hinting at a terrible loss she struggles to recall. The narrative alternates between Naomi's relentless pursuit of the truth and the imaginative voice of a child, creating a compelling exploration of redemption and the blurred lines between reality, memories, and dreams. This exquisitely rendered literary page-turner examines the human capacity to survive and the secrets that shape our lives.
Naomi Cottle is an investigator who finds missing children. But the one child she has never been able to find is her sister. The two were abducted when they were very young but only Naomi managed to escape. Now, twenty years later, there is at long last a clue that her sister might still be alive. Celia is a street child. Her life is tough and she has seen more things that any child should. But the local librarian turns a blind eye when she goes there almost every day to gaze at her favourite book, where she escapes, through her imagination, into a world of wheeling, colourful butterflies. However someone is watching Celia. Street children have been going missing and the town has been turning a blind eye. It is only when Naomi turns up, looking for her sister, that they find someone who will listen to them. And someone who might give them hope.
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Vor 20 Jahren verschwand ihre Schwester. Naomi selbst hat kaum Erinnerungen an dieses Ereignis – und doch will die »Kinderfinderin« die Spur aufnehmen. Die Suche führt sie direkt in die Dunkelheit von Portland in Oregon, wo mehr Kinder auf der Straße leben als im Rest des Landes. Und immer wieder findet man die Leichen junger Mädchen im Fluss ... Dort trifft Naomi auf Celia, ein zwölfjähriges Mädchen, das vor ihren Eltern geflohen ist. Der Vater missbrauchte sie, die Mutter ist suchtkrank. Ceilas einzige Hoffnung sind die Schmetterlinge. Sie sieht sie überall um sich herum – ihre schillernden Beschützer und Führer auf den trostlosen Straßen. Poetisch, fesselnd und bittersüß. Rene Denfeld schickt Naomi, die Ermittlerin mit der unheimlichen Fähigkeit vermisste Kinder zu finden, ein weiteres Mal auf eine emotionale Suche. Washington Post: »Erinnert uns daran, dass Geschichten nach wie vor eines der wirkungsvollsten Mittel sind, mit dem wir unseren dunkelsten menschlichen Impulsen begegnen können.« Kirkus Reviews: »Naomi zeigt uns die Botschaft von Denfelds gesamter Arbeit auf: Kein Mensch verdient es, vergessen zu werden.« Margaret Atwood: »Ein herzzerreißender, an den Nerven zerrender und doch hoffnungsvoller Roman.«
