Cette auteure explore les relations humaines complexes et les paysages émotionnels avec une perspicacité pénétrante et une subtile précision psychologique. Son style se caractérise par sa fluidité et sa poésie, plongeant les lecteurs dans les profondeurs de ses personnages et de leurs motivations. À travers ses récits, elle aborde souvent des thèmes tels que l'identité, la famille et la recherche de sens dans la vie quotidienne. Son œuvre suscite la réflexion et laisse une impression durable à ceux qui entreprennent ses voyages littéraires.
Set in the unique environment of a polio sanitarium in Warm Springs, Georgia, the narrative explores Susan Richards Shreve's experiences as one of the last children to endure the disease before the Salk vaccine's discovery. The story captures the blend of time, place, and the strangeness of life in a hospital for disabled children, highlighting the challenges and resilience of young patients during a pivotal moment in medical history.
A woman in a small Massachusetts town, who is gifted with second sight, harbors a terrible secret--that she murdered her fiancee upon discovering his betrayal of her. Yet, she has his child, and though she has become a famous singer, she is haunted by guilt.
Haunted by a terrorist explosion that killed his parents and driven to protect his orphaned younger siblings, a member of the comedy troupe Plum & Jaggers begins writing a dark and quirky series of sketches about a family comedy troupe and ends up questioning his sanity.
The title essay celebrates a mother's unwavering love and vigilance, capturing the essence of childhood experiences. Contributors share poignant memories, such as Bich Minh Nguyen's arrival in Michigan from Vietnam and the cultural challenges she faced, alongside Michael Parker's humorous recollection of his sister's defiance. This collection showcases a rich tapestry of diverse voices and intimate stories, reflecting the complexities of growing up in America and the universal themes of family, identity, and resilience.
She dyes her hair purple, wears black clothing, and calls herself Cheetah. Can this really be the girl known to her family as Amanda the Good? Not anymore!Sometime between sixth grade and junior high, Amanda Bates woke up and discovered she’d become an entirely different person. Her old clothes felt wrong, her old friends felt wrong, and her family definitely felt wrong. When Amanda attracts the attention of a ninth-grade boy with a criminal record, a whole new group of troublemaking friends seems to follow. But is the new Amanda bad enough to make it in the girls’ Club? Or will her old self win out?
It is 1973 and Watergate is on everyone's lips. Lucy Painter is a children's book illustrator and a single mother of two. She leaves New York and the married father of her children to live in a tightly knit Washington neighborhood in the house where she grew up and where she discovered her father's suicide. Lucy hopes for a fresh start, but her life is full of secrets: her children know nothing of her father's death or the identity of their own father. As the new neighbors enter their insular lives, her family's safety and stability become threatened. This is a story of how shame leads to secrets, secrets to lies, and how lies stand in the way of human connection.
Georgianna Grove's seventieth birthday brings an unexpected letter that compels her to revisit Missing Lake, Wisconsin, site of her mother's murder decades ago. With her father's confession leading to his imprisonment, Georgie embarks on a perilous canoe trip with her hesitant family to confront the past and uncover the truth behind her parents' tragic fate. This gripping narrative explores themes of memory, family dynamics, and the quest for understanding amidst haunting memories.
"Magical . . . . A quirky, elliptical tale of obsessive emotions and double lives." The New York Times Book ReviewBy the author of "Daughters of the New World," a unique and captivating tale of obsession, redemption and romance . . . in the most unlikely of places.A chance meeting on a Washington subway leads Annie Blakemore -- an aspiring opera singer with two children and an abusive husband -- into the life of a handsome priest, Will Huston. Yet Huston is not what he seems. He is an Irish actor in disguise, on a dark mission of personal vengeance that will sweep Annie into its dangerous whirpool -- a whirlpool she cannot help herself from entering, even if it means she will drown.
It is 1973 and Watergate is on everyone's lips Lucy Painter is a children's book illustrator and a single mother of two She leaves New York and the married father of her children to live in a tightly knit Washington neighborhood in the house where she grew up -- and where she discovered her father's suicide Lucy hopes for a fresh start but her life is full of secrets her children know nothing of her father's death or the identity of their own father As the new neighbors enter their insular lives her family's safety and stability become threatened IYou Are the Love of My LifeI is a story of how shame leads to secrets secrets to lies and how lies stand in the way of human connection
Shreve,Susan Richards....Töchter der neuen Welt....Bastei Bergisch-Gladbach....1992....0494 Seiten, Buchblock etwas verzogen (Wasserschaden )
