Jim Grimsley Knihy

Eine Kindheit und Jugend in den Südstaaten der USA zu Beginn der sechziger Jahre. Danny Crell ist das älteste von fünf Kindern. Eingeengt von poveren Lebensverhältnissen und drangsaliert von einem nichtsnutzigen und gewalttätigen Familienvater, lernt er die Kraft des Durchhaltens von seiner Mutter. Vom Autor des vielgelesenen Buches Das Leben zwischen den Sternen.

Dan Crell ist der Verwaltungsmanager im Grady Krankenhaus in Atlanta im amerikanischen Bundesstaat Georgia. Ein sympathischer Kerl, der seinen Job im Griff hat und für die Kinderstation im Krankenhauschor mitsingt. Ford McKinney stammt aus einer konservativen, wohlhabenden Südstaatenfamilie. Der Vater ist ein anerkannter Chirurg, die Mutter beschäftigt sich hauptsächlich damit, nach einer passenden Partie für ihren hoch gewachsenen, schwarzhaarigen, blendend aussehenden Sohn zu suchen. Nach anfänglichem Zögern, nach viel innerem Hin und Her, werden Ford und Dan ein Paar. Was ihre Beziehung wert ist, zeigt sich allerdings erst, als sie an Weihnachten gemeinsam ihre Familien besuchen wollen.

Set in a richly complex world, this gripping tale intertwines magic and science, exploring an epic clash between powerful, godlike forces. Building on the success of his previous work, the story promises to captivate readers with its depth and intricacy. Jim Grimsley, acclaimed for his storytelling, draws comparisons to literary giants, ensuring a compelling narrative that delves into profound themes and imaginative landscapes.

Bis ins Alter wird Ellen Tote von dem Traum verfolgt, wie ihre Mutter in eisiger Winterkälte in einen Fluß watet und untertaucht. Dieses Rätsel ihres Lebens versucht Ellen zu lösen, indem sie Bilder der Erinnerung aus ihrer Kindheit heraufbeschwört. Bilder eines Familenlebens in bitterster Not, beherrscht von Gewalt und Angst. Es ist die erschütternde Geschichte eines kleinen Mädchens, das, ganz auf sich gestellt, darum kämpft, einem grausamen Schicksal zu entgehen.

Ford McKinney leads a charmed life: he's a young doctor possessing good looks, good breeding, and money. He comes from an old Savannah family where his parents, attentive to his future, focus their energies on finding their son--their golden boy--a girl to marry. But how charmed is this life when Ford's own heart suspects that he is not meant to spend his life with a woman? His suspicions are confirmed when he meets Dan Crell. Dan is a quiet man with a great voice. Behind the tempered facade of the shy hospital administrator is a singer who can transform a room with his soaring voice, leaving his listeners in awe and reverence. Ford catches one such Christmas concert and his life is never quite the same; he is touched in a place he keeps hidden, forbidden. When Ford and Dan begin to explore the limits of their relationship, Dan's own secrets are exposed--and his mysterious and painful childhood returns to haunt him. In Comfort and Joy Jim Grimsley finds a marriage between the stark and stunning pain of his prize-winning Winter Birds and the passion of critically acclaimed Dream Boy. In this, his fourth novel, he considers pressing questions. How does a man reconcile the child he was raised to be with the man that he truly is? What happens when an adult has to choose between his parents and a lover?

In Jim Grimsley's remarkable first novel, Winter Birds, Danny Crell tells himself his own story, and in doing so illuminates the heartbreaking story of his father's violent tyranny over his mother, his sister, and his three younger brothers.The novel begins on Thanksgiving in rural North Carolina in a broken-down cottage the Crell children have nicknamed "The Circle House." Ellen Crell's attempts at a family meal are thwarted and finally disastrously ruined when Bobjay draws her into a violent quarrel. It leads to a chase wherein Bobjay is the hunter, Ellen the prey, and their five children are caught in between.Winter Birds is a haunting, unforgettable portrait of an American family shattered by violence, and of the lengths a woman will go to keep her family whole.

In a novel as stunning and heartbreaking as his acclaimed debut work, Grimsley recounts the story of a painful first love--between two adolescent boys who bravely sustain each other in a world of domestic disintegration.

Set against the backdrop of the 1966 federally mandated racial integration, the narrative explores the author's formative experiences with black children and their culture. Through poignant reflections, it delves into the complexities of race relations, offering a personal and insightful perspective on a significant moment in American history. The memoir captures the emotional landscape of growing up during a transformative era, highlighting the impact of integration on both personal identity and community dynamics.

Jim Grimsley's novels and short stories have been favorably compared to the works of Samuel R. Delany, Jack Vance, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Now he unleashes an ambitious and audacious collision between science and magic.The Twil Gate links two very different realms. On one side of the portal is Senal, an advanced technological civilization of some thirty billion inhabitants, all cybernetically linked and at war with machine intelligences many light-years away. On the other side is Irion, a land of myth and legend, where the world is flat and mighty wizards once ruled.Jedda Martele is a linguist and trader from Senal. Although fascinated by the languages and cultures of Irion, she shares her people's assumption that Irion is backward and superstitious and no match for her homeland's superior numbers and technology. But as the two realms march inevitably toward war, Jedda finds herself at the center of historic, unimaginable events that will challenge everything she has ever believed about the world--and herself.The Ordinary is a powerful and entrancing tale of magic, science, and the mysterious truth that binds them together.