Frances Itani Knihy

From one of the stars of Netflix's overnight sensation Queer Eye, Tan France's memoir has his signature wit, style, and tells the origin story of the first openly gay, Muslim man on television. In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix’s smash-hit QUEER EYE tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional Muslim family, as one of the few people of color in Doncaster, England. He illuminates his winding journey of coming of age, finding his voice (and style!), and how he finally came out to his family at the age of 34, revealing that he was happily married to the love of his life--a Mormon cowboy from Salt Lake City. In Tan's own words, “The book is meant to spread joy, personal acceptance, and most of all understanding. Each of us is living our own private journey, and the more we know about each other, the healthier and happier the world will be.”

Born on the shores of Lake Ontario, Grania O'Neill suffers a childhood illness that destroys her hearing. Grania's life without sound is also a life bounded by a powerful family love that tries to protect her from suffering. But when it becomes clear that Grania can no longer thrive among the hearing, her family sends her to the Ontario School for the Deaf. There, protected from the often unforgiving world outside, she learns sign language and speech. And there she meets Jim Lloyd, a hearing man, and the two, in wonderment, begin to create a new emotional vocabulary that encompasses both sound and silence. But a war is raging on the other side of the world. Only two weeks after their wedding, Jim must leave home to serve as a stretcher-bearer on the blood-soaked battlefields of Flanders. During this long and brutal war of attrition, Jim and Grania are pulled to the centre of cataclysmic events that will alter civilisation forever.

The book was initially published in Canada in 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. It offers readers a unique perspective on its themes and characters, providing an engaging exploration of its subject matter. The publication history highlights its Canadian roots, suggesting a cultural context that may influence the narrative.

In the backroom of Cassie's café, six strangers gather on Tuesday nights, each seeking comfort and connection. As they share their stories and experiences, they form an unexpected bond known as the "Company of Good Cheer." This heartwarming tale explores themes of friendship, healing, and the transformative power of community, illustrating how even the most disparate individuals can come together to uplift one another in times of need.

Männer in Uniform gehen von Haus zu Haus, hämmern an Türen, erteilen den Befehl zusammenzupacken. Fischerboote werden konfisziert, Menschen aus ihren Häusern getrieben. Auch Bins Familie, seine Geschwister Hiroshi und Keiko, seine Eltern, werden eines frühen Morgens, zu Beginn des Jahres 1942, abgeholt und weit fortgebracht, fort von ihrem Haus auf Vancouver Island, fort von dem Leben, das ihres war. Frances Itani widmet sich einem bislang wenig bekannten Kapitel kanadischer Geschichte: der Internierung aller Bürger japanischer Abstammung nach dem Angriff auf Pearl Harbor. Tausenden wurden Heim und Lebensgrundlage genommen, sie wurden in entlegene Teile des Landes verfrachtet und ihrer Freiheit beraubt. Fünfzig Jahre später macht sich Bin Okuma auf, das Land zu durchqueren und zum Lager am Fraser River zurückzukehren, dorthin, wo sein Vater einst, nach Jahren der Entbehrung und Not, eine Entscheidung traf, die sein Leben für immer veränderte. Ein Roman über eine Familie, die in die Fährnisse der Geschichte geriet, ein Roman von großer elegischer Kraft.