Lara Hölbling Matković Knihy

Kniha seznamuje s mýty a příběhy archetypů divokých žen. Pozoruhodná kniha o psychologii žen nazvaná Ženy, které běhaly s vlky ztělesňuje přednosti i problémy soudobé jungiánské literatury. Kladné body nasbírá téměř zadarmo: ponoří se do nevysychajícího pramene životní tematiky symbolizované v pohádkách a o zajímavost je postaráno. Co musí autorka dodat, je tvar textu, smysl knihy a snad budeme-li si klást vyšší nároky - i objevnost pohledu na život. I zde projevila Američanka Clarissa Pinkola Estésová nadání. Přesto tvar, smysl a objevnost zároveň pokulhávají, odhalujíce slabiny podobných projektů.

Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia.From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. She is caught off-guard by a young hunter who invades her most private spaces and confounds her self-assured, solitary life. On a farm several miles down the mountain, Lusa Maluf Landowski, a bookish city girl turned farmer's wife, finds herself unexpectedly marooned in a strange place where she must declare or lose her attachment to the land that has become her own. And a few more miles down the road, a pair of elderly feuding neighbors tend their respective farms and wrangle about God, pesticides, and the possibilities of a future neither of them expected.Over the course of one humid summer, these characters find their connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with whom they share a place. Prodigal Summer demonstrates a balance of narrative, drama and ideas that is characteristic of Barbara Kingsolver's finest work.

If there is any solace in growing older, it is that you will find yourself guffawing in hysterical recognition at the situations Nora Ephron describes, from the impossibility of trying to remember people's names at parties, to struggling with the new technology.

Theo Byrne is a promising young scientist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine-year-old. His son Robin is funny, loving and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures. He is also on the verge of being expelled from school for smashing his friend's face with a thermos.What can a father do, when the only solution offered to his rare and troubled boy is to put him on psychoactive drugs? What can he say when his boy comes to him wanting an explanation for a world that is clearly in love with its own destruction? The only thing for it is to take the boy to other planets, all while fostering his son's desperate attempt to save this one.At the heart of Bewilderment lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet? (goodreads.com)

Sedmnáctiletá Bianca Piperová je cynická a loajální a zdaleka si nemyslí, že je mezi svými kamarádkami ta nejkrásnější. Je taky moc chytrá na to, aby skočila na lep sladkým řečičkám školního hezouna Wesleyho Rushe. Bianca ho vlastně nenávidí. A když jí dá tu nepěknou přezdívku, vychrstne mu colu přímo do obličeje. Ale doma to teď nestojí za nic a Bianca touží po rozptýlení. Což dopadne tak, že Wesleyho políbí. A co hůř, líbí se jí to! Při pokusu se z toho nějak vykroutit se z ní a jejího úhlavního nepřítele stanou „kamarádi s výhodami“. Což se samozřejmě brutálně nevydaří. Wesley neumí moc naslouchat a jeho život taky stojí za starou belu. A Bianca si s hrůzou uvědomí, že do kluka, kterého nenáviděla, začíná být trochu zamilovaná.

Mortal affections and faery rivalries continue to collide in the town of Huntsdale, as New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr takes urban fantasy to new heights. After the terrible events of Ink Exchange, the Dark Court has a new ruler. But will Niall's kindness survive his new responsibility to the most violent of Faerie courts? Meanwhile, Seth and Aislinn attempt to mend their relationship. But Aislinn is the Summer Queen and Keenan is her king - and as summer approaches, their chemistry sparks. Will Seth's mortality lose him the one thing he loves above all others? As Niall seeks to control his new Court, Aislinn attempts to resist the seduction of summer, and Seth searches desperately for the gift of immortality, a delicate balance is threatened, and a terrible plot is revealed...

Komorně laděný román líčí zážitky dospívající dívky, která stráví čtyři roky na prestižní internátní střední škole daleko od domova, uprostřed spolužáků z daleko vyšší společenské vrstvy, i proces jejího vlastního psychického a lidského vyzrávání. Snaží se přizpůsobit a nakonec se jí podaří vybojovat si v kolektivu své místo. Těsně před koncem studia, když do školy přijede reportérka, povolí ale kontrola její železné sebekázně a Lee ze sebe vychrlí všechny výhrady, jež vůči Ault School má, a jež jsou do jisté míry podmíněny i komplikovanými procesy, které se odehrávaly pouze v její hlavě, bez jakéhokoliv zlovolného přičinění okolí. To se od ní po vyjití článku odvrátí: rodiče na ni zanevřou, spolužáci i učitelé se cítí ukřivděni. Z Lee je opět outsider, možná větší, než při nástupu na školu…

From the author of Catherine, Called Birdy comes another spellbinding novel set in medieval England. The girl known only as Brat has no family, no home, and no future until she meets Jane the Midwife and becomes her apprentice. As she helps the sharp-tempered Jane deliver babies, Brat--who renames herself Alyce--gains knowledge, confidence, and the courage to want something from life: "A full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world." Medieval village life makes a lively backdrop for the funny, poignant story of how Alyce gets what she wants. A concluding note discusses midwifery past and present. A Newbery Medal book.

U bajkama, vještice uvijek nose budalaste crne šešire i crne plašteve i jašu na metlama. Ali ovo nije bajka. Ovo je o pravim vješticama. Prava vještica je naprosto najopasnije biće koje živi na zemlji. Dvostruko je opasnija zato što ne izgleda opasno. Što znate, možda je baš vaša najbliža susjeda – vještica. Ili je to možda ona gospođa blistavih očiju koja je jutros sjedila nasuprot vama u autobusu. Mogla bi biti ona teta divnog osmijeha koja vas je prije ručka na ulici ponudila bombonima. Čak bi mogla, a ovo će vas užasnuti, čak bi to mogla biti i vaša draga učiteljica. Ja vam, naravno, nikako ne tvrdim da vaša učiteljica jest vještica. Samo kažem da bi mogla biti. To je, istina, sasvim nevjerojatno. Ali – ovdje dolazi ono veliko »ali« – nije nemoguće... Što se dogodi ako sretnete pravu vješticu? Kako ćete je prepoznati? Kako se možete obraniti? Sve to i još mnogo korisnih savjeta naći ćete u ovoj odurnoj, jezivoj knjizi.