Nový román nositele Pulitzerovy ceny před námi otevírá hudební a filmovou scénu 70. let v USA. Dostáváme se do doby, kdy stále ještě frčí malé obchůdky s gramofonovými deskami, ale jejich místo brzy převezmou velké prodejní řetězce. Dílo je také příběhem o lásce partnerské i rodičovské – příběhem o tom, jak snadno otcové opouštějí své syny a jak těžce k nim hledají cestu zpět.
Kirsty Gunn’s first novel, Rain, was praised by the New York Times as “exquisitely written . . . every page expresses familiar feelings in ways that are unsentimental and entirely original”; “spellbinding,” raved the Boston Globe. That same resonant magnetism and emotional depth infuse her new novel. Featherstone is the story of the mysterious disappearance from an isolated town in Scotland of a young woman whose absence still reverberates in the lives of everyone whose life she touched. When Sonny Johanssen looks up from his flower bed, he is sure that he has just seen the impossible. And yet he feels her: his niece, Francie, has come home. He’s not the only one who senses her presence. Across town, Ray Weldon, Francie’s long-suffering high school sweetheart, is anxiously scouring their old haunts, convinced that she has finally returned. But has she really come home, or is her presence some kind of resurrection in the minds of those who love her? It soon becomes clear that Featherstone is not a traditional tale of small-town life, but that the enigmatic Francie is a catalyst for a different, deeper story. Her homecoming disturbs the inhabitants of this community, unraveling a sense of security and stability and turning inward people’s hopes and dreams — with dangerous but ultimately regenerative consequences.
In Jennifer Egan's highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O'Connor, age eighteen. Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beautiful idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith's life and death, Phoebe retraces her steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love, and Faith's lost generation. This spellbinding novel introduced Egan's remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion.
Bundel verhalen die de relatie tussen man en vrouw typeren.
True stories that reveal woman's sexuality as it is experienced by women themselves.
Een zwart tienermeisje groeit in de tweede helft van de jaren '60 op in Chicago.
Verslag van reizen door het middenwesten van de Verenigde Staten aangevuld met wetenswaardigheden over de geschiedenis daarvan.
