Myla Goldbergová je autorkou, jejíž díla se vyznačují hlubokým vhledem do lidské psychiky a složitosti mezilidských vztahů. Prostřednictvím svého osobitého stylu zkoumá témata identity, rodiny a hledání smyslu v životě. Její psaní je poutavé a vybízí čtenáře k zamyšlení nad vlastními životními zkušenostmi. Goldbergová dokáže mistrně vykreslit postavy a jejich vnitřní světy, čímž vytváří nezapomenutelné literární zážitky.
Román zachycuje krátký život fiktivní fotografky Lillian Prescottové od počátku 50. do konce 70. let 20. století. Lillian, dívka z konzervativní středozápadní rodiny, přichází přes nesouhlas rodičů do New Yorku studovat fotografii. Poměrně brzy však otěhotní a jakožto svobodná matka se ocitne na okraji společnosti i v tísnivé finanční situaci. Ve svém až sebezničujícím, silně sebestředném zápalu pro umění se neohlíží ani na konvence, ani na svou životní úroveň. Pohybuje se na okraji avantgardních uměleckých kruhů a veškeré síly směřuje k tomu, aby své fotografie mohla vystavit…
"Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school and district spelling bees in quick succession, Saul takes it as a sign that she is destined for greatness. In this altered reality, Saul inducts her into his hallowed study and lavishes upon her the attention previously reserved for Aaron, who in his displacement embarks upon a lone quest for spiritual fulfillment. When Miriam's secret life triggers a familial explosion, it is Eliza who must order the chaos"--Publisher derscription.
The narrative delves into the complexities of memory and trust as Celia confronts her past twenty years after her best friend Djuna's mysterious disappearance. Returning to her hometown to confess a long-held secret, Celia finds herself grappling with conflicting memories from her family and childhood friends, leading to a profound exploration of the cruelty of childhood and the impact of unresolved trauma on adult identity. Myla Goldberg's storytelling intricately weaves themes of truth, deception, and the fragility of recollection.
Sometimes a city can be like a bird. Just as the magpie is an inveterate collector, hoarding beautiful eclectic bits to line its nest, so Prague retains fragments from bygone regimes and centuries past to create a city of juxtaposition that is alternately exquisite and bizarre.Prague’s personality is expressed as much by its obvious beauty as by its overlooked details. This unforgettable place is brought to life by acclaimed author Myla Goldberg, a former Prague expat, whose first novel, Bee Season , captivated so many with its unique voice and exhilarating prose.Myla Goldberg lived in Prague in 1993, just as the process of Westernization was getting under way, the city straddling a past it wished to shed and a future it was eager to embrace. In 2003, she returned to see what the pursuit of capitalism had wrought and to observe the integral ways in which Prague’s character had endured. In Time’s Magpie , Goldberg explores a city where centuries-old buildings have become receptacles for Western values and a generation defined by the Communist regime coexists with a generation for whom Communism is a rapidly fading memory.Wander through the narrow alleyways and cobblestone streets to places most tourists never see—to a neighborhood eerily transformed by the devastating flood of 2002; to an anachronistic amusement park that is home to a discomfiting array of Technicolor confections; and to the cabinets of curiosity in the Strahov Monastery, where hidden among deceptively modest displays of butterfly specimens and ladies’ fans are creatures that defy the laws of taxidermy. This imaginative, individualistic journey will show you the odd and unique corners of a city often seeking to erase what its very stones will not allow it to forget.
Im Boston von 1914 kämpft die ungewöhnliche Lydia, die gerade ein erfolgreiches Geschäft mit ihrem Mann Henry aufgebaut hat, gegen die Spanische Grippe. Trotz persönlicher Verluste setzt sie ihr Leben aufs Spiel, um anderen zu helfen, doch die Ereignisse nehmen eine unerwartete Wendung.
DIE LIEBE IN DEN ZEITEN DER SPANISCHEN GRIPPE „Ein Quantensprung in der Entwicklung dieser großartigen Schriftstellerin.“ Kirkus Reviews „Humorvoll, bedrückend, zärtlich, ein Meisterwerk, das Leserherzen höher schlagen lässt.“ Library Journal „Ich finde diesen Roman orginell gebaut + sprachlich genau, die fugenlose Verbindung seiner Zeitebenen genial. Je länger man die anfangs noch eher berichtende Geschichte liest, desto mehr wird man hineingesogen in die Atmoshpäre. Begabt!“ Ellen Pomikalko, Buchmarkt
