Hon na muže
- 229 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
Průvodce dívek lovem a sváděním. Živá a veselá studie současných vztahů. Lehce sarkastická, s moudrým humorem líčí ''srdeční'' problémy Jane od první nezralé lásky až po vztahy blížícího se středního věku.
Melissa Bank Knihy
11. říjen 1960 – 2. srpen 2022
Melissa Banková je americká autorka, jejíž díla se vyznačují pronikavým pohledem na vztahy a hledání identity. Její povídky a romány zkoumají složitosti moderního života s ostrovtipem a empatií. Banková mistrně zachycuje vnitřní monology postav a jejich vnější projevy, čímž vytváří díla, která jsou zároveň vtipná i hluboce dojemná. Její styl je známý svou upřímností a schopností proniknout k podstatě lidských zkušeností.
Peach Blossom Spring
- 400 stránek
- 14 hodin čtení
An epic, powerful and intensely personal debut about war, migration, family, and the search for a place to call home. For fans of PACHINKO, WILD SWANS and ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
Pocket Penguins: The Worst Thing a Suburban Girl Could Imagine
- 57 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
When Penguin published Melissa Bank's debut The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing in 1999, it was an immediate bestseller and was garlanded with praise by critics for its unique, honest and appealing voice. In this piece, Jane tells us about her relationship with a man who will never use her name.
Shannon is 30 and single. When her relationship falters, she moves home to save money. Once home, she is reluctantly drawn into the sometimes infuriating realm of her mother. Life for Shannon takes on the complexities of Flo's life, as mother and daughter struggle to redefine their own boundaries.
The Wonder Spot
- 336 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
Meet Sophie Applebaum - as enchanting a heroine as Jane in The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing. Sophie is an outsider and an inventor of rules, simply because she does not fit into any neat description of who she might be- she's Jewish, but lacks religious feeling; a book-lover but a mediocre student; a loyal friend often unpleasantly surprised and a less-than-devoted employee. She falls in love precipitously but isn't sure whom she should marry - or if she wants to marry at all despite all the family pressures and social clamour on this subject. We follow her to school, through college, to her first job with terrible typing skills, through to the realisation that work isn't fulfilment, that your parents aren't quite what you thought and that Mr. Right is sometimes only all right . . . Readers who loved The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishingwon't be disappointed; this is a sparkling, heartfelt, deeply explorative book characterized, as always, by Melissa Bank's light touch, signature humour, and her vast talent for capturing a moment.