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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND RADIO 2 SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK 'The new Little Fires Everywhere . . . The perfect summer read' STYLIST 'Stunning! An absolutely brilliant, gorgeously-written novel. A must-read for our time' LISA TADDEO 'Immersive and deeply moving' ANNA HOPE 'I absolutely adored it' LIANE MORIARTY *Features an extract from Mary Beth Keane's new novel The Half Moon !* _____________ Two ordinary families. One life-changing day . . . When the Gleesons and the Stanhopes become neighbours, lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend. But Anne Stanhope - cold, elegant, unstable - wants to be left alone. It's left to their children - Lena's youngest, Kate, and Anne's only child, Peter - to find their way to one another. To form a friendship whose resilience and love will be almost broken by the fault line dividing both families, and a tragedy that will engulf them all. A tragedy whose true origins only become clear many years later . . . When everything has fallen apart, can their children's love pull it back together again? _____________ A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN PRIMA, VOGUE, PEOPLE, ELLE AND NPR 'It's an absolute stunner, an ode to family and forgiveness that has been crafted with compassion and insight' Sara Collins, bestselling author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton 'Keane takes on one of the most difficult problems in fiction - how to write about human decency . . . a compelling case for compassion over blame, understanding over grudge, and the resilience of hearts that can accept the contradictions of love' Louise Erdrich, National Book Award winning author of The Round House 'Leaves one shaking one's head in frank admiration. A triumph' Matthew Thomas, bestselling author of We Are Not Ourselves
| EAN: | 9781405943130 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 06.08.2020 |
| Beilage: | B-format paperback |
| Autoren: | Keane, Mary Beth |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 392 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Literary |
| Keyword: | marian keyes; where the crawdads sing; little fires everywhere; an american marriage; celeste ng; gail honeyman; grown ups; delia owens; ocean vuong; a woman is no man; again rachel; rachels holiday; tayari jones; miracle creek; on earth were briefly gorgeous; glendy vanderah; claire lombardo; literary fiction; jacqueline woodson; abbi waxman; kelly harms; etaf rum; angie kim; new york times bestseller; eleanor oliphant is completely fine; american dirt by jeanine cummins; the most fun we ever had; where the forest meets the stars; red at the bone |
| Fachschema: | Amerikanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~USA / Roman, Erzählung~New York City / Roman, Erzählung, Essay, Feuilleton, Reportage~New York (Bundesstaat) / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Familienleben~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Adoleszenz~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen |
| Imprint-Titels: | Penguin |
| Länge: | 197 mm |
| Breite: | 132 mm |