Beschreibung
WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION WINNER OF THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARD FOR NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS An Irish Independent and Irish Times Book of the Year ________________________ 'It is a long time since I have read such a fine novel or one that I have enjoyed quite so much.' Irish Times 1950: late summer season on Cape Cod. Michael, a ten-year-old boy, is spending the summer with Richie and his glamorous but troubled mother. Left to their own devices, the boys meet a couple living nearby - the artists Jo and Edward Hopper - and an unlikely friendship is forged. She, volatile, passionate and often irrational, suffers bouts of obsessive sexual jealousy. He, withdrawn and unwell, depressed by his inability to work, becomes besotted by Richie's frail and beautiful Aunt Katherine who has not long to live - an infatuation he shares with young Michael. A novel of loneliness and regret, the legacy of World War II and the ever-changing concept of the American Dream. ' A brilliant portrait... With a beguiling grace and a deceptive simplicity, Christine Dwyer Hickey reminds us that the past is never far away - rather, it constantly surrounds us, suspends us, haunts us. ' Colum McCann
| EAN: | 9781805464426 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 02.10.2025 |
| Autoren: | Hickey, Christine Dwyer |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 384 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Literary |
| Keyword: | america art; art history; artist; cape cod; divorce; Edward Hopper; family drama; literary fiction; marriage; painting; psychological; relationship; tigers in red weather; women's fiction |
| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch~Biografischer Roman / Autobiografischer Roman~Historischer Roman~Umgang mit dem / Ratgeber zum Altern |
| Länge: | 198 mm |