| Jazyk: | anglicky |
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| Počet stran: | 176 |
| Formát: | 14,5 x 22,4 cm |
| Nakladatel: | Doubleday |
| Vazba: | pevná |
| Cena: | 319,00 Kč |
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Water
The elements, 1
John Boyne
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Anotace
From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.
But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?
Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.
Can you ever truly wash away your past?Review
His quietest novel... but one just as powerful as his larger canvases ― Business Post
An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma... [a] short but powerful book ― Guardian
Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella ― Mail on Sunday
A perceptive, moving exploration of guilt, grief and complicity ― Sunday Express
Boyne not only opens up conversations, he writes beautifully and sensitively ― Woman&Home
Subtle, intelligent and humane ― Sunday TelegraphAbout the Author
John Boyne is the author of fifteen novels for adults, six for younger readers, and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won four Irish Book Awards, including Author of the Year in 2022, along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in sixty languages.
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ISBN/EAN: 9780857529817 Rok vydání: 2023 -
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