ISBN: 9780316197472

Sie zahlen eine Versandpauschale für bis zu fünf Bücher Typ: An intriguing situation seamless pacing a rising sense of menace and a surprise ending bring Dunmore's new novel (after the w… More...

Sie zahlen eine Versandpauschale für bis zu fünf Bücher Typ: An intriguing situation seamless pacing a rising sense of menace and a surprise ending bring Dunmore's new novel (after the wellreceived Talking to the Dead) into the winner's circle British district judge Simone struggles as the family breadwinner while her unemployed husband faces bankruptcy and takes care of their two boys Keeping the family together in their remote seaside village is hard enough but Simone's fragile worldAalso undermined by a childhood traumaAis threatened by the intrusion of her longburied past Michael an American Vietnam veteran whom she met during a summer in the States sends her an intense letter and copies of several photographs of them nude together Then he arrives in her village having decided to reconnect with the one person whose image he has nurtured over two decades some of which was spent in a mental hospital Dunmore intricately weaves past and present bringing the experimental atmosphere of the 1970s to life as Simone reads Michael's letters and views the incriminating photographs taken by his war buddy Calvin whom she remembers as a constant unsettling presence The indelible impression of a first true love contrasts with Simone's fierce desire to protect her family from what seems to be a blackmail plot The novel's marshcountry setting where bogs can swallow people whole is a fearsome metaphor for a life abundant with insecurity and tension This is a provocative tale candid about the way past deeds and encounters can endanger present lives casting shadows that can't be erased, DE, [SC: 25.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 501g], Skrill/Moneybookers, Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand, [PU: Little, Brown]<

ISBN: 9780316197472

Paperback, [PU: Little, Brown & Company], From the acclaimed author of "Talking to the Dead" comes a haunting novel about a judge whose husband is on the verge of personal bankruptcy and … More...

Paperback, [PU: Little, Brown & Company], From the acclaimed author of "Talking to the Dead" comes a haunting novel about a judge whose husband is on the verge of personal bankruptcy and breakdown. As she struggles to shield her two sons from rising tensions at home, a letter arrives that threatens to destroy her public life., Contemporary Fiction<

ISBN: 9780316197472

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: BACK BAY BOOKS], Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot