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Shields, Carol

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ISBN 10: 0007141076 ISBN 13: 9780007141074

Casa editrice: Fourth Estate in America, 2002

Riassunto

Novelist Reta Winter's idyllic life of friends, family, and success is shattered when her beloved eldest daughter abandons her life to sit in a gritty street corner with a sign reading "GOODNESS" around her neck, a situation that prompts Reta to uncover what drove her daughter to her new existence. Reader's Guide available.

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Recensione:

“A landmark book...yet another noteworthy addition to Shields’s impressive body of work.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A brave, profound, and quirky novel with an undercurrent of the deeply amusing.” (Anita Shreve, author of Sea Glass)

“A wonderful, powerful book, written in a style which combines simplicity and elegance. I found it deeply moving.” (Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat)

“Finely detailed, thoughtful and sometimes even humorous, this book is highly recommended for all fiction collections.” (Library Journal)

“Often quietly heartbreaking...often, bitingly humorous.” (Kirkus (starred review))

“Marvelously idiosyncratic, passionate and wise, Shields’ tenth novel rollicks from beginning to end with sauciness and wit.” (Book Magazine)

“All novelists worth their fictional salt can create fine characters; Carol Shields creates lives. ” (New York Times Book Review)

“Nothing short of astonishing.” (The New Yorker)

“A thing of beauty—lucidly written, artfully ordered, riddled with riddles and undergirded with dark layers of philosophical meditations.” (Los Angeles Times)

“With a poet’s precision, Shields dissects grief and makes coping with bad luck feel like domestic heroism.” (People)

L'autore:

Carol Shields was born in Chicago and lived in Canada for most of her life. She is the author of three short story collections and eight novels, including the Pulitzer Prize -- winning The Stone Diaries and Larry’s Party, winner of the Orange Prize.

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• Editore: Fourth Estate in America
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0007141076
• ISBN 13: 9780007141074
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 213