Addition: A Novel - Brossura

Toni Jordan

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ISBN 10: 0061771198 ISBN 13: 9780061771194

Casa editrice: Harper Collins, New York, 2009

Riassunto

A wonderful, funny, and intelligent debut novel in the tradition of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, but for adults. Grace Vandenburg orders her world with numbers: how many bananas she buys, how many steps to the café, how many poppy seeds on her daily piece of orange cake. She always sits at the first available table, starting from the top left-hand corner and proceeding around the room and inwards in a clockwise direction. Every morning she brushes her hair 100 times, brushes her teeth with 160 strokes of her toothbrush. She can remember the day she started to count, how she used numbers to organize her adolescence, her career, even the men she went out with. But something has gone wrong. Grace used to be a teacher, but now she is living on sickness benefits; as the parent of one of her students put it, she s mad.

Her father is dead and her mother is a mystery to her. Her sister would like to be sympathetic but she really doesn t understand. Only her niece Hillary can connect with her. And Grace can only connect with Nikola Tesla, the turn-of-the-20th-century inventor whose portrait sits on her bedside table and who rescues her in her dreams. Then one day all the tables at the café are full, and as she hesitates in the doorway a stranger invites her to sit with him. Grace is not the least bit sentimental, but she may be about to lose count of the number of ways she can fall in love.

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“How will Grace Lisa handle change? The messiness of falling in love? One thing is sure. You can count on an amusing few hours with this debut novel.” (USA Today)

“[A] spunky debut...Addition is witty fun...Number of times I laughed out loud: 23” (3 ½ out of 4 Stars) (People)

“Grace Lisa Vandenburg’s self-described ‘counting thing’ goes far beyond a charming quirk. Often funny, always lovable, this endearing novel of obsessive compulsive disorder and romance is outstanding.” (Pick of the Week) (Boston Globe)

“Count on a good read from a fresh voice.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

“Jordan’s book is not just about a woman with OCD. It is, of course, also about fitting in, about accepting ourselves and our loved ones as they are, about coping, compromise and conformity. The writing is witty and quick.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“The turns this tale takes, by its final few pages, leave you breathless. Once you begin the story inside, this love story that’s unlike any you’ve read before, you’ll be turning pages long after you should’ve called lights out.” (Buffalo News)

“A witty heroine with a crippling case of obsessive-compulsive disorder is at the center of this gemlike debut-think The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. A smartly written comedy that cheekily suggests recovery may not be for everyone.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

“A poignant love story with a truly original heroine.” (Wisconsin State Journal)

“A delight of a debut novel. Toni Jordan has created an unforgettable heroine, charming, vulnerable and real.” (Emily Giffin, author of Love the One You're With)

“In her insistence on holding fast to the parts of herself she likes best, Grace challenges concepts of illness and health, brokenness and wholeness. I love her for this, and for the way she aches, bristles, back talks, and shines her way toward an off-kilter equilibrium, a ramshackle splendor.” (Marisa de los Santos, author of Love Walked In and Belong to Me)

L'autore

Toni Jordan was born in Brisbane in 1966. She has a BSc. in physiology and qualifications in marketing and professional writing. She has worked as a sales assistant, molecular biologist, quality control chemist and marketing manager. She lives in Melbourne and works as a copywriter.

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• Editore: Harper Collins, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061771198
• ISBN 13: 9780061771194
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272