Irma Voth - Brossura

Toews, Miriam

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571273548 ISBN 13: 9780571273546

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2011

Riassunto

The stifling, reclusive life of nineteen-year-old Irma Voth, recently married and more recently deserted, is turned on its head when a film crew moves in to make a movie about the strict religous community in which she and her family live. She is drawn to the creative passion and warmth of their world but her domineering father is determined to keep her from it at all costs. The confrontation between them sets her on an irrevocable path towards something that feels like freedom as she and her young sister, Aggie, wise beyond her teenage years, flee to the city, upheld only by their love for each other and their smart wit, even as they begin to understand the tragedy that has their family in its grip. Irma Voth delves into the complicated factors that set us on the road to self-discovery and how we can sometimes find the strength to endure the really hard things that happen. It also asks that most difficult of questions: How do we forgive? And most importantly, how do we forgive ourselves? The new novel from Miriam Toews returns to the subject of a Mennonite community, so powerfully rendered in her award-winning, number-one bestseller "A Complicated Kindness".

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

A story of love, longing, and dark family secrets from one of Canada's most acclaimed writers

L'autore:

Miriam Toews grew up in a Mennonite community in Southern Manitoba. Her previous novels include The Flying Troutmans, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize, A Boy of Good Breeding and A Complicated Kindness, which won a host of awards. She lives in Toronto. She starred in the Mexican film Silent Light (Spanish: Luz silenciosa, 2007).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0571273548
• ISBN 13: 9780571273546
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240