Between the Stillness and the Grove - Rilegato

De Vasconcelos, Erika

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ISBN 10: 0676973272 ISBN 13: 9780676973273

Casa editrice: Knopf Canada, 2000

Riassunto

The joys and triumphs of friendship and love amidst tragedy are the heart of this beautifully told story of two unforgettable, defiant Armenian women: Dzovig, a young girl growing up in the shadow of the Armenian genocide, and Vecihe, the mother of Dzovig's lover, Tomas, who dies suddenly and mysteriously. The novel traces their lives as they come to terms with the legacies they carry - legacies that are both personal and national - in a story enriched by love: the young love of Dzovig and Tomas that culminates in tragedy; the determined but rocky affair between Vecihe and Bedros, who meet in the small mountain village of Vecihe's childhood; and Dzovig's unlikely encounter in Portugal with Tito, suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, who teaches her to live again.

Between the Stillness and the Grove unearths the horror of war and reminds us of the healing power of art in what is sure to be acclaimed as a major new work of fiction.

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"De Vasconcelos understands the deep-rooted relationship between soil and soul,...the power women wield, its tenacity and passion....She makes the commonplace dance, while a wordless sensuality bubbles beneath the surface, waiting to erupt." —The Financial Post

“Erika de Vasconselos’s new novel, Between the Stillness and the Grove, a poignant saga of love and loss,...Avoiding romantic flamboyance, de Vasconcelos focuses on the worst pain that comes out of silence.” --The Globe and Mail

“Throughout, the warmth, the generosity and weary wisdom of Vecihe’s first-person confessional narration envelops the reader, the flow of her memories intimate and laden with emotion and sensual detail” --The Toronto Star

“...her writing on the subject of Vecihe’s past and present life is warm and achingly real.” --Quill and Quire

“It is extremely well-researched and thought provoking.” --Winnipeg Free Press

L'autore:

Erika de Vasconcelos was born in Montreal. In addition to her first novel, My Darling Dead Ones, she has published fiction in Toronto Life and This Magazine, and teaches creative writing at Humber College. She lives in Toronto with her husband, Nino Ricci, and her two daughters, Sarah and Virginia.

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• Editore: Knopf Canada
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0676973272
• ISBN 13: 9780676973273
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 368