The Mercy of Thin Air - Brossura

Domingue, Ronlyn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743275896 ISBN 13: 9780743275897

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2005

Riassunto

Two strands: first the story of Razi Nolan, growing up in New Orleans in the 1920s, smart, fearless, set on breaking the comfortable family mould by making a career as a doctor. Then she falls in love with Andrew O'Connell and her plans become complicated. She is never able to tell Andrew what she has decided about her future as, one summer morning, she accidentally drowns. By choice, and from where she narrates, she stays between this world and the unknown; every memory of her life remains perfectly intact. More than seventy years later, Razi finds Andrew's once-treasured bookcase at a garage sale. She watches a young couple take it home, Amy and Scott, burdened with secrets of their own. As their once close relationship unravels, Razi remembers her past with Andrew and how she comes to understand what their love ultimately taught her, how he coped after her death, and how the story of Amy and Scott reflects so much of her own.

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'In Domingue's amazing first novel, Raziela Nolan is read great gray yonder . . . mere mortals can only hope that Domingue has more stories to tell. I recommend for all fiction collections' LIBRARY JOURNAL
'Domingue captures the equally repressive and uninhibited culture of 1920s America, creates a convincing world of 'the between,' and gives nice shape to the loving but troubled relationship of Amy and Scott as Razi uncovers her connection to them . . . several cuts above the genre mysteries and historicals it most resembles' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 07/05
'Domingue conjures up a world of syrupy seductions, of steamboat jazz dances, spring dinners and daring first kisses. She juggles the temporal shifts deftly' THE OBSERVER
'There's an inevitable risk that this could stray into Ghost territory, but Domingue's vision of the shifting, shadowy world of the dead is convincing and surprisingly affecting. It's to her credit that she never overdoses the schmaltz and stays just the right side of romantic' DAILY MAIL
'Taking place over three generations, the overlappings of memory, each time brought into sharper focus, build vivid images of life in New Orleans in the 20s, when Razi herself was a spirited young woman. A blade-sharp wit is one aspect of Razi's delightful character, which balances her radically feminist aspirations for the time. Superbly constructed, this is a story about the power of first love and the potency of memory. Ronlyn Domingue is a first-class writer' IRISH EXAMINER
'Fans of THE LOVELY BONES and THE TIME TRAVELLERS WIFE now have another classic . . . THE MERCY OF THIN AIR does a wonderfully powerful job of depicting true, heart-wrenching love and the grief experienced when it is lost. Domingue transports readers with ease to 1920s New Orleans but her real skill lies in her description of human emotion. Addictive and memorable' EASY LIVING MAGAZINE

L'autore

Ronlyn Domingue was a finalist for the 2005 Borders Original Voices Award. Her work has appeared in New England Review, Clackamas Literary Review, New Delta Review, and The Independent (UK). She lives in Louisiana with her partner, Todd, and their cats. Visit her website at www.ronlyndomingue.com

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743275896
• ISBN 13: 9780743275897
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320