The Imposter Bride: A Novel - Rilegato

Richler, Nancy

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ISBN 10: 1443404020 ISBN 13: 9781443404020

Casa editrice: HarperCollins Publishers, 2012

Riassunto

When a young, enigmatic woman arrives in post-war Montreal, it is immediately clear that she is not who she claims to be. Her attempt to live out her life as Lily Azerov shatters as she disappears, leaving a new husband and baby daughter, and a host of unanswered questions. Who is she really and what happened to the young woman whose identity she has stolen? Why has she left and where did she go? It is left to the daughter she abandoned to find the answers to these questions as she searches for the mother she may never find or really know.

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Recensione:

“Elegant, ambitious, accomplished. . . . A native Montrealer, [Richler] elucidates a compassionate, complex vision of her beloved community.” (The Globe and Mail)

“Beautiful. . . . A meticulously rendered character study. . . . A hopeful testament to the power of family and memory, and the importance and meaning of one’s name.” (Winnipeg Free Press)

“With this latest work, Richlerdelivers an intensely satisfying read, and cements her growing reputation as a fine contemporary Canadian novelist.” (Montreal Gazette)

“Richler’s strengths are at their height. She employs a vivid lyricism that interweaves psychological and geographical landscapes.” (National Post)

“With delicacy anad warmth, Richler weaves together the threads of a family: its closeness and secrets, opaqueness and hidden beauty, like the uncut gem whose mystery haunts these realistic characters. The rich storyline moves between the quotidian and the unspeakable, showing survivors starting over in an evocative post-war Montreal.” (Daphne Kalotay, author of Russian Winter)

“Nancy Richler paints a deft and loving portrait of Jewish Montreal in the post-war years and then turns to wartime Europe for the dark mystery that provides her intriguing plot. The results are engrossing, both highly readable and moving.” (Kate Taylor, author of Mme Proust and the Kosher Kitchen)

“The Imposter Bride is a jewel of a book. . . . These are characters that will stay with you long after you read the last word...and show us that even out of the greatest tragedy, it is possible to shape hope and love.” (Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift)

L'autore:

NANCY RICHLER’s short fiction has been published in various American and Canadian literary journals, including Room of One’s Own, The New Quarterly, Prairie Fire, Another Chicago Magazine and The Journey Prize Anthology. Her first novel, Throwaway Angels, was published in 1996 and was shortlisted for the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel. Her second novel, Your Mouth Is Lovely, won the 2003 Canadian Jewish Book Award for fiction and Italy’s 2004 Adei-Wizo Prize. It has been translated into seven languages. Born in Montreal, Nancy Richler lived for many years in Vancouver but has recently returned to Montreal.

Visit her website at nancyrichler.com

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• Editore: HarperCollins Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1443404020
• ISBN 13: 9781443404020
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 376