We Are Called to Rise: A Novel - Brossura

McBride, Laura

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ISBN 10: 1476738971 ISBN 13: 9781476738970

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2015

Riassunto

“Your heart will break...then soar” (Redbook) when, far from the neon lights of the Vegas strip, three lives collide in a split-second mistake and a child’s fate hangs in the balance.

Avis thought her marriage had hit a temporary rut. But with a single confession in the middle of the night, her carefully constructed life comes undone. After escaping a tumultuous childhood and raising a son, she now faces a future without the security of the home and family she has spent decades building.

Luis only wants to make the grandmother who raised him proud. As a soldier, he was on his way to being the man she taught him to be until he woke up in Walter Reed Hospital with vague and troubling memories of how he got there. Now he must find a new way to live a life of honor.

Every day, young Bashkim looks forward to the quiet order of school and the kind instruction of his third grade teacher. His family relocated to Las Vegas after fleeing political persecution in their homeland. Now their ice cream truck provides just enough extra income to keep them afloat. With his family under constant stress, Bashkim opens his heart to his pen pal, a US soldier.

When these lives come together in a single, shocking moment, each character is called upon to rise. “You’ll be thinking about these characters long after you finish this haunting, heart-wrenching, and hopeful book” (Houston Chronicle).

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Recensione:

"Stirring...pitch-perfect...a universal story about the messy wonders of community. A-" (Entertainment Weekly)

"Your heart will break...then soar." (Redbook)

"Rarely does a novel reach into my soul and leave me sobbing, but We Are Called to Rise did just that with its beautifully drawn characters, true-to-life plot, and such exquisite writing that it's hard to believe that this is Laura McBride's first book....a graceful portrait of our time." (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

"The lives of four Las Vegas families collide, reminding us all that every act--no matter how insignificant it might seem--matters. You'll be thinking about these characters long after you finish this haunting, heart-wrenching and hopeful book." (Houston Chronicle)

"With new books from Stephen King, Hilary Clinton and Lee Child, there will be plenty of competition for beach reading tis summer, but the hot season's most intriguing new release might just be the debut novel by 53-year-old Laura McBride." (AARP.com)

The consequences of war at home, and the possibility of community in our most atomized places, form the heart of a novel that's by turns hopeful and tragic, but never maudlin." (Vulture)

"Hauntingly timely...pitch-perfect...a plainspoken realism that beckons the reader along from page one...reminding us that courage and character are often writ large during the darkest of days." (BookPage)

"McBride has written an urgent morality tale for our times in the form of this poignant and gripping debut." (Library Journal, starred review)

"A tour de force of imagination that packs a wallop...immensely moving...without question, McBride is a truly commanding literary presence." (Booklist)

"McBride's characters are warm with pulsating vitality....it is a testament to the author's mature voice and storytelling talent that we are willing to take to heart the lessons her story offers." (Publishers Weekly)

L'autore:

Laura McBride lives in Las Vegas and teaches composition at the College of Southern Nevada. She is the author of the novels We Are Called to Rise and In the Midnight Room.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1476738971
• ISBN 13: 9781476738970
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320