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A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationPeter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated, spending his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional detached hook-ups. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter’s numbness, the catastrophic event that he has avoided facing for twenty years returns to haunt him.Ann, his mother, who runs a women’s retreat she founded after leaving his father, is hurt by her estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago put behind her the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter’s case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart.'Subtle, symphonic and satisfying' Financial Times'An epic family saga that packs an extraordinary emotional punch . . . this book is his best yet' Observer

In one of the most acclaimed fiction debuts in years, Adam Haslett explores the lives that appear shuttered by loss and discovers entire worlds hidden inside them. An ageing inventor, burning with manic creativity, tries to reconcile with his estranged gay son. An orphaned boy draws a thuggish classmate into a relationship of escalating guilt and violence. A genteel middle-aged woman, a long-time resident of a rest home, becomes the confidante of a lovelorn, teenage volunteer. With Checkovian restraint and compassion, conveying both the sorrow of life and the courage with which people rise to meet it, You Are Not A Stranger Here is a triumph.

A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationAt forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him.Ann, his mother, who runs a women's retreat centre she founded after leaving his father, is wounded by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago banished from her mind the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter’s case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life forever, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart.With unsurpassed emotional depth, Mothers and Sons reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and the love that might be restored by facing it. In his spellbinding new novel, Adam Haslett demonstrates yet again his mastery of “a rich assortment of literary gifts” (New York Times).'Subtle, symphonic and satisfying' Financial Times'An epic family saga that packs an extraordinary emotional punch . . . this book is his best yet' Observer

Shortlisted for the NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 20172017 PULITZER PRIZE Finalist for Fiction TIME Top Ten Novels of 2016 'It might be the best American novel about a middle-class family since Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections' Independent'Exceptional, haunting, distinctive... [It] resembles the work of Anne Tyler, intertwining grief and love... Intimate and panoramic' The Sunday Times'Dreadfully sad and hilariously funny. Literature of the highest order' Peter CareyUniversal and essential, the heart-breaking story of an ordinary American family shaped by tragedyMichael's father walked into the woods one day, and out of his family's life for ever. Yet he and his brother and sister see it less as a tragedy in their past and more as a forewarning of the future. For Michael - smart, brilliant, so alive and vital - feels the darkness that drew their father away and how, given the chance, it might take the whole family. He wants to save them - but can he save himself?

Shortlisted for the NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 20172017 PULITZER PRIZE Finalist for Fiction TIME Top Ten Novels of 2016 'It might be the best American novel about a middle-class family since Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections' Independent'Exceptional, haunting, distinctive... [It] resembles the work of Anne Tyler, intertwining grief and love... Intimate and panoramic' The Sunday Times'Dreadfully sad and hilariously funny. Literature of the highest order' Peter CareyUniversal and essential, the heart-breaking story of an ordinary American family shaped by tragedyMichael's father walked into the woods one day, and out of his family's life for ever. Yet he and his brother and sister see it less as a tragedy in their past and more as a forewarning of the future. For Michael - smart, brilliant, so alive and vital - feels the darkness that drew their father away and how, given the chance, it might take the whole family. He wants to save them - but can he save himself?

From the author of Imagine Me Gone and the Pulitzer Prize finalist You Are Not A Stranger Here, a stunning, masterful portrait of our modern gilded age. At the heart of Union Atlantic lies a test of wills between a retired history teacher, Charlotte Graves—who has suddenly begun to hear her two dogs speaking to her in the voices of Cotton Mather and Malcolm X—and an ambitious young banker, Doug Fanning, who is building an ostentatious mansion on what was once Charlotte’s family land. Drawn into the conflict is Nate Fuller, a troubled high-school student who stirs powerful emotions in both of them. What emerges is a riveting story of financial power, the defense of tradition, and the distortions of desire these forces create. With remarkable scope and precision, Union Atlantic delivers a striking vision of the violent, anxious world we’ve come to inhabit.

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A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationPeter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated, spending his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional detached hook-ups. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter’s numbness, the catastrophic event that he has avoided facing for twenty years returns to haunt him.Ann, his mother, who runs a women’s retreat she founded after leaving his father, is hurt by her estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago put behind her the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter’s case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart.'Subtle, symphonic and satisfying' Financial Times'An epic family saga that packs an extraordinary emotional punch . . . this book is his best yet' Observer

Brought to you by Penguin.A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationAt forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. He spends his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional hook-ups with a man who wants more than Peter can give. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him.Ann, his mother, who runs a women's retreat centre she founded after leaving his father, is wounded by the estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago banished from her mind the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter's case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life forever, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart.With unsurpassed emotional depth, Mothers and Sons reveals all that is lost by looking away from the past and the love that might be restored by facing it. In his spellbinding new novel, Adam Haslett demonstrates yet again his mastery of "e;a rich assortment of literary gifts"e; (New York Times).'Haslett has a great gift for capturing the strikingly different inner worlds of his characters and rendering them in beautiful prose' Guardian(c) Adam Haslett 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

In one of the most acclaimed fiction debuts in years, Adam Haslett explores the lives that appear shuttered by loss and discovers entire worlds hidden inside them. An ageing inventor, burning with manic creativity, tries to reconcile with his estranged gay son. An orphaned boy draws a thuggish classmate into a relationship of escalating guilt and violence. A genteel middle-aged woman, a long-time resident of a rest home, becomes the confidante of a lovelorn, teenage volunteer. With Checkovian restraint and compassion, conveying both the sorrow of life and the courage with which people rise to meet it, You Are Not A Stranger Here is a triumph.

Eine pensionierte Geschichtslehrerin, ein Investmentbanker und der junge, haltlose Nate – unweit von Boston, in einer Kleinstadt am See, treffen sie zum ersten Mal zusammen: drei Generationen, drei Menschen, die kaum unterschiedlicher sein könnten. Sie werden sich streiten, sich verlieben und fast ruinieren – und am Ende dieses Sommers eine noch viel weiter reichende Krise heraufdämmern sehen.Adam Haslett hat den großen Roman zur internationalen Finanzkrise geschrieben: ein tief berührendes Porträt der ersten Dekade des 21. Jahrhunderts – hellsichtig, menschlich und klug.

«Stellt euch vor, ich bin fort» wurde in der englischsprachigen Presse «atemraubend» genannt, «überwältigend und herzzerreißend», wurde als «Literatur höchsten Ranges» gefeiert und für den Pulitzer Preis, den National Book Award und den National Book Critics Circle Award nominiert. Ein moderner Familienroman in der Tradition einer welthaltigen und weltläufigen US-Literatur.Alles beginnt mit einem Unglück auf einer Landpartie in Maine. Nein, früher: Es beginnt in den 1960er Jahren in London, als die junge Amerikanerin Margaret erfährt, dass John, ihr Verlobter, nicht einfach verschwunden, sondern manisch-depressiv in eine psychiatrische Klinik eingewiesen worden ist. Vor die Wahl gestellt, entscheidet sie sich für ein Leben an seiner Seite, ein Leben mit seiner Krankheit. Was daraus folgt, ist die Geschichte einer Familie über zwei Generationen, die Geschichte einer erblichen bipolaren Störung, einer mal glanzvollen und häufiger noch prekären Existenz, durchzogen von den Spuren eines großen Verlusts.Adam Haslett erzählt von Mutterliebe und Geschwisterbanden mit derselben Glaubwürdigkeit und Präzision wie vom Hummerfischen, von Clonazepam oder Funk, Techno und House. «Stellt euch vor, ich bin fort» ist ein Meisterwerk des psychologischen Realismus, genauso einfühlsam wie einfallsreich, ein Roman, der unseren Blick auf die Menschen, die uns am wichtigsten sind, dauerhaft verändern kann.

Ein Mann, ein manischer Pläneschmied, versucht, Zugang zu seinem entfremdeten Sohn zu finden. Eine Dame aus bester Familie, seit langem Insassin eines Pflegeheims, wird zur Ratgeberin eines liebeskranken Jungen. Ein ältliches Geschwisterpaar, vereint durch Jahrzehnte stiller Resignation, erwartet den Besuch eines Mannes, der vor langer Zeit beider Leben verändert hat. Adam Hasletts Geschichten erzählen von Verlust, Beschädigung und von Liebe. Sie sind erschütternd schön und sehr bewegend.«Adam Haslett ist eine wunderbare Rarität: ein altmodischer jugendlicher Erzähler, der etwas Drängendes, Neues und radikal Intelligentes zu sagen hat. Hasletts große Gaben als Autor – insbesondere seine Unerschrockenheit – sind auch für den Leser große Gaben. Stellen Sie sich darauf ein, dass Sie diese Geschichten nicht nur lieben, sondern sich nach der Lektüre auch gestärkt fühlen werden.» (Jonathan Franzen)«Ungeheuer bewegend … Haslett schreibt erschütternd, makaber komisch und unheimlich erotisch.» (Independent on Sunday)«Außerordentlich … Erschreckend zärtlich … biegsam und von schmerzhaftem Ernst.» (The Boston Globe)«Haslett verfügt über ein reiches Repertoire literarischer Fähigkeiten: ein instinktives Einfühlungsvermögen für seine Figuren und die Fähigkeit, ihr Innenleben ungeheuer detailliert zu zeichnen, eine Begabung für anmutige, beschwörende Prosa und den Mut, die verborgene Ordnung zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen aufzuspüren.» (The New York Times)«Eine fast schlackenlose Verbindung menschlicher und künstlerischer Gewissenhaftigkeit.» (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)«Faszinierend. Haslett ist ein so eleganter wie präziser Miniaturist.» (The New Yorker)«Spektakulär. Kaufen Sie dieses Buch, lesen und bewundern Sie es. Der Vorbote einer phänomenalen Karriere.» (The New York Times Book Review)

Cuando John es hospitalizado por depresión en Londres en los años sesenta, su prometida, Margaret, se enfrenta a un dilema: seguir con sus planes a pesar de lo que ahora sabe o alejarse del sufrimiento que pueda ocasionarle. Finalmente decide casarse con John." Imagina que no estoy " es la historia de lo que supone este acto de amor y fe. En el centro de la narración está el hijo mayor de la pareja, Michael, un fanático de la música, brillante y ansioso, que da sentido al mundo a través de la parodia. Y la historia de cómo, en el transcurso de décadas, sus hermanos más jóvenes -la inteligente y responsable Celia y el ambicioso y controlado Alec- luchan junto a su madre para cuidar de la existencia cada vez más preocupante y precaria de Michael." Haslett es uno de los escritores con más talento de EE.UU., dotado de un sexto sentido para la caracterización y un estilo ágil y nada pretencioso " . The Wall Street Journal" Quizás estemos ante la mejor novela americana sobre una familia de clase media desde " Las correcciones " de Jonathan Franzen " The Independent" Ambicioso y estimulante, Haslett ha alcanzado otro nivel, permitiendo a los lectores acceder a la representación plena y luminosa de una mente asediada " . The New York Times