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52 produkter
Absolution
A Novel
E-bok, 2023
199 kr
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of the Year by Time , Esquire , Good Housekeeping , Kirkus Reviews , Los Angeles Times , NPR, Oprah Daily , Real Simple , and Vogue A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National …
Child of My Heart
A Novel
E-bok, 2007
192 kr
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A haunting and enchanting tale of a young girl''s poignant first look into the turbulent depths of the human heart. "I had in my care that summer four dogs, three cats, the Moran kids, Daisy, my eight-year-old cousin, and Flora, the toddler child of a local artist. There was also, for a while, a …
Ninth Hour
A Novel
E-bok, 2017
192 kr
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A magnificent new novel from one of America’s finest writers — a powerfully affecting story spanning the twentieth century of a widow and her daughter and the nuns who serve their Irish-American community in Brooklyn. On a dim winter afternoon, a young Irish immigrant opens a gas tap in his …
What About the Baby?
Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction
E-bok, 2021
165 kr
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A collection of essays, lectures, and observations on the art of writing fiction from Alice McDermott, winner of the National Book Award and unmatched "virtuoso of language and image" (Rebecca Steinitz , The Boston Globe ) What About the Baby? Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction gathers the …
After This
E-bok, 2007
142 kr
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On a wild, windy April day in Manhattan, when Mary first meets John Keane, she cannot know what lies ahead of her. A marriage, a fleeting season of romance, and the birth of four children will bring John and Mary to rest in the safe embrace of a traditional Catholic life in the suburbs. But neither …
Charming Billy
Häftad, 2000
207 kr
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The late Billy Lynch's family and friends gather at a small bar and grill in the Bronx to remember better times. His widow, Maeve, is there and everyone admires the way she is holding up, just as they always admired the way she cared for Billy after the alcohol had ruined him. But one cannot think …
Child of My Heart
Häftad, 2004
207 kr
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On the cusp of fifteen, pretty Theresa is the town's most sought-after babysitter - cheerful, beloved, adored by children and animals, but also a solitary soul with an already complex understanding of human nature. She is Titania among her fairies, the one person to call on for help with a child in …
After This
Häftad, 2008
207 kr
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Alice McDermott's masterful novel is a portrait of a working-class American family living through the tumultuous middle decades of the twentieth century. While Michael and Annie Keane taste the alternately intoxicating and bitter fruits of the sexual revolution, their older brother, Jacob, finds …
Herself, Of Course
Inbunden, 2027
257 kr
Kommande
'Full of life, loves and loss. Just beautiful' Claire FullerNew York, 1980. For Victoria, life is only just starting. On a hot afternoon, she sits uncomfortably on a radiator as an attractive older man takes her photo for the publication of her first novel. Something sparks in the hot air, and the …
Herself, Of Course
Häftad, 2027
205 kr
Kommande
New York, 1980. For Victoria, life is only just starting. On a hot afternoon, she sits uncomfortably on a radiator as an attractive older man takes her photo for the publication of her first novel. Something sparks in the hot air, and the afternoon becomes a night exploring the city together: …
Absolution
A Novel
Häftad, 2024
287 kr
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2024 MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD Named a Best Book of the Year by Time , Esquire , Good Housekeeping , Kirkus Reviews , Los Angeles Times , NPR, Oprah Daily , Real Simple , and Vogue A riveting account of womens lives on the …
Bigamist's Daughter
A Novel
Häftad, 2023
222 kr
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The “beautifully written” ( The Washington Post ) first novel by Alice McDermott, National Book Award–winning author of Charming Billy and Someone . Elizabeth Connelly, editor at a New York vanity press, sells the dream of publication (admittedly, to writers of questionable talent). Stories of true …
At Weddings and Wakes
A Novel
Häftad, 2023
297 kr
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Pulitzer Prize finalist At Weddings and Wakes is “a brilliant, highly complex, extraordinary piece of fiction” ( Chicago Tribune ) Lucy Dailey leaves suburbia twice a week with her three children in tow, returning to the Brooklyn home where she grew up, and where her stepmother and unmarried …
Child of My Heart
A Novel
Häftad, 2023
222 kr
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The beautiful child of older parents, raised on the eastern end of Long Island, Theresa is her town’s most sought-after babysitter—cheerful, poised, an effortless storyteller, a wonder with children and animals. Among her charges this fateful summer is Daisy, her younger cousin, who has come to …
Absolution
A Novel
Ljudbok, 2023
443 kr
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"A breath of fresh air."— BookPage "Both narrators bring deep emotional tonality...this exceptional listen will foster deep book club discussions." — Booklist "Alternately gripping, moving, and thought-provoking...this is an audiobook to savor." - AudioFile A riveting account of women’s lives on …
Child of My Heart
E-bok, 2013
211 kr
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''A beautiful novel'' Sunday Times ''CHILD OF MY HEART is a remarkably poised and provocative work ... uplifting, enchanting ... the story is so authentic'' Observer ''McDermott''s elegant, understated prose slips down like a cool, refreshing drink'' Sunday Telegraph _____________________ On the …
Someone
E-bok, 2013
127 kr
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The quietest life can resonate the longest. A beautiful, bittersweet masterpiece about a remarkable journey of the heart SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2014 Someone begins on the stoop of a Brooklyn apartment building where …
Someone
Häftad, 2014
127 kr
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The quietest life can resonate the longest. A beautiful, bittersweet masterpiece about a remarkable journey of the heartSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2014Someone begins on the stoop of a Brooklyn apartment building where …
Charming Billy
E-bok, 2013
211 kr
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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ''A masterpiece'' Time Out A moving novel about love and grief by the New York Times bestselling author The late Billy Lynch''s family and friends gather at a small bar and grill in the Bronx to remember better times. His widow, Maeve, is there and everyone admires …
After This
E-bok, 2013
211 kr
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''The triumph of After This is its evocation of childhood ... McDermott''s unshowy, succinct sentences summon up the flavour of the past when it was new'' THE TIMES ''Sublime ... McDermott''s simple prose is full of poetic distillations that capture a mood or a moment just so, and it all comes …
Bigamist's Daughter
E-bok, 2013
113 kr
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Alice McDermott''s brilliant first novel ''One of our finest novelists at work today'' LA TIMES ''There''s no one like Alice McDermott ... her touch is light as a feather, her perceptions purely accurate'' ELLE Elizabeth Connelly sits in a New York office that looks like a real editor''s, but …
