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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
151 kr
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After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There–after encountering a pair of barnstorming pilots passing through town in beat-up biplanes–Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fourteen she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy bootlegger who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement that will haunt her for the rest of her life, even as it allows her to fulfill her destiny: circumnavigating the globe by flying over the North and South Poles. A century later, Hadley Baxter is cast to play Marian in a film that centers on Marian’s disappearance in Antarctica. Vibrant, canny, disgusted with the claustrophobia of Hollywood, Hadley is eager to redefine herself after a romantic film franchise has imprisoned her in the grip of cult celebrity. Her immersion into the character of Marian unfolds, thrillingly, alongside Marian’s own story, as the two women’s fates–and their hunger for self-determination in vastly different geographies and times–collide. Epic and emotional, meticulously researched and gloriously told, Great Circle is a monumental work of art, and a tremendous leap forward for the prodigiously gifted Maggie Shipstead.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
143 kr
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THE EPIC AND EMOTIONAL NEW YORK TIMES AND TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionShortlisted for the Booker PrizeAmazon Book of the YearTime Magazine Book of the YearWaterstones fiction Book of the Month______________'A GRIPPING HISTORICAL ADVENTURE' STYLIST'SO BEAUTIFUL, SO DARING, SO COMPLETE' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of Carrie Soto is Back'A MASTERPIECE' NIGELLA LAWSONEXTRAORDINARY' NEW YORK TIMES'ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE NOVELS' READER REVIEW *****_______________________A soaring, breathtakingly ambitious novel that weaves together the astonishing lives of a 1950s vanished female aviator and the modern-day Hollywood actress who plays her on screen.Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, she is determined to live an independent life.But it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most.Having become one of the most fearless pilots in her time, she sets out to do what no one has done before: to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole.But shortly before completing the journey, her plane disappears, lost to history.Over half a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is offered to play Marian in the comeback role of a lifetime. From the first pages of the script, Hadley is drawn inexorably to the female pilot.It is a role that will lead her to an unexpected discovery, throwing fresh and spellbinding light on the story of the unknowable Marian Graves._______________________WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH JUNE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021A ROYAL READING ROOM PICK 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2022TIME MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MAY 2021TIMES BESTSELLER JUNE 2022_______________________'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' THE TIMES'Soars from the very first page' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century' TELEGRAPH, Best Fiction of 2021'Breathtaking' OBSERVER'Truly exceptional storytelling, combining a sweeping arc of history with writing that, at sentence level, is near-flawless.' THE BOOKSELLER'A tour-de-force' DAILY EXPRESS'Impressive and gripping' SUNDAY TIMES'Surprising and moving at every turn' GUARDIAN'Audacious and Immersive' DAILY MAIL'Accomplished and ambitious' FINANCIAL TIMESReaders love GREAT CIRCLE:***** What a read! Immense story with beautifully created characters***** The story is so well researched and planned; historical fiction standing side by side with history itself***** This is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally transformed through reading it***** A wonderful saga, covering a large chunk of the twentieth century
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Engelska, 2012147 kr
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A New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize, this ebook special edition contains exclusive bonus content.The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne, salt air and practiced bonhomie, but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry.Winn Van Meter, father-of-the-bride, has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust, but now, just shy of his sixtieth birthday, he must finally confront his failings, his desires, and his own humanity.This ebook edition contains an extended extract of Maggie Shipstead’s second novel, Astonish Me.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
131 kr
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The New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle ‘Joyously good’ DAILY MAIL ‘A ferociously clever comedy of manners’ GUARDIAN ‘A wise, sophisticated and funny novel about family, fidelity, class and crisis’ MARIE CLAIRE ‘A well-observed, hilarious, yet moving novel’ WOMAN & HOME New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 L.A. Times First Novel Prize The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne, salt air and practiced bonhomie, but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry.Winn Van Meter, father-of-the-bride, has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust, but now, just shy of his sixtieth birthday, he must finally confront his failings, his desires, and his own humanity… ‘Maggie Shipstead is a hugely talented young writer – definitely one to watch’ GRAZIA ‘Distinctive and dazzling … The world has found a remarkable, humane new voice to explain us to ourselves’ Allison Pearson
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Engelska, 2013231 kr
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A New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 L.A. Times First Novel PrizeThe Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne, salt air and practiced bonhomie, but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry.Winn Van Meter, father-of-the-bride, has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust, but now, just shy of his sixtieth birthday, he must finally confront his failings, his desires, and his own humanity.
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Engelska, 2014231 kr
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The New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle‘Brilliantly written; the first ballet novel for grown-ups’ THE TIMES‘A bravura display of high-performance art’ GUARDIAN‘Brims with emotion … an accomplished novel embracing both domestic drama and the competitive quest for perfection’ SUNDAY TIMESAstonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the shadows.After her relationship with Arslan sours, Joan decides to quit ballet and make a new life for herself. But as the years pass, Joan comes to understand that ballet isn’t finished with her yet…From the prize-winning author of Seating Arrangements comes an exquisitely written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations.‘Cleverly constructed with some elegant pirouettes of its own’ DAILY MAIL‘A gripping mix of family drama and insight into the world of ballet’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘Shipstead is a gifted writer who examines families and relationships in a poignant, insightful way’ STYLIST‘A dazzling story rooted in the competitive world of dance’ WOMAN & HOME‘So graceful, so dazzling, so sure-handed and fearless, that at times I had to remind myself to breathe’ Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette‘I will be paying close attention to Shipstead’s career from here on in’ Jeffrey Eugenides
E-bok
Engelska, 2014120 kr
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From the prize-winning author of Seating Arrangements comes an exquisitely written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations.Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the shadows.After her relationship with Arslan sours, Joan decides to make a new life for herself. She quits ballet, marries a good man, and settles into the rhythm of Californian life with their son, Harry. But as the years pass, Joan comes to understand that ballet isn’t finished with her yet: for there is no mistaking that Harry is a prodigy. Inevitably Joan is soon pulled back into a world she thought she’d left behind and back to Arslan.Gripping and dramatic, Astonish Me is a story about the nature of talent, the choices we must make in search of fulfilment, and how we can never truly escape from the secrets of the past.
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Engelska, 2012171 kr
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Maggie Shipstead’s Seating Arrangements is a stunning debut, an irresistible social satire that is also an unforgettable meditation on the persistence of hope, the yearning for connection, and the promise of enduring love. Winn Van Meter is heading for his family’s retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm, for the next three days this sanctuary will be overrun by tipsy revelers as Winn prepares for the marriage of his daughter Daphne to the affable young scion Greyson Duff. Winn’s wife, Biddy, has planned the wedding with military precision, but arrangements are sideswept by a storm of salacious misbehavior and intractable lust: Daphne’s sister, Livia, who has recently had her heart broken by Teddy Fenn, the son of her father’s oldest rival, is an eager target for the seductive wiles of Greyson’s best man; Winn, instead of reveling in his patriarchal duties, is tormented by his long-standing crush on Daphne’s beguiling bridesmaid Agatha; and the bride and groom find themselves presiding over a spectacle of misplaced desire, marital infidelity, and monumental loss of faith in the rituals of American life. Hilarious, keenly intelligent, and commandingly well written, Shipstead’s deceptively frothy first novel is a piercing rumination on desire, on love and its obligations, and on the dangers of leading an inauthentic life, heralding the debut of an exciting new literary voice. This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
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Engelska, 2014171 kr
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From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the background. She will never possess Arslan, and she will never be a prima ballerina. She will rise no higher than the corps, one dancer among many. After her relationship with Arslan sours, Joan plots to make a new life for herself. She quits ballet, marries a good man, and settles in California with him and their son, Harry. But as the years pass, Joan comes to understand that ballet isn’t finished with her yet, for there is no mistaking that Harry is a prodigy. Through Harry, Joan is pulled back into a world she thought she’d left behind—back into dangerous secrets, and back, inevitably, to Arslan. Combining a sweeping, operatic plot with subtly observed characters, Maggie Shipstead gives us a novel of stunning intensity and deft psychological nuance. Gripping, dramatic, and brilliantly conjured, Astonish Me confirms Shipstead’s range and ability and raises provocative questions about the nature of talent, the choices we must make in search of fulfillment, and how we square the yearning for comfort with the demands of art. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
469 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
202 kr
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A collection of sparkling award-winning stories from Maggie Shipstead, epic storyteller and astonishing chronicler of the daring and the damaged. Diving into eclectic and vivid settings, from an Olympic village to a deathbed in Paris to a Pacific atoll, and illuminating a cast of unforgettable characters, Shipstead traverses the ordinary and extraordinary with cunning, compassion, and wit. Meet the silent cowgirl looking for a quiet life on a remote ranch in Montana, only to fall into a triangle of unrequited love; a self-aggrandizing male novelist who comes to terms with the girlfriend he never had just as his literary debut goes to print; a honeymoon couple's time in the hills of Romania builds into a moment of shattering tragedy. In the title story, a famous child actress breaks away from a religious cult, as she tells - with brittle candour - her tale of childhood damage and the dark side of fame.
E-bok
Engelska, 202197 kr
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THE EPIC AND EMOTIONAL NEW YORK TIMES AND TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionShortlisted for the Booker PrizeAmazon Book of the YearTime Magazine Book of the YearWaterstones fiction Book of the Month______________'A GRIPPING HISTORICAL ADVENTURE' STYLIST'SO BEAUTIFUL, SO DARING, SO COMPLETE' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of Carrie Soto is Back'A MASTERPIECE' NIGELLA LAWSONEXTRAORDINARY' NEW YORK TIMES'ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE NOVELS' READER REVIEW *****_______________________A soaring, breathtakingly ambitious novel that weaves together the astonishing lives of a 1950s vanished female aviator and the modern-day Hollywood actress who plays her on screen.Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, she is determined to live an independent life.But it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most.Having become one of the most fearless pilots in her time, she sets out to do what no one has done before: to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole.But shortly before completing the journey, her plane disappears, lost to history.Over half a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is offered to play Marian in the comeback role of a lifetime. From the first pages of the script, Hadley is drawn inexorably to the female pilot.It is a role that will lead her to an unexpected discovery, throwing fresh and spellbinding light on the story of the unknowable Marian Graves._______________________WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH JUNE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021A ROYAL READING ROOM PICK 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2022TIME MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MAY 2021TIMES BESTSELLER JUNE 2022_______________________'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' THE TIMES'Soars from the very first page' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century' TELEGRAPH, Best Fiction of 2021'Breathtaking' OBSERVER'Truly exceptional storytelling, combining a sweeping arc of history with writing that, at sentence level, is near-flawless.' THE BOOKSELLER'A tour-de-force' DAILY EXPRESS'Impressive and gripping' SUNDAY TIMES'Surprising and moving at every turn' GUARDIAN'Audacious and Immersive' DAILY MAIL'Accomplished and ambitious' FINANCIAL TIMESReaders love GREAT CIRCLE:***** What a read! Immense story with beautifully created characters***** The story is so well researched and planned; historical fiction standing side by side with history itself***** This is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally transformed through reading it***** A wonderful saga, covering a large chunk of the twentieth century
E-bok
Engelska, 202297 kr
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BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND 2022 WOMEN'S FICTION PRIZE-SHORTLISTED GREAT CIRCLE'The same chilling brilliance of Daphne du Maurier's most unsettling short fiction' FINANCIAL TIMES'Has an innate charm of its own. Beautifully realised' DAILY MAIL'It's a rare writer who can create a world as convincingly over a few pages as in a 600-page novel; Shipstead's fluency in both forms is testament to the skill she modestly casts as a work in progress' Stephanie Merritt, GUARDIAN'Maggie Shipstead combines cinematic scope with a poet's attention to detail' THE TIMESA collection of sparkling award-winning stories from Maggie Shipstead, epic storyteller and astonishing chronicler of the daring and the damaged. Diving into eclectic and vivid settings, from an Olympic village to a deathbed in Paris to a Pacific atoll, and illuminating a cast of unforgettable characters, Shipstead traverses the ordinary and extraordinary with cunning, compassion, and wit.Meet the silent cowgirl and horse wrangler escaping an ugly home life, only to fall into a decade-long triangle of unrequited love; a male novelist who is just reckoning with his own pretentiousness as his debut novel goes to print; a honeymoon couple's time in the hills of Romania builds into a moment of shattering tragedy. In the title story, a famous child actress breaks away from a religious cult, as she tells - with brittle candour - her tale of childhood damage and the dark side of fame.Exuding both tenderness and bite, Shipstead exposes complicated truths in this dazzling collection sealing her reputation as an astonishingly versatile master of fiction.---------------------'Shipstead is a writer who can vividly summon whatever she chooses, taking the reader deep inside the world she creates' FINANCIAL TIMES'Shipstead observes people beautifully' THE TIMES
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2021220 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin.**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021****LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022**I WAS BORN TO BE A WANDERERFrom the night she is rescued as a baby out of the flames of a sinking ship; to the day she joins a pair of daredevil pilots looping and diving over the rugged forests of her childhood, to the thrill of flying Spitfires during the war, the life of Marian Graves has always been marked by a lust for freedom and danger.In 1950, she embarks on her life''s dream - to fly a Great Circle around the globe, pole to pole. But after a crash landing she finds herself stranded on the Antarctic ice without enough fuel. With one fearsome piece of water separating her from completion of the Circle, she writes one last entry in her logbook. She is ready for her final journey.Half a century later, Hadley Baxter, a brilliant, troubled Hollywood starlet is irresistibly drawn to play Marian Graves, a role that will lead her to probe the deepest mysteries of the vanished pilot''s life.GREAT CIRCLE is an enthralling journey over oceans and continents and a drama of exhilarating power. Combining unforgettable characters and thrilling suspense, it is a sweeping story of loss and obsession, sacrifice and survival, of the unknowable mysteries of freedom, love and life itself.Praise for Maggie Shipstead, New York Times bestseller and winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and LA Times First Fiction Prize:''Outrageously gifted'' RICHARD RUSSO''Ferociously clever'' GUARDIAN''''Graceful and dazzling'' MARIA SEMPLE''Joyously good'' DAILY MAIL''impressive'' JEFFREY EUGENIDES© Maggie Shipstead 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
131 kr
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BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND 2022 WOMEN'S FICTION PRIZE-SHORTLISTED GREAT CIRCLE'The same chilling brilliance of Daphne du Maurier's most unsettling short fiction' FINANCIAL TIMES'Has an innate charm of its own. Beautifully realised' DAILY MAIL'It's a rare writer who can create a world as convincingly over a few pages as in a 600-page novel; Shipstead's fluency in both forms is testament to the skill she modestly casts as a work in progress' Stephanie Merritt, GUARDIAN'Maggie Shipstead combines cinematic scope with a poet's attention to detail' THE TIMESA collection of sparkling award-winning stories from Maggie Shipstead, epic storyteller and astonishing chronicler of the daring and the damaged. Diving into eclectic and vivid settings, from an Olympic village to a deathbed in Paris to a Pacific atoll, and illuminating a cast of unforgettable characters, Shipstead traverses the ordinary and extraordinary with cunning, compassion, and wit.Meet the silent cowgirl and horse wrangler escaping an ugly home life, only to fall into a decade-long triangle of unrequited love; a male novelist who is just reckoning with his own pretentiousness as his debut novel goes to print; a honeymoon couple's time in the hills of Romania builds into a moment of shattering tragedy. In the title story, a famous child actress breaks away from a religious cult, as she tells - with brittle candour - her tale of childhood damage and the dark side of fame.Exuding both tenderness and bite, Shipstead exposes complicated truths in this dazzling collection sealing her reputation as an astonishingly versatile master of fiction.---------------------'Shipstead is a writer who can vividly summon whatever she chooses, taking the reader deep inside the world she creates' FINANCIAL TIMES'Shipstead observes people beautifully' THE TIMES
Häftad, Tyska, 2023
208 kr
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E-bok
Tyska, 2015113 kr
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Ein fesselnder Tanz um Liebe, Leidenschaft und LebenslügenJoan steht der Abschied vom Ballett bevor: Sie ist schwanger und ihre Karriere als Tänzerin wahrscheinlich beendet. Sie heiratet Jacob, und das Paar zieht aus New York an die Westküste, wo sich beide stumm nach der Welt des Balletts verzehren: Joan nach dem Tanz, Jacob nach der Tänzerin, die Joan gewesen ist.Doch ein Leben für den Tanz bedeutet nicht nur Drama, sondern auch hochfliegende Hoffnungen, erhabene Momente.
E-bok
Tyska, 2022147 kr
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In den Weiten des Himmels gibt es keine GrenzenMarian Graves ist ein Wildfang von Kindesbeinen an. Im heimatlichen Montana sucht sie stets das nächste Abenteuer und scheut keine Gefahr. Besonders angetan hat es ihr das Fliegen – sie träumt davon, über den Wolken zu schweben. Aber um ihr Ziel zu erreichen, muss sie Hindernisse meistern und Opfer bringen. 1950 startet Marian den Versuch, als erste Person die Erde in der Längsachse zu umrunden. Doch in der Antarktis verschwindet sie und lässt nur ein Logbuch zurück.2014 verkörpert die skandalerschütterte Hollywoodschauspielerin Hadley Baxter die Rolle der zum Mythos gewordenen Marian Graves und begibt sich auf die ganz eigene Spurensuche dieser ungewöhnlichen Frau.»Ein mitreißender Pageturner, der mühelos einmal um die Welt und durch das 20. Jahrhundert fliegt.« Thomas Hummitzsch, Der Freitag»[...] So ist ›Kreiseziehen‹ ein toller und facettenreicher Roman, nicht nur, aber vor allem über zwei Frauen, die sich mit den für sie vorgesehenen Rollen nicht begnügen.« Bettina Baltschev, Deutschlandfunk
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Die van Meters haben zu einer Familienfeier in ihrem Sommerhaus auf einer der vornehmen Ostküsten-Inseln eingeladen. Anlass: Die Hochzeit von Tochter Daphne mit einem vernünftigen jungen Mann. Hummer und Champagner, die Atlantikluft und Geselligkeit bestimmen das Wochenende, aber inmitten der Feierlichkeit treten längst vergessene Unzufriedenheiten und schwelende Begehren zutage.Familienvater Winn Van Meter hat sich sein Leben lang an die Regeln der Oberschicht gehalten, aber nun, kurz vor seinem sechzigsten Geburtstag, muss er seinen eigenen Fehlern und Sehnsüchten endlich ins Gesicht sehen. Ein frischer, witziger und offensiv ehrlicher Roman über die Gefahren, die einem vermeintlich richtigen Leben im falschen innewohnen.
E-bok
Finska, 2024365 kr
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Häikäisevä ja lennokas romaani kahdesta omaa reittiään kartoittavasta naisesta Marian Graves on syntynyt uhmaamaan luonnonlakeja ja aikansa normeja. Orvoksi jäänyt tyttö kasvaa setänsä hoivissa Montanan metsissä, lopettaa 14-vuotiaana koulunkäynnin ja omistautuu pahamaineisen viinatrokarin rahoittamana todelliselle intohimolleen, lentämiselle. Järjestelyn seuraukset varjostavat hänen loppuelämäänsä mutta vievät myös lähemmäs suurta, uhkarohkeaa unelmaa: lentämistä maapallon ympäri.Sata vuotta myöhemmin Hadley Baxter, skandaalin ryvettämä Hollywood-tähti, näkee tilaisuuden pelastaa uransa näyttelemällä Mariania elokuvassa, joka kertoo tämän lentokoneen kohtalokkaasta katoamisesta lähellä etelänapaa vuonna 1950. Hadley tuntee vahvaa yhteyttä Marianiin ja haluaa selvittää huimapäisen lentäjän mysteerin.Maggie Shipsteadin ylistetty menestysromaani kieputtaa lukijan mukaansa henkeäsalpaavaan seikkailuun korkealle yläilmoihin, kieltolain aikaisesta Montanasta toisen maailmansodan melskeisiin ja nyky-Hollywoodin kuohuihin.
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Finska, 2024382 kr
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Häikäisevä ja lennokas romaani kahdesta omaa reittiään kartoittavasta naisesta Marian Graves on syntynyt uhmaamaan luonnonlakeja ja aikansa normeja. Orvoksi jäänyt tyttö kasvaa setänsä hoivissa Montanan metsissä, lopettaa 14-vuotiaana koulunkäynnin ja omistautuu pahamaineisen viinatrokarin rahoittamana todelliselle intohimolleen, lentämiselle. Järjestelyn seuraukset varjostavat hänen loppuelämäänsä mutta vievät myös lähemmäs suurta, uhkarohkeaa unelmaa: lentämistä maapallon ympäri.Sata vuotta myöhemmin Hadley Baxter, skandaalin ryvettämä Hollywood-tähti, näkee tilaisuuden pelastaa uransa näyttelemällä Mariania elokuvassa, joka kertoo tämän lentokoneen kohtalokkaasta katoamisesta lähellä etelänapaa vuonna 1950. Hadley tuntee vahvaa yhteyttä Marianiin ja haluaa selvittää huimapäisen lentäjän mysteerin.Maggie Shipsteadin ylistetty menestysromaani kieputtaa lukijan mukaansa henkeäsalpaavaan seikkailuun korkealle yläilmoihin, kieltolain aikaisesta Montanasta toisen maailmansodan melskeisiin ja nyky-Hollywoodin kuohuihin.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
210 kr
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A love triangle plays out over decades on a Montana dude ranch. A hurdler and a gymnast spend a single night together in the Olympic village. Mistakes and mysteries weave an intangible web around an old man's deathbed in Paris, connecting disparate destinies. On the slopes of an unfinished ski resort, a young woman searches for her vanished lover. A couple's Romanian honeymoon goes ominously awry, and, in the mesmerizing title story, a former child actress breaks with her life in a Hollywood cult. In these and other stories, knockout after knockout, Shipstead delivers another "extraordinary" (New York Times) work of fiction and seals her reputation as a writer of "breathtaking range and skill" (Kirkus Reviews). Rich in imagination and dazzling in its shapeshifting style, You Have a Friend in 10A excavates the complexities of love, sex, and life in ways unsparing and hilarious, sharp-eyed and tender.