Sarah Blake Bücher

Maisie Thomas verbringt jeden Sommer im Grange House, einem Hotel an der Küste von Maine, das von der eleganten Miss Grange geleitet wird. Im Jahr 1896, als Maisie 17 wird, markiert ihr Besuch einen Wendepunkt. Am Morgen nach ihrer Ankunft machen lokale Fischer eine grausame Entdeckung: ertrunkene Liebende, die in den Armen des jeweils anderen gefunden werden. Es ist nur der erste in einer Reihe von Ereignissen, die einen Schatten über Maisies Sommer werfen. Während sie die Aufmerksamkeit von zwei sehr unterschiedlichen jungen Männern in Betracht zieht, gerät Maisie auch in den Blick von Miss Grange, die beginnt, ihr beunruhigende Geschichten aus ihrer Vergangenheit zu erzählen. Reich an Details, Bräuchen und der Sprache der Epoche, ist "Grange House" ein wunderbar atmosphärischer, fesselnder Roman voller literarischer Spannung und Romantik.

Epic poem of survival, following a nameless main character lost in the woods.

A sweeping, heart-wrenching novel about three generations of a privileged American family and the secrets that bind them. The Miltons, a powerful New York family, seem to have it all in 1935: an elegant apartment, two beautiful boys, and an enviable love. However, tragedy strikes, leading Ogden to comfort Kitty through sailing and picnics on a small island off the coast of Maine, which they eventually buy. For generations, the Miltons of Crockett Island enjoy this private paradise. Fast forward to 1959, and the world is changing. Ogden's firm hires Len Levy, a Jewish man who earns admiration from both his boss and the boss's daughter. When Len visits the island, the Milton family's principles and prejudices are challenged. By the dawn of the 21st century, the family's wealth has dwindled, and the island is up for sale. Kitty's granddaughter returns for one last visit, uncovering unsettling truths about her family's fortune and gaining insight into the silences that have lingered throughout her life. This novel explores themes of memory, identity, love, and family loyalty, offering a powerful and provocative narrative that captivates readers.

"A dreamy and transgressive feminist retelling of the Great Flood from the perspective of Noah's wife as she wrestles with the mysterious metaphysics of womanhood at the end of the world." —O, The Oprah Magazine With the coming of the Great Flood—the mother of all disasters—only one family was spared, drifting on an endless sea, waiting for the waters to subside. We know the story of Noah, moved by divine vision to launch their escape. Now, in a work of astounding invention, acclaimed writer Sarah Blake reclaims the story of his wife, Naamah, the matriarch who kept them alive. Here is the woman torn between faith and fury, lending her strength to her sons and their wives, caring for an unruly menagerie of restless creatures, silently mourning the lover she left behind. Here is the woman escaping into the unreceded waters, where a seductive angel tempts her to join a strange and haunted world. Here is the woman tormented by dreams and questions of her own—questions of service and self-determination, of history and memory, of the kindness or cruelty of fate. In fresh and modern language, Blake revisits the story of the Ark that rescued life on earth, and rediscovers the agonizing burdens endured by the woman at the heart of the story. Naamah is a parable for our time: a provocative fable of body, spirit, and resilience.

It is 1940, and bombs fall nightly on London. In the thick of the chaos is young American radio reporter Frankie Bard. She huddles close to terrified strangers in underground shelters, and later broadcasts stories about survivors in rubble-strewn streets. But for her listeners, the war is far from home. Listening to Frankie are Iris James, a Cape Cod postmistress, and Emma Fitch, a doctor's wife. One night in London the fates of all three women entwine when Frankie finds a letter - a letter she vows to deliver . . . Penguin by Hand is a collection comprising six of Penguin's most popular women's fiction titles of recent years, all with new and beautiful craft-inspired jackets.

Nel 1940, mentre la Seconda guerra mondiale devasta l'Europa, Frankie Bard, una giovane reporter americana, decide di raccontare il conflitto dalle onde radio, portando la realtà della guerra nelle case degli statunitensi. A Franklin, nel Massachusetts, Iris ed Emma seguono le sue trasmissioni. Iris, una donna eccentrica e sognatrice, dirige l'ufficio postale e si sente custode delle vite altrui, convinta che la corrispondenza intrecci i destini delle persone. Emma, giovane sposa del medico del paese, desidera un futuro sereno con bambini e affetti, ma quando il marito, sopraffatto dal dolore per la morte di una paziente, parte come volontario per Londra, lei attende con ansia sue notizie. In un’Europa lacerata dalle persecuzioni naziste e bombardamenti, e in un’America ancora al riparo dal conflitto, le lettere diventano il filo che lega le vite di queste tre donne, segnando in modo indelebile i loro destini. L’autrice, Sarah Blake, laureata a Yale e appassionata di letteratura vittoriana, ha vissuto a Cape Cod e ora risiede a Washington. Questo romanzo, il suo primo pubblicato in Italia, ha riscosso un grande successo negli Stati Uniti.