Meg Howrey gestaltet Romane, die sich mit der Komplexität menschlicher Motivation und Verbindung auseinandersetzen. Ihre unverwechselbare Prosa, gekennzeichnet durch scharfen psychologischen Einblick und lyrische Sprache, zieht den Leser in das Innenleben ihrer Charaktere. Durch ihr Schreiben erforscht sie tiefgreifende Themen wie Identität, Verlust und die Suche nach Sinn in einer oft unsicheren Welt. Ihre Arbeit wird für ihre literarische Tiefe und emotionale Resonanz gefeiert.
Schwanensee, Mittsommernachtstraum oder Romeo & Julia – was zählt, ist die nächste große Rolle. Kein Opfer ist den jungen, ehrgeizigen Ballett-Schwestern Kate und Gwen zu groß, um den unsagbar hohen Ansprüchen an eine Solotänzerin gerecht zu werden. Beide scheinen den großen Traum der Primaballerina mit all dem zugehörigen Glanz zu leben. Doch was, wenn die getanzten Dramen Wirklichkeit werden und man an ihnen zu zerbrechen droht?
"Carlisle Martin dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer like her mother Isabel. She only gets to see her father Robert, and his brilliant but troubled partner James, for a few precious weeks a year when she visits their enchanted apartment in Greenwich Village. James educates her in all that he holds dear in life: literature, music, and most of all, dance. As the years go by, Carlisle is desperate to be asked to stay permanently, even as AIDS brings devastation to their community. Instead, a passionate love affair creates a rift between them, with devastating consequences that reverberate for decades to come. Nineteen years later, Carlisle receives a phone call which unravels the fateful events of her life . . ."--Publisher
Seventeen-year-old Luke Prescott navigates a summer in Los Angeles after his famous father invites him to escape his bohemian upbringing. Immersed in the glitzy world of celebrity, he experiences location shoots, glamorous parties, and the stark contrast between his father's public image and private life. As Luke grapples with his identity and the new narrative he constructs, he faces challenges that lead him to question his own history and the influences of his unconventional family.
As they look to the stars, what are they missing back home? The best of Helen Kane exists in space. If she doesn't go back up, she'll be consigned to a lesser version of herself on a planet that has also seen better days. Helen is an experienced astronaut with a NASA position and a struggling grown-up daughter who needs her but when, at 53, she is offered a place on the training programme for the first mission to Mars, the most realistic simulation ever, she cannot refuse a last chance to walk among the stars