Aquest lloc utilitza galetes per a oferir els nostres serveis, millorar el desenvolupament, per a anàlisis i (si no has iniciat la sessió) per a publicitat. Utilitzant LibraryThing acceptes que has llegit i entès els nostres Termes de servei i política de privacitat. L'ús que facis del lloc i dels seus serveis està subjecte a aquestes polítiques i termes.
It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household - where everything is so well tended to - and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.… (més)
Aquesta història mostra que la família està on t'estimen, no on has nascut.Si ets una filla poc valorada -una boca més!- d'una família nombrosa i et porten a casa dels tiets, i allà et tracten bé, et respecten, t'estimen, què més vols? Si tens la sort de poder-t'ho imaginar en el paisatge irlandès, encara molt millor! Tendresa i simplicitat són les característiques d'aquesta petita novel·la. Una joia. ( )
Un matrimoni amb fills que n'ha de tenir un altre deixa en acollida a una de les filles a un matrimoni amb qui aquesta nena experimentarà la verdadera estima. ( )
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
For Ita Marcus and in memory of David Marcus
Primeres paraules
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Early on a Sunday, after first Mass in Clonegal, my father, instead of taking me home, drives deep into Wexford towards the coast where my mother's people came from.
Citacions
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
I drink six measures of water and wish, for now, that this place without shame or secrets could be my home.
Many's the man lost much just because he missed a perfect opportunity to say nothing.
'Where there's a secret,' she says, 'there's shame – and shame is something we can do without.'
Everything changes into something else, turns into some version of what it was before.
Darreres paraules
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household - where everything is so well tended to - and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan's great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.
)
Google Books — S'està carregant…
(4.27)
3
Si tens la sort de poder-t'ho imaginar en el paisatge irlandès, encara molt millor!
Tendresa i simplicitat són les característiques d'aquesta petita novel·la. Una joia. (