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S'està carregant… All the Children Are Home (edició 2021)de Patry Francis (Autor)
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   Top Five Books of 2021 (226) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  LynnB | Aug 3, 2023 |    ) rmarcin | Feb 20, 2023 | ) SBG1962 | Nov 22, 2022 | This was an intense story of neglect and abuse, love and loss and proof that families don't have to share DNA to be real., Though set in the 1950s it somehow felt timeless, in that the foster care system of those days is as broken today. There were a couple of little things that bothered me about what seemed like inaccuracies for the time period for example I am pretty sure the term Bipolar was never used before the 80s, back in the 60s it would have been called manic depression, but the depth of the characters and the way they engaged with each other felt genuine to me. I received an advance copy for review. ( ) IreneCole | Jul 27, 2022 | https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/all-children-are-home (  ) DonnaEverhart | Jun 21, 2022 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML: A sweeping saga in the vein of Ask Again, Yes following a foster family through almost a decade of dazzling triumph and wrenching heartbreakâ??from the author of The Orphans at Race Point. Set in the late 1950s through 1960s in a small town in Massachusetts, All the Children Are Home follows the Moscatelli familyâ??Dahlia and Louie, foster parents, and their long-term foster children Jimmy, Zaidie, and Jonâ??and the irrevocable changes in their lives when a six-year-old indigenous girl, Agnes, comes to live with them. When Dahlia decided to become a foster mother, she had a few caveats: no howling newborns, no delinquents, and above all, no girls. A harrowing incident years before left her a virtual prisoner in her own home, forever wary of the heartbreak and limitation of a girl's life. Eleven years after they began fostering, Dahlia and Louie consider their family complete, but when the social worker begs them to take a young girl who has been horrifically abused and neglected, they can't say no. Six-year-old Agnes Juniper arrives with no knowledge of her Native American heritage or herself beyond a box of trinkets given to her by her mother and dreamlike memories of her sister. As the years pass and outside forces threaten to tear them apart, the children, now young adults, must find the courage and resilience to save themselves and each other. Heartfelt and enthralling, All the Children Are Home is a moving testament to the enduring power of love in the face of devastating l No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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But it's not all rosy or easy. Each of the children, and Dahlia herself, are dealing with the lingering effects of trauma. Dahlia is agoraphobic because of past violence. Jimmy's father is a criminal. Zadie watched her mother die after she and her young brother were abandoned by their father. And Agnes has lost so much, and endured so much and isn't yet six years old. They build a strong family despite, and because of, their past histories.
The writing is good and the character development is exceptional. The characters all grow and evolve over time. There are moments in their lives that reach out and grab the reader...but no spoilers here. Read it! (