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S'està carregant… Things Invisible to See (1984)de Nancy Willard
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This novel has been hanging about on my bookshelf for lo! these many years, I think I picked it up for free somewhere, maybe? Anyway, I knew Willard had written some children's books and had it in my head I liked them, but when I looked up her books here, I can't quite figure that out. ANYWAY, the novel was pleasant to read but a bit too neat and tidy. The story has a Christian element, but I've never minded that when well done--I'm thinking of Frederick Buechner--and I'm thinking possible Willard had Buechner in mind. It's not quite as well done, but it is still a good read because Willard writes well but somehow I couldn't quite get on board (which is a pun on one event in the book) or stay on board with it all the time. *** 1/2 ( ) Wish I could remember what made me ask my library to track down a copy of this for me. It turns out to be an awful lot like [b:If Wishes Were Horses|1193634|If Wishes Were Horses|W.P. Kinsella|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1181778117s/1193634.jpg|1181687] (and probably the other two related books by [a:W.P. Kinsella|32549|W.P. Kinsella|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1212093640p2/32549.jpg]) with its baseball as a *L*iterary metaphor (or whatever) and the surrealism and some bit of a love story or two, too. Just didn't do anything special for me. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The first novel by Newbery Award-winning author Nancy Willard: A stunning story of magic and miracles, and a testament to the enduring power of faith and love Ben and Willie Harkissian are twin brothers (think Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau) growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the eve of World War II. A baseball launched into the October sky sets in motion a series of events that transforms many lives. Ben leaves for the front and faces death--figuratively as well as literally. Left behind is Clare Bishop, who has been paralyzed from the waist down. But in exchange she receives some very special gifts. She can see the future, be at one with animals, and chat with Death. Willie Harkissian remains in Michigan as well, though his relationship with his brother will never be the same. A love story interrupted by war, this is also a novel about discovering the ordinary in the extraordinary and finding the miraculous in everyday life. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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