Beth Ann Fennelly esplora i profondi temi della maternità e della vita familiare attraverso la sua scrittura toccante e acuta. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da una notevole sincerità, offrendo ai lettori una profonda comprensione delle esperienze delle neomamme. Fennelly fonde magistralmente la poesia con la riflessione personale, creando brani che risuonano a un livello profondamente emotivo. Il suo distintivo stile letterario è allo stesso tempo penetrante e tenero, permettendole di approfondire le complessità della connessione umana.
Beth Ann Fennelly's work showcases her impressive imagination and emotional depth, establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary literature. The collection reflects her passion and inventiveness, offering readers a glimpse into her compassionate and intelligent approach to storytelling. Critics have praised her ability to create a rich and expansive literary landscape, solidifying her reputation as a talented young author.
"May be the best book ever to give for a baby shower."― Tampa Tribune Beth Ann Fennelly, writing to a newly pregnant friend, goes beyond the nuts and bolts or sentimentality of other parenting literature, in letters that range in tone from serious to sisterly, from lighthearted to downright funny. Some answer specific questions; others muse about the identity shift a woman encounters when she enters Mommyland. This book invites all mothers to join the grand circle of giving and receiving advice about children.
Fennelly delves into the multifaceted experience of new motherhood, capturing its joys, challenges, and unexpected emotions. Through a blend of humor and honesty, she reflects on the realities that surpass her prior studies, revealing the deeper and wilder aspects of parenting. "Tender Hooks" offers a spirited exploration of the contradictions and complexities that define the journey of motherhood.
Morning: bought a bag of frozen peas to numb my husband's sore testicles after his vasectomy. Evening: added thawed peas to our carbonara. -from Heating & Cooling, Married Love, IV
In 1927, as rains swell the Mississippi, the river threatens to burst its banks and engulf everything in its path, including the tiny hamlet of Hobnob, where federal agents Ted Ingersoll and Ham Johnson arrive to investigate the disappearance of two fellow agents—and find a baby boy abandoned in the middle of a crime scene. Ingersoll finds a home for the infant with local woman Dixie Clay Holliver, unaware that she's the best bootlegger in the county and has many tender and consequential secrets of her own. The Tilted World is an extraordinary tale of murder and moonshine, sandbagging and saboteurs, and a man and a woman who find unexpected love.
"Morning: bought a bag of frozen peas to numb my husband's sore testicles after his vasectomy. Evening: added thawed peas to our carbonara."--"Married Love, IV"
1927, im Süden der USA. Es regnet seit Tagen, und der mächtige Mississippi droht über die Ufer zu treten, als die Prohibitionsagenten Ingersoll und Johnson die kleine Ortschaft Hobnob erreichen. Sie sind auf der Suche nach zwei verschwundenen Kollegen, die einem örtlichen Schwarzbrenner auf der Spur waren. Am Schauplatz eines Verbrechens finden sie ein schreiendes Baby, das Ingersoll nicht zurücklassen will. Bei Dixie Clay Holliver, einer jungen Frau aus dem Ort, findet er ein Zuhause für das Kind. Die beiden mögen sich auf Anhieb, doch Ingersoll weiß nicht, dass Dixie Clay die beste Schwarzbrennerin des Landes ist und etwas mit den vermissten Ermittlern zu tun haben könnte.
