Hi-En Montijn Libri

Ifemelu ha una borsa di studio a Princeton ed è l'autrice di «Razzabuglio», un blog di largo seguito che denuncia con arguzia i pregiudizi ancora diffusi negli Stati Uniti. Ne ha fatta di strada da quando, tredici anni prima, appena arrivata dalla Nigeria, faticava a pagare l'affitto e si sforzava di adeguare accento e aspetto agli standard americani. Eppure c'è qualcosa che Ifemelu non riesce a lasciarsi alle spalle: il ricordo di Obinze, il ragazzo amato e poi d'improvviso abbandonato. Tornare indietro nel tempo è impossibile, ma non nello spazio. Contro il buon senso e il parere di tutti, Ifemelu sale su un aereo per Lagos intenzionata a riprendere il filo di una storia interrotta.

At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this unshakable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures. Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives, they return to the well-worn story of what they’ve lost with humor and rage. But when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested.

"Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it turns her new world upside down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimately, though, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves--and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead to the love of her life, a love that stands out from all the rest. Now eighty-nine years old and telling her story at last, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life--and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it. "At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time," she muses. "After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is." Written with a powerful wisdom about human desire and connection, City of Girls is a love story like no other."--Jacket

Irene Bobs ama la guida veloce e pericolosa. Suo marito Titch è il miglior venditore d’auto nelle campagne del sud est dell’Australia, anche se succube delle angherie e dell’invadenza del padre. Insieme, Irene e Titch si iscrivono alla Redex Trial, una brutale gara automobilistica che parte da Sydney e attraversa tutto il continente, lungo strade da cui nessun’auto può uscire indenne. I due coinvolgono nell’impresa come navigatore Willie Bachhuber, campione di quiz radiofonici e maestro di scuola fallito, per guidarli lungo le curve e le insidie del percorso. Il viaggio e i suoi pericoli faranno emergere segreti, diffidenze, sospetti e verità celate tra i membri dello strambo equipaggio. Il nuovo romanzo di Peter Carey, due volte vincitore del Booker Prize, è una storia ad alta velocità, capace di sorprendere e divertire a ogni pagina tanto i lettori quanto gli stessi protagonisti, mentre si addentrano in un mondo sempre più lontano dal paese rassicuranteche conoscono.

From the author of Sojourn and Friend of My Youth, a novel that goes straight to the heart of a family, in all their hopes, desires and regrets.