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Mary Lawson

    1 gennaio 1946

    Mary Lawson è una romanziera canadese le cui opere sono ambientate nel nord dell'Ontario. I suoi romanzi approfondiscono le complessità delle relazioni umane e dei legami familiari con acuta osservazione e profonda intuizione. Lawson esplora frequentemente temi come l'amore, la perdita e la ricerca di significato. Il suo stile narrativo è caratterizzato da un'atmosfera evocativa e da personaggi avvincenti.

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    • Полный чувств, нежности, мягкой иронии роман о семье, о встречах и расставаниях, о потерях и обретениях, но прежде всего - о любви и о преданности близким. Юная бунтарка Роза пропала, ее младшая сестра Клара проводит дни у окна, надеясь увидеть, как та возвращается. Девочка наблюдает, как в соседний дом входит незнакомый мужчина. Клара прекрасно знает, что в доме живет одинокая Элизабет, которая сейчас находится в больнице. Клара пообещала соседке присматривать за домом, а главное - за оставшимся жильцом, котом Моисеем. История, рассказанная с трех точек зрения: Клары, Элизабет и вселившегося в дом Лайама — перемещает фокус с одного героя на другого, раскрывая все новые пл&

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    • Než napadne první sníh

      • 287pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Tři lidé, tři osudy a jedno malé městečko. Poetický román nominovaný na Bookerovu cenu 2021. Sedmiletá Clara vysedává každý den u okna a doufá, že každou chvíli zahlédne svou starší sestru. Rose, teenagerka plná vzdoru, utekla z domu bez jediného slova a už celé týdny o ní nikdo neslyšel. Útěchu Clara nachází jen v kocourovi Mojžíšovi, o kterého se stará, protože jeho majitelka paní Orchardová před několika týdny odešla do nemocnice. Do sousedního domu paní Orchardové se nastěhuje třicátník Liam Kane. Ve městě je nový, právě se rozvedl a aktuálně je nezaměstnaný. Claru jeho příchod překvapuje, současně ji však i zneklidňuje. Neuplyne ani pár hodin od jeho příjezdu a Liamovi zaklepe na dveře policista. Je snad z něčeho podezřelý? Elizabeth Orchardová, jejíž život se pomalu chýlí ke konci, v nemocnici rekapituluje nejvýznamnější okamžiky svého života. Postupně se tak odhaluje tajemný vztah, který s nově příchozím cizincem měla. Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

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      4,5
    • Powieści kanadyjskiej pisarki Mary Lawson budzą zachwyt czytelników i krytyków na całym świecie. I nie ma się czemu dziwić - jej książki mają wszystko to, co niezbędne, żeby całkowicie zatopić się w lekturze: wciągającą fabułę, wyraziste opisy oraz wyjątkowy, bardzo charakterystyczny styl autorki. Swój ulubiony temat - losy kanadyjskiej rodziny - autorka opisuje z subtelnym psychologizmem i szczerym współczuciem. Być może właśnie w tym kryje się tajemnica sukcesu książek Mary Lawson?

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    • Nic nie zapowiadało nieszczęścia w rodzinie Morrisonów, mieszkającej na północy Ontario. Pewnego dnia jednak wydarzył się tragiczny wypadek samochodowy i nagle dzieci straciły rodziców. Jak mają dalej żyć? Poszukiwanie odpowiedzi na to pytanie będzie bolesne, a do niektórych prawda dotrze dopiero po 20 latach... Zręcznie napisana, realistyczna i życiowa powieść kanadyjskiej pisarki Mary Lawson - po raz pierwszy w przekładzie na język polski.

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      4,1
    • A Town Called Solace

      • 302pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      'I've been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler Clara's rebellious older sister is missing. Grief-stricken and bewildered, she yearns to uncover the truth about what happened. Liam, newly divorced and newly unemployed, moves into the house next door and within hours gets a visit from the police. Elizabeth is thinking about a crime committed thirty years ago, one that had tragic consequences for two families. She desperately wants to make amends before she dies. 'Will break your heart' Graham Norton 'Exquisitely poignant' Liane Moriarty

      A Town Called Solace2021
      4,0
    • Road Ends

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      On a perfect August morning in 1967, above a river just outside a small town in the north of Canada, a young man meets his death. And so begins the unravelling of his best friend Tom’s already precarious family… Eighteen months on, and the town of Struan is in the grip of winter. Still reeling from his friend’s death, Tom has dropped out and spends his days driving a snow plough. His mother has yet another new baby and is nesting upstairs, increasingly lost in her own world. His father, Edward, retreats to his study and his diaries, unable to cope with his growing, unruly family. There are so many brothers in the house that Tom has almost lost count, but Adam, who is only four, somehow can’t be ignored… Their one sister – capable, dependable, formidable Megan – who used to run the show, has escaped to London and is finally living her own life. But then come disturbing letters from home… In this masterful, enthralling, and tender novel, which takes us from the silver rush in Northern Ontario in the early 1900s to London in the 60s, Mary Lawson gently reveals the intricacies and anguish of family life, the push and pull of responsibility and individual desire, the way we can face tragedy and, in time, hope to start again.

      Road Ends2014
      4,0
    • Oltre il ponte

      • 348pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      Arthur è un uomo affidabile e tranquillo, profondamente legato alla terra dove è nato, nella cruda bellezza del Nord del Canada. Jake è affascinante e inquieto, incapace di trovare un posto nel mondo senza sconvolgere le vite degli altri. Arthur e degli altri. Arthur e Jake sono fratelli ma tra loro è sempre esistita una rivalità senza tregua, fin da quando, bambini, si sono contesi l'affetto della madre. Una rivalità che sfiora la tragedia quando Jake, spericolato e incosciente, rischia di morire cadendo da un ponte e Arthur, responsabile e accorto, questa volta non interviene. Tra loro si instaura un fragile equilibrio che resiste fino all'arrivo di Laura, per l'amore della quale i fratelli si separeranno definitivamente. Arthur rimane allora a occuparsi della fattoria di famiglia, mentre il fratello cerca fortuna in città. Ma quando, vent'anni dopo, Jake fa ritorno, riaffiorerà tragicamente l'antico e mai sopito antagonismo. Un romanzo attraversato dal dramma della seconda guerra mondiale, una narrazione delicata in cui gelosia, desiderio e ossessione creano una continua tensione emotiva e i complessi legami tra i protagonisti si inquadrano in una cornice di ineluttabile e struggente pathos.

      Oltre il ponte2006
      4,3
    • Crow Lake

      • 295pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      This debut novel is a beautifully crafted literary experience set in the rural “badlands” of northern Ontario, where the landscape reflects the heartbreak and hardship of its characters. The farming Pye family endures a life resembling a Greek tragedy, with the sins of the fathers impacting the sons, while the Morrisons face a more insidious and divisive tragedy. Orphaned at a young age, Kate Morrison was deeply influenced by her older brother Matt’s passion for nature. Now a zoologist, she can identify microscopic organisms but seems unaware of her emotional struggles. Believing she has outgrown her siblings—Luke, Matt, and Bo—who once meant everything to her, Kate navigates a complex web of family love, misunderstandings, and buried resentments. The author skillfully builds tension with a blend of heartbreaking humor and masterful control, continually challenging expectations until the very end. This poignant, funny, and unforgettable tale about the dangers of hero worship quickly rose to bestseller status in Canada and received rave reviews from prestigious publications like The New York Times and The Globe and Mail.

      Crow Lake2002
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