Dörte Hansen Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

De invloed van het toerisme op het leven van een eilandfamilie.

Sedmačtyřicetiletý Ingwer Feddersen se vrací do své rodné vesnice. Musí tu ještě srovnat účty. Babička Ella pomalu přichází o rozum a dědeček Sönke se odmítá vzdát rodinného hostince, který už má stejně jako celá vesnice nejlepší léta za sebou. Jediné, co se z minulosti dochovalo, je místní zvyk úzkostlivě dodržovat polední hodinu, která však zároveň symbolizuje hodinu poslední. Kdy vlastně začal venkov upadat? V sedmdesátých letech minulého století, kdy po pozemkových úpravách zmizely nejprve remízky a pak se ztratili i ptáci? Když se velké statky rozrostly, zatímco ty malé zanikly? Když Ingwer odešel studovat do Kielu a opustil prarodiče i jejich hostinec?

A bestselling German novel about two women connected by their experiences in and around a special old house. Told in skillfully-crafted alternating points of view and a non-linear storyline, Hansen's bestselling debut novel showcases her impressive talent for characterization and dialog in an unusual book that combines emotional depth and humor. She immerses the reader in a series of brightly lit or obscure scenes that call for close reading and offer many rewards. The author's sparse language and sometimes oblique references make for a deeply immersive reading experience, and the characters will resonate long after the last page has been turned.Readers of Anthony Doerr and M.L. Stedman will find much to love here. All her life Vera has felt like a stranger in the old and drafty farmhouse she arrived in as a five-year-old refugee from East Prussia in 1945, and yet she can’t seem to let it go. 60 years later, her niece Anne suddenly shows up at her door with her small son– Anne has fled the trendy Hamburg neighborhood she never fit into when her relationship implodes. Vera and Anne are strangers to each other, but have much more in common than they think. As the two strong-willed and very different women share the great old house, they surprisingly find what they have never searched for: a family.