Set against a backdrop of indoctrination and tragedy, this poignant narrative explores the enduring power of love. The story weaves together themes of resilience and hope, appealing to readers who appreciate deeply emotional tales reminiscent of the works of Amor Towles and Anthony Doerr. Through its rich character development and evocative prose, it captures the struggles and triumphs of individuals facing overwhelming circumstances.
Exploring themes of ecological loss and personal grief, this work blends poetry, memoir, and essay to create a rich narrative. The author intertwines his reflections on a plastic-choked ocean with a poignant story of childhood memories and the impact of his mother's death from cancer. Through innovative techniques of "self-erasure," the text invites readers into a multifaceted experience that delves into nonfiction, myth, and aesthetics, ultimately redefining the boundaries of poetry and its potential impact.
*Soon to be an HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine* She has the keys to their apartment. She knows everything. She has embedded herself so deeply in their lives that it now seems impossible to remove her. One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review, by the author of Adèle, Sex and Lies, In the Country of Others, and Watch Us Dance “A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . Slimani has us in her thrall.” —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger “One of the most important books of the year. You can’t unread it.” —Barrie Hardymon, NPR’s Weekend Edition When Myriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their son and daughter. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another, jealousy, resentment, and suspicions mount, shattering the idyllic tableau. Building tension with every page, The Perfect Nanny is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, motherhood, and madness—and the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
Michel Bussi is one of France's most ingenious crime writers... has plenty of twists and turns in store in this fast-moving novel about a long-planned act of revenge Joan Smith SUNDAY TIMES 20170514
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Estate 1975. Nola Kellergan, una ragazzina di 15 anni, scompare misteriosamente nella tranquilla cittadina di Aurora, New Hampshire. Le ricerche della polizia non danno alcun esito. Primavera 2008, New York. Marcus Goldman, giovane scrittore di successo, sta vivendo uno dei rischi del suo mestiere: è bloccato, non riesce a scrivere una sola riga del romanzo che da lì a poco dovrebbe consegnare al suo editore. Ma qualcosa di imprevisto accade nella sua vita: il suo amico e professore universitario Harry Ouebert, uno degli scrittori più stimati d'America, viene accusato di avere ucciso la giovane Nola Kellergan. Il cadavere della ragazza viene infatti ritrovato nel giardino della villa dello scrittore, a Goose Cove, poco fuori Aurora, sulle rive dell'oceano. Convinto dell'innocenza di Harry Ouebert, Marcus Goldman abbandona tutto e va nel New Hampshire per condurre la sua personale inchiesta. Marcus, dopo oltre trentanni deve dare risposta a una domanda: chi ha ucciso Nola Kellergan? E, naturalmente, deve scrivere un romanzo di grande successo
“Captivating . . . [HHhH] has a vitality very different from that of most historical fiction.” —James Wood, The New Yorker The basis for the major motion picture, "The Man with the Iron Heart " available on streaming and home video. HHhH: "Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich," or "Himmler's brain is called Heydrich." The most lethal man in Hitler's cabinet, Reinhard Heydrich seemed indestructible—until two exiled operatives, a Slovak and a Czech, killed him and changed the course of history. In Laurent Binet's mesmerizing debut, we follow Jozef Gabcík and Jan Kubiš from their dramatic escape from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to their fatal attack on Heydrich and their own brutal deaths in the basement of a Prague church. A seamless blend of memory, actuality, and Binet's own remarkable imagination, HHhH is at once thrilling and intellectually engrossing—a fast-paced novel of the Second World War that is also a profound meditation on the debt we owe to history. A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction A Financial Times Best Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Detective and mystery stories. Mystery fiction. An unconventional detective story about memory and reality.
One of the most vivid, gripping and chilling first novels of recent years, The Republic of Trees tells the story of Michael, Louis, Alex and Isobel, four children on the edge of adolescence, who run away to the forest to establish their own utopian community. All seems well in the Republic of Trees - until the sudden arrival of Joy. Under her influence, their relationships grow more erotic and obsessive, and the shadows of a nightmarish dystopia start to encroach on reality . . .
