Jetty Huisman Libri

«Essere indiano non ha mai significato il ritorno alla terra. La terra è ovunque, o in nessun luogo.» Ogni anno, a Oakland, California, gli indiani d'America si riuniscono per una grande festa della nazione perduta. Migliaia di nativi del Nord America arrivano da altre città, cercando una patria, un luogo che per un giorno sia solo loro. Ognuno partecipa a modo suo: il giovane Dene raccoglie testimonianze per un documentario in memoria dello zio; Edwin si unisce all'organizzazione del powwow per affrontare le sue origini miste; Jacquie cerca di ricostruire la sua vita attraverso una famiglia che non sa di avere. Le loro storie, ricche di dolore e potenza, si intrecciano mentre si preparano a vivere una giornata speciale, destinata a essere fatale per tutti. Questo racconto offre un ritratto di un'America poco conosciuta, fatta di memoria, spiritualità e bellezza. È un'esplorazione di identità, violenza e riscatto, che narra la storia di una nazione e del suo popolo. Esprime la rabbia e la nostalgia per un luogo che abbiamo considerato nostro, ma che altri ci hanno costretto a chiamare altrove.

"In a small coastal town just a stone's throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three students will experience some of the most joyous--and painful--moments of their lives. Though they don't know it yet, each will profoundly and unpredictably change the others, forever"-- Provided by publisher

Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in an abandoned property in the middle of a desert in a story of two friends, sisterly love and courage - a gripping, starkly imaginative exploration of contemporary misogyny and corporate control, and of what it means to hunt and be hunted. Strangers to each other, they have no idea where they are or how they came to be there with eight other girls, forced to wear strange uniforms, their heads shaved, guarded by two inept yet vicious armed jailers and a 'nurse'. The girls all have something in common, but what is it? What crime has brought them here from the city? Who is the mysterious security company responsible for this desolate place with its brutal rules, its total isolation from the contemporary world? Doing hard labour under a sweltering sun, the prisoners soon learn what links them: in each girl's past is a sexual scandal with a powerful man. They pray for rescue - but when the food starts running out it becomes clear that the jailers have also become the jailed. The girls can only rescue themselves.

From the bestselling Irish novelist comes a sweeping historical novel, a tale of consequences that spans from the 1930s to the 1990s. Last Train from Liguria takes us on a journey from claustrophobic Dublin and the tense formality of London, to the heat and bustle of the Italian Riviera. Bella lives a cosseted life with her father in London. So when he announces that he has arranged for work for her as a governess in Italy, she is shocked, angry, and terribly scared of what lies in store...But as she boards a train for the northern Italian port of Bordighera, her fear soon gives way to her burgeoning sense of adventure. Bella eventually finds her young charge, Alec, at the Villa Lami, where he lives with his music teacher Edward. She delights in her relationship with the young boy, and discovers unexpected comfort in Edward who, like Bella, seems to be hiding a secret. But the atmosphere in Italy is changing quickly. As fascist laws take effect, Bella, Edward and Alec must escape the mounting threats around them, and face a rapidly changing world.

The Dark Lake is a brooding, suspenseful and explosive debut that will grip you from the first page to the last. Perfect for fans of Jane Harper's The Dry.

Positief-kritische beschouwing over het fenomeen Harry Potter vanuit een protestants-christelijke visie.