Sue Miller Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Exploring the complexities of human relationships and ethical dilemmas, this collection of stories delves into the moral landscape of contemporary life. Through nuanced characters and intricate narratives, the author examines themes of love, loss, and the choices that define us. Each story presents a unique perspective on the struggles and triumphs of individuals navigating their personal and societal challenges, offering readers a profound reflection on modern morality.

Set against the backdrop of 1960s New York, the book delves into the evolution of Cuban dance music, spotlighting key figures like José Fajardo and Johnny Pacheco. It explores the Cuban flute style's transformation post-1959 revolution and the vibrant charangas that thrived during the chachachá and pachanga craze, often overlooked in existing literature. By addressing issues of race, class, and identity, alongside musical transcriptions and interviews, it uncovers a rich history and the unique sabor that emerged from the interplay between Cuban and New York musical cultures.

'Penetrating, intelligent, humane, funny too ... Smart and powerfully alive' Tessa Hadley 'Superb' Daily Mail 'A poignant page-turner, delving deep into our most intimate relationships' Evening Standard Annie is the great love of Graham's life. Here they are in late middle-age, the photographer and the bookseller, so mismatched and yet so well-matched. Theirs is a happy marriage of nearly thirty years - and even the happiest of marriages, Graham tells himself, have their secrets. Then the unthinkable happens, and suddenly Annie is alone, stumbling in the dark. How much can we ever know the people who love us? 'With what exquisite truth Sue Miller writes ... I was completely wrapped up in the beautifully, and often so tenderly observed rollercoaster of grief. An invaluably moving book' Juliet Nicolson 'It's absolutely wonderful - detailed, precise emotions that Miller gets down in such a tender moving way ... Devasting. Brilliant' Claire Fuller

Have you ever imagined a different life? That's what the play was about, she was thinking abruptly. The wish to imagine what life could be, how it could change, if you were unencumbered. Did everyone who was married do this from time to time, imagine an unencumbered life?

Eva, a divorced and happily remarried mother of three, runs a small bookstore in a town north of San Francisco. When her second husband, John, is killed in a car accident, her family's fragile peace is once again overtaken by loss. Emily, the eldest, must grapple with newfound independence and responsibility. Theo, the youngest, can only begin to fathom his father's death. But for Daisy, the middle child, John's absence opens up a world of bewilderment, exposing her at the onset of adolescence to the chaos and instability that hover just beyond the safety of parental love. In her sorrow, Daisy embarks on a harrowing sexual odyssey, a journey that will cast her even farther out onto the harsh promontory of adulthood and lost hope.

Catherine Hubbard decide di tornare nella casa della nonna Georgia, in Vermont, per cercare di riprendersi dal suo secondo divorzio. In quelle stanze piene di ricordi spera di lasciarsi alle spalle le preoccupazioni e i problemi. Catherine trova per caso i diari della nonna che le rivelano una donna molto diversa da quella che lei ha conosciuto. Le pagine ingiallite della memoria ripercorrono gli anni senza celare nulla: la passione mai sopita per Stewart, il suo primo, breve amore, e le incompremnsioni, i dubbi e i segreti che hanno segnato il suo lungo matrimonio. Catherine sente nascere un legame fortissimo con questa donna, così simile a lei, e decide di riprendere in mano la sua vita.

At the age of 72, Lily Roberts becomes a national celebrity when she writes her spiritual memoirs. Her children, Alan and Clary, are disturbed by Lily's intimate revelations about her married life. Ten years on, Lily comes to live with Alan, and the bitterness threatens to upset their lives.