Margaret Wild beschreibt eindringlich die universellen Herausforderungen des Liebeskummers, die jeden betreffen – von Jen über ihre Familie bis zu Freunden und Nachbarn. Die Sehnsucht nach Geborgenheit und die Unberechenbarkeit der Liebe werden thematisiert, während die Frage aufgeworfen wird: Ein Leben ohne Liebe?
Ein Versicherungsdetektiv und eine Wissenschaftlerin jagen ein geheimnisvolles chinesisches Amulett mit übernatürlichen Kräften. Nach einem brutalen Einbruch in London, bei dem zwei Täter sterben, riskieren sie ihr Leben gegen gefährliche Gegner, um das Amulett und ein mysteriöses Vermächtnis zu finden.
Miles Halter ha sedici anni e sente di non aver ancora veramente vissuto. Assetato di esperienze lascia il tranquillo nido familiare per cercare il suo Grande Forse a Cuvler Creek, un prestigioso liceo in Alabama. E qui la sua vita prenderà finalmente un altro passo. Culver Creek sarà il luogo di tutte le cose possibili. E di tutte le prime volte. E' lì che conosce Alaska Young. Brillante, spiritosa, imprevedibile, intelligente e spavalda, sexy quanto lo si può essere, per Miles diventa un pensiero fisso, una magnifica ossessione e un enigma. Lei lo attira nel suo mondo, lo lancia nel Grande Forse, e gli ruba il cuore. Poi... niente sarà più come prima.
From an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant's vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite? Deftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, The Emperor of Shoes is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.