Lori Lanses Ordine dei libri

This novel by the bestselling author of The Girls and The Mountain Story presents a chilling vision of a near-future America dominated by the religious right. It follows Rory Ann Miller, a smart young girl accused of terrorism after a bombing at her upscale Californian high school during an American Virtue Ball. Over the course of 48 hours in 2023, Rory and her best friend become fugitives with a bounty on their heads, facing a relentless pursuit from law enforcement, drones, and a social media frenzy of trolls. Complicating matters, Rory's mother, a social activist, is arrested and implicated, while her father, who betrayed them in a bitter divorce, cooperates with the authorities. The narrative unfolds in a society marked by gated communities, re-criminalized abortion and birth control, and teenage virginity oaths. It introduces the Red Market, a controversial entity that either symbolizes a conservative fear or represents a criminal network profiting from unwanted babies and fetal tissue. Rory's journey is filled with cynicism, fear, and anger as she grapples with betrayal and seeks trust. Her insights into the roles of men and women in perpetuating societal norms are sharp, blending humor, sadness, and truth.

Four go up the mountain - but only three come down again ... On the anniversary of the day his best friend, Byrd, had a tragic accident on the mountain which had been the boys' paradise and escape, Wolf Truly reaches for the summit again with the intention of not coming home. But Wolf meets three women in the cable car on the way up from Palm Springs and finds himself agreeing to help them get to a mountain lake. As the weather suddenly deteriorates, the group is stranded on a lethal ridge as the lights of the city twinkle below, so close and yet so terrifyingly far away. Those who will survive the ordeal will do so through a mixture of bravery, determination and self-revelation. 'Lori Lansens has created a heart-pounder of a book that is every bit as much of an emotional roller-coaster as an adventurous one. Filled with richly drawn characters, unexpected twists, and gritty details about survival' Jodi Picoult

Love and grief combine to awaken an obese woman from her loneliness. When her husband doesn't come home on the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary, Mary Gooch, who has never learned to be self-sufficient, sets out on a truly remarkable journey of self-discovery that takes her first to the big city and then to another country.

Per la maggior parte della gente, Rose e Ruby Darlen sono una curiosità. Ma nella cittadina canadese dove abitano e lavorano come bibliotecarie, sono soltanto "le Ragazze". Perfettamente integrate nella comunità locale, e ormai abituate agli sguardi invadenti degli sconosciuti, sono note per essere a quasi trent'anni le gemelle siamesi più longeve al mondo, unite sul lato della testa, all'altezza delle tempie. Abbandonate alla nascita dalla giovane madre nell'estate del 1974, proprio mentre un violento tornado si abbatteva sulla regione di Toronto, le due sorelle crescono tra mille difficoltà confortate dall'amore di zia Lovey, una generosa infermiera che le ha adottate insieme al marito Stash. Tante sono le cose che le ragazze non possono fare. Aggrovigliate come un cespuglio di erica, Rose, la più forte e determinata delle due, e Ruby, la bella e fragile, riescono comunque nell'intento più difficile: vivere pienamente la propria vita. Credono nell'amicizia, rincorrono sogni e si innamorano, ognuna a suo modo. La loro è davvero un'esistenza straordinaria. Rose ama la letteratura e vorrebbe diventare scrittrice, e alla vigilia dei trent'anni decide di raccontare in prima persona la loro storia. Ruby insiste per dare la sua versione dei fatti e a più riprese si inserisce nel racconto, svelando un animo civettuolo e romantico. Con questo romanzo a due voci, Lori Lansens affronta i temi della diversità e della dignità umana con originalità e partecipazione.

A woman recalls her long and eventful life while caring for the five-year-old girl who is abandoned on her trailer park doorstep.