Andreas Ecke Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can't live without them? This question lies at the heart of Jente Posthuma's deceptively simple What I'd Rather Not Think About. The narrator is a twin whose brother has recently taken his own life. She looks back on their childhood, and tells of their adult lives: how her brother tried to find happiness, but lost himself in various men and the Bhagwan movement, though never completely. In brief, precise vignettes, full of gentle melancholy and surprising humour, Posthuma tells the story of a depressive brother, viewed from the perspective of the sister who both loves and resents her twin, struggles to understand him, and misses him terribly.

In this “moving story of how sacrifices accumulate in the wake of passions left unfulfilled” (Publishers Weekly)—perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman and Lisa Genova—a poet must decide if he should put his family’s or his own needs first when he returns to Italy help run the family business he left behind years ago. As the heir to a proud Northern Italian ice-cream dynasty, Giovanni Talamini’s family is none too happy when he decides to break with tradition and travel the world as a poet. So when Giovanni receives an unexpected call from his brother, he is faced with a difficult decision: return home to serve in his family’s interests or continue on his own path in life once and for all? In a heartwarming tale that weaves history with lore and poetry with delicious recipes, The Ice-Cream Makers paints a century-long, multigenerational portrait of a family wrestling with their identity and how to ensure their legacy. This is a “delightful read; smooth as ice cream on a hot summer day” (Kirkus Reviews).

Seit der Befreiung der Niederlande lebt Emma Verweij in Rotterdam. Am Ende ihres Lebens angekommen, erinnert sie sich nicht nur an die glückliche Zeit mit ihrem Mann und den Söhnen, auch längst Verdrängtes drängt wieder an die Oberfläche - all die verschwundenden Lieben, ihr Vater, die Freunde. Otto de Kat verbindet in seinem neuen beeindruckenden Roman europäische Geschichte und Familienschicksal zu einem bilderreichen Ganzen, in dem die Grenzen zwischen Vergangenheit und heute verschwimmen.