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Ladataan... Everyone is Still Alive (vuoden 2021 painos)Tekijä: Cathy Rentzenbrink (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. I was delighted to be lucky enough to blag a proof of Cathy Rentzenbrink’s new book and first novel Everyone is Still Alive (Phoenix) which is published in July. I have been a big fan of Cathy’s talent since her Waterstone’s days and it has been such a pleasure to see her career develop, first at Quick Reads and then as a writer and author. This is her first novel, and is a dose of reality in high life suburbia, following four couples who live in and around Magnolia Lane, a sought-after residential quarter for aspirational social benchmarkers who have climbing ambitions. The ups and downs and interactions are closely observed and smothered with dry humour; hideously recognisable weaknesses are exposed and all the while though intentions are generally good even if not particularly well placed. The book is kind and real, and it’s funny and touching. I raced through it and immediately handed it to my wife who ripped through it in half the time, my sister is now devouring it – all in the space of less than a week. This book will do well and deserves to, as does Cathy who writes with heart as well as head, and puts back much of her time and effort to help writers at the beginning of their careers. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
'Incredibly tender' Marian Keyes'A total triumph' Nina Stibbe'Beautiful, moving and so funny and well-observed' Philippa PerryIt is summer on Magnolia Road when Juliet moves into her late mother's house with her husband Liam and their young son, Charlie. Preoccupied by guilt, grief and the juggle of working motherhood, she can't imagine finding time to get to know the neighbouring families, let alone fitting in with them. But for Liam, a writer, the morning coffees and after-school gatherings soon reveal the secret struggles, fears and rivalries playing out behind closed doors - all of which are going straight into his new novel . . .Juliet tries to bury her unease and leave Liam to forge these new friendships. But when the rupture of a marriage sends ripples through the group, painful home truths are brought to light. And then, one sun-drenched afternoon at a party, a single moment changes everything.The fiction debut from Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink, Everyone Is Still Alive is funny and moving, intimate and wise; a novel that explores the deeper realities of marriage and parenthood and the way life thwarts our expectations at every turn. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Juliet and Liam, with their son, Charlie, have just moved into Juliet's late mum's house on Magnolia Road. In so doing, they find themselves becoming entrenched in street life, all the children's parties and the mothers continually trying to outdo each other in their quest to live up to Sarah, who seems to be Queen Bee. Poor Helen is a pale imitation, struggling in her marriage to Dan, whilst Lucy seems almost predatory, especially around Liam. Liam meanwhile is attempting his second novel and decides that writing about the residents of Magnolia Road is a good idea!
This novel is perfectly observed. The author has got each characterisation spot on and it's also full of very recognisable and identifiable events such as the hell of World Book Day when everybody else seems to have made some amazing costume for their kids and you haven't. The characters in this book could be any one of us and that's what I loved about it.
There is plenty of humour to be had (I guffawed a lot when reading the chapter from the point of view of Dan, Helen's husband), but it's also moving (Juliet's grief) and offers so much food for thought. It plays on the insecurities of parenthood, marriage, and friendship, the guilt of both the working parent and the stay-at-home parent. It's a beautiful and sensitively written portrayal of real life in all its many glories. I thought it was superb. ( )