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Sto caricando le informazioni... Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree (2001)di Santa Montefiore
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Having read all of Santa Montefiore's books I still think this first one is my favourite. ( ) En la inmensidad absoluta de la pampa argentina, la silueta del ombú se yergue como un peregrino errante, sabio y orgulloso. Sus raíces se funden y expanden sobre la tierra como si buscaran aferrarse eternamente y declararle a todos que no existe ningún otro lugar en el mundo para ellas. Su madera fofa y gruesa acoge con delicadeza el juego de los niños. La serena sombra de su follaje invita al canto de los gauchos y, por supuesto, a la reflexión sobre la naturaleza, el paso de los días y el siempre incierto destino. Para muchos, es un árbol mágico. Pero cómo todas las cosas maravillosas de este universo, su verdadera magia no radica tanto en lo evidente, como en lo que los ojos y el corazón de algunos privilegiados son capaces de percibir oculto tras la apariencia. Aquel era el caso de Sofía Solanas de O´Dwyer, quien desde pequeña tuvo perfecta conciencia de este hecho. A la protectora figura del ombú había confiado sus sueños infantiles, sus primeros deseos, el comienzo de su gran amor y, lamentablemente, también el inicio de su particular tragedia. Hija de un hacendado argentino y una católica irlandesa, Sofía jamás pensó en que habría un momento que tendría que abandonar los campos de Santa Catalina. O quizás, simplemente, ante tanta ilusión y belleza, nunca pudo imaginar que su fuerte carácter la llevaría a cometer los errores más grandes de su vida. Como el ombú, Sofía nunca quiso dejar su tierra. Junto al ombú, y después de largos años, Sofía regresaría para poder recuperar la paz y cerrar los círculos más tormentosos de su existencia. Todo lo que pudo ser y no fue. Todo aquello que aún la persigue. Las mil y una razones que dicta el corazón, para descubrir los viejos y nuevos caminos Santa Montefiore has been rather popular lately, so I decided to give his books a try. I really didn't like this one though, so I don't really get why he's so popular. In the story, set in Argentine, a niece falls in love with her nephew and they start a relationship. Their parents however feel the relationship should be stopped and send her off to Europe. After having lived there for decades, Sofia returns to Argentine for a death in the family - and finds the love between her and her nephew hasn't disappeared. I get that this is supposed to be romantic, but I just feel that it's all wrong. Here are two kids, closely related, growing up like brother and sister, and they fall in love. That's incest and just isn't ok. I fully agree with the parents that it's better to keep the kids apart. Sofia is a spoiled brat who always gets whatever she wants, so now that, for once in her life, she doesn't get what she wants, she goes off to sulk, refuses all contact with her family and sets out to find her own way. In the end, she finds a great husband, has children and lives a good life in England. Yet, when she gets back to Argentine, she and her nephew renew their relationship, even though they are both married with kids. I guess this is supposed to show true love, but I really don't feel like cheating and ruining the lives of their partners and children is such a great thing. I finished the book because it was a pretty quick read, but by the end was rather disgusted with it and the characters, so I won't be reading Montefiore again any time soon. The only redeeming quality are some of the parts about the Argentinian landscape and life in the country - but these parts are far too little to really do much for the book. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Spoilt, wilful, resourceful and proud, Sofia Solanas grows up on a magnificent ranch in the middle of the Argentine pampas, loved by all around her. All, that is, except her Irish mother, Anna, who punishes her daughter for her own sense of alienation and inadequacy while doting on her sons. When a horrified Anna discovers that Sofia has embarked on a passionate love affair that can only bring shame upon the family, she sends Sofia away to Europe, inadvertently exiling her from her family and the man she loves for over twenty years. And then a family tragedy calls Sofia home. Following the story of the Solanas family in Argentina during the tumultous years of political upheaval, and Sofia's life in exile, Meet Me Under The Ombu Tree is a moving, evocative and unforgettable story of love and forgiveness from a brilliant new voice. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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