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When 17-year-old Sophia’s father dies, she is sent from Boston to Wyndriven Abbey, the Mississippi plantation of her godfather, Monsieur Bernard de Cressac. There, Sophia becomes more and more suspicious of the plantation slaves’ living and working conditions, the vine-shrouded outbuildings she is not allowed to explore, and the various treasures belonging to Bernard’s former wives, all dead, that she finds in the attic. In spite of her uneasy attraction to Bernard’s increasingly romantic intentions, Sophia finds herself falling for Gideon Stone, the local minister. With nods to such classics as Rebecca and Gone with the Wind, first-time novelist Nickerson adds a strictly American spin to her version of the Bluebeard fairy tale. With headstrong Sophia, handsome rake Monsieur de Cressac, and sweet, courageous Reverend Stone wrapped in a romantic love triangle; the glamorous Mississippi plantation as a cover for the somewhat sanitized horrors of slavery; and an increasingly obvious murder mystery; this will beckon readers of historical fiction, romance, and mystery alike. Grades 9-12. Appartiene alle SerieElenchi di rilievo
Horror.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
Young Adult Fiction.
HTML:The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . . When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi. Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it’s as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wives—all with hair as red as her own—in the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows she’s trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac’s intoxicating world. Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debut—a thrilling retelling of the “Bluebeard” fairy tale. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Preferisco concentrarmi su stile e ritmo, che secondo me da soli bastavano per affossare questo retelling di Barbablù.
In tutta la prima metà del libro succede poco o niente, ma lo sforzo che dovrebbe andare nel costruire a piccoli passi un'atmosfera inquietante viene del tutto annacquato dalle descrizioni dell'abbazia, del lusso di cui si circonda de Cressac e della ricca vita di Sophia. Troppo, troppo dettagliato. La noia arriva dopo le prime dieci pagine.
Poi, dopo la metà , le cose cominciano a mettersi in moto, ma ancora lentamente, per poi precipitare nelle ultimissime pagine. Ecco che quindi mi sono ritrovata a un certo punto a leggerlo con l'avanti veloce, scorrendo interi capitoli a colpo d'occhio. E devo dire che la lettura non ne ha risentito. ( )