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HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls—a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past—both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.
Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday—or rather, the day the nuns designate as his birthday—William and the other orphans are taken to the historical Moore Theatre, where William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother, Liu Song.
Determined to find Willow and prove that his mother is still alive, William escapes from Sacred Heart with his friend Charlotte. The pair navigate the streets of Seattle, where they must not only survive but confront the mysteries of William’s past and his connection to the exotic film star. The story of Willow Frost, however, is far more complicated than the Hollywood fantasy William sees onscreen.
Shifting between the Great Depression and the 1920s, Songs of Willow Frost takes readers on an emotional journey of discovery. Jamie Ford’s sweeping novel will resonate with anyone who has ever longed for the comforts of family and a place to call home. Praise for Songs of Willow Frost “If you liked Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, you’re going to love Songs of Willow Frost. . . . tender, powerful, and deeply satisfying.”—Lisa Genova
“[A] poignant tale of lost and found love.”—Tampa Bay Times “Arresting . . . [with] the kind of ending readers always hope for, but seldom get.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[An] achingly tender story . . . a tale of nuance and emotion.”—TheProvidence Journal
“Ford crafts [a] beautiful, tender tale of love transcending the sins people perpetrate on one another and shows how the strength of our primal relationships is the best part of our human nature.”—Great Falls Tribune “Remarkable . . . likely to appeal to readers who enjoy the multi-generational novels of Amy Tan.”—Bookreporter “Jamie Ford is a first-rate novelist, and with Songs of Willow Frost he takes a great leap forward and demonstrates the uncanny ability to move me to tears.”—Pat Conroy “With vivid detail, Jamie Ford brings to life Seattle’s Chinatown during the Depression and chronicles the high price those desperate times exacted from an orphaned boy and the woman he believes is his mother. Songs of Willow Frost is about innocence and the loss of it, about longing, about the power of remembered love.”—Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank
“Ford’s boundless compassion for the human spirit, in all its strengths and weaknesses, makes him one of our most unique and compelling storytellers.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
BookshelfMonstrosity: The Bonesetter's Daughter depicts a contemporary Chinese-American woman who learns about her immigrant mother's past, while Songs of Willow Frost portrays a Chinese-American actress during the Great Depression. Both atmospheric novels explore the social and economic marginalization of women.… (altro)
Senza infamia e senza lode. Potrebbe bastare quella frase come commento, ma proverò ad approfondire: la storia strappalacrime di un orfano e della sua sfortunatissima mamma, e per rispettare il clichè non mancano suore austere, angeliche ragazzine cieche e patrigni malvagi. Con una trama simile, che sembra presa direttamente da un romanzetto d'appendice della metà dell'ottocento, lo stile deve per forza adeguarsi, quindi è sentimentale e a tratti addirittura melenso; il risultato è che la commozione è tanto inevitabile quanto fasulla, palesemente indotta da artifici retorici. Quello che solleva quest'opera dalla mediocrità è l'ambientazione; intanto per l'originalità , dato che la chinatown di Seattle durante il periodo della Grande Depressione non è uno scenario che troviamo rappresentato spesso, ma soprattutto per la grande cura nei dettagli: ogni tanto sembrerà davvero di passeggiare per i quartieri poveri ed esotici di Chinatown, e rimarremo incantati anche noi come i protegonisti di fronte alla magnificenza della nascente industria cinematografica. Nel complesso un libro piacevole che si lascia leggere con facilità , ma che con altrettanta facilità verrà dimenticato. ( )
Ho perduto l’angelo ch’era la mia estate nel lungo inverno. Ho smarrito la gioia dentro la tristezza quando ho perduto te. Irving Berlin, When I Lost You (1912)
Dedica
Questo libro è per mia madre,
che un tempo chiamavo ogni domenica sera.
Incipit
William Eng fu svegliato dallo schiocco di una cinghia di pelle e dal cigolio delle molle arrugginite sotto il materasso logoro del suo letto, uno di quelli scartati dall’esercito.
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«Nel tuo sogno, qualunque esso sia, fa’ che una piccola parte sia mia».
Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls—a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past—both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.
Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday—or rather, the day the nuns designate as his birthday—William and the other orphans are taken to the historical Moore Theatre, where William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother, Liu Song.
Determined to find Willow and prove that his mother is still alive, William escapes from Sacred Heart with his friend Charlotte. The pair navigate the streets of Seattle, where they must not only survive but confront the mysteries of William’s past and his connection to the exotic film star. The story of Willow Frost, however, is far more complicated than the Hollywood fantasy William sees onscreen.
Shifting between the Great Depression and the 1920s, Songs of Willow Frost takes readers on an emotional journey of discovery. Jamie Ford’s sweeping novel will resonate with anyone who has ever longed for the comforts of family and a place to call home. Praise for Songs of Willow Frost “If you liked Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, you’re going to love Songs of Willow Frost. . . . tender, powerful, and deeply satisfying.”—Lisa Genova
“[A] poignant tale of lost and found love.”—Tampa Bay Times “Arresting . . . [with] the kind of ending readers always hope for, but seldom get.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[An] achingly tender story . . . a tale of nuance and emotion.”—TheProvidence Journal
“Ford crafts [a] beautiful, tender tale of love transcending the sins people perpetrate on one another and shows how the strength of our primal relationships is the best part of our human nature.”—Great Falls Tribune “Remarkable . . . likely to appeal to readers who enjoy the multi-generational novels of Amy Tan.”—Bookreporter “Jamie Ford is a first-rate novelist, and with Songs of Willow Frost he takes a great leap forward and demonstrates the uncanny ability to move me to tears.”—Pat Conroy “With vivid detail, Jamie Ford brings to life Seattle’s Chinatown during the Depression and chronicles the high price those desperate times exacted from an orphaned boy and the woman he believes is his mother. Songs of Willow Frost is about innocence and the loss of it, about longing, about the power of remembered love.”—Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank
“Ford’s boundless compassion for the human spirit, in all its strengths and weaknesses, makes him one of our most unique and compelling storytellers.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
Potrebbe bastare quella frase come commento, ma proverò ad approfondire: la storia strappalacrime di un orfano e della sua sfortunatissima mamma, e per rispettare il clichè non mancano suore austere, angeliche ragazzine cieche e patrigni malvagi. Con una trama simile, che sembra presa direttamente da un romanzetto d'appendice della metà dell'ottocento, lo stile deve per forza adeguarsi, quindi è sentimentale e a tratti addirittura melenso; il risultato è che la commozione è tanto inevitabile quanto fasulla, palesemente indotta da artifici retorici.
Quello che solleva quest'opera dalla mediocrità è l'ambientazione; intanto per l'originalità , dato che la chinatown di Seattle durante il periodo della Grande Depressione non è uno scenario che troviamo rappresentato spesso, ma soprattutto per la grande cura nei dettagli: ogni tanto sembrerà davvero di passeggiare per i quartieri poveri ed esotici di Chinatown, e rimarremo incantati anche noi come i protegonisti di fronte alla magnificenza della nascente industria cinematografica.
Nel complesso un libro piacevole che si lascia leggere con facilità , ma che con altrettanta facilità verrà dimenticato. ( )