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HTML:Look for Amy Meyerson's new novel The Imperfects, a captivating literary page-turner. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Books of Summer 2018 Selection byPhiladelphia InquirerandLibrary Journal "Part mystery and part drama, Meyerson uses a complex family dynamic inThe Bookshop of Yesterdaysto spotlight the importance of truth and our need for forgiveness." â??Associated Press A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading. Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric Uncle Billy's bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on Miranda's twelfth birthday, Billy has a mysterious falling-out with her mother and suddenly disappears from Miranda's life. She doesn't hear from him again until sixteen years later when she receives unexpected news: Billy has died and left her Prospero Books, which is teetering on bankruptcyâ??and one final scavenger hunt. When Miranda returns home to Los Angeles and to Prospero Booksâ??now as its ownerâ??she finds clues that Billy has hidden for her inside novels on the store's shelves, in locked drawers of his apartment upstairs, in the name of the store itself. Miranda becomes determined to save Prospero Books and to solve Billy's last scavenger hunt. She soon finds herself drawn into a journey where she meets people from Billy's past, people whose stories reveal a history that Miranda's mother has kept hiddenâ??and the terrible secret that tore her family apart. Bighearted and trenchantly observant, The Bookshop of Yesterdays is a lyrical story of family, love and the healing power of community. It's a love letter to reading and bookstores, and a testament to how our histories shape… (altro)
Anche se ritengo che sia un romanzo prevalentemente rivolto alle lettrici, devo dire che è piaciuto anche a me, nonostante una trama non del tutto originale. Scritto bene, d'altronde l'autrice insegna scrittura creativa... Traduzione con qualche errore di sintassi, cosa che al giorno d'oggi accade spesso: si conosce l'inglese ma si è dimenticato l'italiano. ( )
Fiction.
Literature.
HTML:Look for Amy Meyerson's new novel The Imperfects, a captivating literary page-turner. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Books of Summer 2018 Selection byPhiladelphia InquirerandLibrary Journal "Part mystery and part drama, Meyerson uses a complex family dynamic inThe Bookshop of Yesterdaysto spotlight the importance of truth and our need for forgiveness." â??Associated Press A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading. Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric Uncle Billy's bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on Miranda's twelfth birthday, Billy has a mysterious falling-out with her mother and suddenly disappears from Miranda's life. She doesn't hear from him again until sixteen years later when she receives unexpected news: Billy has died and left her Prospero Books, which is teetering on bankruptcyâ??and one final scavenger hunt. When Miranda returns home to Los Angeles and to Prospero Booksâ??now as its ownerâ??she finds clues that Billy has hidden for her inside novels on the store's shelves, in locked drawers of his apartment upstairs, in the name of the store itself. Miranda becomes determined to save Prospero Books and to solve Billy's last scavenger hunt. She soon finds herself drawn into a journey where she meets people from Billy's past, people whose stories reveal a history that Miranda's mother has kept hiddenâ??and the terrible secret that tore her family apart. Bighearted and trenchantly observant, The Bookshop of Yesterdays is a lyrical story of family, love and the healing power of community. It's a love letter to reading and bookstores, and a testament to how our histories shape
Scritto bene, d'altronde l'autrice insegna scrittura creativa...
Traduzione con qualche errore di sintassi, cosa che al giorno d'oggi accade spesso: si conosce l'inglese ma si è dimenticato l'italiano. ( )