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Sto caricando le informazioni... Light on Bone (A Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery) (edizione 2022)di Kathryn Lasky (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Kathryn Lasky presents a novel bursting with color and light. This aspect dominates the story of murder in New Mexico that involves Georgia O’Keeffe and Hitler’s rise to power and British and American intelligence covertly following German citizens. The story begins with the murder of a Franciscan priest in a desert in New Mexico. Georgia finds the body and curiosity drives her to investigate the events. Charles Lindbergh, Howard Hughes, and many other notable individuals grace the pages of the novel. Lasky undercovers the Golden Boy of Flying fame as a unsavory, Jew hating person. Lasky gives small biographies on each of the noted individuals during this saga in pre World War II. Child molestation enters the story and the handling of the beast tormenting Clara, a young girl. Sexual abuse also centers on another character and her way of escape. Many issues addressed in this story, but art plays the central role. ( ) With Georgia O'Keefe presented as amateur detective, it's easy to think this would be one of those cozy tales, but in truth, far from it. This is a traditional mystery in every sense. Many dark themes run through the book, juxtaposed with a beautiful setting. The author does a wonderful job of using O'Keefe's own penchant for seeing the differences between the light, the dark and the shadows. amateur-sleuth, triggers, murder, murder-investigation, artist, law-enforcement, mystery, false-identities, historical-fiction, historical-research, historical-figures, New-Mexico, new-series, espionage, infidelities, 1934**** The publisher's blurb does a pretty good job of simply summarizing the story. The whodunit is good, but I think that there are too many societal negatives crammed into this one story. That being said, this IS the first in a brand-new series and things will only get better. (This is not TV or films, after all.) Even when some aspects of law enforcement history irritated me, I just reminded myself that this is FICTION after all. Listened to the whole thing in one day. Nancy Peterson really exhibits her talents as a voice actor with this book! I requested and received a free temporary audiobook from Tantor Audio via NetGalley. Thank you! nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Kathryn Lasky has written an exciting new adult amateur sleuth mystery set in New Mexico in the 1930s. The sleuth is Georgia O'Keefe, who actually did suffer a nervous breakdown in 1933 when her husband Alfred Stieglitz had a somewhat public affair, was hospitalized for psychiatric treatment, and then traveled to the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico to paint. O'Keefe was approaching the peak of her fame and success, having just sold a painting for a record price. The narrative begins when she discovers the slain body of a priest in the desert. The plot includes several other murders, Georgia's burgeoning romance with the local sheriff, an international espionage plot involving Charles Lindbergh (who is staying at the ranch with his wife Anne), and lots of intricate twists and turns leading to a thoroughly unforeseen denouement. The strength of this story is how Lasky's elegant writing captures the emotional depth of this artist's turmoil and so stunningly reveals O'Keeffe's perception of the landscape that moves her to paint. It is not simply a who-dunnit mystery, but much more: It is a narrative of healing and resurrection of spirit. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999VotoMedia:
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