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Sto caricando le informazioni... Dois Rios - Um Amor, Um Segredo e As Surpresas Que (Em Portugues do Brasil) (edizione 2013)di T. Greenwood (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. ![]() ![]() Harper Montgomery vive ofuscado pela tristeza. Desde a morte de sua mulher, há 12 anos, ele aprisionou-se em uma pequena cidade, Dois Rios, onde todo mundo se conhece, porque ali — justifica-se — poderia criar melhor sua única filha. Atormentado pelo desgosto, Harper prefere esconder-se. Mas a verdade é que a morte de sua mulher é somente um dos motivos de sua dor. Além de sofrer por sua perda, ele se sente culpado por um ato abominável: quando mais jovem foi cúmplice de um crime brutal e sem sentido. Há muito sentimento em jogo quando se trata de sua vida cheia de remorsos. Então, um acidente de trem oferece a Harper a chance de redenção: uma das sobreviventes, uma menina de 15 anos, grávida, precisa de um lugar para ficar, e ele se oferece para levá-la para casa. No entanto, a aparição dessa menina, Maggie, não tem nada de simples acaso, talvez, ela tenha alguma coisa a ver com o crime do qual ele participou um dia... I'm not entirely sure what it was about this book that made me bring it home from the library...it's just not the kind of description that would typically draw me in. But wow. Wow. Two Rivers has quickly become a new favorite. The story is broken into chapters that alternate between telling the story of Harper growing up in love with his neighbor Betsy from an early age, one night that changed everything, and his current life, up to the point where they all come together. I'm always a sucker for a good twist, and this novel doesn't disappoint. Nothing is quite what you first imagined and each thing you assume to be fact is shattered in the end. There are no lies, just simple truths that lead your mind to believe things which are, in fact, false. Harper Montgomery is a man who is driven by grief, guilt and uncertainty. The girl he loved since he was 12 years old, the wife he had for less than a year, died on the day their daughter Shelley was born. Now, more than a decade later, Harper is raising Shelley on his own after finally leaving the welcoming nest of his late wife's, Betsy, aunt and uncle. His work at the Two Rivers, Vermont, train station freight office earns enough money for a small apartment above the local bowling alley. On a quiet fall afternoon the train bound for Montreal derails at the fork of the two rivers plunging several train cars into the cold murky water. Harper rushes to the river to help where he finds a pregnant teenaged black girl among the wreckage who pleads with him to help her. The girl, Maggie, says that her mother is dead and she has nowhere to go. Harper takes pity on the child and brings her home for a temporary stay until her family can be contacted. Maggie quickly makes herself at home by cooking, cleaning and befriending Shelley, but she is not forthcoming about her personal situation. As the days pass, Harper becomes convinced that their meeting was not happenstance and that Maggie has a secret agenda. The story is told in alternating chapters of the present and Harper's past with Betsy. He loved her from the day they met and knew that he wanted her in his life for ever. There is a dark secret in Harper's past that is given to the reader in small snippets throughout the book and that, more than anything, made him willing to take Maggie into his home. The story takes place in the late 1950's through the early 80's and much of it revolves around civil rights and the Vietnam war. This was my era as well and even my part of the country; it is all well founded and familiar. The only reason I did not give the book 5 stars is that there is something that is just a little too coincidental to be believable. Greenwood can really write and I will most definitely read everything else by her that I can find. Another winner and page-turner by T. Greenwood! Once again, this talented author knows how to tell a powerful, and beautifully written heartwarming story! Looking forward to reading her remaining three books which I have not read (each is as good as the previous one). Two Rivers is a bittersweet story of a man living in Two Rivers, Vermont, who is suffering daily from guilt after his role in a brutal crime which still haunts him daily. His sins of the past threatens to destroy his present, as Harper seeks forgiveness to make amends for his involvement in the crime long ago. After his wife, Betsy died twelve years earlier, Harper is raising his daughter, Shelly and working at the railroad, until one day a train derails, he has a chance at redeeming himself when he encounters, Maggie, a pregnant 15 yr old girl who needs his help. Does the tragedy of losing Betsy justify Harper’s involvement in the scene at the river and the blackberry imagery? A very interesting take on motherhood of Mrs. Parker, Helen, and Betsy and how they embrace their role and are they victims of their time? A master of combining past with present, the intense feelings and emotions will warm and engage fans of Greenwood for a highly moving love story of redemption, racial tension, loss, love, and forgiveness. http://judithdcollins.booklikes.com/post/833950/tworivers nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
T. Greenwood's new novel is a powerful, haunting tale of enduring love, destructive secrets, and opportunities that arrive in disguise . . . In Two Rivers, Vermont, Harper Montgomery is living a life overshadowed by grief and guilt. Since the death of his wife, Betsy, twelve years earlier, Harper has narrowed his world to working at the local railroad and raising his daughter, Shelly, the best way he knows how. Still wracked with sorrow over the loss of his life-long love and plagued by his role in a brutal, long-ago crime, he wants only to make amends for his past mistakes. Then one fall day, a train derails in Two Rivers, and amid the wreckage Harper finds an unexpected chance at atonement. One of the survivors, a pregnant fifteen-year-old girl with mismatched eyes and skin the color of blackberries, needs a place to stay. Though filled with misgivings, Harper offers to take Maggie in. But it isn't long before he begins to suspect that Maggie's appearance in Two Rivers is not the simple case of happenstance it first appeared to be. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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