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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Boy With No Shoes (2004)di William Horwood
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Loved William Horwood's fiction as a child but found thid book difficult to read ( ) This is a very sensitive account of the boyhood years of William Horwood, perhaps better known as the author of 'The Duncton Chronicles'. His main sources of comfort during an impoverished childhood were his much loved Grandmother and an old fisherman. It is beautifully written and much more enjoyable than the current crop of 'misery-lit' child abuse biographies. I thought I had read enough memoirs about sad childhoods but I am glad I didn't miss this one. "A poignant, yet delightful, memoir by the author of the Duncton Wood classics. This triumphant story of a boy's struggle with early trauma and his remarkable journey into adulthod is bast on William Horwood's own heartbreaking boyhood in south-east England after the Second World War. Horwood has painted an unforgettable picture of childhood suffering, personal survival, and the power of faith and courage to turn darkness into light." William Horwoods bewegende Erinnerungen sind mehr als die Geschichte einer Kindheit - sie sind Poesie, schlicht atemberaubend und ganz wunderbar zu lesen. Die Küste von Kent könnte für einen kleinen Jungen das Paradies sein. Allerdings nicht für Jimmy Rova. Sein Vater ist längst nur noch eine vage Erinnerung, sein Bruder ein Feind und seine Mutter die unberechenbare Hüterin dunkler Familiengeheimnisse. Aber Jimmy ist ein Schatzsucher, der unablässig nach dem Glück gräbt. Und er lebt in seiner ganz eigenen Welt - einer Welt, in der Schuhe so lebendig sind wie das Meer und die Berge. Und wo man mit Hilfe einer angespülten Obstkiste lesen lernen kann, wenn man den richtigen Lehrer findet. Als Jimmys Großmutter bei der Familie einzieht, ändert sich das Leben des Jungen allmählich. Bei ihr findet er Halt und Geborgenheit, und mit ihrer Hilfe gelingt es ihm zum ersten Mal, sich eine Welt aufzubauen, in der er überleben kann. (Quelle: buchhandel.de) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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THE BOY WITH NO SHOES is struggling to exist in 1950s seaside Kent. His father is an abstract memory, his brother has been hollowed by abuse, at school he must face the soul-destroying Captain Flax and at home his mother has been washed away by family secrets. But Jimmy is a treasure-seeking hero who digs below the damage of abuse and drags up extraordinary acts of kindness. His is a world of long-forgotten ways - longshoreman who comb the shores for stories, dens on clifftops that spark adventures, history lessons from local carpenter Arthur Sullivan and, at last, a pair of boots from The Royal Marines in exchange for cleaning the floors. In this triumphantly imaginative memoir, William Horwood captures painful loss of childhood innocence and shows us that honesty and comfort prevail. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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