House of Orphans
Autor Helen Dunmoreen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2007
Finland, 1902, and the Russian Empire enforces a brutal policy to destroy Finland's freedom and force its people into submission.
Eeva, orphaned daughter of a failed revolutionary, also battles to find her independence and identity. Destitute when her father dies, she is sent away to a country orphanage, and then employed as servant to a widowed doctor, Thomas Eklund. Slowly, Thomas falls in love with Eeva . . . but she has committed herself long ago to a boy from her childhood, Lauri, who is now caught up in Helsinki's turmoil of resistance to Russian rule.
Set in dangerous, unfamiliar times which strangely echo our own, the story reveals how terrorism lies hidden within ordinary life, as rulers struggle to hold on to power.House of Orphansis a rich, brilliant story of love, history and change.
House of Orphansis bestselling author Helen Dunmore's ninth novel.
'Vivid and exciting . . . Dunmore creates a beautiful sense of stillness . . . she conveys a passion for Finland's icy landscape'Observer
'Part love story, part tragedy . . . Dunmore on dazzling form. Everyone should read her work'Independent on Sunday
'Outstanding, a sheer pleasure to read. Dunmore is a remarkable storyteller'Daily Mail
Helen Dunmore is the author of twelve novels:Zennor in Darkness, which won the McKitterick Prize;Burning Bright;A Spell of Winter, which won the Orange Prize;Talking to the Dead;Your Blue-Eyed Boy;With Your Crooked Heart;The Siege,which was shortlisted for the 2001 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002;Mourning Ruby;House of Orphans;Counting the Stars;The Betrayal, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010, andThe Greatcoat. She is also a poet, children's novelist and short-story writer.
Preț: 58.37 lei
Preț vechi: 69.76 lei
-16% Nou
Puncte Express: 88
Preț estimativ în valută:
11.17€ • 11.61$ • 9.25£
11.17€ • 11.61$ • 9.25£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 17-28 ianuarie 25
Livrare express 31 decembrie 24 - 04 ianuarie 25 pentru 31.02 lei
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141015026
ISBN-10: 0141015020
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141015020
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Helen
Dunmore
was
an
award-winning
novelist,
children's
author
and
poet.
She
published
twelve
novels
includingZennor
in
Darkness,
which
won
the
McKitterick
Prize;Burning
Bright;
A
Spell
of
Winter,which
won
the
inaugural
Orange
Prize
in
1996;Talking
to
the
Dead;
Your
Blue-Eyed
Boy;
With
Your
Crooked
Heart;
The
Siege,which
was
shortlisted
for
the
2001
Whitbread
Novel
of
the
Year
Award
and
the
Orange
Prize
for
Fiction
2002;Mourning
RubyandHouse
of
Orphans.She
was
posthumously
awarded
the
Costa
2017
prize
for
her
poetry
collectionInside
the
Wave.
Recenzii
Outstanding,
a
sheer
pleasureto
read.
Dunmore
isa
remarkable
storyteller
Part love story, part tragedy . . . Dunmore on dazzling form. Everyone should read her work
Every character is richly drawnand makes forcompellingreading ...top-quality fiction
Richly ambitious .. . there isn't a dull page.A remarkable achievement
Extraordinary. . . combines aluminous delicacy of observationwithraw emotional powertohaunting effect
Vividandexciting. . . Dunmore creates abeautiful sense of stillness. . . she conveys apassion for Finland's icy landscape
Beautifully written. . .a story about us all
Part love story, part tragedy . . . Dunmore on dazzling form. Everyone should read her work
Every character is richly drawnand makes forcompellingreading ...top-quality fiction
Richly ambitious .. . there isn't a dull page.A remarkable achievement
Extraordinary. . . combines aluminous delicacy of observationwithraw emotional powertohaunting effect
Vividandexciting. . . Dunmore creates abeautiful sense of stillness. . . she conveys apassion for Finland's icy landscape
Beautifully written. . .a story about us all