Rain Village
Autor Carolyn Turgeonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 oct 2006
real debut novel, a tiny young
woman from the heart of the
Midwest overcomes an abusive
childhood by following her
mysterious and beautiful
mentor's footsteps to become
a circus trapeze artist.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781932961249
ISBN-10: 1932961240
Pagini: 328
Dimensiuni: 161 x 236 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Unbridled Books
ISBN-10: 1932961240
Pagini: 328
Dimensiuni: 161 x 236 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: Unbridled Books
Recenzii
This reviewer kept turning the page, wanting to see what secrets Tessa would unravel."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
“The book offers great big heapings of magical realism à la Gabriel García Márquez, as well as beguiling eccentrics that bring to mind the characters of Jeffrey Eugenides. The novel centers on Tessa, a pint-sized misfit in a Midwestern farming town, who befriends a fable-spinning librarian who, in turn, spurs her to become a trapeze artist. …a quixotic survival allegory that deftly explores the social mores of early-20th-century America…a fun read.”—SF Weekly
"Turgeon is the ringmaster of an epic tale of beauty and oddity in the astonishing tradition of Middlesex and Memoirs of a Geisha. Circ-lit at its most enthralling."
—Jennifer Belle, author of Going Down and High Maintenance
"I am always thrilled to read a book that begins with dire circumstances and transforms into something as wonder-filled as the world of Oz. Carolyn Turgeon's magical, mysterious tale will unfold before you and rise like the big tent of the greatest show on earth!"
–Kathy L. Patrick, founder of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club
“[V]ery accomplished…[a] beautiful dream-like tale... While Rain Village is author Carolyn Turgeon's first novel, given the beautiful, redolent imagery, the taut, propelling story line, and the myriad levels on which the novel can be read and analyzed, there's nothing to suggest Rain Village is not the work of a master…set to be a break through first novel which will be read and talked about for years to come.”—The Nougat Magazine (KY)
“The book highlights the power that librarians and books have to transform a life… Turgeon remembers what it's like to be a child, often bewildered and entranced by magic or even simple kindness. And she writes it beautifully. She captures libraries' ability to open up horizons, which must have been extraordinarily strong in the early 20th century, Turgeon's chosen time frame, when reading and the circus coming to town were the only magic in many people's lives… the book is satisfying and assured.”—The Durango Herald
“The book offers great big heapings of magical realism à la Gabriel García Márquez, as well as beguiling eccentrics that bring to mind the characters of Jeffrey Eugenides. The novel centers on Tessa, a pint-sized misfit in a Midwestern farming town, who befriends a fable-spinning librarian who, in turn, spurs her to become a trapeze artist. …a quixotic survival allegory that deftly explores the social mores of early-20th-century America…a fun read.”—SF Weekly
"Turgeon is the ringmaster of an epic tale of beauty and oddity in the astonishing tradition of Middlesex and Memoirs of a Geisha. Circ-lit at its most enthralling."
—Jennifer Belle, author of Going Down and High Maintenance
"I am always thrilled to read a book that begins with dire circumstances and transforms into something as wonder-filled as the world of Oz. Carolyn Turgeon's magical, mysterious tale will unfold before you and rise like the big tent of the greatest show on earth!"
–Kathy L. Patrick, founder of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club
“[V]ery accomplished…[a] beautiful dream-like tale... While Rain Village is author Carolyn Turgeon's first novel, given the beautiful, redolent imagery, the taut, propelling story line, and the myriad levels on which the novel can be read and analyzed, there's nothing to suggest Rain Village is not the work of a master…set to be a break through first novel which will be read and talked about for years to come.”—The Nougat Magazine (KY)
“The book highlights the power that librarians and books have to transform a life… Turgeon remembers what it's like to be a child, often bewildered and entranced by magic or even simple kindness. And she writes it beautifully. She captures libraries' ability to open up horizons, which must have been extraordinarily strong in the early 20th century, Turgeon's chosen time frame, when reading and the circus coming to town were the only magic in many people's lives… the book is satisfying and assured.”—The Durango Herald
Descriere
In this hypnotic, magically real debut novel, a tiny young woman from the heart of the Midwest overcomes an abusive childhood by following her mysterious and beautiful mentor's footsteps to become a circus trapeze artist.