Shorecliff: A Novel
Autor Ursula DeYoungen Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 iun 2014
Spending the summer of 1928 in a big house on the Maine coast with his 10 older cousins and a gaggle of aunts and uncles seems like a dream come true to lonely 13-year-old Richard.
But as he wanders through the bustling house, Richard witnesses the family he adores disintegrate into a tangle of lust, jealousy, and betrayal. Merely an avid spectator as the summer begins, Richard soon finds himself drawn into the confusion, battling with his own first experience of infatuation, and forced to cover for his relatives' romantic intrigues.
With jump-off-the-page characters and a captivating sense of place, SHORECLIFF examines the loyalty and rivalry that can both knit a family together and drive it apart.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316213387
ISBN-10: 0316213381
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
ISBN-10: 0316213381
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
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Notă biografică
Ursula
DeYoung
graduated
from
Harvard
College
in
2004
and
received
her
Ph.D.
in
History
from
Oxford
in
2009.
She
is
the
author
of
a
nonfiction
book
on
19th-century
physicist
John
Tyndall,A
Vision
of
Modern
Science.
She
lives
in
Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Recenzii
"True
to
itself
and
to
the
experience
of
its
young
protagonist....DeYoung
succeeds
in
reminding
us
of
how
it
felt
to
be
young,
when
the
realization
that
adults
had
pasts
and
lives
independent
of
their
role
as
masters
and
caregivers
came
as
a
shock,
and
overheard
conversations
among
teenage
cousins
were
a
gateway
to
wisdom."
---Julie Wittes Schlack,Boston Globe
"Divine. . . . A delicious summer read. . . . Shorecliffgives readers a vivid picture of what happens when a sprawling family spends time in close quarters. Although set nearly a century ago on a picturesque Maine estate, DeYoung's novel is immediate and familiar, and her character development is nothing short of brilliant."
---Elin Hilderbrand, author ofBeautiful Day
"Shorecliffis a classic coming-of-age story told through the eyes of a naïve young boy who doesn't fully grasp half of what was unfolding around him until many years later. PartA Separate Peace, partI Capture the Castle, it's the story of a momentous summer when illusions are dashed, family ties are tested, and secrets come spilling out. DeYoung effectively demonstrates how certain events, no matter how big or small, can imprint the rest of our lives forever."
--Bronwyn Miller,Bookreporter
"A gripping and magical read.... DeYoung delivers on the premise marvelously well in her debut novel....This excellent novel about cousins interacting continues a genre that has New England antecedents....DeYoung writes with an easy grace."
--Kay Bourne,EDGE Boston
"DeYoung delves into the complicated and shifting dynamics of a New England family....Much like the decade it captures-the 1920s-Shorecliffis a whimsical, captivating read that's tinged with nostalgia from the first page....Both the vivid characters and the alluring setting remained with me far after I closed the novel."
--Kelsey Thomas,Bustle
"Affecting... Thirteen-year-old Richard's retrospective account of a family gathering at Shorecliff, his mother's old family home, is filled with longing, love and regret.... DeYoung's engrossing conclusion and exquisite tone.... captures the mood and morals of a bygone era."
---Kirkus
"I was swept away from the very first page, captivated by the Hatfields as they teeter between beauty and loss of innocence in one dreamlike summer. DeYoung's writing glitters with clarity, confidence, and depth, all the way to the book's stunning ending. A debut of a wonderful new literary voice."—Rae Meadows, author of Mercy Train
"This exceptional novel is reminiscent of the grand family classics of the nineteenth century. DeYoung manages a large cast--every one of them vital and unique--with deft timing. And with exquisite skill, she reveals calamitous events, enticing the reader with tidbits about what is to come. I look forward to future novels from this gifted author."—Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August
"DeYoung's vivid evocation of a summer home in Maine along with the enthralling, flawed members of the extended Hatfield clan held me captive from the very first page to the electrifying conclusion.Shorecliffreads like the work of a seasoned veteran of the form, not a debut novelist."—Meg Mitchell Moore, author of So Far Away
---Julie Wittes Schlack,Boston Globe
"Divine. . . . A delicious summer read. . . . Shorecliffgives readers a vivid picture of what happens when a sprawling family spends time in close quarters. Although set nearly a century ago on a picturesque Maine estate, DeYoung's novel is immediate and familiar, and her character development is nothing short of brilliant."
---Elin Hilderbrand, author ofBeautiful Day
"Shorecliffis a classic coming-of-age story told through the eyes of a naïve young boy who doesn't fully grasp half of what was unfolding around him until many years later. PartA Separate Peace, partI Capture the Castle, it's the story of a momentous summer when illusions are dashed, family ties are tested, and secrets come spilling out. DeYoung effectively demonstrates how certain events, no matter how big or small, can imprint the rest of our lives forever."
--Bronwyn Miller,Bookreporter
"A gripping and magical read.... DeYoung delivers on the premise marvelously well in her debut novel....This excellent novel about cousins interacting continues a genre that has New England antecedents....DeYoung writes with an easy grace."
--Kay Bourne,EDGE Boston
"DeYoung delves into the complicated and shifting dynamics of a New England family....Much like the decade it captures-the 1920s-Shorecliffis a whimsical, captivating read that's tinged with nostalgia from the first page....Both the vivid characters and the alluring setting remained with me far after I closed the novel."
--Kelsey Thomas,Bustle
"Affecting... Thirteen-year-old Richard's retrospective account of a family gathering at Shorecliff, his mother's old family home, is filled with longing, love and regret.... DeYoung's engrossing conclusion and exquisite tone.... captures the mood and morals of a bygone era."
---Kirkus
"I was swept away from the very first page, captivated by the Hatfields as they teeter between beauty and loss of innocence in one dreamlike summer. DeYoung's writing glitters with clarity, confidence, and depth, all the way to the book's stunning ending. A debut of a wonderful new literary voice."—Rae Meadows, author of Mercy Train
"This exceptional novel is reminiscent of the grand family classics of the nineteenth century. DeYoung manages a large cast--every one of them vital and unique--with deft timing. And with exquisite skill, she reveals calamitous events, enticing the reader with tidbits about what is to come. I look forward to future novels from this gifted author."—Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August
"DeYoung's vivid evocation of a summer home in Maine along with the enthralling, flawed members of the extended Hatfield clan held me captive from the very first page to the electrifying conclusion.Shorecliffreads like the work of a seasoned veteran of the form, not a debut novelist."—Meg Mitchell Moore, author of So Far Away