Sycamore: A Novel
Autor Bryn Chancelloren Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mai 2017
An award-winning writer makes her debut with this mesmerizing page-turner in the spirit of Everything I Never Told YouandOlive Kitteridge.
Out for a hike one scorching afternoon in Sycamore, Arizona, a newcomer to town stumbles across what appear to be human remains embedded in the wall of a dry desert ravine. As news of the discovery makes its way around town, Sycamore’s longtime residents fear the bones may belong to Jess Winters, the teenage girl who disappeared suddenly some eighteen years earlier, an unsolved mystery that has soaked into the porous rock of the town and haunted it ever since. In the days it takes the authorities to make an identification, the residents rekindle stories, rumors, and recollections both painful and poignant as they revisit Jess’s troubled history. In resurrecting the past, the people of Sycamore will find clarity, unexpected possibility, and a way forward for their lives.
Skillfully interweaving multiple points of view, Bryn Chancellor knowingly maps the bloodlines of a community and the indelible characters at its heart—most notably Jess Winters, a thoughtful, promising adolescent poised on the threshold of adulthood. Evocative and atmospheric, Sycamore is a coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a moving exploration of the elemental forces that drive human nature—desire, loneliness, grief, love, forgiveness, and hope—as witnessed through the inhabitants of one small Arizona town.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780062677129
ISBN-10: 0062677128
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper
ISBN-10: 0062677128
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Out
for
a
hike
one
scorching
afternoon
in
Sycamore,
Arizona,
a
newcomer
to
town
stumbles
across
what
appear
to
be
human
remains
embedded
in
the
wall
of
a
dry
desert
ravine.
As
news
of
the
discovery
makes
its
way
around
town,
Sycamore’s
longtime
residents
fear
the
bones
may
belong
to
Jess
Winters,
the
teenage
girl
who
disappeared
suddenly
some
eighteen
years
earlier,
an
unsolved
mystery
that
has
soaked
into
the
porous
rock
of
the
town
and
haunted
it
ever
since.
In
the
days
it
takes
the
authorities
to
make
an
identification,
the
residents
rekindle
stories,
rumors,
and
recollections
both
painful
and
poignant
as
they
revisit
Jess’s
troubled
history.
In
resurrecting
the
past,
the
people
of
Sycamore
will
find
clarity,
unexpected
possibility,
and
a
way
forward
in
their
lives.
Skillfully interweaving multiple points of view, Bryn Chancellor maps the bloodlines of a community and the indelible characters at its heart—most notably Jess Winters, a thoughtful, promising adolescent poised on the threshold of adulthood. Evocative and atmospheric,Sycamoreis a coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a moving exploration of the elemental forces that drive human nature—desire, loneliness, grief, love, forgiveness, and hope—as witnessed through the inhabitants of one small Arizona town.
Skillfully interweaving multiple points of view, Bryn Chancellor maps the bloodlines of a community and the indelible characters at its heart—most notably Jess Winters, a thoughtful, promising adolescent poised on the threshold of adulthood. Evocative and atmospheric,Sycamoreis a coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a moving exploration of the elemental forces that drive human nature—desire, loneliness, grief, love, forgiveness, and hope—as witnessed through the inhabitants of one small Arizona town.
Recenzii
“This
hypnotic
debut
probes
the
disappearance
of
17-year-old
Jess
.
.
.
.
Chancellor
shifts
nimbly
between
past
and
present
and
from
character
to
character,
cutting
away
the
net
of
riddles
that
ensnares
Sycamore’s
residents.”
“A mystery, a coming-of-age story, and an ensemble drama are woven together in this tale of love, loss, grief…and human remains found deep in the desert.”
“This masterfully written suspense will draw you in immediately.”
“With a few opening words in each chapter, we’re immersed in their worlds and the hefty burdens of their years-long emotional struggle. . . . Chancellor creates suspense and tension in quiet, insular moments—family members brooding at the dinner table, lustful gazes, the rolled eyes of hormonal teenagers.”
“Sycamore, Ariz., is a small town with loss and mystery at its heart. A visitor stumbles upon clues that dredge up the old memories and hurts.”
“The novel glimmers with its author’s keen understanding of lives at all ages and stages. . . . At once haunting and hopeful,Sycamoredisplays Chancellor’s talent across all of fiction’s realms and showcases her generosity of spirit. . . . Powerful and moving.”
“[An] emotional and addicting debut. . . . [an] unforgettable page‐turner. Four and a half stars.”
“Riveting. . . . This is a movingly written, multi-voiced novel examining how one tragic circumstance can sow doubt about fundamental things. . . . a transporting vision of community, connection, and forgiveness.”—Publishers Weekly(starred review, Pick of the Week)
“Chancellor’s absorbing first novel begins quietly, quickly gains momentum, and ends explosively. . . . This gripping debut is a must for readers of literary fiction.”
“A meaty, suspenseful debut.”
“What’s more wonderful than a novel that keeps you up at night and haunts you through the day? That describes Bryn Chancellor’sSycamore, about the discovery of a body that might belong to a vanished teenaged girl, a community pulling together and apart, and secrets.”
“Sycamoreis an amazing showcase for Bryn Chancellor’s great talent. . . . This is a powerful debut novel, one without flaw, and it will slay you.”
“Haunting and elegiac. . . . Chancellor’s multivocal narrative brims with intelligence and insight, and her subtle writing poignantly illuminates the ways in which we are sometimes bound, for better and for worse, by a collective sorrow.”
“Bryn Chancellor explores the complexities of a small-town girlhood with insight and compassion. A page-turner and a heart-breaker,Sycamoremarks the arrival of a shining new voice.”
“Bryn Chancellor’sSycamoreinstantly reminded me of Tana French’s thrillers: a small, intertwined community, a long-ago crime, the tension and intrigue that won’t stop rippling....Chancellor writes gorgeously, and her story is riveting and real. I love it.”
“Bryn Chancellor’s compelling debut novel,Sycamore,weaves a suspenseful web around a small town in the years following a disappearance. With astute emotional and psychological observations, Chancellor successfully shows the power of the unknown as various individuals explore the many what ifs and imaginings of what really happened.”
“A mystery, a coming-of-age story, and an ensemble drama are woven together in this tale of love, loss, grief…and human remains found deep in the desert.”
“This masterfully written suspense will draw you in immediately.”
“With a few opening words in each chapter, we’re immersed in their worlds and the hefty burdens of their years-long emotional struggle. . . . Chancellor creates suspense and tension in quiet, insular moments—family members brooding at the dinner table, lustful gazes, the rolled eyes of hormonal teenagers.”
“Sycamore, Ariz., is a small town with loss and mystery at its heart. A visitor stumbles upon clues that dredge up the old memories and hurts.”
“The novel glimmers with its author’s keen understanding of lives at all ages and stages. . . . At once haunting and hopeful,Sycamoredisplays Chancellor’s talent across all of fiction’s realms and showcases her generosity of spirit. . . . Powerful and moving.”
“[An] emotional and addicting debut. . . . [an] unforgettable page‐turner. Four and a half stars.”
“Riveting. . . . This is a movingly written, multi-voiced novel examining how one tragic circumstance can sow doubt about fundamental things. . . . a transporting vision of community, connection, and forgiveness.”—Publishers Weekly(starred review, Pick of the Week)
“Chancellor’s absorbing first novel begins quietly, quickly gains momentum, and ends explosively. . . . This gripping debut is a must for readers of literary fiction.”
“A meaty, suspenseful debut.”
“What’s more wonderful than a novel that keeps you up at night and haunts you through the day? That describes Bryn Chancellor’sSycamore, about the discovery of a body that might belong to a vanished teenaged girl, a community pulling together and apart, and secrets.”
“Sycamoreis an amazing showcase for Bryn Chancellor’s great talent. . . . This is a powerful debut novel, one without flaw, and it will slay you.”
“Haunting and elegiac. . . . Chancellor’s multivocal narrative brims with intelligence and insight, and her subtle writing poignantly illuminates the ways in which we are sometimes bound, for better and for worse, by a collective sorrow.”
“Bryn Chancellor explores the complexities of a small-town girlhood with insight and compassion. A page-turner and a heart-breaker,Sycamoremarks the arrival of a shining new voice.”
“Bryn Chancellor’sSycamoreinstantly reminded me of Tana French’s thrillers: a small, intertwined community, a long-ago crime, the tension and intrigue that won’t stop rippling....Chancellor writes gorgeously, and her story is riveting and real. I love it.”
“Bryn Chancellor’s compelling debut novel,Sycamore,weaves a suspenseful web around a small town in the years following a disappearance. With astute emotional and psychological observations, Chancellor successfully shows the power of the unknown as various individuals explore the many what ifs and imaginings of what really happened.”