The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel
Autor Courtney Angela Brkicen Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 iul 2014
When free spirit Jadranka mysteriously disappears shortly after emigrating to America, her older sister Magdalena must leave their ancestral Croatian island home and follow her to New York City. Magdalena's search begins to unspool the dark history of their family, reaching back three generations to a country torn by war.
This haunting and sure-footed first novel explores the legacy of betrayal and loss in a place where beauty is fused with hardship, and where individuals are forced to make wrenching choices as they are swept up in the tides of history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316217361
ISBN-10: 0316217360
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
ISBN-10: 0316217360
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
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Notă biografică
Courtney
Angela
Brkic
is
the
author
ofStillness:
And
Other
Stories--named
a
2003
Best
Book
by
theChicago
Tribune,a
Notable
Book
by
theNew
York
Times,
and
a
Barnes
&
Noble
Discover
pick.Her
memoirThe
Stone
Fieldswas
shortlisted
for
the
Freedom
of
Expression
Award
by
the
Index
on
Censorship.
Brkic
has
been
the
recipient
of
a
Whiting
Writers'
Award
and
a
fellowship
from
the
National
Endowment
for
the
Arts.
She
teaches
in
the
MFA
program
at
George
Mason
University,
and
lives
outside
Washington,
DC.
Recenzii
"Lives
are
bruised
and
twisted
by
history
in
Brkic's
empathetic
and
graceful
novel
about
a
dislocated
Croatian
family."
--Brooke Allen,New York Times Book Review
"Courtney Brkic gracefully interweaves three generations of family stories and lies...all with authority and wisdom...An intimate portrayal of life in exile."
--Amy Shearn,O, the Oprah Magazine
"In her exquisitely crafted, superbly structured novel, Brkic summons undertones of Greek tragedy to create her arresting characters and their intense emotions and dire secrets. By dramatizing nuanced questions of who is at fault, who can be trusted, and who will sink or swim, Brkic reveals persistent, multigenerational wounds of war, sacrifice, exile, and longing and imagines how healing might commence."
---Donna Seaman,Booklist[starred review]
"A sensitive tale of deep emotional force."
--Kirkus Reviews
"This compact, beautiful novel of two island sisters deftly explores what it is to love a place, a person, and the lengths to which one will go to defend them. Brkic is adept at depicting both the timeless paradise of the island, Rosmarina, and the way its brutal history has scarred a family for generations."—Janet Fitch, author of Paint It Black and White Oleander
"Courtney Angela Brkic seamlessly negotiates past and present, silence and secrets, to reveal one family's enduring love-as profound and as perilous as the sea surrounding their island home. With beautiful images and characters that are vividly real,The First Rule of Swimmingis a delicately written work of art, about history and memories and the grief at their fading and loss."—Daphne Kalotay, author of Russian Winter and Sight Reading
"Between the dazzling light of an Adriatic island and the gritty streets of New York City, an intriguing world of possibilities - past, present and future - arises. Part-mystery and part-family saga, The First Rule of Swimmingexplores the variety of ways in which the physical and psychological landscape of a place can be altered forever by politics and immigration."—Valerie Martin, author of The Confessions of Edward Day and Property
"Think of your most cherished memory. Now think of your saddest memory. What if the two were so connected to each other that one couldn't exist without the other? You'd have to find a way to forge forward, containing the pain and beauty, both. And you'd find a way. Because you must. And Courtney Angela Brkic's tender and tough novelThe First Rule of Swimmingcould be your guide. In which case, you'd be in the best of hands."—Joshua Furst, author of The Sabotage Café and Short People
"Brkic is a shimmering talent. She writes with precision and power about three generations of a family caught in a cycle of war, sacrifice, love, and loyalty. Brkic's portrayal of the family's brutal, mysterious transformation is held in perfect tension, and tenderly told in language that is as fluid and crystal-clear as the island seascape around which the story revolves. The thing that perhaps stays most with me about this book is its heart: vulnerable, resilient, generous."—Mei Ng, author of Eating Chinese Food Naked
--Brooke Allen,New York Times Book Review
"Courtney Brkic gracefully interweaves three generations of family stories and lies...all with authority and wisdom...An intimate portrayal of life in exile."
--Amy Shearn,O, the Oprah Magazine
"In her exquisitely crafted, superbly structured novel, Brkic summons undertones of Greek tragedy to create her arresting characters and their intense emotions and dire secrets. By dramatizing nuanced questions of who is at fault, who can be trusted, and who will sink or swim, Brkic reveals persistent, multigenerational wounds of war, sacrifice, exile, and longing and imagines how healing might commence."
---Donna Seaman,Booklist[starred review]
"A sensitive tale of deep emotional force."
--Kirkus Reviews
"This compact, beautiful novel of two island sisters deftly explores what it is to love a place, a person, and the lengths to which one will go to defend them. Brkic is adept at depicting both the timeless paradise of the island, Rosmarina, and the way its brutal history has scarred a family for generations."—Janet Fitch, author of Paint It Black and White Oleander
"Courtney Angela Brkic seamlessly negotiates past and present, silence and secrets, to reveal one family's enduring love-as profound and as perilous as the sea surrounding their island home. With beautiful images and characters that are vividly real,The First Rule of Swimmingis a delicately written work of art, about history and memories and the grief at their fading and loss."—Daphne Kalotay, author of Russian Winter and Sight Reading
"Between the dazzling light of an Adriatic island and the gritty streets of New York City, an intriguing world of possibilities - past, present and future - arises. Part-mystery and part-family saga, The First Rule of Swimmingexplores the variety of ways in which the physical and psychological landscape of a place can be altered forever by politics and immigration."—Valerie Martin, author of The Confessions of Edward Day and Property
"Think of your most cherished memory. Now think of your saddest memory. What if the two were so connected to each other that one couldn't exist without the other? You'd have to find a way to forge forward, containing the pain and beauty, both. And you'd find a way. Because you must. And Courtney Angela Brkic's tender and tough novelThe First Rule of Swimmingcould be your guide. In which case, you'd be in the best of hands."—Joshua Furst, author of The Sabotage Café and Short People
"Brkic is a shimmering talent. She writes with precision and power about three generations of a family caught in a cycle of war, sacrifice, love, and loyalty. Brkic's portrayal of the family's brutal, mysterious transformation is held in perfect tension, and tenderly told in language that is as fluid and crystal-clear as the island seascape around which the story revolves. The thing that perhaps stays most with me about this book is its heart: vulnerable, resilient, generous."—Mei Ng, author of Eating Chinese Food Naked