The Good People
Autor Hannah Kenten Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 sep 2017
'Exquisite' – Daily Mail
Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize
One woman's mercy is another's murder . . .
Ireland, 1825.
Nóra, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husband, finds herself alone and caring for her young grandson Micheál. Micheál cannot speak and cannot walk and Nóra is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive?
Mary arrives in the valley to help Nóra just as the whispers are spreading: the stories of unexplained misfortunes, of illnesses, and the rumours that Micheál is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley.
Nance's knowledge keeps her apart. To the new priest, she is a threat, but to the valley people she is a wanderer, a healer. Nance knows how to use the plants and berries of the woodland; she understands the magic in the old ways. And she might be able to help Micheál.
As these three women are drawn together in the hope of restoring Micheál, their world of folklore and belief, of ritual and stories, tightens around them. It will lead them down a dangerous path, and force them to question everything they have ever known.
'A starkly realised tale of love, grief and misconceived beliefs' – Sunday Times
'An imaginative tour de force . . . exquisite' – Daily Mail
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781447233367
ISBN-10: 1447233360
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 128 x 195 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:Main Market Ed
Editura: Pan Macmillan
ISBN-10: 1447233360
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 128 x 195 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:Main Market Ed
Editura: Pan Macmillan
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Notă biografică
Hannah
Kent
was
born
in
Adelaide
in
1985.
Her
first
novel,Burial
Rites,
has
been
translated
into
nearly
thirty
languages
and
was
shortlisted
for
the
Baileys
Women's
Prize
for
Fiction
(formerly
the
Orange
Prize),
theGuardianFirst
Book
Award
and
the
International
IMPAC
Dublin
Literary
Award.
Hannah
is
also
the
co-founder
and
publishing
director
of
Australian
literary
journalKill
Your
Darlings.
THE
GOOD
PEOPLE
is
her
second
novel.
Recenzii
"Ms.
Kent
has
a
knack
for
conjuring
the
unsettledspirit
world
through
deft
stylistic
flourishes...THE
GOOD
PEOPLEis
farfrom
a
high-handed
condemnation
of
superstitious
belief.
It
makes
the
terrorsof
the
past
feel
palpable
and
imminent.
It
makes
you
reach
for
whatever
goodluck
charms
you
carry
with
you."—Sam
Sacks,The
Wall
Street
Journal
"Rural pre-famine Ireland in all its beauty and desolation is alive onevery page of this exquisite novel...'The Good People' is a dramatic tale ofdesperation, set in a bleak time and place when no amount of protective ritualand belief - or goodness - can rescue people from their circumstances."—Katherine Weber,The New York Times Book Review
"Kent's suspenseful storytelling plunges readers intoearly 19th-century Ireland. She brings vivid life to the hardscrabblescenes...Although 'The Good People' is fiction, it faithfully represents the holdof ancient Celtic myths on generations of Irish."—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Add Kent to the list of terrific Australian novelistswriting today. While Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies) mines modernmarriage and mores for her page-turning mysteries, Kent (Burial Rites)goes back in time to find reality-based stories of women who pay theprice for challenging society's expectations.The Good Peoplehas greatcharacters, a setting that seeps intoyour bones and the always compelling tug between the spiritual and thesuperstitious."—USA Today (starred review)
"If Stevie Wonder is correct, when you believe inthings you don't understand, then you suffer. Kent's novel validates hisindictment of superstition."—Kirkus
"Kent skillfully depicts a world where anythingoutside the norm falls under suspicion, particularly women who are not underthe protection of a man."—Library Journal
Faith, folk-knowledge, and fear coalesce in remote 19th-centuryIreland in this second novel from Kent...Though rife with description, backstory,and a surfeit of gossip, the book's pervasive sense of foreboding and clearnarrative arcs keep the tale immersive. Kent leads the reader on a rocky,disquieting journey to the misty crossroads of Irish folk beliefs past andfuture.—Publisher's Weekly
"Kent brings her talent for writing dark and atmospheric historical fiction to this tale set in rural Ireland in 1825... Kent's immersive setting, benefiting from impressive historical research and the use of Gaelic vocabulary, features both a dramatically alive natural world and a believably fearsome supernatural one. Inspired by true events and exploring those places where reason, religion, and superstition cross paths, this will please lovers of haunting literary fiction. "—Booklist
"Kent has a terrific feel for the language of her setting..This is a serious and compelling novel about those in desperate circumstances cling to ritual as a bulwark against their own powerlessness."—The Guardian
"Taking its inspiration from newspaper reports of a real court case in County Kerry in 1826, THE GOOD PEOPLE is an even better novel thanBurial Rites-a starkly realized tale of love, grief and misconceived beliefs."—The Sunday Times UK
"Kent has a wonderful talent for taking fragments of historical facts and breathing life into them through her fiction. She has matched her debut with another disturbing and haunting novel."—Sunday Herald
"The novel is thrillingly alive to the dynamic of poor, close-knit communities, where fear of the outsider trumps reason and compassion."—Metro
"An intricate, heartbreaking portrayal of three women and the conflict between religious belief and folklore."—Stylist
"An imaginative tour-de-force that recreates a way of perceiving the world with extraordinary vividness...With its exquisite prose, this harrowing, haunting narrative of love and suffering is sure to be a prize-winner."
—Daily Mail
"Lyrical and unsettling, THE GOOD PEOPLE is a vivid account of the contradictions of life in rural Ireland in the 19th century. A literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller, Hannah Kent takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy. I am in awe of Kent's gifts as a storyteller."--Paula Hawkins, author ofThe Girl on the Train
"THE GOOD PEOPLE is, likeBurial Rites, a thoroughly engrossing entrée into the macabre nature of a vanished society, its virtues and its follies and its lethal impulses. THE GOOD PEOPLE takes us straight to a place utterly unexpected and believable, where amidst the earnest mayhem people impose on each other, there is no patronizing quaintness, but a compelling sense of the inevitability of solemn horrors."--Thomas Keneally, author ofSchindler's ArkandThe Daughters of Mars
"Remarkable.... Kent displays an uncanny ability to immerse herself in an unfamiliar landscape and to give that landscape a life - a voice - that is utterly convincing.... A haunting novel, shrewdly conceived and beautifully written."--The Australian
"The Good Peoplebreathes life into the mythologies ofIrish folklore. It unfolds the story of two women desperate to reclaim whatlittle power they can over lives touched with hopelessness and despair in achanging time."—Shelf Awarness
"Rural pre-famine Ireland in all its beauty and desolation is alive onevery page of this exquisite novel...'The Good People' is a dramatic tale ofdesperation, set in a bleak time and place when no amount of protective ritualand belief - or goodness - can rescue people from their circumstances."—Katherine Weber,The New York Times Book Review
"Kent's suspenseful storytelling plunges readers intoearly 19th-century Ireland. She brings vivid life to the hardscrabblescenes...Although 'The Good People' is fiction, it faithfully represents the holdof ancient Celtic myths on generations of Irish."—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Add Kent to the list of terrific Australian novelistswriting today. While Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies) mines modernmarriage and mores for her page-turning mysteries, Kent (Burial Rites)goes back in time to find reality-based stories of women who pay theprice for challenging society's expectations.The Good Peoplehas greatcharacters, a setting that seeps intoyour bones and the always compelling tug between the spiritual and thesuperstitious."—USA Today (starred review)
"If Stevie Wonder is correct, when you believe inthings you don't understand, then you suffer. Kent's novel validates hisindictment of superstition."—Kirkus
"Kent skillfully depicts a world where anythingoutside the norm falls under suspicion, particularly women who are not underthe protection of a man."—Library Journal
Faith, folk-knowledge, and fear coalesce in remote 19th-centuryIreland in this second novel from Kent...Though rife with description, backstory,and a surfeit of gossip, the book's pervasive sense of foreboding and clearnarrative arcs keep the tale immersive. Kent leads the reader on a rocky,disquieting journey to the misty crossroads of Irish folk beliefs past andfuture.—Publisher's Weekly
"Kent brings her talent for writing dark and atmospheric historical fiction to this tale set in rural Ireland in 1825... Kent's immersive setting, benefiting from impressive historical research and the use of Gaelic vocabulary, features both a dramatically alive natural world and a believably fearsome supernatural one. Inspired by true events and exploring those places where reason, religion, and superstition cross paths, this will please lovers of haunting literary fiction. "—Booklist
"Kent has a terrific feel for the language of her setting..This is a serious and compelling novel about those in desperate circumstances cling to ritual as a bulwark against their own powerlessness."—The Guardian
"Taking its inspiration from newspaper reports of a real court case in County Kerry in 1826, THE GOOD PEOPLE is an even better novel thanBurial Rites-a starkly realized tale of love, grief and misconceived beliefs."—The Sunday Times UK
"Kent has a wonderful talent for taking fragments of historical facts and breathing life into them through her fiction. She has matched her debut with another disturbing and haunting novel."—Sunday Herald
"The novel is thrillingly alive to the dynamic of poor, close-knit communities, where fear of the outsider trumps reason and compassion."—Metro
"An intricate, heartbreaking portrayal of three women and the conflict between religious belief and folklore."—Stylist
"An imaginative tour-de-force that recreates a way of perceiving the world with extraordinary vividness...With its exquisite prose, this harrowing, haunting narrative of love and suffering is sure to be a prize-winner."
—Daily Mail
"Lyrical and unsettling, THE GOOD PEOPLE is a vivid account of the contradictions of life in rural Ireland in the 19th century. A literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller, Hannah Kent takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy. I am in awe of Kent's gifts as a storyteller."--Paula Hawkins, author ofThe Girl on the Train
"THE GOOD PEOPLE is, likeBurial Rites, a thoroughly engrossing entrée into the macabre nature of a vanished society, its virtues and its follies and its lethal impulses. THE GOOD PEOPLE takes us straight to a place utterly unexpected and believable, where amidst the earnest mayhem people impose on each other, there is no patronizing quaintness, but a compelling sense of the inevitability of solemn horrors."--Thomas Keneally, author ofSchindler's ArkandThe Daughters of Mars
"Remarkable.... Kent displays an uncanny ability to immerse herself in an unfamiliar landscape and to give that landscape a life - a voice - that is utterly convincing.... A haunting novel, shrewdly conceived and beautifully written."--The Australian
"The Good Peoplebreathes life into the mythologies ofIrish folklore. It unfolds the story of two women desperate to reclaim whatlittle power they can over lives touched with hopelessness and despair in achanging time."—Shelf Awarness