"Howard Frank Mosher's classic novel about Marie Blythe, one of his most memorable heroines, who emigrated to Vermont from French Canada in the early 1900s, and led a strong and independent life"--
Tom Barbash Boeken
Tom Barbash onderzoekt het ingewikkelde landschap van menselijke verbinding en de zoektocht naar betekenis. Zijn proza staat bekend om zijn diepgang en onbevreesde eerlijkheid, waarbij thema's als verlies, vernieuwing en de unieke veerkracht van de menselijke geest worden verkend. Barbash legt meesterlijk het emotionele terrein van zijn personages vast en biedt lezers een meeslepende en tot nadenken stemmende ervaring. Zijn schrijven dient als een testament voor de blijvende kracht die wordt gevonden in het aangezicht van tegenspoed.
Exploring human connections in a challenging world, this collection features characters like a newly single mother meddling in her son's romance and a young man clinging to the facade of his marriage during a Thanksgiving tradition. With sharp humor and emotional depth, the stories reveal the complexities of relationships and the struggles of everyday life. Barbash's narratives resonate with psychological insight and poignancy, leaving a lasting impact on readers.
On Top of the World
Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, and 9/11: A Story of Loss and Renewal
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- 11 uur lezen
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, unfold through the lens of Cantor Fitzgerald, where nearly 700 employees perished in the attack on One World Trade Center. The narrative explores the profound impact of this loss on the company and the personal stories of those who were present, highlighting themes of grief, resilience, and the lasting effects of tragedy on a community and its survivors.
'Stay Up With Me belongs to the tradition of the classic American story and, like John Cheever, Barbash dramatizes the messy lives of New Yorkers' Independent on Sunday A newly single mother wrestles with the evidence of her son's love life during his Christmas vacation; an anxious husband persists in playing the host at his annual drinks party even though his marriage is in trouble and his wife mysteriously absent; a young man watches his widowed father become the toast of Manhattan's midlife dating scene while he struggles to find his own footing in life ...The characters in Tom Barbash's acclaimed, Folio Prize-nominated collection explore the myriad ways we seek to connect with each other and the sometimes cruel world around us. In the classic tradition of John Cheever or Tobias Wolff, Barbash laces his narratives with sharp wit, psychological acuity and pathos, so that they pierce the heart and linger in the imagination.
The Dakota Winters
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- 12 uur lezen
The highly anticipated new novel from the much-lauded author of Stay Up With Me, set in the famous Dakota building in the year preceding John Lennon's assassination
