Joseph Monninger benadert schrijven met zijn vijf zintuigen wijd open, waardoor zijn verhalen worden doordrenkt met een diep bewustzijn van de wereld. Zijn romans, gemaakt voor zowel volwassen als jonge volwassen lezers, duiken met uitzonderlijke scherpzinnigheid in de menselijke ervaring. Zijn non-fictiewerken verkennen diverse onderwerpen en onthullen lagen van observatie en inzicht. Monningers schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door zijn authenticiteit en levendige details, en biedt lezers een diep gevoelde verbinding met zijn onderwerpen.
Facing a terminal lung cancer diagnosis just days after retirement, Joe Monninger embarks on a journey of self-discovery and reflection. Despite the grim prognosis, he finds hope in a treatment that can extend his life. As he navigates the challenges of illness, he embraces the beauty of life, capturing his experiences and thoughts in writing. This narrative explores themes of resilience, love, and the profound impact of facing mortality, all set against the backdrop of his cherished New England surroundings.
"J. P. Monninger, author of the international bestseller The Map That Leads to You, the novel Nicholas Sparks called "romantic and unforgettable", tells a poignant love story of the ways the world divides two souls--and the way that love brings them together. Kate Moreton is in Ireland on sabbatical from her teaching position at Dartmouth College when she meets Ozzie Ferriter, a fisherman and a veteran of the American war in Afghanistan. The Ferriter family history dates back centuries on the remote Blasket Islands, and Ozzie - a dual citizen of Ireland and the United States - has retreated to the one place that might offer him peace from a war he cannot seem to leave behind. Beside the sea, with Ireland's beauty as a backdrop, the two fall deeply in love and attempt to live on an island of their own making, away from the pressures of the outside world. Ireland writes its own love stories, the legends claim, and the limits of Kate and Ozzie's love and faith in each other will be tested. When his demons lead Ozzie to become reckless with his life--and Kate's--she flees for America rather than watch the man she loves self-destruct. But soon a letter arrives informing Kate that her heroic husband has been lost at sea, and Kate must decide whether it is an act of love to follow him or an act of mercy to forget"--
"Romantic and unforgettable." --Nicholas Sparks Two strangers take the road less traveled... Heather Mulgrew's world is already mapped out: she is going to travel abroad with her friends after college, come back to a great career in September, and head into a life where not much is left to chance. But that was before an encounter on an overnight train introduces her to Jack, a passionate adventurer who changes the course of her journey and her life. Throwing Heather's careful itinerary to the wind, they follow Jack's grandfather's journal through post-World War II era Europe: Vienna, Budapest, Turkey--exotic places that serve only to heighten their feelings. As September looms, Jack urges Heather to stay with him, to keep traveling, to give in to the romance of their experience; Heather convinces him to return to the United States. Jack has a secret that could change everything. And Heather's world is about to be shaken to the core. J.P. Monniger'sThe Map That Leads to You is a breathtaking novel about love, loss, and the best-laid plans that are meant to be broken.
Človek môže milovať len to, čo sám dobre pozná. Mary, hlavná hrdinka Monningerovho rozprávania o prírode a o človeku ako jej súčasti, skúma živú prírodu a v nej najmä havranovité vtáky. Podobnú lásku k prírodnému svetu prechováva aj mladý učiteľ Jonathan, s ktorým sa Mary spozná na splavovaní rieky Allagash v Maine pri kanadských hraniciach. Keď sa v nádhernej drsnej prírode do seba zaľúbia, divoká studená rieka preverí nielen ich lásku, ale aj pevnú vôľu a schopnosť prežiť v ťažkých podmienkach. Rieku splavuje aj zvláštna skupina dievčat Čungamunga, ktoré tu naberajú sily na boj s ťažkými chorobami. Prírodovedkyňa Mary im priblíži tajomný život krkavcovitých vtákov a vtiahne ich do mýtického sveta prírody. Kto spozná jemné spojivá, ktoré spájajú vrany, vlky, medvede a jelene, bude inak vidieť aj miesto človeka v prírode a návrat k nej prestane byť frázou. Vďaka Mary dievčatá spoznajú, že sa oplatí žiť aj zomrieť pre skutočnú krásu, a keď v Yellowstonskom národnom parku začujú vytie vlka, symbolizujúce skutočnú divočinu, vyvolá to v nich – i v čitateľovi – priam zimomriavky. Opisy kanadskej prírody s odkazmi na literárny i filozofický odkaz D. Thoreaua vytvárajú pôsobivý rámec ľúbostnému príbehu. Navyše aj Mary kedysi takisto splavovala Allagash s dievčatami z Čungamungy a na splave sa každé dievča môže zúčastniť iba raz.
Cobb und Mary begegnen sich beim Kajakfahren auf dem Allagash River in der rauen Wildnis von Maine. Während sie die reißenden Stromschnellen des Flusses gemeinsam bezwingen, verlieben sich die beiden ineinander. Sie spüren, dass sie zusammengehören, doch das Leben stellt ihre Liebe auf eine harte Probe. Denn Mary leidet an einer schweren Krankheit, mit der sie Cobb nicht belasten will. Doch Cobb schwört, sie auf ihrem Weg ins Ungewisse zu begleiten …
A bord d'un vieux pick up, Hattie et Dolorès emmènent leur cheval sur les grandes plaines de l'Ouest. Commence un rond trip grisant, plein de rires et de liberté. Un voyage aux mille chemins qui aidera les deux. jeunes filles à trouver leur voie.
