Undercurrent
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2023, Undercurrent is a vivid, lyrical and powerful exploration of rural poverty, and the often devastating impact of living without the means or support to build a future
Natasha Carthew Boeken
Natasha Carthew is een schrijfster die diep verbonden is met de wilde landschappen van Cornwall, waar ze haar verhalen buiten creëert. Haar proza duikt in de veerkracht van de menselijke geest en onderzoekt thema's als overleven en diepe verbindingen met de natuurlijke wereld. Carthew gebruikt een lyrische stijl en portretteert levendig de rauwe schoonheid en kracht van de omgeving. Haar unieke benadering van 'wild schrijven' dompelt lezers onder in de elementaire krachten die haar meeslepende verhalen vormen.
Only the Ocean
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
The two girls sat at opposite ends of the boat and Kel dug and stretched the oars into the ocean like her life depended upon it because it did. 'Just so you know,' said Rose, 'everything, I mean everything, is your fault.' 15-year-old Kel Crow lives in a water-logged world, with a family with whom she shares nothing but blood and a heart defect that she knows could kill her any day. She has a plan to escape, and it's a good one: stowaway on the ship, kidnap the girl, swap the girl to buy passage to America and a life-saving operation. But plans never go how they're meant to … Breath-takingly fierce, smart and tender, Only the Ocean is a story of innocence (and its loss), survival, and courage in the midst of darkness.