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Treasure [Movie Tie-in]

A Novel - Trade PB
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
544 Seiten
Englisch
HarperCollins UKerschienen am06.06.2024
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LENA DUNHAM AND STEPHEN FRY.A "haunting, riotously funny, and deeply touching" (Publishers Weekly) novel about a woman and her father's journey to Poland to revisit her family historyThis book was previously published under the title Too Many MenRuth Rothwax finds order and meaning in the words she writes for other people, but she can´t find words to understand the loss her family experienced during World War II. She becomes obsessed with the idea of returning to Poland with her father, Edek, making sense of her family´s past, and visiting the places where her beloved parents lived and almost died. But there´s more to this trip than Ruth can plan for. By facing Poland and the past, she might be able to confront her own future.Treasure is the gripping story of a woman´s search for memory and meaning, and the reconciliation of present and past within the complicated fabric of family. Acclaimed bestselling author Lily Brett explores the reverberations of loss through this remarkable and unforgettable journey of the heart."[Brett] has an incredibly ability to explain the Jewish experience, and the human experience." - LENA DUNHAM"[Brett's] such an easy writer to read... beautifully funny, complex, and delightful as well." - STEPHEN FRYmehr

Produkt

KlappentextSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LENA DUNHAM AND STEPHEN FRY.A "haunting, riotously funny, and deeply touching" (Publishers Weekly) novel about a woman and her father's journey to Poland to revisit her family historyThis book was previously published under the title Too Many MenRuth Rothwax finds order and meaning in the words she writes for other people, but she can´t find words to understand the loss her family experienced during World War II. She becomes obsessed with the idea of returning to Poland with her father, Edek, making sense of her family´s past, and visiting the places where her beloved parents lived and almost died. But there´s more to this trip than Ruth can plan for. By facing Poland and the past, she might be able to confront her own future.Treasure is the gripping story of a woman´s search for memory and meaning, and the reconciliation of present and past within the complicated fabric of family. Acclaimed bestselling author Lily Brett explores the reverberations of loss through this remarkable and unforgettable journey of the heart."[Brett] has an incredibly ability to explain the Jewish experience, and the human experience." - LENA DUNHAM"[Brett's] such an easy writer to read... beautifully funny, complex, and delightful as well." - STEPHEN FRY
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-06-341737-3
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum06.06.2024
Seiten544 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.14127450
Rubriken
GenreRomane Taschenbuch

Inhalt/Kritik

Kritik
"Irresistible." - People

"Funny. . . . powerful. . . . chilling." - O magazine

"At once haunting, riotously funny, and deeply touching. . . . Brett has succeeded triumphantly in the most delightful surprise of the year." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Sophisticated and tender, comic and serious." - New York Daily News

"Heartfelt." - Time Out New York

"A marvelous read." - The Forward

"Haunting. . . . Heartbreaking. . . . Too Many Men manages both humor and searing sadness, sometimes in the same moment." - BookPage

"One of a rare breed . . . a polished stylist with brains, wit, and a message." - Sun Herald (Australia)

"As Brett's readers we get soundscapes, mindscapes, and feelingscapes. . .We are drawn closer to what Brett chooses to give us, as people who cluster nearer to the storyteller's candle when all else is dark." - Australian Book Reviewmehr

Autor

Lily Brett (OAM) is the critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Australian novelist, essayist, and poet. Her writing has received numerous prestigious awards including the Prix Médicis Étranger for her novel, Lola Bensky. She has written 7 novels, 6 works of nonfiction, and 10 volumes of poetry. Lily lives in New York City with her husband, Australian artist David Rankin.