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Demi-Gods

Autor Eliza Robertson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – noi 2017
A bold debut novel reminiscent of Emma Cline'sThe Girls; a story of love, lust and the spaces in between, from a 'captivating' (New York Times) new voice in fictionIt is 1950, and Willa's mother has a new beau. The arrival of his blue-eyed, sun-kissed sons at Willa's summer home signals the end of her safe childhood. As her entrancing older sister Joan pairs off with Kenneth, nine-year-old Willa is drawn to his strange and solitary younger brother, Patrick. Left to their own devices, Willa is swept up in Patrick's wicked games. As they grow up, their encounters become increasingly charged with sexuality and degradation. But when Willa finally tries to reverse the trajectory of their relationship, an act of desperation has devastating results. Unfolding between the wild freedoms of British Columbia and the glittering beaches of California,Demi-Godsexplores a girl's attempt to forge a path of her own choosing in a world where female independence is suspect. Sensitive, playful and entirely original, Eliza Robertson is one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary literature.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408890417
ISBN-10: 1408890410
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

A gorgeous and tense debut about sex and female identity in the 1950s that will appeal to fans of Emma Cline'sThe Girls. Robertson explores themes of twisted love and lust, sisterhood and motherhood with impeccable nuance

Notă biografică

Eliza Robertson attended the University of Victoria and the University of East Anglia, where she received the 2011 Man Booker Scholarship. In 2013, she won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and was a finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize and the Journey Prize. Her first story collection,Wallflowers, was shortlisted for the East Anglia Book Award and selected as aNew York TimesEditor's Choice. In 2015, she was named one of five emerging writers for the Writers' Trust Five x Five program. She lives in Montreal. elizarobertson.com @ElizaRoberts0n

Recenzii

Gripping, original and richly descriptive ...A daring page-turner to devour in one sitting****
The heat ripples into sentencesdripping with delicious detail... Its nod to the classics makesDemi-Godscomparable to Donna Tartt'sThe Secret History. As does the feeling ofa new and important author arriving
Unsettling and compulsive,Demi-Godsisa fearless noveland Eliza Robertsona daring new novelist
Poetic, observant, tragic, gut-churning... Like the deviant relationship at the novel's centre, there is somethinginescapableaboutDemi-Gods, so that by the end you feel as thoughyou've been inches underwater, unable to surface, but desperate to
Her skill as a writer is beyond question: every sentence feels crafted and she evokes America in the 1950s with such care that it seems to swim before the reader's eyes like a heat haze
A bookriddled with beauty- the way sunlight can transform a body, the depth of a moth's wings, the way a girl's body can beat to the same rhythm as the sea ...This novel will sneak under your skin
Dark and kinky withdisturbingly goodprose ...Elena Ferrante-esque
Demi-Godscombines theunnerving, naked female candourof Elena Ferrante'sMy Brilliant Friendwith adarkened menaceworthy of German director Michael Haneke
A feat ofsubtletyanddaring... Robertson portrays complex relationships withbreathtaking precisionandcompassion, revealing the human bonds that protect, falter, survive and heal.Iabsolutely love this novel
A young writer who succeeds inimagining the world afresh
Abrutally beautifulcoming-of-age story that sings with language aslovely, wild, and full of ominous longingas the young woman at its center

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'Disturbingly good ... Elena Ferrante-esque' Metro
'Comparable to The Secret History ... A new and important author' Financial Times
'Her skill as a writer is beyond question' Sunday Times

It is 1950, and Willa's mother has a new beau. The arrival of his blue-eyed, sun-kissed sons at Willa's summer home signals the end of her childhood. As her entrancing older sister Joan pairs off with Kenneth, nine-year-old Willa is drawn to his solitary younger brother, Patrick.

As they grow up Willa is swept up in Patrick's wicked games and their encounters become charged with sexuality and degradation. But when Willa finally tries to reassert her power, an act of desperation has devastating results.