Here We Are Now
Autor Jasmine Warga Soneela Nankanien CD-Audio – 7 noi 2017 – vârsta de la 13 până la 17 ani
Ritmul acestui roman este unul stratificat, asemenea unei piese de indie rock care începe discret pentru a crește într-un crescendo emoțional copleșitor. Găsim în Here We Are Now o explorare delicată a identității și a modului în care absențele din viața noastră pot fi umplute, temporar, de acordurile muzicale. Povestea tinerei Taliah, care își descoperă tatăl celebru printr-o cutie de scrisori vechi, nu este doar o cronică a regăsirii, ci și o analiză a modului în care secretele părinților modelează destinul copiilor. Atmosfera ne trimite cu gândul la Girls in the Moon de Janet Mcnally, unde dinamica dintre o mamă fost rock-star și fiica sa dictează tonul lecturii, deși Jasmine Warga marchează o voce proprie prin integrarea moștenirii culturale iordaniene și a temei doliului iminent. Putem afirma că autoarea reușește să păstreze sensibilitatea din lucrarea sa anterioară, My Heart and Other Black Holes, însă aici mută accentul de pe izolarea individuală pe complexitatea legăturilor intergeneraționale. Spre deosebire de explorarea fantasticului din The Last Resort 2: The Claiming sau de proza în versuri din Other Words for Home, acest roman rămâne ancorat într-o realitate contemporană dureros de recognoscibilă, unde muzica nu este doar un fundal, ci un limbaj de supraviețuire. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care tăcerea mamei și celebritatea tatălui sunt puse în contrast, forțând-o pe Taliah să-și definească propriul spațiu între aceste două lumi divergente.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 153845789X
Dimensiuni: 142 x 142 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: BLACKSTONE AUDIO BOOKS
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Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută o poveste profundă despre iertare și rădăcini. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care cred în puterea terapeutică a muzicii și pentru fanii prozei contemporane care explorează nuanțele relației tată-fiică. Veți câștiga o perspectivă emoționantă asupra modului în care onestitatea, oricât de târzie, poate vindeca răni vechi de decenii.
Despre autor
Jasmine Warga este o autoare americană de succes, cunoscută pentru capacitatea sa de a aborda teme dificile cu o delicatețe rară. Originară din Cincinnati, Ohio, Warga a lucrat ca profesoară de științe înainte de a se dedica scrisului. A obținut recunoașterea internațională cu romanul Other Words for Home, recompensat cu Newbery Honor, o lucrare ce reflectă, la fel ca și Here We Are Now, interesul său pentru temele identității și ale emigrării. Stilul său se remarcă prin onestitate emoțională și o conexiune profundă cu universul adolescenței, reușind să creeze punți între experiențe culturale diverse.
Descriere scurtă
A book about love, loss, and the power of music, perfect for fans of Nick Hornby and Fangirl.
Taliah Sahar Abdallat lives and breathes music. Songs have always helped Tal ease the pain of never having known her father. Her mother, born in Jordan and very secretive about her past, won't say a word about who her dad really was. But when Tal finds a shoebox full of old letters from Julian Oliver--yes, the indie rock star Julian Oliver--she begins to piece the story together.
She writes to Julian, but after three years of radio silence, she's given up hope. Then one day, completely out of the blue, Julian shows up at her doorstep, and Tal doesn't know whether to be furious or to throw herself into his arms. Before she can decide, he asks her to go on a trip with him to meet her long-estranged family and to say good-bye to his father, her grandfather, who is dying.
Getting to know your father after sixteen years of estrangement doesn't happen in one car ride. But as Tal spends more time with Julian and his family, she begins to untangle her parents' secret past, and discovers a part of herself she never recognized before.
By the acclaimed author of My Heart and Other Black Holes, this is an intergenerational story of family and legacy and the way love informs both of those things. It's about secrets and the debt of silence. It's about the power of songs. And most of all, it's about learning how to say hello. And good-bye.
Descriere
'Funny and heartfelt... fans of Sarah Dessen or Rainbow Rowell will adore this novel' - Culturefly
'Fans of High Fidelity and Nick + Nora, get your hands on this book ASAP' - Popsugar
Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah Abdallat never thought she'd ever really meet Julian Oliver. But one day, while her mother is out of the country, the famed rock star from Staring Into the Abyss shows up on her doorstep. This makes sense - kinda - because it turns out Julian Oliver is Taliah's father...
When Julian asks her to go with him to his hometown to meet the family she has never known, Taliah embarks on a three-day voyage of discovery - of her father, of the past her mother has never shared with her, and of herself.
From the bestselling author of MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES, this is a beautiful and heartwarming novel of music, family, and friendship.
Recenzii
“An intense family drama that will pull readers in with poignancy, romance, and grief over lost relationships, all set to the beat of scattered song lyrics woven nicely through the narrative.”
“Intriguing, romantic, and honest, the book celebrates the new beginning that can emerge from tragic endings.”
“This timely, multicultural novel hits all the right notes in the right ways”
Praise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “At times poignant, bitter, and funny, this narrative captures [a] unique voice that questions what it means to die—and to live.”
“My Heart and Other Black Holes is alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and—of course—heart. This is an extraordinary debut by a striking new voice in YA fiction that left me in awe and moved beyond measure. Not to be missed.”
“With high intelligence and a massiveness of heart, Warga gifts us with a novel that has the music of Mozart, the logic of advanced physics, and the vision to see the link between them. This is something utterly new, a book that is kinetic and beautiful and unexpectedly life-affirming.”
Praise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “[The book] addresses serious issues with complexity and humor . . . thoughtfully presented.”
Praise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Earnest and heartfelt . . . any teen who’s ever felt like an outsider will be able to relate to Aysel’s and Roman’s fully realized characters.”
Praise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Debut novelist Warga addresses adolescent depression and suicide with honesty and grace”
Praise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Debut author Warga unflinchingly tackles the grim subject matter with empathy, sensitivity, and honesty, without trivializing her protagonists’ disturbing thoughts or emotions . . . [with an] utterly endearing romance.”
Praise for MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES: “Warga delves honestly into the very difficult issues of teenage depression…sometimes sad, sometimes funny, but ultimately filled with hope.”
Notă biografică
Jasmine Warga's debut middle grade book, Other Words for Home, is a Newbery Honor Book. She is the author of the novels for teens My Heart and Other Black Holes, which has been translated into over twenty languages, and Here We Are Now. She lives and writes in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can visit Jasmine online at www.jasminewarga.com.