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London Calling

Autor Helen Carey
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 aug 2018

În universul creat de Helen Carey, tensiunea nu se naște doar din exploziile bombelor germane care devastează sudul Londrei, ci și din coliziunea orgoliilor și secretelor celor care rămân acasă. În London Calling, asistăm la o confruntare subtilă între datoria aspră a asistentei Molly Coogan și aspirațiile aparent frivole ale lui Jen Carter, o tânără actriță în devenire. Această dinamică între pragmatismul dureros al spitalului și strălucirea fragilă a West End-ului oferă romanului o profunzime ce depășește granițele unei simple cronici de război. Remarcăm cum autoarea reușește să echilibreze momentele de umor din pub-ul Flag and Garter cu realitatea cruntă a unei torpile care își atinge ținta în Mediterană, demonstrând că nicio viață nu rămâne „obișnuită” în fața istoriei. Dacă Lavender Road v-a captivat prin stabilirea cadrului unei comunități ce refuză să fie îngenuncheată de Blitz, această carte extinde experiența în direcția maturizării emoționale sub presiune, explorând modul în care trauma personală se împletește cu reziliența colectivă. Suntem de părere că London Calling se poziționează ca un pilon central în opera lui Helen Carey, rafinând temele explorate în Some Sunny Day sau On A Wing And A Prayer. Tonul evocativ și atenția la detaliul istoric — de la disciplina spitalicească la atmosfera adăposturilor antiaeriene din Clapham Common — transformă lectura într-o experiență tactilă, aproape nostalgică, despre curajul care nu se strigă, ci se trăiește zi de zi.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781999612955
ISBN-10: 1999612957
Pagini: 478
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: CAMBRIA BOOKS

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Recomandăm această saga istorică cititorilor care caută o perspectivă feminină autentică asupra vieții din Londra în timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Veți descoperi o poveste despre prietenie, rivalitate și forță morală, scrisă într-un stil cald și captivant. Este alegerea ideală pentru cei care apreciază romanele de atmosferă ce pun accent pe legăturile umane strânse în perioade de criză.


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It's December 1942, and German air raids have devastated south London. While their husbands and loved-ones face up to Hitler's forces in Europe and North Africa, the women of Lavender Road have their own problems to confront. Lavender Road is a perfectly ordinary London street. But in wartime ordinary people sometimes find themselves doing extraordinary things, and nurse Molly Coogan and actress Jen Carter are about to take on the biggest challenge of their lives. LONDON CALLING was shortlisted for the 2017 RoNA Award for Best Historical Romance. 'In this dramatic and poignant novel, hugely popular British novelist Helen Carey depicts the courage and resilience of ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary war.' London Evening Standard. 'What a fantastic book. Loved it from the first page.' Amazon review 'This book is an incredible tale of bravery, love and trust.'

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LONDON CALLING is a poignant, warm-hearted and engaging saga of Clapham, south London's women during the Second World War, for readers of Kate Thompson, Annie Murray and Katie Flynn.

It will take more than Hitler's Luftwaffe to break the spirit of the residents of Lavender Road. If courage and resilience could win wars, the conflict would already be over.

It's not all harmony, though. Nurse Molly Coogan and would-be actress Jen Carter certainly don't see eye to eye. Molly, despite hating the discipline of wartime hospital life, is unimpressed by Jen's prima donna ways. Jen, unaware of Molly's secret heartache, can't resist taking her own frustrations out on Molly. It's just as well that no one knows what challenges lie ahead...

From stolen glasses in the Flag and Garter to fancy dinners in the heart of the West End, from a desperate battle for survival on a hospital ward to a torpedo hitting its target in the Mediterranean Sea, LONDON CALLING takes readers into a world of ordinary people living extraordinary lives.

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Praise for Helen Carey's Lavender Road novels

'Written with a lightness of touch, an emotional integrity and an historical accuracy which has brought her respect from critics and readers alike

Sparkling storytelling
Having read and re-read her previous books, I've been awaiting this new Helen Carey novel for a good long while and am thrilled to say that the wait was ( more than) well worth it... All the hallmarks of novel writing at its very best - strong characters, wonderful plot lines, thorough research and vivid imagination
The emotions and behaviours of the characters are realistically represented and the reader is quickly drawn to wanting to follow the drama and discover the outcome. Hope we don't have to wait as long for the next one... I want to know what happens next!
What a great read! I really loved this book and found it hard to put down! I found the book exciting, funny and touching. I can't recommend it enough.
1942 is drawing to a close. German air raids have devastated south London. While their menfolk face up to Hitler's forces in Europe and North Africa, the women of Lavender Road have their own battles to fight.

Nurse Molly Coogan
is keen to do her bit, but first she needs to escape from the oppressive discipline of hospital life. And from her dangerous attraction to an unobtainable man.

Jen Carter is convinced she's got what it takes to become an actress. But will she have to use more than her acting talents to get that lucky break?

Jen's mother Joyce has always had to scrimp and save while bringing up her large family. Now, as food shortages deepen, she's amazed to find her advice in public demand.

As the neighbourhood celebrates Christmas, no one can guess what new friendships, foreign adventures or romantic surprises are around the corner.

You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll want to stay on Lavender Road till the bittersweet end.

A Lavender Road novel

FICTION £6.99

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