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Ordinary Time: The funny and heartbreaking new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Autor Cathy Rentzenbrink
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 iul 2025

Ne-a atras atenția, încă de la primele pagini, imaginea unei femei care se simte ca a treia roată în propria căsnicie, disputându-și locul cu Divinitatea însăși. În Ordinary Time, Ann este soția reticentă a unui vicar din Cornwall, o femeie care încearcă să navigheze între așteptările rigide ale unei congregații gata să o judece pentru orice lipsă de entuziasm față de coacerea prăjiturilor și propriile întrebări nerostite. Când datoria familială o cheamă la Londra pentru a-și ajuta fratele, izolarea ei cotidiană este zdruncinată de întâlnirea cu Jamie, un bărbat care îi deschide o fereastră spre o lume a tentației și a posibilităților interzise. Găsim în această carte o explorare onestă a modului în care datoria poate deveni sufocantă și a curajului necesar pentru a căuta fericirea dincolo de convenții. Atmosfera te trimite cu gândul la A Common Life de Jan Karon, prin decorul clerical și micile drame ale comunității, deși perspectiva lui Cathy Rentzenbrink este mult mai ancorată în realismul psihologic și în melancolia compromisurilor casnice. Dacă în Everyone Is Still Alive autoarea analiza dinamica subtilă a vecinătății și a doliului, aici se concentrează pe intimitatea fracturată a unui cuplu unde tăcerile cântăresc mai mult decât cuvintele. Stilul este de o onestitate tăioasă, alternând între umorul fin al situațiilor absurde din biserică și durerea profundă a unei inimi care se trezește la viață prea târziu.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781474621199
ISBN-10: 1474621198
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 124 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția Phoenix
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm acest roman cititorilor care apreciază proza britanică contemporană, axată pe nuanțe și trăiri interioare. Este o lectură despre redescoperirea de sine la maturitate, despre conflictul dintre credință și dorință, oferind un portret emoționant al unei femei care decide să nu mai fie doar un personaj secundar în propria existență. Câștigați o perspectivă plină de compasiune asupra complexității relațiilor umane.


Descriere

'There are already three of us in this marriage. I'm not sure there is room for a fourth . . .'

Ann is a reluctant Vicar's wife. She tries her best but her husband only has eyes for God, her son is asking questions she can't answer, and it is all too easy to displease the congregation.

When her brother needs her help, Ann travels from Cornwall up to London. There she meets Jamie, and a new world unexpectedly opens up. Ann knows what the older women of the parish would say - she's made her bed and now she has to lie in it. But once she has been led into temptation, it may prove impossible to resist . . .

Recenzii

A brilliant portrait of a community and an insightful exploration of marriage and family life. Funny and heartbreaking, immersive and thoroughly satisfying
Once I started reading I couldn't stop. Cathy Rentzenbrink is so astute and observant about the small dramas, disappointments and compromises of marriage, and the deadening effects of duty . . . incredibly moving
Here is the absolute truth about love, told with wisdom, heart and humour. So clever, funny and life-affirming
I loved Ordinary Time and couldn't put it down. Cathy Rentzenbrink is Britain's answer to Anne Tyler . . . a very clever, funny, well-observed, absorbing and beautiful novel. Wonderful
Has a touch of the Madame Bovarys, or indeed Anna Kareninas, though it is less tragic - we're past the age of women having to die for wondering if they're maybe a bit bored. It's also funnier, warmer, and with a solidly middle-aged heroine. Which actually takes us slightly into Barbara Pym territory too, what with the vicarage and the ever-alert lady parishioners. Very good on marriage, family life and the eternal questions surrounding both . . . Cathy Rentzenbrink is possessed of high emotional intelligence
A beautiful and generous novel about love in all its forms, about daring to reach for the stars and how to sail through the storms that knock us off course
Witty, tender, heartrending. Ordinary Time is about the huge feelings that howl beneath the surface of the everyday. No one has written this astutely about the inner lives of middle-aged women since Barbara Pym
A wise and funny novel full of heart and truth by a truly brilliant writer
I so enjoyed this novel. It's a super sharp-eyed look at a marriage. Friendship, love and forgiveness all come under Cathy's scrutiny in the story of a woman struggling with her lot in life . . . Funny, moving and beautifully accomplished. I really recommend it
I loved reading Ordinary Time, moving giddily between recognition, empathy and awe. Cathy Rentzenbrink explores the different facets of love with such subtlety, honesty and compassion and her characters are irresistible
I devoured Ordinary Time . . . immensely satisfying
A very special book. Quietly Brilliant is the best way I can put it. Stealthily Extraordinary. She makes the everyday profound like Anne Tyler does. Melancholy interiority meets great capacity for joy. A beautiful, beautiful book about love in all its forms
This is a very special novel. It manages to do several things beautifully: tell Ann's story with humour, wit and head-nodding empathy, but it is also an unputdownable read. It is impossible not to be swept up in the inner tumult of Ann's quietly passionate life. I really loved it
Compassionate . . . The character of Ann is so well written, it felt as if I knew her
Witty, waspish and sharply observed
Anyone who has reached midlife and thought, "is this it?" will relate to the protagonist of Rentzenbrink's compelling second novel
I RACED through this beautifully written, very wise book about love, duty, family and loyalty . . . Wonderful
This thoughtful novel about a reluctant vicar's wife is deeply touching . . . Ann is so well written, it feels as if you know her