Sister
Autor Rosamund Luptonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 dec 2011
Putem afirma că forța acestui roman nu rezidă doar în misterul dispariției, ci în vocea intimă și tulburătoare care ghidează întreaga narațiune. Sister nu este un simplu roman polițist, ci o scrisoare de dragoste și o investigație psihologică profundă. Atunci când Beatrice primește vestea că sora sa, Tess, a dispărut, ea pornește într-o căutare care îi va dărâma toate certitudinile despre viața celei pe care credea că o cunoaște cel mai bine. Structura narativă este construită cu o precizie care trădează experiența de scenarist a autoarei Rosamund Lupton, reușind să mențină o tensiune constantă fără a sacrifica frumusețea stilistică. Suntem de părere că profunzimea emoțională a cărții este cea care o diferențiază în peisajul genului. Ca și The Second Sister de Claire Kendal, Sister explorează trauma dispariției unei rude apropiate și obsesia celui rămas de a afla adevărul, dar Rosamund Lupton alege o perspectivă mult mai contemplativă, axată pe procesul dureros al doliului și pe nuanțele subtile ale relațiilor de familie. În timp ce alte thrillere se bazează pe șocul vizual, aici groaza este una psihologică, născută din realizarea că cei dragi pot rămâne, în esență, străini. În contextul operei sale, acest debut a stabilit direcția pentru titluri ulterioare precum Afterwards sau The Quality of Silence, unde Rosamund Lupton continuă să plaseze personaje feminine puternice în situații limită, testând limitele loialității. Ritmul este alert, dar textul permite momente de respiro poetic, transformând lectura într-o experiență deopotrivă intelectuală și viscerală. Este o explorare curajoasă a modului în care dragostea ne poate împinge către adevăruri pe care nu suntem întotdeauna pregătiți să le acceptăm.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 030771652X
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 131 x 204 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm Sister cititorilor care apreciază thrillerele psihologice cu o puternică încărcătură literară. Este o carte despre legături de sânge și secrete care dor, ideală pentru cei care au găsit în romanele lui Kate Atkinson sau Patricia Highsmith acea combinație rară de suspans și profunzime emoțională. Cititorul va câștiga nu doar rezolvarea unui mister, ci și o reflecție sinceră despre ce înseamnă să iubești necondiționat.
Despre autor
Rosamund Lupton este o autoare britanică de mare succes, absolventă a Universității Cambridge în 1986. Înainte de a deveni o prezență constantă în topurile Sunday Times și New York Times, a lucrat ca scenarist și critic literar. Debutul său, Sister, a fost un fenomen internațional, fiind tradus în peste treizeci de limbi și premiat cu distincții prestigioase precum Richard and Judy Debut Novel Award. Stilul său se remarcă prin îmbinarea suspansului cu o sensibilitate aparte față de dinamica familială, temă pe care a continuat să o exploreze și în lucrările sale ulterioare, Afterwards și The Quality of Silence. Locuiește în Londra, continuând să scrie romane apreciate de critică și public deopotrivă.
Notă biografică
Descriere scurtă
When her mom calls to tell her that Tess, her younger sister, is missing, Bee returns home to London on the first flight. She expects to find Tess and give her the usual lecture, the bossy big sister scolding her flighty baby sister for taking off without letting anyone know her plans. Tess has always been a free spirit, an artist who takes risks, while conservative Bee couldn’t be more different. Bee is used to watching out for her wayward sibling and is fiercely protective of Tess (and has always been a little stern about her antics). But then Tess is found dead, apparently by her own hand.
Bee is certain that Tess didn’t commit suicide. Their family and the police accept the sad reality, but Bee feels sure that Tess has been murdered. Single-minded in her search for a killer, Bee moves into Tess's apartment and throws herself headlong into her sister's life--and all its secrets.
Though her family and the police see a grieving sister in denial, unwilling to accept the facts, Bee uncovers the affair Tess was having with a married man and the pregnancy that resulted, and her difficultly with a stalker who may have crossed the line when Tess refused his advances. Tess was also participating in an experimental medical trial that might have gone very wrong. As a determined Bee gives her statement to the lead investigator, her story reveals a predator who got away with murder--and an obsession that may cost Bee her own life.
A thrilling story of fierce love between siblings, Sister is a suspenseful and accomplished debut with a stunning twist.
Recenzii
"You'll relish every twist and turn." —People
"Eerie psychological mystery...With its loving portrayal of what it means to be a sister balanced by some impressively Hitchcockian twists, SISTER should appeal to fans of the character-driven mysteries of Kate Atkinson and Tana French." —CSMonitor.com
"Elegantly suspenseful...a pulse-quickening cocktail of science fiction and whodunit, with a splash of literary poetics and poignancy."--NPR.org
“Gripping.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
"A psychological murder mystery written with a literary flair…Be prepared for page-turning.” —Vanity Fair.com
“[A] fast-paced, absurdly entertaining novel....Along with a juicy mystery, it resounds with an authentic sense of sisterly love and loyalty.” —The Boston Globe
"SISTER is an emotionally resonant and tightly drawn novel." —The Post and Courier
"Taut and tingling." —Good Housekeeping
"A remarkable piece of work. Lupton shrewdly and compassionately peels back the story's rich layers." —The Seattle Times
“For those of us with sisters, a reminder of how lucky we are.” —Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"A riveting and moving tale." —Houston Chronicle
“A winner, as worth reading for its psychological intensity as it is for its mystery plot, not to mention the genuinely surprising twist near the end.” —BookReporter
"A poignant and perceptive depiction of the emotional bonds between two sisters…The result is a superb thriller, full of twists and turns, false leads and a surprise ending—all seamlessly woven into a touching story of a sisterly bond." —BookPage
"Gripping and haunting, this whodunit explores the powerful bond between sisters." —All You Magazine
"Lupton’s remarkable debut novel is a masterful, superlative-inspiring success that will hook readers (and keep them guessing) from page one…A chilling, gripping, tragic, heart-warming, life-affirming enigma of a story." —Booklist, starred review
"Beautifully written with an unexpected twist at the end...Thriller fans will eagerly await Lupton’s next book" —Library Journal, starred review
“Hitchcockian spookiness in this tale of two sisters. A skillfully wrought psychological thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Truly marvelous! As compelling as it is stylish, SISTER exists in that rare place where crime fiction and literature coincide." —Jeffery Deaver
"A compulsive thriller with genuine originality. Very clever, very surprising, very touching. I devoured it." —Louise Candlish
"Poignant and thrilling, this clever debut explores the fascinating bond between sisters, and haunts you with the power of their love." —Chevy Stevens, New York Times bestselling author of Still Missing
"Intense and absorbing from the very first page, SISTER is as much a tender exploration of the complicated, twisty, messy love between sisters, as it is an utterly gripping and compelling thriller...A haunting and accomplished debut." —Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Fragile
"Both beautiful and suspenseful, SISTER is an absolutely stunning debut. The ending will leave you reeling." —Alafair Burke, author of Long Gone
Descriere
'Tear-jerking and spine-tingling' New York Times
* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *
* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTLLER *
* A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK *
* WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY DEBUT NOVEL AWARD *
You're missing. I'm coming to find you . . .
When Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister, Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. But as she learns about the circumstances surrounding Tess's disappearance, she is stunned to discover how little she actually knows of her sister's life - and unprepared for the terrifying truths she must now face.
The police, Beatrice's fiancé and even her mother accept they have lost Tess, but Beatrice refuses to give up on her. So she embarks on a dangerous journey to discover the truth, no matter the cost.
THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
'Truly marvellous! As compelling as it is stylish' Jeffery Deaver
'Exceptionally confident . . . Packs a devastating emotional punch' Guardian
'An adrenline rush' New York Times
'Crisp insights into grief and familial guilt are married to a confidently executed plot . . . classy debut' Independent
'Grips like a vice' Sunday Times
'Stunningly accomplished from first page to last . . . devastatingly good' Daily Mail
'Superb . . . so many twists and turns' Radio Times
'Tense, gripping and a total page-turner' Richard Madeley, Richard & Judy
'Original . . . Utterly compelling' Closer
'Beautifully written - you believe every word' Judy Finnegan, Richard & Judy
'Sophisticated . . . brilliantly written and utterly gripping' YOU magazine
'Page-turning' Red magazine