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The Bookseller de Cynthia Swanson

The Bookseller

Autor Cynthia Swanson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mar 2016

Traducerea acestui roman din limba engleză păstrează nuanțele subtile ale unei epoci în care identitatea feminină era la răscruce, aducând în limba română o poveste despre regrete și posibilități ratate. The Bookseller ne invită într-un Denver al anului 1962, unde viața lui Kitty Miller pare așezată între rafturile propriei librării și libertatea unei celibatare asumate. Totuși, sub această suprafață calmă, găsim o melancolie profundă care explodează în momentul în care visele încep să îi ofere o existență alternativă: în 1963, ea este Katharyn, o femeie măritată, cu copii și o casă elegantă. Cine a citit Maybe in Another Life de Taylor Jenkins Reid va recunoaște aici fascinația pentru scenariile de tip „ce-ar fi fost dacă”, însă Cynthia Swanson se distinge printr-o abordare mult mai ancorată în ficțiunea istorică și într-o atmosferă noir discretă. Reținem finețea cu care autoarea construiește cele două lumi, făcându-le atât de palpabile încât granița dintre realitate și imaginație devine opacă. Spre deosebire de alte romane contemporane care tratează tema librăriilor ca spații de refugiu, cum este Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, în lucrarea de față librăria este un simbol al autonomiei, dar și al unei singurătăți ce începe să fie chestionată. Stilul este unul contemplativ, refuzând soluțiile simple în favoarea unei explorări psihologice despre costul alegerilor noastre. Debutul lui Swanson reușește să evite capcanele sentimentale, oferind în schimb o reflecție bântuitoare despre identitate.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062333018
ISBN-10: 0062333011
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 131 x 203 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Harpercollins

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor care caută o poveste captivantă despre drumurile nebătute ale vieții. Dincolo de decorul fermecător al unei librării din anii '60, cititorul va câștiga o perspectivă profundă asupra modului în care ne construim fericirea și asupra compromisurilor pe care le facem fără să știm. Este o lectură ideală pentru fanii ficțiunii istorice cu accente psihologice, oferind o temă de reflecție ce persistă mult după închiderea volumului.

Despre autor

Cynthia Swanson este o scriitoare și designer americană, al cărei debut, The Bookseller, a devenit rapid un succes internațional, fiind tradus în peste unsprezece limbi și premiat cu WILLA Award for Historical Fiction. Stabilită în Denver, Colorado, Swanson a publicat proză scurtă în reviste literare de prestigiu precum 13th Moon și Kalliope, fiind nominalizată și la Pushcart Prize. Interesul său pentru atmosfera specifică orașului său natal și pentru nuanțele psihologice întunecate se reflectă și în contribuția sa la antologia Denver Noir, unde explorează latura mai aspră a mediului urban, temă care subminează discret și idila aparentă din viața alternativă a personajelor sale.

Descriere scurtă

A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of Sliding Doors, The Bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams.
Nothing is as permanent as it appears . . .
Denver, 1962: Kitty Miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life. She loves the bookshop she runs with her best friend, Frieda, and enjoys complete control over her day-to-day existence. She can come and go as she pleases, answering to no one. There was a man once, a doctor named Kevin, but it didn’t quite work out the way Kitty had hoped.
Then the dreams begin.
Denver, 1963: Katharyn Andersson is married to Lars, the love of her life. They have beautiful children, an elegant home, and good friends. It’s everything Kitty Miller once believed she wanted—but it only exists when she sleeps.
Convinced that these dreams are simply due to her overactive imagination, Kitty enjoys her nighttime forays into this alternate world. But with each visit, the more irresistibly real Katharyn’s life becomes. Can she choose which life she wants? If so, what is the cost of staying Kitty, or becoming Katharyn?
As the lines between her worlds begin to blur, Kitty must figure out what is real and what is imagined. And how do we know where that boundary lies in our own lives?

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1962: It may be the Swinging Sixties in New York, but in Denver—as in many other American cities—it’s different: being a single gal over thirty is almost bohemian. Still, thirty-eight-year-old Kitty Miller has come to terms with her unconventional life. She was involved, once, but things didn’t work out. Now she dedicates herself to the bookstore she runs, returning home each evening to her cozy apartment.
Then the dreams begin.
1963: Katharyn Andersson is married to Lars, the love of her life. They live in a picture-perfect home in a suburban area of Denver, the ideal place to raise their children. Katharyn’s world is exactly what Kitty once believed she wanted . . . but it exists only when she sleeps.
At first, Kitty enjoys her nighttime forays into this alternate world. But with each visit, Katharyn’s alluring life grows more real. As the lines between the two worlds begin to blur, Kitty faces an uncertain future. What price must she pay to stay? What is the cost of letting go?

Recenzii

“Cynthia Swanson’s novel will make you think about the paths you could have taken—but even more so, what you can learn from them to make your reality richer.” — Redbook Magazine
“What if? These words tantalize and haunt us. In The Bookseller, writing with a sharp-tinged empathic pen, Cynthia Swanson takes us on a startling journey where a woman is thrust into the alternative world that might have been, had she made different choices.” — Randy Susan Meyers, author of Accidents of Marriage
“Cynthia Swanson’s The Bookseller is both a delightful and haunting exploration of identity, love and loss. With great style and compassion, the author asks the age-old question: ‘What if my life were different?’ The answers in this affecting debut novel are truly surprising.” — Joanna Hershon, author of A Dual Inheritance
“I inhaled The Bookseller. I loved both of Kitty’s worlds, and refused to put the book down until I saw how the tension between the two worlds resolved. A deeply satisfying read.” — Ann Napolitano, author of A Good Hard Look
“Swanson masterfully crafts both Kitty’s and Katharyn’s worlds, leaving open the question of which of them is real until the final pages. Swanson’s evocative novel freshly considers the timeless question, ‘What if?’ ” — Publishers Weekly
“The novel delivers on its fantasy scenario like a modern-day fairy tale…. proves highly satisfying.” — USA Today
“Dexterously traversing past and present, fact and fiction, Swanson’s clever first novel ingeniously explores the inventive ways the human spirit copes with trauma.” — Booklist
“This is a stunner of a debut novel, astonishingly tight and fast paced. The 1960s tone is elegant and even, and Kitty/Katharyn’s journey is intriguing…. This will especially resonate with fans of the movie Sliding Doors and the authors Anna Quindlen and Anita Shreve.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Swanson’s debut novel is slightly mysterious and thoroughly engrossing, one of those books that will stay with the reader long after it is complete.” — Romantic Times
“This is the story of a woman coming to terms with who she is; both woman and novel are beautiful.” — Shelf Awareness
“. . . An accomplished first novel. It is interesting, intriguing, and ultimately satisfying.” — New York Journal of Books

Notă biografică

Cynthia Swanson is a writer and designer. She has published short fiction in 13th Moon, Kalliope, Sojourner, and other periodicals; her story in 13th Moon was a Pushcart Prize nominee. The Bookseller, her first novel, was an Indie Next pick and is being translated into eleven languages.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM PRODUCED BY JULIA ROBERTS
Nothing is as permanent as it appears...
Denver, 1962
Kitty Miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life.
She loves the bookshop she runs with her best friend, Frieda, and enjoys complete control over her day-to-day existence.
Then the dreams begin.
Denver, 1963
Katharyn Andersson is married to Lars, the love of her life.
They have beautiful children, an elegant home, and good friends.
It's everything Kitty Miller once believed she wanted - but it only exists when she sleeps. Convinced that these dreams are simply due to her overactive imagination, Kitty enjoys her nighttime forays into this alternate world.
But with each visit, the more irresistibly real Katharyn's life becomes.
Can she choose which life she wants? If so, what is the cost of staying Kitty, or becoming Katharyn?
A hauntingly powerful novel that freshly considers the timeless question - 'What if?'