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The Hating Game

Autor Sally Thorne
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 aug 2016

Descoperim în The Hating Game o voce narativă vibrantă, care transformă banalul decor al unui birou într-un adevărat câmp de luptă emoțional. Povestea este construită pe contrastul izbitor dintre Lucy Hutton, o persoană dornică să placă tuturor, și Joshua Templeman, colegul său distant și meticulos, a cărui singură plăcere pare să fie destabilizarea ei. Ceea ce face acest roman distinct este modul în care Sally Thorne gestionează tensiunea acumulată; nu este vorba doar despre o simplă antipatie, ci despre un joc psihologic complex în care fiecare gest este interpretat și fiecare privire devine o provocare. Găsim aici o explorare onestă a modului în care ura poate masca, de fapt, o obsesie care seamănă periculos de mult cu dragostea. Ca și I Love You, I Hate You, romanul explorează dinamica rivalității profesionale și a comunicării dificile, dar dintr-o perspectivă mult mai senzuală și centrată pe interacțiunea fizică imediată din spațiul de lucru. În contextul operei sale, dacă în 99% Mine autoarea analiza atracția pentru cineva inaccesibil din trecut, aici ea mizează pe proximitatea forțată și pe transformarea unui inamic prezent într-un partener. The Hating Game reușește să evite clișeele facile prin dialoguri inteligente și o vulnerabilitate a personajelor care iese la iveală doar în momentele de criză, oferind o experiență de lectură cu un ritm alert și un ton care echilibrează perfect umorul cu momentele de intensitate romantică.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062439598
ISBN-10: 0062439596
Pagini: 376
Dimensiuni: 134 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Harper Collins Publ. USA
Colecția William Morrow

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Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care savurează tropul enemies-to-lovers și poveștile cu tensiune romantică ridicată. Este lectura ideală pentru cineva care caută o comedie romantică modernă, inteligent scrisă, ce transformă rivalitatea de la locul de muncă într-o poveste de dragoste memorabilă. Veți câștiga o perspectivă amuzantă asupra modului în care aparențele pot înșela în relațiile interpersonale.


Despre autor

Sally Thorne este o autoare contemporană care a cunoscut un succes fulminant odată cu debutul său în beletristică, fiind adesea comparată cu nume mari ale genului precum Sophie Kinsella. Deși background-ul său academic este unul riguros, fiind profesor universitar cu un doctorat în asistență medicală și cercetare calitativă, Thorne demonstrează o abilitate remarcabilă de a surprinde complexitatea emoțiilor umane în scrierile sale de ficțiune. Stilul său se caracterizează prin umor autoironic și o capacitate deosebită de a crea personaje feminine puternice, dar vulnerabile, elemente care se regăsesc și în alte lucrări ale sale precum Second First Impressions sau Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match.


Descriere scurtă

Now a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.
Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
                     2) A person’s undoing
                     3) Joshua Templeman
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude.
Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.

Recenzii

“‘Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love,’ says Lucy Hutton, who can’t stand fellow executive assistant Joshua. There’s only one place this could go…but it’s good fun getting there.” — People
“Sally Thorne satisfies hearts longing for laughter in their love stories….Their battle of wits is tremendously fun—acerbic and sexy and filled with tension. The result is a wicked, witty romance that will capture readers’ hearts long before Joshua manages to capture Lucy’s.” — Sarah MacLean, Washington Post
“Five feet tall and a total oddball, [Lucy] carries the plot by being engagingly self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny. There’s not even an infinitesimal flicker of doubt about where the story is headed, but along the way Thorne reveals an astute command of office politics and the often demeaning realities of workplace dynamics for women. The chemistry between Lucy and Joshua is also gratifying, with both seeming like fully conceived characters rather than passive stereotypes. If there’s nothing new to discern here, it’s at least a vibrant take on an old standard.” — New York Times Book Review
“If you miss romantic comedies, the kind that were so funny, you would pay $15 to see them in the theater—plus the cost of popcorn and candy—this novel will make you very happy indeed...The rising tension and Thorne’s biting dialogue will make you wish for the romantic comedies of days gone by—or just more books like this one.” — NPR Books
“A breezy tale perfect for a day at the beach, this one’s a real winner.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice. THE HATING GAME will take the rom-com world by storm. One of the best I’ve read, ever.” — Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
“Funny, smart, fresh, and thoroughly enjoyable from the first delicious page to the last. I highly recommend.” — Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
“Thorne is a strong writer and one to watch. Her debut will have readers rooting for both Lucy and Joshua in whatever games they play.” — Library Journal
“An addictive, dazzling debut. The Hating Game is bursting at the seams with love (and hate) and heart.” — Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author
“Deliciously fun and super sexy, Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game stole my life for two days. I couldn’t put it down until Lucy and Josh’s all-consuming hateship changed into a tentative friendship and then a juicy, tender, adorable love.” — Meghan McCain
“Be prepared to play the Charming Game with Sally Thorne. The irrepressible Lucy and her starchy, growly counterpart Joshua will win you over from the opening page.” — Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of the Cazelet Chronicles
“Some of you might have traveled to the beach for the sole purpose of escaping the office, but we think this funny and romantic workplace comedy just might change your mind…. we know you’ll find their story entertaining and sexy.” — Bookish
“Romantic comedy is harder than it looks. …[The Hating Game's] sharp, sexy… candy-like in the best way…it’s a very good quality romantic comedy.” — NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour
“If your reading catnip includes dialogue that crackles, cranky heroes with hidden depths, and vivid, self-assured heroines who take exactly zero crap from said hero, find yourself a copy of this book immediately.” — Sarah Wendell, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Notă biografică

Sally Thorne is the USA Today-bestselling author of The Hating Game. She spends her days climbing into fictional worlds of her own creation. She lives in Canberra, Australia with her husband in a house filled with vintage toys, too many cushions, a haunted dollhouse and the world's sweetest pug.

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'Charmingself-deprecatingquick-witted and funnyThe New York Times

'The next Sophie Kinsella' Bustle

Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman sit across from each other every day . . . and they hate each other.

Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. HATE. Lucy can't understand Joshua's joyless, uptight approach to his job and refusal to smile. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy's overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and desire to be liked.

Now they're up for the same promotion and Lucy, usually a determined people-pleaser, has had enough: it's time to take him down. But as the tension between Lucy and Joshua reaches its boiling point, it's clear that the real battle has only just begun . . .

This bestselling, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy is an unmissable, utterly loveable treat and is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella's MY NOT SO PERFECT LIFE or Jo Watson's LOVE TO HATE YOU

'Funny, sexy and instantly unputdownable' Paige Toon

'A smart and funny modern romance' Good Housekeeping