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The Sea Gate

Autor Jane Johnson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 ian 2021

O scrisoare rătăcită. O casă care se prăbușește sub greutatea anilor. O bătrână izolată într-un spital, a cărei singură dorință este să revină la Chynalls. Subliniem urgența cu care Becky, protagonista, pătrunde în acest univers marcat de degradare și tăcere. Timpul nu are răbdare. Fiecare strat de vopsea decojit și fiecare podea care scârțâie scot la iveală fragmente dintr-un trecut violent, ancorat în tensiunea celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Notăm cum atmosfera devine sufocantă pe măsură ce Becky realizează că nu doar salvează o clădire, ci dezgroapă o istorie de familie care nu ar fi trebuit să vadă lumina zilei. Considerăm că forța acestui roman rezidă în dualitatea sa: pe de o parte, efortul fizic de a restaura o ruină, pe de altă parte, efortul psihologic de a înțelege sacrificiile Oliviei sub amenințarea războiului. Amintește de The Path to the Sea de Liz Fenwick prin decorul de coastă plin de melancolie și secretele transmise între generații de femei, dar se diferențiază prin ritmul alert de thriller și prezența unor elemente de suspans aproape gotice, precum pasajele secrete și descoperirile macabre. În contextul operei sale, The Sea Gate continuă explorarea spațiului cornish începută în The White Hare și Secrets of the Bees, rafinând tema casei ca depozitar al memoriei traumatice, o semnătură stilistică a lui Jane Johnson.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781982169336
ISBN-10: 1982169338
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:Export edition
Editura: Simon&Schuster

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această lectură celor care caută un roman de suspans istoric cu o atmosferă intensă. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă emoționantă asupra vieții pe coasta britanică în timpul războiului, totul sub forma unei anchete de familie contra-cronometru. Este o carte despre supraviețuire, despre cum zidurile pot păstra secrete mai bine decât oamenii și despre legăturile de sânge care nu pot fi renegate, indiferent de trecerea timpului.


Despre autor

Jane Johnson este o figură proeminentă în lumea editorială britanică, fiind editorul pentru Regatul Unit al unor autori legendari precum George R.R. Martin și J.R.R. Tolkien. Această expertiză în construcția narativă se reflectă în propriile sale romane, printre care se numără The Tenth Gift și The Sultan's Wife. Locuind între Cornwall și Maroc, Johnson îmbină frecvent rigoarea istorică cu o sensibilitate aparte pentru peisajele sălbatice. Deși bio-bibliografia sa include și lucrări academice despre autism, în beletristică este recunoscută pentru capacitatea de a țese mistere complexe în decoruri geografice spectaculoase.


Notă biografică

Jane Johnson is a novelist, historian, and publisher. She is the UK publisher of many bestselling authors, including George R.R. Martin. She has written for both adults and children, including the bestselling novels The Tenth Gift and The Salt Road. Jane is married to a Berber chef she met while climbing in Morocco. She divides her time between London, Cornwall, and the Anti-Atlas Mountains. Connect with her on Twitter @JaneJohnsonBakr, on Facebook @Jane-Johnson-Writer, on Instagram @JaneJohnsonBakrim, or visit her website at JaneJohnsonBooks.com.

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'A beautifully written and intriguing story that stayed with me long after I had turned the last page' Santa Montefiore.
'I wanted to live in this story. Jane Johnson writes with such grace and ease' Carol Drinkwater.
One house, two women, a lifetime of secrets...

Following the death of her mother, Becky begins the sad task of sorting through her empty flat. Starting with the letters piling up on the doormat, she finds an envelope post-marked from Cornwall. In it is a letter that will change her life forever. A desperate plea from her mother's elderly cousin, Olivia, to help save her beloved home.

Becky arrives at Chynalls to find the beautiful old house crumbling into the ground, and Olivia stuck in hospital with no hope of being discharged until her home is made habitable.

Though daunted by the enormity of the task, Becky sets to work. But as she peels back the layers of paint, plaster and grime, she uncovers secrets buried for more than seventy years. Secrets from a time when Olivia was young, the Second World War was raging, and danger and romance lurked round every corner...

The Sea Gate is a sweeping, spellbinding novel about the lives of two very different women, and the secrets that bind them together.

'I was completely swept up in this... Quite magical' Rachel Hore.

'I can't recommend it highly enough' Katie Fforde.

'I so enjoyed this. It's a treat!' Amanda Craig.

'A beautiful, evocative story... This had me in tears' Liz Fenwick.

Recenzii

From the moment I gazed at the beautiful jacket, I wanted to live this story. Jane Johnson writes with such grace and ease. The tale brings together two fascinating women from different generations who have much to give to one another, so many secrets to reveal. This novel is rich in intrigue and compassion. At its heart two delicate love stories intertwine. I loved The Sea Gate and highly recommend it
I've so enjoyed the hours I've spent reading the novel. I loved the warm, vivid characters, especially salty Olivia, and was completely swept up in this intriguing and beautifully researched mystery of wartime Cornwall. It was quite magical
Full of secrets, passion, and with two strong heroines, this book satisfies every need. It's utterly romantic and and page-turningly exciting. I can't recommend it highly enough
I so enjoyed this. The relationship between the two women of such very different generations, the parallel love affairs, the feeling of place are all so well done. It's a treat!
A beautiful evocative story capturing the darkness of Cornwall and its piercing beauty... This had me in tears'
A beautifully written and intriguing story that stayed with me long after I had turned the last page
The Sea Gate just blew me away. Utterly compelling and one of the few books for a long time that kept me reading deep into the night
Delving into Olivia's past in war-torn Cornwall, this transports you back in time
I relished this dual timeframe story pulled together with unexpected threads against a vivid Cornish backdrop. Olivia is an endearingly idiosyncratic character in her youth and old age and there are some deliciously sexy and romantic moments
A fast-paced twisty tale with lashings of drama, menace, bad deeds and romance
It is rare to find a dual narrative novel in which both strands of the narrative are equally compelling. Often the present day strand exists as a rather pallid framework for the epic narrative from the past. The Sea Gate is a remarkable exception... Each strand of the narrative is both a love story and a thriller in its own right... Dual narrative at its very best'
A beautiful generational story... A perfect fusion of history, romance and mystery, The Sea Gate is an atmospheric and heart-warming novel that's easy to lose yourself in'
[A] sweeping story... Powerful'
Set across two time-lines, this engaging adventure story is brimming with atmosphere and romance
A romantic novel, with suspense, crime, history and mystery... Intriguing... A holiday read, easy and undemanding from a writer I have always enjoyed'
Johnson's powers of description evoke the setting's living history and brings it to brilliant life. This sweeping saga is a must-read
Hidden bones, buried love, a house with a hidden passage to the sea and even a foul-mouthed parrot promises to make this tale from the Second World War [a] page-turner