While Paris Slept: A mother faces a heartbreaking choice in this bestselling story of love and courage in World War 2
Autor Ruth Druarten Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 ian 2022
Traducerea acestui roman din limba engleză păstrează intactă cadența emoțională și tensiunea unei epoci în care fiecare decizie era o chestiune de viață și de moarte. „While Paris Slept” ne transportă în inima întunecată a anului 1944, pe un peron de gară unde un gest disperat de iubire devine punctul de plecare pentru o odisee morală ce se întinde pe parcursul unui deceniu. Considerăm că forța acestei scriituri rezidă în modul în care Ruth Druart fragmentează narațiunea între disperarea Franței ocupate și speranța fragilă a Californiei anilor '50. Ne-a atras atenția în mod deosebit figura lui Jean-Luc, un bărbat marcat fizic și psihic de război, a cărui liniște regăsită în Santa Cruz este amenințată de ecourile unei promisiuni făcute sub presiunea deportării. Imaginați-vă tensiunea din The Paris Daughter de Kristin Harmel, mutată într-un decor de introspecție post-război, unde întrebările despre cine are „dreptul” asupra unui copil devin sfâșietoare. Merită menționat că, deși este un debut, romanul dovedește o maturitate stilistică remarcabilă, evitând clișeele de gen prin focalizarea pe consecințele pe termen lung ale traumei. Față de următoarea sa lucrare, The Last Hours in Paris, care explorează legăturile născute în pragul eliberării, acest volum de debut se simte mult mai intim, fiind o meditație asupra modului în care supraviețuirea ne obligă la compromisuri imposibile. Ritmul este dozat cu grijă, alternând între suspansul evadării și procesul dureros al confruntării cu adevărul.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1472267974
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 128 x 204 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Headline
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Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
De ce să citești această carte
Pentru cititorii care caută o ficțiune istorică profundă, în linia romanelor semnate de Kristin Harmel sau Alexis Landau. Cartea oferă o perspectivă nuanțată asupra supraviețuirii și a eticii materne, demonstrând că eroismul nu înseamnă doar gesturi mari pe câmpul de luptă, ci și curajul de a lăsa trecutul să te găsească. Este o lectură care vă va provoca să reflectați la ce înseamnă cu adevărat sacrificiul.
Despre autor
Ruth Druart a crescut pe Insula Wight, dar legătura sa profundă cu spațiul francez s-a consolidat începând cu anul 1993, când s-a mutat la Paris. Cu o formație academică în psihologie la Universitatea din Leicester, Druart a profesat mulți ani în învățământ înainte de a se dedica total scrisului. Experiența sa de peste două decenii în capitala Franței îi permite să descrie atmosfera pariziană cu o acuratețe și o sensibilitate aparte, elemente care au transformat debutul său, While Paris Slept, într-un succes internațional apreciat de critici și cititori deopotrivă.
Descriere
On a platform in occupied Paris, a mother whispers goodbye.
It is the end.But also the beginning...
'What a book... Emotional and heartrending...absolutely phenomenal. I was on tenterhooks throughout. A wonderful achievement' JILL MANSELL
*** THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ***
'I absolutely loved it. An ingenious plot, wonderful believable characters and it moved me to tears. A fabulous read' LESLEY PEARSE
'An amazing story of love, resilience and the human spirit' TRACY REES
'You'll have your heart in your mouth and tears on your cheeks as it reaches its rich, life-affirming conclusion... Had me completely and utterly enraptured' LOUISE CANDLISH
'Brace yourself for a brilliant read. This will tug at your heartstrings' BEST
'Made me think and cry and rage and smile at mankind's capacity for both terrible, heartbreaking cruelty and beautiful, selfless love' NATASHA LESTER
'A heartbreaking debut' JANET SKESLIEN CHARLES, AUTHOR OF THE PARIS LIBRARY
Paris 1944
A young woman's future is torn away in a heartbeat. Herded on to a train bound for Auschwitz, in an act of desperation she entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger. All she has left now is hope.
Santa Cruz 1953
Jean-Luc thought he had left it all behind. The scar on his face a small price to pay for surviving the horrors of Nazi Occupation. Now, he has a new life in California, a family. He never expected the past to come knocking on his door.
On a darkened platform, two destinies become entangled. Their choice will change the future in ways neither could have imagined...
Beautiful. Powerful. Luminous. Unforgettable. A stunning portrait of the brutality of war and the tenacity of love. In the tradition of Virginia Baily's Early One Morning, M. L. Stedman's The Light Between Oceans and Heather Morris's The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
'Historical fiction fans, rejoice! A new voice has entered the arena and she's one to watch. A gripping tale of love and sacrifice. Perfectly paced and plotted, and evocatively written' Woman & Home
'A powerful and poignant debut from a brilliant and bold new novelist' Imogen Kealey, author of Liberation
JUST SOME OF THE FIVE-STAR REAL READER REVIEWS FOR WHILE PARIS SLEPT...
'I loved this novel, I'm still crying. A truly beautiful book that captures the meaning of parental love in all its forms. I highly recommend this book to all my book groups.*****'
'A heartbreaking and emotional read based around WW2. Absolutely fantastic. I have no hesitation in giving this 5 stars *****'
'This book was beautiful - a book on love and courage demonstrated in different ways, showing that there is no one way to love or be brave. I was unable to stop reading *****'
'I loved While Paris Slept. I finished the novel with tears in my eyes. An uplifting novel and will be great for book clubs' *****'
'Wow, what an emotional rollercoaster of a read. The characters so believable. Highly recommend'
Recenzii
Historical fiction fans, rejoice! A new voice has entered the arena and she's one to watch. A heartrending story told from the perspectives of two families living very different lives, it is also one of hope amid tragedy. Perfectly paced and plotted, and evocatively written
You'll have your heart in your mouth and tears on your cheeks as it reaches its rich, life-affirming conclusion. Both epic and intimate, this unexpected story had me completely and utterly enraptured
Brace yourself for a brilliant read. This will tug at your heartstrings
While Paris Slept made me think and cry and rage and smile at mankind's capacity for both beautiful, selfless love and terrible, heartbreaking cruelty. Prepare to be thoroughly engrossed in this compelling book
What a book, I absolutely loved it. An ingenious plot, wonderful believable characters and it moved me to tears. A fabulous read
A heartbreaking debut. The novel delves into eternal questions: How far will we go to protect our child? Is love holding tightly or letting go?
A powerful and poignant debut from a brilliant and bold new novelist
'A deeply moving and story of love and sacrifice. Unmissable'
Sunday Express
Paris 1944
A young woman's future is torn away in a heartbeat.
Herded on to a train bound for Auschwitz, in an act of desperation she entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger.
All she has left now is hope.
Santa Cruz 1953
Jean-Luc thought he had left it all behind.
The scar on his face a small price to pay for surviving the Nazi occupation.
Now, he has a new life in California, a family.
He never expected the past to come knocking on his door.
On a darkened platform, two destinies become entangled.
Their choice will change the future in ways neither could have imagined.
'I absolutely loved it and it moved me to tears'
Lesley Pearse
'This unexpected story had me utterly enraptured'
Louise Candlish
'Emotional and heartrending...absolutely phenomenal'
Jill Mansell
'Perfectly paced and plotted, and evocatively written'
Woman & Home
www.headline.co.uk
(twitter logo) @RuthDruart
£7.99
9781472267979
(also available in ebook and audio)
Cover credits...
Descriere scurtă
Sunday Express
Paris 1944
A young woman's future is torn away in a heartbeat.
Herded on to a train bound for Auschwitz, in an act of desperation she entrusts her most precious possession to a stranger.
All she has left now is hope.
Santa Cruz 1953
Jean-Luc thought he had left it all behind.
The scar on his face a small price to pay for surviving the Nazi occupation.
Now, he has a new life in California, a family.
He never expected the past to come knocking on his door.
On a darkened platform, two destinies become entangled.
Their choice will change the future in ways neither could have imagined.
'I absolutely loved it and it moved me to tears'
Lesley Pearse
'This unexpected story had me utterly enraptured'
Louise Candlish
'Emotional and heartrending...absolutely phenomenal'
Jill Mansell
'Perfectly paced and plotted, and evocatively written'
Woman & Home
www.headline.co.uk
(twitter logo) @RuthDruart
£7.99
9781472267979
(also available in ebook and audio)
Cover credits...
Notă biografică
Ruth Druart grew up on the Isle of Wight, moving away at the age of eighteen to study psychology at Leicester University. She has lived in Paris since 1993, where she has followed a career in teaching. She has recently taken a sabbatical, so that she can follow her dream of writing full-time.