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Paula McLain cements herself as THE writer of historical fictional memoir with Circling the Sun, giving vivid voice to Beryl Markham, a singular, extraordinary woman . . . In McLain's confident hands, Markham crackles to life, and we readers truly understand what made a woman so far ahead of her time believe she had the power to soar' Jodi PicoultAs a child, Beryl Markham is brought to Kenya from Edwardian England by parents dreaming of a new ...

Die Frau, die den Himmel bezwang.Aufgewachsen als Tochter eines Lords im afrikanischen Busch, interessiert sich die junge Beryl nicht für Seidenkleider und Etikette. Dafür ist sie stark und mutig und hat von ihrem Vater alles über Pferde gelernt. Doch im britischen Protektorat - dem späteren Kenia - der vorigen Jahrhundertwende ist kein Platz für solch ein ungezähmtes Mädchen. Bis sie in Karen Blixen eine Seelenverwandte findet - und in deren ...

As a child, Beryl Markham is brought to Kenya from Edwardian England by parents dreaming of a new life on an African farm, only two years later, her mother has abandoned the family and returned home. Neglected daughter, scourge of governesses, serial absconder from boarding school, by the age of sixteen Beryl has been catapulted into a disastrous marriage, emerging from the wreckage vowing to take charge of her own destiny.Circling the Sun tak...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS • "Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be captivated by Circling the Sun, which . . . is both beautifully written and utterly engrossing."-Ann Patchett, Country Living This powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of Out of Africa-1920s Kenya-an...

In the long, hot Illinois summer of 1973, insecure, motherless Jamie falls under the dangerous spell of her older, more worldly cousin Fawn, who's come to stay with Jamie and her uncle as penance for committing an "unmentionable act.”It is a time of awakenings and corruptions, of tragedy and loss, as Jamie slowly discovers the extent to which Fawn will use anything and anyone to further her own ends—and recognizes, perhaps too late, her own co...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "A beautiful portrait of being in Paris in the glittering 1920s-as a wife and as one's own woman."-Entertainment Weekly A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures the love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • Chicago Tribune • NPR • The Philadelphia Inquirer • Kirkus Reviews • The Toronto Sun ...

A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness-until she meets Ernest Hemingway and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS • "Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be captivated by Circling the Sun, which . . . is both beautifully written and utterly engrossing."-Ann Patchett, Country Living Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly an...

Ottobre 1920. A Chicago, arriva dalla natia Oak Park un ragazzo di vent'anni alto e snello, con splendidi occhi castani, capelli nerissimi e una fossetta sulla guancia sinistra. A casa della famiglia Smith dov'è ospite, il ragazzo, che si chiama Ernest Hemingway, incanta gli astanti coi suoi racconti sulla Grande Guerra. Rapita più di tutti dall'aria spavalda e dallo sguardo scintillante del ragazzo è un'amica di Kate Smith: Hadley Richardson,...

Ottobre 1920. A Chicago, arriva dalla natia Oak Park un ragazzo di vent'anni alto e snello, con splendidi occhi castani, capelli nerissimi e una fossetta sulla guancia sinistra. A casa della famiglia Smith dov'è ospite, il ragazzo, che si chiama Ernest Hemingway, incanta gli astanti coi suoi racconti sulla Grande Guerra. Rapita più di tutti dall'aria spavalda e dallo sguardo scintillante del ragazzo è un'amica di Kate Smith: Hadley Richardson,...

Less of Her is informed by a knowledge of irredeemable loss. While its poems record diminishment and imminent disappearances, they strike notes of survival and triumph, mining despair and longing for small winnings. In this collection of female voices, grief and the sadnesses of desire are catalysts, but love consoles, redeems, make[s] everything sing. These humane and ageless poems demand our attention.

Nel 1904, i Clutterbuck lasciano l'Inghilterra e, navigando per settemila miglia fino al porto di Mombasa, raggiungono Nairobi, e da lì la "terra imperiale" che Charles Clutterbuck ha comprato a buon prezzo. La terra si riduce a seicento ettari di macchia incolta e a tre capanne esposte alle intemperie. Data la vicinanza all'equatore, non esiste il crepuscolo. Il giorno diventa notte nel giro di pochi minuti. In lontananza si sentono gli elefa...

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A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness-until she meets Ernest Hemingway and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where...

In the tradition of Jo Ann Beard's "Boys of My Youth, " and Mary Karr's"The"Liar's Club, " Paula McLain has written a powerful and haunting memoir about the years she and her two sisters spent as foster children. In the early 70s, after being abandoned by both parents, the girls were made wards of the Fresno County, California court and spent the next 14 years-in a series of adoptive homes. The dislocations, confusions, and odd pleasures of an...