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Siamo qui per risvegliarci dall'illusione della separatezza": così suona un pensiero del monaco zen Thich Nhat Hanh. A volte basta un piccolo evento, a volte è necessario un lungo cammino per squarciare il velo dell'illusione e capire che siamo soltanto parte di un tutto. Quando, ad esempio, nel 1944 John Bray cade in silenzio nel cielo notturno della Francia, non immagina certo che la sua caduta segnerà il destino di tante vite negli anni a v...

An exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy. Over the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people's stories. With these personal accounts as a starting point, he has crafted a powerful collection of short fiction that takes readers into the innermost lives of everyday people. From a family saved from ruin by a mysterious benefactor, to a downtrodden boxer who shows unexpected kindness to a...

Een Duitse soldaat, een Amerikaanse soldaat - en geen van beiden haalt de trekker over. Deze ogenschijnlijk simpele daad van barmhartigheid op een Frans slagveld tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog beïnvloedt het nageslacht van twee zeer verschillende mannen. Geïnspireerd door een waar gebeurd verhaal laat Simon Van Booy zien hoe de levens van uiteenlopende mensen met elkaar verbonden zijn: de Duitse infanterist Hugo, zijn eenzame buurjongetje Dan...

Eine kleine Bäckerei in Paris, mitten in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Ein unbekannter Soldat übergibt einer jungen Frau ein Neugeborenes ohne Namen und verschwindet. Mit sieben Jahren erfährt Martin von seinen Zieheltern, dass er ihnen in den Unruhen des Krieges von einem Fremden anvertraut wurde. Von nun an lässt ihn die Frage nach seiner Herkunft nicht mehr los. Er braucht Jahre, um sein Schicksal zu begreifen - und er braucht sein ga...

Centring around a simple act of courage on the battlefield in the heart of France during WWII, this is a gripping and emotional novel inspired by real events. From the author of "Everything Beautiful Began After" and "Love Begins In Winter", both of which won awards. 'Van Booy writes with muted, unsentimental elegance about the impulses that bind us together' "The Sunday Times" *Also appeared in February Buyer's Notes*

The characters in Simon Van Booy's The Illusion of Separateness discover at their darkest moments of fear and isolation that they are not alone, that they were never alone, that every human being is a link in a chain we cannot see. This gripping novel—inspired by true events—tells the interwoven stories of a deformed German infantryman, a lonely British film director, a young, blind museum curator, two Jewish American newlyweds separated by wa...

Ein berührender Roman darüber, wie man den einen Menschen findet, für den man bereit ist, sich einer der größten Herausforderungen zu stellen: sich selbst zu ändern.Ein kleines Mädchen, das seine Eltern zu früh verloren hat. Ein Mann, gebrandmarkt vom Leben und zurückgezogen. Als Jason seine Nichte Harvey bei sich aufnimmt, wissen beide nicht, wie ihr Alltag zu zweit aussehen wird. Doch die Freude, die mit dem Mädchen einkehrt, lässt Jason ahn...

When devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met—a disabled felon, haunted by a violent act he can't escape.Moving between past and present, Father’s Day weaves together the story of Harvey’s childhood on Long Island and her life as a young woman in Paris. Written in raw, spare prose that personifies th...

A strong voice full of poetic, timeless grace. San Francisco ExaminerWhen devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met a disabled felon, haunted by a violent act he can t escape.Moving between past and present, Father s Day weaves together the story of Harvey s childhood on Long Island and her life as a ...

Siamo qui per risvegliarci dall'illusione della separatezza": così suona un pensiero del monaco zen Thich Nhat Hanh. A volte basta un piccolo evento, a volte è necessario un lungo cammino per squarciare il velo dell'illusione e capire che siamo soltanto parte di un tutto. Quando, ad esempio, nel 1944 John Bray cade in silenzio nel cielo notturno della Francia, non immagina certo che la sua caduta segnerà il destino di tante vite negli anni a v...

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Na zijn ontslag uit de gevangenis knoopt ex-motorbendelid Jason de eindjes aan elkaar door spullen van rommelmarkten te verkopen op eBay. Contact met vrienden of familie heeft hij nauwelijks meer, boos en gewelddadig als hij is. Dan belt een maatschappelijk werker: de broer en schoonzus die hij al meer dan tien jaar niet heeft gesproken zijn omgekomen bij een auto-ongeluk. Jason wordt belast met de zorg voor hun zesjarige dochter Harvey, van w...