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Ci sono estati che ti entrano sotto la pelle come ricordi eterni. Per il giovane Fielding Bliss quell'estate è il 1984, l'estate che cambierà per sempre la sua esistenza e quella di tutti gli abitanti di Breathed, Ohio. Qui, in una giornata dal caldo torrido, il diavolo arriva rispondendo all'invito pubblicato sul giornale locale da Autopsy Bliss, integerrimo avvocato convinto di saper distinguere il bene dal male, e padre di ...

Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this hypnotic novel tells the story of two sisters in rural Ohio facing a legacy of guilt, addiction and devastating family secrets . From the bestselling author of Betty.

Six women-mothers, daughters, sisters-gone missing. When the first is found floating dead in the river, it reveals the disturbing truth of a small Ohio town. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this harrowing and haunting novel tells the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims, from the internationally-bestselling author of Betty.Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fi...

Six women-mothers, daughters, sisters-gone missing. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this harrowing novel tells the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims, from the internationally best-selling author of Betty.Arcade and Daffodil are twins born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for escape, they form an unbreakable bond nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together, they dis...

Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. When the first is found floating dead in the river, it reveals the disturbing truth of a small Ohio town. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this harrowing and haunting novel tells the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims, from the internationally-bestselling author of Betty.Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With thei...

Arcade and Daffodil are bright things, twins born one minute apart who swore to always protect each other.Together, Arc and Daffy forge a world shot through with colour and wonder: a patch of grass becomes an archaeologist's dig, the toxic fumes emerging from the local paper mill are the dust rising from wild horses gallopping in the factory's basement, an abandoned 1950s convertible is a time machine that can take them and their friends anywh...

Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this hypnotic novel tells the story of two sisters in rural Ohio facing a legacy of guilt, addiction and devastating family secrets . From the bestselling author of Betty.

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Guardian, Glamour, GoopAn Entertainment Weekly Must-ReadA stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians about a young girl and the family truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life."A girl comes of age against the knife."So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a white mother and a Cherokee father, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The wo...

So engrossing! Betty is a page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story steeped in Cherokee history, told in undulating prose that settles right into you'Naoise Dolan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Exciting Times 'I felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it'Daisy Johnson, Booker Prize shortlisted author of Everthing Under'I loved Betty: I fell for its strong characters and was moved by the story it portrayed'Fiona Mozley, Bo...

A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians in which a young girl discovers stark truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life."A girl comes of age against the knife."So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence--both from outside the family, and also, deva...

A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians in which a young girl discovers stark truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life."A girl comes of age against the knife."So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence--both from outside the family, and also, deva...

NOT A STORY YOU WILL SOON FORGET' Karen Joy Fowler, author of Man Booker Prize finalist We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. After years on the road, searching in vain for a better life, the Carpenters return to their hometown of Breathed, Ohio, in northern Appalachia. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outsid...

A stunning, lyrical coming-of-age novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians in which a young girl, with only the compass of her father's imagination, must navigate racism, sexism, and the dark secrets that will haunt her for the rest of her life."A girl comes of age against the knife."So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in Arkansas in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight sib...

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De zomer van 1984 is er een om nooit te vergeten. Althans voor Fielding Bliss, dertien jaar. Die zomer teistert een hittegolf zijn woonplaats Breathed in Ohio. Die zomer wordt hij vrienden met Sal, een gehavende dertienjarige, die beweert de duivel te zijn. Fieldings familie neemt de jongen in huis maar niet iedereen is opgetogen over zijn komst. Roddels verspreiden zich en de spanningen lopen op, net als de temperatuur. Als ook vreemde incide...

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