Современная зарубежная литература
Различные книги в жанре Современная зарубежная литератураСемь или восемь смертей Стеллы Фортуны
Для Стеллы Фортуны смерть всегда была частью жизни. Ее детство полно странных и опасных инцидентов – такие банальные вещи, как приготовление ужина или кормление свиней неизбежно приводят к фатальной развязке. Даже ее мать считает, что на Стелле лежит какое-то проклятие. Испытания делают девушку крепкой и уверенной, и свой волевой характер Стелла использует, чтобы защитить от мира и жестокого отца младшую, более чувствительную сестренку Тину. На пороге Второй мировой войны семейство Фортуна уезжает в Америку искать лучшей жизни. Там двум сестрам приходится взрослеть бок о бок, и в этом новом мире от них многого ожидают. Скоро Стелла понимает, что ее жизнь после всех испытаний не будет ничего стоить, если она не добьется свободы. Но это именно то, чего семья не может ей позволить ни при каких обстоятельствах…
Private Means
LeFavour’s fiction debut is an upmarket literary crossover book with a ton of beach-read potential. Will appeal to fans of marriage-gone-awry novels such as The Vacationers by Emma Straub, Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, and the work of Nora Ephron, Anita Shreve, Meg Wolitzer, and Anna Quindlen. A renowned memoirist and James Beard award-winning cookbook author, LeFavour has a burgeoning readership and many fans in the literary world. Her memoir Lights On, Rats Out , received a rave full page NYTBR review from Daphne Merkin, was featured in People and Harper’s Bazaar , and was a Kirkus Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction and An Amazon Best Book of the Month. Set over the course of one summer, starting on Memorial Day weekend and ending on Labor Day, Private Means follows two privileged married intellectuals who find themselves at odds with one another and dare to look elsewhere for thrills. LeFavour matches poignant and intellectual insights into human behavior with fast-paced prose and a page-turning, sexy plot.We have a rave blurb from Elizabeth Gilbert who compares Private Means to Cheever and McEwan, and we have two more blurbs coming from Claire Dederer and Michael Cunningham.
The Family Album
As Cynthia ruminates on her changing circumstances, life forces her to take a look at those she calls family. A former literary notable, Cynthia Wilkes is looking down the barrel of an empty nest, an empty desk, and an endless supply of empty pages when an unlikely protégé comes calling, setting in motion a chain of events that will force Cynthia, and those closest to her, to redefine the idea of family and of self. This novel is a humorous look at the creation and reconstruction of family and the lingering hold of the people we keep close and those we try to let go … the siblings and step-siblings, parents and step-parents, spouses and exes, the friends, the colleagues, and the others we call family.
Kismet 3
Savannah was everything Dre wanted in a woman: beautiful, educated, independent, and classy. On top of that, she was the best lover Dre had ever had. It had to be Kismet that brought these two together because karma would have never allowed it. Savannah had made too many negative deposits into karma’s bank without any withdrawals to end up with a good man like Dre. Perhaps, karma and kismet were in cahoots.<BR /><BR /> There was a lot about Savannah that Dre didn’t know initially, like her non-nurturing, revenge-seeking, conniving, and unfaithful ways. Nor did Dre know that he had fallen in love with karma’s new prey on the eve of her receiving a taste of everything she had dished out. However, there was also a lot about Dre that Savannah didn’t know, nor did she take the time to find out. Two facets in particular were his low tolerance for infidelity and zero tolerance for lies! After pushing Dre over the edge multiple times with both, what will she do when he volunteers to jump off?
