Современная зарубежная литература
Различные книги в жанре Современная зарубежная литератураMotherhood Made a Man Out of Me
Brooke and Mary Rose are best friends. Brooke is the mother of a six-month-old. Mary Rose is pregnant. Brooke is married to Lyle, though, at times, she wonders why. Mary Rose would be married if Ward, the father of her child, weren’t already. Ward and Brooke are cousins… A comedy of manners and biology, Karbo gives a laugh-out-loud look at the wonders of pregnancy and motherhood. It is a world where the women are fierce and strong and the men duck and cover; a world that is turned upside down when the expecting mother turns out a most unexpected child. Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me celebrates the courage and strength of women and the bonds that join them “in the motherhood.”
Дом сна
`Дом сна` – ироничный и виртуозно написанный роман о любви, одиночестве, утрате и безумии. У героев Коу запутанные отношения со сном – они спят слишком мало, слишком много, не спят вовсе, видят странные сны, не видят снов никогда… Двенадцать лет назад нарколептичка Сара, кинофанат Терри, маниакальный Грегори и романтик Роберт жили в мрачном особняке Эшдаун, где теперь располагается клиника по лечению нарушений сна. Жизнь разбросала их в разные стороны, но они по-прежнему связаны прочными нитями бессонницы и снов. После ряда странных и поразительных событий, чрезвычайно напоминающих запутанное сновидение, все четверо снова оказываются в Эшдауне и запускают пружину сюжета, который продуман с такой тщательностью, что большинство современных романов выглядят в сравнении с `Домом сна` зарисовками начинающих импрессионистов. Джонатан Коу – замечательный рассказчик, он подчиняет свои романы единому замыслу, когда абсолютно все: случайные встречи, внезапное появление памятных предметов – оказывается в конце плотно подогнано, а самые несерьезные разговоры наделены большим смыслом. Критики единодушно связывают с Джонатаном Коу будущее английской литературы. Его стиль – энергия, нежность, душевное тепло и комизм. Помимо прочих достоинств, `Дом сна` обладает еще и удивительной гипнотической силой.
Soul Song
Long ago when the first humans began to inhabit the earth, the first fae was created. Born of the earth, the fae’s purpose was to teach and assist man.
The fae soon became disenchanted by the brutality of man and left the human realm. Now they must return their youngest child to live among humankind once again.
Sawyer was created to be the perfect soul mate and to save the human realm. She must form a friendship with four men, because one among them is destined to become her soul mate. She must learn to control her vast powers, some of which are still unknown to her.
Sawyer waits, constantly feeling the pull of her soul mate, but unexpectedly begins to feel the pull of her own heart. Can she learn to control her powers in a world where she exists only in myth and fairy tales? Can she learn to control her own heart? Will she choose between the duty she was created for or her own heart? She must decide quickly because the night of her soul song is almost here.
A Rock And A Hard Place
This book is about the collective set of circumstances that drove the main character, Nathan, to make the choice to begin robbing banks. Nathan is an ex-con who is doing his best to live a square life and follow the rules. Along the way, he meets a vibrant, sexy lady named Brandy, and she has his nose wide open. Eventually they move in together. For this handsome couple, the future looks bright.
But an unexpected and sudden bout with a recurring illness causes Nathan to lose his job and puts a serious strain on both his finances and his relationship. Feeling like less than a man because of his inability to contribute to his household financially and due to the constant nagging and negativity and disrespect by Brandy, Nathan decides to rob just one bank to remedy his situation. But Nathan is an addict and was instantly addicted to the thrill and adrenaline rush caused by robbing that bank. Once he got started, stopping was never really an option.
The Amado Women
Southern California is ground zero for upwardly mobile middle-class Latinas. Matriarchs like Mercy Amado—despite her drunken, philandering (now ex-) husband—could raise three daughters and become a teacher. Now she watches helplessly as her daughters drift apart as adults. The Latino bonds of familia don't seem to hold. Celeste, the oldest daughter who won't speak to the youngest, is fiercely intelligent and proud. She has fled the uncertainty of her growing up in Los Angeles, California, to seek financial independence in San Jose. Her sisters did the same thing but very differently. Sylvia married a rich but abusive Anglo, and, to hide away, she immersed herself in the suburbia of her two young daughters. And Nataly, the baby, went very hip into the free-spirited Latino art world, working on her textile creations during the day and waiting on tables in an upscale restaurant by night. Everything they know comes crashing down in a random tragic moment and Mercy must somehow make what was broken whole again.Désirée Zamorano says that she was taken aback by the negative reaction to Sonia Sotomayor's «wise Latina» remark. And she is appalled by stereotypical rendering of Latinas in mainstream literature, saying that true-to-life middle-class Latinas are invisible in the fabric of American culture. Zamorano is a playwright, Pushcart Prize nominee for fiction, and the director of the Community Literacy Center at Occidental College. She also collaborates with InsideOut Writers, a program that works with formerly incarcerated youth.
