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Bezig met laden... The Centre of Winter (2005)door Marya Hornbacher
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This story stakes place in Motley, Mn in the late '60's. Claire and Arnold have two children. Esau and Kate are both very unique children. Esau, a 12 year old boy, suffers from a mental illness that is unnamed, but the description of his actions and thinking cause you to climb inside his head and understand his demons and fears. Little 6 year old Kate is a very precocious, opinionated child who has learned how to understand and care for her brother when he has one of his 'episodes'. Arnold is a Viet Nam vet dealing with his own demons and depression. He cannot escape his life, no matter how much he drinks, so he escapes permanently by "shooting his head off'. In trying to deal with this death, the neighbor, Donna and her son Davey become intertwined in the story. All the characters are so ready, especially the children, including Davey who is Kate's best friend. A stunning book! ( ) This is a powerful book. I read this after I read Ms. Hornbacher's memoir, "Madness" and I really felt that the mental illness described in this book is made real because of her personal experiences. The story deals with subjects that we can hardly deal with in real life. But at the same time, it is a hopeful novel, that invites the reader to recognize that life can go on with meaning, even in the face of tragedy. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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At the center of winter, in Motley, Minnesota, Arnold Schiller gives in to the oppressive season that reigns outside and also to his own inner demons -- he commits suicide, leaving a devastated family in his wake. Claire Schiller, wife and mother, takes shelter from the emotional storm with her husband's parents but must ultimately emerge from her grief and help her two young children to recover. Esau, her oldest, is haunted by the same darkness that plagued his father. At twelve years old, he has already been in and out of state psychiatric hospitals, and now, with the help of his mother and sister, he must overcome the forces that drive him deep into himself. But as the youngest, perhaps it is Katie who carries the heaviest burden. A precocious six-year-old who desperately wants to help her mother hold the family together, she will have to come to terms with the memory of her father, who was at once loving and cruel. Narrated alternately by Claire, Katie, and Esau, this powerful and passionate novel explores the ways in which both children and adults experience tragic events, discover solace and hope in one another, and survive. The Center of Winter finds humor in unlikely places and evokes the north -- its people and landscape -- with warmth, sensitivity, and insight. The story of three people who, against all odds, find their way out of the center of winter, Marya Hornbacher's debut novel will leave you breathless, tearful, and ultimately inspired. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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