Cynthia Freeman | Auteur

Officiële naam: Feinburg, Beatrice Cynthia Freeman
Geboortedatum: 1915-01-10
Overlijdensdatum: 1988-10-22
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: USA
Woonplaatsen: New York, New York, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Beroepen: interior decorator
Korte biografie: Beatrice Cynthia Freeman (January 10, 1915 - October 22, 1988) was an American novelist. She was born in New York City, where, as a young girl, she began writing books but abandoned writing to pursue a career running an interior decoration business. When poor health forced her to give up her business, she decided to dust off an old manuscript from childhood but discovered the cleaning lady had thrown it out. From memory, she rewrote the story.

Ms Freeman specialized in multi-generational stories of Jewish families, centering on a female protagonist. Her novel, "No Time For Tears," was No.10 on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1981 as determined by the New York Times. Her books were translated into thirty-three languages, selling more than twenty million copies worldwide.

Cynthia Freeman died of cancer in San Francisco in 1988, aged 73.

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Pode Servir o Vinho door Cynthia Freeman

Tudo começa com sua chegada a Nova York, vinda do interior, uma ingênua moça de 19 anos, aterrorizada com o gigantismo da cidade, totalmente insegura pelo pouco conhecimento que tinha de si própria e de suas origens. A história continua com o casamento e a maturidade, posteriormente com a inconsolável separação e o divórcio, e chega ao ponto máximo quando, já na casa dos 40, ela vem conhecer um homem que provoca uma mudança em sua vida, fazendo-a sentir não somente todo o legado de sua raça, como também oferecendo-lhe uma oportunidade para se realizar de maneira plena como mulher.… (meer)

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Pode Servir o Vinho door Cynthia Freeman

Tudo começa com sua chegada a Nova York, vinda do interior, uma ingênua moça de 19 anos, aterrorizada com o gigantismo da cidade, totalmente insegura pelo pouco conhecimento que tinha de si própria e de suas origens. A história continua com o casamento e a maturidade, posteriormente com a inconsolável separação e o divórcio, e chega ao ponto máximo quando, já na casa dos 40, ela vem conhecer um homem que provoca uma mudança em sua vida, fazendo-a sentir não somente todo o legado de sua raça, como também oferecendo-lhe uma oportunidade para se realizar de maneira plena como mulher.… (meer)

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O Inverno chegou door Cynthia Freeman

Conflitos de interesses e traição dão o tom a este romance. A autora apresenta a saga de uma família de advogados importante em Londres durante o período entre as duas guerras mundiais.

“Os personagens são extremamente complexos com sentimentos reais, o livro se passa entre duas guerras e a ficção se mistura com a realidade, nos levando a um final surpreendente”

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A World Full of Strangers: A Saga of Love &… door Cynthia Freeman

This saga of New York City, Chicago and San Francisco in the 1930's, 40's and 50's, of Jewish identity, prejudice and the cost of living a lie at the expense of your character is a real page turner, one that's tough to put down, and will make you sad, angry, empathetic and compassionate all at the same time.

You'll feel sorry for David Rezinetsky/Reid, even when you want to throttle him. Both tough and vulnerable, he lets his ambition get the better of him and makes a life choice without figuring the long term, which will later be felt by his wife, Katie and their son, Mark. Even when he has his own doubts, he feels compelled to stick to his deception, despite the cost.

The novel shows the passage of time through the changes in personality, as David loses the balance he had in keeping his ambitions from taking over his better self, while his love and desire go from down to earth Katie to sophisticated socialite Maggie Kent. Katie, meanwhile, changes from adoring wife to betrayed one, and in the process develops a stronger character and more forceful personality, as she refuses to be anyone's fool.

Meanwhile, their son Mark grows from a boy desperate for his father's time and attention to a young man who makes some discoveries about the past that affect his future and jeopardize his already precarious relationship with David.

There are minor characters that add to the story, like Chaim, Adrienne and Jim Fowler, each important in their own way.

My only complaint Maggie's marriage to Peter, which, considering her strong, independent character, I find implausible. Aside from that, this book is a great one, and shouldn't be passed up.… (meer)

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