22 Britannia Road: A Novel - Couverture souple

Hodgkinson, Amanda

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0143121049 ISBN 13 : 9780143121046

Editeur : Penguin Books, 2012

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

An affecting story, extremely well told (The Times )

The characters are so convincing and the writing's so unshowily accomplished that it soon becomes something gripping. An admirable debut (Daily Mail )

Harrowing, terrifying, heartbreaking, incredibly moving. Prepare to be left teary-eyed more than once (Stylist )

Riveting, luminous (New York Times Book Review )

A stark and beautiful book, alive to the compromises, deceptions and passions that traumatic situations can demand from the most circumspect of people (Marie Claire )

A most accomplished first novel. Powerful story-telling and entirely convincing in its evocation of post-war England. Very good (Penelope Lively )

[A] powerful debut (Sunday Times Culture Magazine )

Keep your Kleenex handy reading 22 Britannia Road (Grazia )

Convincing and touchingly portrayed (Independent on Sunday )

A riveting historical novel, set in post-WWII England, about a Polish couple reunited after enduring - and committing - crimes of love and war (Oprah.com )

Présentation de l'éditeur :

"Hodgkinson's portrait of the primal bond between mother and child . . . leaves an indelible impression." —The New York Times Book Review

Debuting its first week on the New York Times bestseller list and earning comparisons to Sophie's Choice and Sarah's Key, 22 Britannia Road is an astonishing first novel that powerfully chronicles one family's struggle to create a home in the aftermath of war.

With World War II finally over, Silvana and her seven-year-old son, Aurek, board the ship that will take them to England, where Silvana's husband, Janusz—determined to forget his ghosts—has rented a little house at 22 Britannia Road. But after years spent hiding in the forests of Poland, Aurek is wild, almost feral. And for Silvana, who cannot escape the painful memory of a shattering wartime act, forgetting is not a possibility.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143121049
• ISBN 13: 9780143121046
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336