The Turtle Catcher - Couverture rigide

Helget, Nicole Lea

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ISBN 10 : 0618753125 ISBN 13 : 9780618753123

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Helget Nicole Lea

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"The book’s setting is vivid and the historical elements well done. Helget makes the wartime conflict between Anglo and German immigrants understandable in ways I never got out of a history textbook. If you are a fan of nonlinear storytelling and plots that tread on the dark side of the line, you will enjoy this first novel."--B. J. Sedlock, Historical Novels Review "The first twenty-six pages of Nicole Helget’s The Turtle Catcher are so intense that you will find yourself gasping for air while reading them, having become so engrossed you forget to breathe . . . What I loved so much about this book is that even though it takes place in turn of the century Minnesota, the issues the Richters struggle with are timeless . . . I have yet to get to that magical mix of stoicism and magic that make this story so engaging, so compelling, and some how beautiful in it’s unemotional portrayal of life in Minnesota. I’m back to I liked it, because it’s good. It is good." --Jodi Chromey, Minnesota Reads "One mark of a good book is that it keeps you up all night reading it. But if it’s nearly dawn and the book is closed and you still can’t sleep, the book’s either brilliant or scary as hell. Nicole Helget’s first novel, The Turtle Catcher, is both . . . The writing . . . is so beautifully done that it’s hard to look away, even when Helget’s words describe the most grievous brutality, both real and fiction. The book is pure fairy tale at times, magic and evil all at once." --MinnPost.com

"Stunning . . . A fully fleshed family epic with a just-right touch of magical realism pulling the themes together in the recurrent turtle metaphor, The Turtle Catcher is a novel of style, depth, and clarity from the most promising Minnesota writer in a generation." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"Helget establishes the setting beautifully, pulling the reader immediately into the social miliue of the small town . . . [The Turtle Catcher is] melancholy but enjoyable." --Publishers Weekly

"Historical fiction with a slight touch of magical realism, The Turtle Catcher is a moving portrait of difficult times and vividly realized characters." --Booklist

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A standout fiction debut by a prize-winning young writer whose memoir, The Summer of Ordinary Ways, was a favorite of critics and booksellers Nicole Helget’s fierce and lyrical memoir of growing up on a Minnesota dairy farm received widespread acclaim.
People magazine hailed the young author’s ability to “take the messiest of lives and fashion something beautiful.”Here, in her first novel,Helget turns her extraordinary sensibility to a haunting love story with a heinous crime at its core.
In a rural Minnesota town of German immigrants in the tumultuous days ofWorldWar I, The Turtle Catcher brings together two misfits from warring clans. Liesel, the one girl in the upstanding family of Richter boys, harbors a secret about her body that thwarts all hope for a normal life.Her closest friend is Lester, the “slow” boy in the raffish Sutter family, a gentle, kind soul who spends his days trapping turtles in the lake. Yearning for human touch in the wake of her parents’ deaths, Liesel turns to her only friend—leading her brother, just returned from the war, to an act that will haunt not only both families but the entire town.
Helget’s novel is a story of loyalty and betrayal that, like her earlier book, proves her uncommon understanding of the natural world and human frailties. Both moving and heartfelt, The Turtle Catcher confirms this young writer’s exceptional talent.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0618753125
• ISBN 13: 9780618753123
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304