While I'm Falling - Couverture souple

Moriarty, Laura

 
9781401310233: While I'm Falling
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1401310230 ISBN 13 : 9781401310233
Editeur : Hyperion, 2010

Synopsis

While I'm Falling deftly captures the moment a child realizes that growing up means being responsible for your parents' mistakes -- and preventing yourself from making the same ones. Laura Moriarty keeps getting better and better." -- Jodi Picoult, author of Handle with Care

In While I'm Falling, Laura Moriarty presents a compelling depiction of how one young woman's life changes when her family breaks up for good.

Ever since her parents announced that they're getting divorced, Veronica has been falling. Hard. A junior in college, she has fallen in love. She has fallen behind in her difficult coursework. She hates her job as counselor at the dorm, and she longs for the home that no longer exists. When an attempt to escape the pressure, combined with bad luck, lands her in a terrifying situation, a shaken Veronica calls her mother for help -- only to find her former foundation too preoccupied to offer any assistance at all.

But Veronica only gets to feel hurt for so long. Her mother shows up at the dorm with a surprising request -- and with the elderly family dog in tow. Boyfriend complications ensue, along with her father's sudden interest in dating. Veronica soon finds herself with a new set of problems, and new questions about love and independence.

Darkly humorous, beautifully written, and filled with crystalline observations about how families fall apart, While I'm Falling takes a deep look at the relationship between a daughter and a mother when one is trying to grow up and the other is trying to stay afloat.

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À propos de l'auteur

Laura Moriarty received her master's degree from the University of Kansas and was awarded the George Bennett Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy. She is the author of The Center of Everything and The Rest of Her Life. She lives in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Éditeur
Hyperion
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1401310230
ISBN 13 
9781401310233
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
HACHETTE LIVRE SA
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ISBN 10 :  1401302726 ISBN 13 :  9781401302726
Editeur : Grand Central Publishing, 2009
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