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L'AUTRICE Kristin Hannah, pluripremiata autrice di più di venti romanzi, è amatissima negli Stati Uniti. Uscito il 3 febbraio 2015, L'Usignolo si è piazzato subito al terzo posto della Top ten del New York Times dove è rimasto per oltre trenta settimane. Ha venduto oltre un milione di copie, è in corso di pubblicazione in trenta paesi ed è stato selezionato tra i cinque migliori libri del 2015 per Amazon. Insomma, ha letteralmente conquistato il cuore delle lettrici, che su Amazon e Goodreads hanno fatto sentire la loro voce attraverso più di trentamila recensioni.
Texas, 1934. Milioni di persone sono rimaste senza lavoro e la siccità ha distrutto le Grandi Pianure. Gli agricoltori stanno combattendo per non perdere le loro terre e la loro fonte di sostentamento, dal momento che le coltivazioni avvizziscono irrimediabilmente, l'acqua si sta prosciugando e le tempeste di polvere e sabbia minacciano di seppellirli tutti. Uno dei periodi più bui della Grande Depressione, l'era del Dust Bowl, è arrivato come un'implacabile vendetta.
In questo tempo incerto e pericoloso, Elsa Martinelli, una donna e madre coraggiosa, cerca in tutti i modi di salvare la sua famiglia e la fattoria dove vive, l'unica vera casa che abbia mai avuto. A un certo punto, però, come tanti suoi vicini, è costretta a fare una scelta angosciosa: continuare a combattere per la terra che ama o andare a ovest, in California, alla ricerca di una vita migliore. Per dare un futuro ai suoi figli decide di partire, ma il viaggio è estenuante e difficile, e l'arrivo ancora di più: la situazione in California non è così facile come Elsa credeva.
Ampi e abbaglianti, i campi senza grano delle Grandi Pianure prendono vita in questo romanzo potente e indimenticabile, che è una parabola di difficoltà e nuovi inizi e al tempo stesso la narrazione epica del fallimento di un sogno, ora più che mai emblematico, e della speranza che ciononostante non viene mai meno.
I venti di sabbia è un ritratto indelebile dell'America e del Sogno Americano, visto attraverso gli occhi di una donna indomabile il cui coraggio e sacrificio arriveranno a definire una generazione.
Quando Ernt Allbright torna dalla guerra del Vietnam è un uomo profondamente instabile. Dopo aver perso l'ennesimo posto di lavoro, prende una decisione impulsiva: trasferirsi con tutta la famiglia nella selvaggia Alaska, l'ultima frontiera americana, e cominciare una nuova vita. Sua figlia Leni, tredici anni, è nel pieno del tumulto adolescenziale: soffre per i continui litigi dei genitori e spera che questo cambiamento porti a tutti un futuro migliore. Mentre Cora, sua moglie, è pronta a fare qualsiasi cosa per l'uomo che ama, anche se questo vuol dire seguirlo in un'avventura sconosciuta. All'inizio l'Alaska sembra la risposta ai loro bisogni: in un remoto paesino, gli Allbright si uniscono a una comunità di uomini e donne estremamente temprati, fieri di essere autosufficienti in un territorio così ostile. Però quando l'inverno avanza e il buio invade ogni cosa, il fragile stato mentale di Ernt peggiora e il delicato equilibrio della famiglia comincia a vacillare. Ora, i tanto temuti pericoli esterni - il ghiaccio, la mancanza di provviste, gli orsi - sembrano nulla in confronto alle minacce che provengono dall'interno del loro nucleo famigliare. Chiusi in un rifugio angusto, ricoperto di neve e immerso in una notte che può durare fino a diciotto ore, Leni e sua madre devono affrontare una cruda verità: sono sole. In quel luogo feroce, ai confini del mondo, non c'è nessuno che possa salvarle.
Kristin Hannah ci regala ancora una volta un'epica storia d'amore e sopravvivenza, un ritratto intimo di una famiglia messa a dura prova nel disperato tentativo di salvarsi da se stessa. Scritto con una prosa elegante e avvolgente e animato da personaggi vivissimi che arriviamo a conoscere nel profondo, Il grande inverno ci conduce in una terra dove bellezza e pericolo sono una cosa sola, per raccontarci la storia di una madre e una figlia, due eroine indimenticabili in lotta con una natura selvaggia e le paure più grandi dell'animo umano.
“A tender, beautifully told story of emotional growth, forgiveness [and] the possibility of miracles.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her mother—a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she was born. Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy. Years earlier Angel abandoned Madelaine—and fatherhood—to go in search of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayed—as a patient in dire need.
Adolescenti negli anni Settanta, Kate Mularkey e Tully Hart erano inseparabili.
Lo sono state per decenni. Ma tutto finisce, e ora Tully si trova a gestire la perdita della sua migliore amica, a cui ha fatto una promessa. Poi c'è Marah, la figlia di Kate, distrutta dal dolore. E infine Dorothy, la madre di Tully, una donna instabile che nasconde un segreto. Tre generazioni, tre donne ferite che per iniziare una nuova vita hanno bisogno l'una dell'altra. E forse di un miracolo...
In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature.
#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller (February 2018)
A People “Book of the Week”
Buzzfeed’s “Most Anticipated Women’s Fiction Reads of 2018”
Seattle Times’s “Books to Look Forward to in 2018”
Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.
Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future.
In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomers’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources.
But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own.
True Colors is New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah's most provocative, compelling, and heart-wrenching story yet. With the luminous writing and unforgettable characters that are her trademarks, she tells the story of three sisters whose once-solid world is broken apart by jealousy, betrayal, and the kind of passion that rarely comes along.
The Grey sisters have always been close. After their mother's death, the girls banded together, becoming best friends. Their stern, disapproving father cares less about his children than about his reputation. To Henry Grey, appearances are everything, and years later, he still demands that his daughters reflect his standing in the community.
Winona, the oldest, needs her father's approval most of all. An overweight bookworm who never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that has been in her family for three generations, she knows that she doesn't have the qualities her father values. But as the best lawyer in town, she's determined to someday find a way to prove her worth to him.
Aurora, the middle sister, is the family peacemaker. She brokers every dispute and tries to keep them all happy, even as she hides her own secret pain.
Vivi Ann is the undisputed star of the family. A stunningly beautiful dreamer with a heart as big as the ocean in front of her house, she is adored by all who know her. Everything comes easily for Vivi Ann, until a stranger comes to town. . . .
In a matter of moments, everything will change. The Grey sisters will be pitted against one another in ways that none could have imagined. Loyalties will be tested and secrets revealed, and a terrible, shocking crime will shatter both their family and their beloved town.
With breathtaking pace and penetrating emotional insight, True Colors is an unforgettable novel about sisters, rivalry, forgiveness, redemption---and ultimately, what it means to be a family.
'Kristin Hannah is a classic storyteller and The Four Winds sees her at the top of her game.' - Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library
‘Powerful and compelling’ – Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing
'A story of love, family, unbreakable bonds, bravery and hope. I loved this book so much!' - Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo
She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times . . .
Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she’d yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa’s world is shattered to the winds.
Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey? Or will their experience challenge every ounce of strength they possess?
From the overriding love of a mother for her child, the value of female friendship and the ability to love again – against all odds – Elsa’s incredible journey is a story of survival, hope and what we do for the ones we love.
The Four Winds, an instant New York Times number one bestseller and 2022 Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, is a deeply moving story about the strength and resilience of women and the bond between mother and daughter, by the multi-million-copy number one bestselling author of The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah.
Praise for Kristin Hannah:
‘A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival’ – Kate Morton
‘A masterclass’ – Karen Swan
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What readers LOVE about The Four Winds:
‘Everyone should read this book. This is the new American classic’
‘It will break your heart and bring you to tears. It will also be one of the best books you read all year!’
‘This is historical fiction at its best: compelling, compassionate, enraging and courageous. I absolutely loved this book!’
‘Gripping and captivating . . . heartbreaking and inspiring’
‘We fall in love with a warrior who finds her power and strength, surrounded by love. Beautiful’
‘BRAVO to the author, this is her best work yet’
“[Kristin] Hannah is superb at delving into the characters' psyches and delineating nuances of feeling.”—Washington Post Book World
Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. She has since become a famous radio talk-show host and newspaper columnist beloved for her moral advice. Her youngest daughter, Ruby, is a struggling comedienne who uses her famous mother as fuel for her bitter, cynical humor. When the tabloids unearth a scandalous secret from Nora's past, their estrangement suddenly becomes dramatic: Nora is injured in an accident and a glossy magazine offers Ruby a fortune to write a tell-all about her mother. Under false pretenses, Ruby returns home to take care of the woman she hasn't spoken to for almost a decade.
Nora insists they retreat to Summer Island in the San Juans, to the lovely old house on the water where Ruby grew up, a place filled with childhood memories of love and joy and belonging. There Ruby is also reunited with her first love and his brother. Once, the three of them had been best friends, inseparable. Until the summer that Nora had left and everyone's hearts had been broken. . . .
What began as an expose evolves, as Ruby writes, into an exploration of her family's past. Nora is not the woman Ruby has hated all these years. Witty, wise, and vulnerable, she is desperate to reconcile with her daughter. As the magazine deadline draws near and Ruby finishes what has begun to seem to her an act of brutal betrayal, she is forced to grow up and at last to look at her mother--and herself--through the eyes of a woman. And she must, finally, allow herself to love.
Summer Island is a beautiful novel, funny, tender, sad, and ultimately triumphant.
Meredith e Nina Whitson sono due sorelle molto diverse: una si dedica ai figli e al meleto di famiglia; l'altra è una fotoreporter giramondo. A unirle è l'amore per il padre; così, quando lui si ammala, entrambe si ritrovano al suo capezzale, sotto lo sguardo gelido della madre Anya. È proprio lei a condurle verso un antico segreto di famiglia, raccontando la storia di una ragazza vissuta nella Leningrado dilaniata dalla guerra, sepolta dalla neve, dove le donne erano disposte a tutto pur di salvare i propri figli e se stesse.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Kristin Hannah is beloved by readers around the world for her unique blend of powerful emotion and exquisite storytelling. In Comfort & Joy, she offers a modern-day fairy tale—the story of a woman who gets a miraculous chance at happiness.
Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she can’t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforest, Joy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behind—to just walk away—and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined.
In the small town of Rain Valley, six-year-old Bobby O’Shea is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Unable to handle the loss, Bobby has closed himself off from the world, talking only to his invisible best friend. His father Daniel is beside himself, desperate to help his son cope. Yet when the little boy meets Joy, these two unlikely souls form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and Daniel heal, Joy finds herself again.
But not everything is as it seems in quiet Rain Valley, and in an instant, Joy’s world is ripped apart, and her heart is broken. On a magical Christmas Eve, a night of impossible dreams and unexpected chances, Joy must find the courage to believe in a love—and a family—that can’t possibly exist, and go in search of what she wants . . . and the new life only she can find.
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