Sunflower Forest (e-bog) af Hayden, Torey
Hayden, Torey (forfatter)

Sunflower Forest e-bog

45,63 DKK (inkl. moms 57,04 DKK)
Bestselling author Torey Hayden's novel poignantly tells of a daughter's attempt to grow up in the shadow of her mother's haunted past. Warm, melancholy and evocatively rendered this book captures the essence of a family touched by sadness.A haunting tale of a family who can't escape the consequences of their mother's tormented childhood. Hayden, a master storyteller, again turns her talent to ...
E-bog 45,63 DKK
Forfattere Hayden, Torey (forfatter)
Forlag Harper
Udgivet 10 juli 2012
Genrer BGA
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780007380275
Bestselling author Torey Hayden's novel poignantly tells of a daughter's attempt to grow up in the shadow of her mother's haunted past. Warm, melancholy and evocatively rendered this book captures the essence of a family touched by sadness.A haunting tale of a family who can't escape the consequences of their mother's tormented childhood. Hayden, a master storyteller, again turns her talent to fiction in this novel that combines a psychological thriller with a nuanced family drama.Lesley's Hungarian mother Mara - charming, childlike, lovable - is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences.Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers.But when Mara's psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother's remembered joy.