The Story of Beautiful Girl
The beloved Richard and Judy Book Club pick
(Sprache: Englisch)
Pennsylvania, 1968.
'Hide her.'
Two words that would change all of their lives - for ever.
'Hide her.'
Two words that would change all of their lives - for ever.
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Pennsylvania, 1968.
'Hide her.'
Two words that would change all of their lives - for ever.
'Hide her.'
Two words that would change all of their lives - for ever.
Klappentext zu „The Story of Beautiful Girl “
On a stormy night in small-town America, a couple, desperate and soaked to the skin, knock on a stranger's door. When Martha, a retired schoolteacher living a safe and conventional life, answers their knock, her world changes forever. For they are fugitives. Lynnie, a young woman with an intellectual disability, and Homan, a deaf man with only sign language to guide him, have escaped together from The School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, a brutal institution where people with disabilities are left to languish, shuttered away from the world. In a moment of despair, they reveal that Lynnie has a newborn baby. But, moments later, the police bang on the door. Homan escapes into the darkness, Lynnie is captured. But just before she is returned to The School, bound and tied, she utters two words to Martha: 'Hide her.' And so begins the unforgettable story of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia - lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secretpact and extraordinary love. Devastatingly powerful and richly compelling, "The Story of Beautiful Girl" is a mesmerising novel which will captivate readers everywhere.
Autoren-Porträt von Rachel Simon
Rachel Simon is an award-winning author, renowned public speaker, and sister of a woman with an intellectual disability. She is best known for her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Riding the Bus with My Sister, which was adapted for a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie and is a much-beloved selection of book clubs and secondary school reading lists. She lives in Delaware.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Rachel Simon
- 2012, 352 Seiten, Maße: 19,7 x 15 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Random House UK
- ISBN-10: 0099558386
- ISBN-13: 9780099558385
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.01.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „The Story of Beautiful Girl “
"If you loved Lori Lansens' The Girls, you'll love this even more. Beautiful story-telling that pulls you right in." Red "Simon combines love story and social accountability to great effect." Guardian "The Story of Beautiful Girl is a beautiful story, indeed. In its sweeping breadth and textured detail lies a finely crafted testament to the benevolence and brutality of our humanity. I dare you to read the first twenty pages and not keep going." -- John Grogan, New York Times Bestselling Author Of Marley & Me "An enthralling and moving novel" Woman & Home "Exceptionally moving. It is a testament to human cruelty and kindness, bravery and loyalty. You won't easily forget this." -- Judy Finnigan Daily Express
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