The quietest life can resonate the longest. A beautiful, bittersweet masterpiece about a remarkable journey of the heart
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2014
Someone begins on the stoop of a Brooklyn apartment building where Marie is waiting for her father to come home from work. It is the 1920s and in her Irish-American enclave the stories of her neighbours unfold before her short-sighted eyes.
As the years pass Marie's own history plays out against the backdrop of a changing world. This is the story of one life in all its devastating pains and unexpected joys; its bursts of brilliant clarity and moments of profound confusion.
Fragments of a curious childhood, of adolescent sexual awakenings, of motherhood and, finally, old age are pieced together in this resonant tale of an unremarkable, unforgettable woman.
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'A beautiful book' Sunday Telegraph
'Masterful' Irish Times
'Exquisite' New York Times
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发布日期
2013年11月7日 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781408847251
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EPUB电子书
- ISBN: 9781408847251
- 文件大小： 2363 KB
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语言
- 英语
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级别
- Lexile® 蓝思阅读分级: 1010
- 文字难度: 6-8
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