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Lädt ... Oh My Stars: A Novel (2006. Auflage)von Lorna Landvik (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. My favorite Lorna Landvik book (so far!) I read this several years ago after it was published, have my own copy of it at home and have read it more than once. Lots of humor and heart! ( ) Another great, sweet book by Landvik. This book is about Violet Mathers and what happens to her when she is on her way to jump off the Golden Gate bridge. Her life takes a turn to North Dakota when the bus she is on has an accident. She meet Kjel, the love of her life. She becomes the manager of Kjels band, The Pearltones. A book about loss, discrimination and hope. Eloise rec'd the author - this looks like maybe the only one that actually interests me. ......................... I think I may have mis-read the author's name in her email (which I cannot find now). ?áThis doesn't seem like the kind of writing she'd recommend. ?áI wasn't too impressed, either. ?áToo predictable, with awkward metaphors and simplistic character & plot development. ?áNot a bad book for someone who only reads a few books a year, the kind of woman who joins a bookclub for the evening w/ wine & friends but who usually doesn't actually 'find time' to read the assigned book. ?áI read the first third and the final chapter and was plenty satisfied. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates ("Hey, Olive Oyl, where's Popeye?"), the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she's hired by the town's sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name, and bloom. Accepted by her co-workers, the teenager enters the happiest phase of her life, until a terrible accident causes her to retreat once again into her lonely shell. Realizing that she has only one clear choice, Violet boards a bus heading west to California. But when the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that Fate is having another cruel laugh at Violet's expense. This time though, Violet laughs back. She and her fellow passengers are rescued by two men: Austin Sykes, whom Violet is certain is the blackest man to ever set foot on the North Dakota prairie, and Kjel Hedstrom, who inspires feelings Violet never before has felt. Kjel and Austin are musicians whose sound is like no other, and with pluck, verve, and wit, Violet becomes part of their quest to make a new kind of music together. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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