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Lädt ... Yours, Jeanvon Lee Martin
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"When she refused me," Charlie says at his trial. "Well, I had that gun. What else was I to do?" Lawrenceville, Illinois, 1952: Jean De Belle, the new high school librarian, is eager to begin the next phase of her young life after breaking off her engagement to Charlie Camplain. She has no way of knowing that in a few short hours, Charlie will arrive at the school, intent on convincing her to take back his ring. What happens next will reverberate through the lives of everyone who crossed paths with Charlie and Jean: the hotel clerk who called him a cab, the high school boy who became his getaway driver, and the English teacher who was Jean's landlady, her confidant, and perhaps more. Based on a true crime and ideal for readers ofThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers and Elizabeth Strout's belovedAnything Is Possible, Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin'sYours, Jean is a powerful novel about small town manners and the loneliness that drives people to do things they never imagined. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999BewertungDurchschnitt:
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The atmosphere feels right, the judgemental people who gossip and those who play up their part in this tragic event. Ten minutes of fame. Life does go on and some people discover strengths they didn't know they had. Some gossip and this gossip costs one woman her livlhood. It's about change and the long reach of violence. About small town mores and teenagers who are involved in a complicated mess. Everyone must find a new path, forced to reevaluate their lives after this event.
Well written, with an important message, but also slowly paced. Worth reading and many have rated this higher. ( )