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Lädt ... Reunion (2009)von Andrea Goldsmith
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Reunion is bursting with ideas, which is what keeps it interesting when the four friends central to its narrative have their frequent moments of loathsomeness. Many great intellects are mentioned (making me wish my too-short reading life had left me familiar with their works, rather than just their names). Though some of the characters (particularly Connie) seem a bit shallow, I liked how Goldsmith let the story unfurl slowly and unexpectedly. ( ) This explores the lives of four university friends covering themes of friendship, love , power and betrayal. It is set in Melbourne and played out against some of the city's famous landmarks. This is such an interesting novel , intelligent writing that is full of ideas as the author by shifting the narrators details the inner lives and thoughts of her characters. Themes of betrayal, obsession, delusion and guilt underlie Reunion, which like Goldsmith’s other novels is a novel of ideas, driven by characters with rich personalities. Babyboomers all, four friends meet again for the first time as a group after many years abroad. Their university friendship has been sustained however by regular contact, and in the case of Ava and Jack, a twenty-year correspondence. Ava’s a successful novelist with writer’s block; Jack’s a B-grade backwater academic suddenly in demand because of Islamic terrorism. Helen is a molecular biologist worried about her work being used for bioterrorism, and Conrad (Connie) is a philosopher, a sort of Aussie Alain de Botton, with books and TV shows to his credit but in a moral maelstrom of his own making. See the rest at http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/reunion-by-andrea-goldsmith-2/ Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Old friendships are expected to maintain their shape despite distance, lovers, careers, new friends. But twenty years is a long time. Ava is an internationally acclaimed novelist who carries with her a lifetime of secrets. Helen, a brilliant and dedicated molecular biologist, is faced with unexpected moral dilemmas as she finds herself drawn into bioterrorism research. Conrad is a philosopher with a popular media profile and a desire for a much younger woman. And Jack, whose career has stalled in the light of his long unrequited love for Ava, is a scholar of the history and culture of Islam. It is Ava's husband, Harry, a man for whom the others can barely conceal their disdain, who has drawn them back to Melbourne where they first met at university. As they deal with the reality of their present lives and their memories of the past, none will be unchanged by the reunion. And not everyone will survive. Andrea Goldsmith has created a story of love, power, friendship and betrayal that is as gripping as it is exquisitely insightful. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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