The Story of My Face
- 240 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
A neglected teenage girl connects with an older sectarian woman who reveals a secret that precipitates a devastating series of events.
Táto autorka sa venuje témam straty, prežitia a transformácie, pričom vnáša do nich mágiu, ktorá mení nepriaznivé okolnosti na príležitosti. Jej štylistická obratnosť sa prejavuje v poviedkach aj románoch, kde príťažlivo vykresľuje zložité ľudské vzťahy a vnútorné boje. Prostredníctvom svojich diel ponúka čitateľom hlboké zamyslenie sa nad dedičstvom, osudom a skrytými možnosťami, ktoré sa skrývajú aj v tých najnáročnejších situáciách. Jej písanie je poznačené bohatými skúsenosťami z výučby a pobytov na rôznych miestach.




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