Dolors Udina Knihy

In 1985 Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was published. It was Jeanette's version of the story of a terraced house in Accrington, an adopted child, and the thwarted giantess Mrs Winterson. It was a cover story, a painful past written over and repainted. It was a story of survival. This book is that story's the silent twin. It is full of hurt and humour and a fierce love of life. It is about the pursuit of happiness, about lessons in love, the search for a mother and a journey into madness and out again. It is generous, honest and true.

Zmena v živote prichádza, keď ju človek najmenej čaká. To isté platí o príbehoch Alice Munroovej. Ľudia v nich žijú, akoby o tom ani nevedeli, a zrazu sa im stane niečo dramatické, bláznivé, tragické či smiešne. Rodiny sa spájajú a rozpadajú, láska vybuchuje ako sopka a presúva celé kontinenty alebo sa vášeň mení na pokojnú rezignáciu. Kanadská spisovateľka opisuje všetky tieto príbehy s rovnakým zaujatím, akoby sa aj v tom najnenápadnejšom osude ukrývalo tajomstvo vesmíru.

In Willful Creatures Aimee Bender takes us on a journey to a fantastical world in which authentic love blossoms. With the mix of charm and keenly felt emotion that characterised her New York Times bestseller The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Bender once again proves herself to be a masterful chronicler of the human condition.