Diane Johnson je americká spisovateľka a esejistka, ktorej satirické romány často zobrazujú americké hrdinky žijúce v súčasnej Francúzsku. Jej dielo sa vyznačuje bystrým pozorovaním kultúrnych stretov a adaptácie. Johnson skúma iróniu a zložitosti života mimo domova, často s ľahkosťou a vtipom. Jej písanie pozýva čitateľov k zamysleniu sa nad identitou a príslušnosťou v globálnom svete.
The plot revolves around the enchanting city of Picturia, which faces a dire threat from Ig, who unleashes The HAZE, a force that spreads apathy and indifference among its citizens. As the vibrant spirit of the city begins to fade, Ig's sinister plan aims to destroy Picturia while its inhabitants remain oblivious to the looming danger. The story explores themes of awareness, community, and the battle against complacency in the face of adversity.
Exploring themes of marriage, motherhood, and cultural identity, the story follows an American woman as she navigates life after ending her 20-year marriage to a French man. Returning to San Francisco, she reconnects with her children and grandchildren, reflecting on her past and the complexities of family relationships. The narrative is infused with humor and keen insights, praised for its sharp prose and astute observations, making it a delightful read for those interested in contemporary life and familial dynamics.
Lucy Mae Johnson's life journey highlights the profound impact of miracles and the strength found in overcoming challenges. Through her experiences, readers will encounter a mix of emotions—joy, laughter, and tears—while discovering the transformative power of faith and love. This narrative emphasizes resilience and the importance of appreciating life's blessings.
Failed satanic high priest Lucas seeks redemption for his sins in a Christian commune. The day comes when the commune leader learns of Lucas' past as well as his connection to a celebrity faith healer who is rumored to be an atheist. Lucas must now prove his spiritual worth in order to remain a member of the commune. In order to save himself, he must save someone else, but his warped sense of right and wrong puts the faith healer and his family in mortal danger. 'Prophet Reborn' is a thrill filled sequel to Diane M. Johnson's 'Perfect Prophet.' The works raise questions about the morals people value, and those they do not by telling the story of two brothers who are anything but perfect.
""Many people have described the Famous Writer presiding at his dinner table. . . . He is famous; everybody remembers his remarks. . . . We forget that there were other family members at the table-a quiet person, now muffled by time, shadowy, whose heart pounded with love, perhaps, or rage." So begins The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith and Other Lesser Lives, an uncommon biography devoted to one of those "lesser lives." As the author points out, "A lesser life does not seem lesser to the person who leads one." Such sympathy and curiosity compelled Diane Johnson to research Mary Ellen Peacock Meredith (1821-1861), the daughter of the famous artist Thomas Love Peacock (1785-1866) and first wife of the equally famous poet George Meredith (1828-1909). Her life, treated perfunctorily and prudishly in biographies of Peacock or Meredith, is here exquisitely and unhurriedly given its due. What emerges is the portrait of a brilliant, well-educated woman, raised unconventionally by her father only to feel more forcefully the constraints of the Victorian era. First published in 1972, Lesser Lives has been a key text for feminists and biographers alike, a book that reimagined what biography might be, both in terms of subject and style. Biographies of other "lesser" lives have since followed in its footsteps, but few have the wit, elegance, and empathy of Johnson's seminal work"-- Provided by publisher
The two-time Pulitzer Prize- and three-time National Book Award-nominated author of the bestseller "Le Divorce" returns with a mesmerizing novel of double standards and double agents.
A wickedly funny and observant novel about the delicate questions of love, death and money. Amy Hawkins, Californian millionairess, is travelling in Europe, to find her culture, her roots and a cause to which she might devote her considerable fortune. She lands at one of the finest small hotels in the French Alps � a hotel noted for skiing and its famous cooking lessons � and soon finds that Americans are not the flavour of the month in France. A few days into her trip, she narrowly survives an avalanche. Two of the hotel�s other guests, English publisher Adrian Venn and his much younger wife Kerry, are not as fortunate and both lie comatose in a nearby hospital. Amy steps in as Adrian�s children � young and old, legitimate and illegitimate - assemble in Valmeri to protect their interests should he not pull through, and in her innocence sets in motion a series of events in France and England that threaten to topple carefully built family alliances once and for all. Add one or two small affaires and soon it is, as the French would say, a situation.
Románové prvotiny Dobrý deň, smútok a Akýsi úsmev legendárnej francúzskej spisovateľky Françoise Saganovej vďačili v čase svojho vzniku za obrovský úspech na domácej literárnej scéne i v zahraničí predovšetkým prenikavej a úprimnej spovedi hlavných hrdiniek, študentiek na prahu dospelosti. Nuda z lásky a láska z nudy, zmes nevinnosti a zvrátenosti – to sú charakteristické črty oboch románov, v ktorých Saganová vecne a otvorene podáva eroticky ladené príbehy svojich nezrelých, no zároveň duševne predčasne zostarnutých postáv.V debutovom románe Dobrý deň, smútok (1954)sa odvíja dráma zrelej ženy Anne, zaľúbenej do prelietavého Raymonda, otca povrchnej, egoistickej študentky Cécile. Akýsi úsmev (1956) je príbeh krátkeho ľúbostného pomeru mladej intelektuálky Dominique so starším ženatým mužom.Oba Saganovej romány si nás podmaňujú melancholickým tónom a nostalgiou za čímsi neurčitým, čo ich mladým hrdinkám bolestne chýba. Aj po rokoch od svojho
