Patricia Forde Knihy
Patricia Fordeová sa preslávila svojim debutovým románom, ktorý sa zaoberá témou slov a ich významu. Jej diela sa vyznačujú silným zmyslom pre jazyk a jeho moc, čo čitateľom prináša hlboký a pútavý zážitok. Autorka sa zameriava na to, ako slová formujú náš svet a naše vnímanie reality. Jej štýl je hravý aj prenikavý, čo z nej robí jedinečnú rozprávačku.
To the Island
- 32 stránok
- 2 hodiny čítania
Fia longs to visit the mysterious island. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her there.
The Last Word
- 352 stránok
- 13 hodin čítania
A world devastated by climate change. A society ruled by fear. And a girl brave enough to take a stand. Now an outlaw, Letta's world is more dangerous than ever. The new ruler of Ark has limited language to under five hundred words and there are terrible whispers of babies disappearing in the night. Letta devotes herself to keeping language alive, teaching in secret illegal schools, but at great risk. And when disaster strikes, she takes the blame. Haunted by grief and hunted by gavvers, she and Marlo are forced to flee, in the process discovering the terrible plan to wipe out language for good.
The List
- 368 stránok
- 13 hodin čítania
Letta, charged with collecting and saving words, uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language, robbing the people of Ark of the power of speech, and realizes she must also save the culture, itself