'To say I love this book is an understatement...It moved me to tears' Reese Witherspoon
'Beautifully written, completely charming, and extremely wise on the subject of adolescence and influence' Nick Hornby
SHORTLISTED FOR INTERNATIONAL WRITER OF THE YEAR, SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018
Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down.
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned - from the layout of the winding roads, to the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter Mia Warren - an enigmatic artist and single mother- who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than just tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past, and a disregard for the rules that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old family friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town - and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at an unexpected and devastating cost...
What readers are saying:
'Highly recommended, beautifully written and thought-provoking'
'An engrossing read'
'Absolutely brilliant'
'Great characters, interesting plot that leaves you desperate to read more and written beautifully. I loved it and highly recommend it!'
Aceasta este o carte in limba engleza. Descrierea cartii (tradusa din engleza cu Google Translate) este in limba romana din motive legale.
„A spune ca iubesc aceasta carte este o subevaluare ... M-a emotionat pana la lacrimi” Reese Witherspoon ”Frumos scris, complet fermecator si extrem de intelept pe tema adolescentei si influentei” Nick Hornby PREZENTAT PENTRU SCRITORUL INTERNATIONAL AL ANULUI, SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018 Toata lumea din Shaker Heights vorbea despre asta in vara aceea: cum Isabelle, ultimul dintre copiii Richardson, se dusese in sfarsit in curba si arsese casa.
