Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616200545 ISBN 13: 9781616200541

Verlag: Workman Publishing, 2013

Páginas: 370 Géneros: 12:FA:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) 12:FV:Historical fiction Sinopsis: In 1956, Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a desirable Boston suburb. Ava is beautiful, divorced, Jewish, and a working mom. She finds her neighbors less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids

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"Riveting."--Vanity Fair "An insightful parable about a 'complicated and uncertain era.'" --The Week "An arresting portrait of bygone America" --San Francisco Chronicle "[T]aut and resonant mystery."--Barnes & Noble Review "Leavitt is a lovely writer and here she tells an absorbing story."--New York Daily News "Not only is [Leavitt] an incredibly accomplished novelist, she's also a crackerjack human being."--The Huffington Post "Leavitt has a way of crafting the loveliest novels out of tragedy ... It's her examination of loss, grief, and disappointment that will engross readers."--Booklist "This tale of domestic suspense builds to a shocking climax and will appeal to anyone immersed in suburban lore."--Library Journal

Reseña del editor:

In 1956, Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a desirable Boston suburb. Ava is beautiful, divorced, Jewish, and a working mum. She finds her neighbours less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One afternoon, Jimmy goes missing. The neighbourhood - in the throes of Cold War paranoia - seizes the opportunity to further ostracize Ava and her son. Years later, when Lewis and Rose reunite to untangle the final pieces of the tragic puzzle, they must decide: Should you tell the truth even if it hurts those you love, or should some secrets remain buried?