A powerful memoir from an acclaimed novelist reveals a past of privilege, violence and possibly murder . . . This many-layered memoir, rich in texture and suggestion, executed with a novelist's eye for oblique human suffering, is her devastating reckoning with the past * * Guardian * * A powerful memoir of love, loss and the author's failure to protect her beloved sister . . . the result is wonderful - spare, controlled and immensely resonant . . . a compact little gem * * Sunday Times * * An extraordinary memoir of loss . . . tender and powerful * * Observer * * Engrossing and beautifully written * * Sunday Express * * An elegant book, and a story that packs a mighty punch . . . A powerful meditation not only on loss and grief but also on complicity within a family and a country . . . Both horrifying and illuminating, and which lingers in the reader's consciousness long after the final page has been turned -- Gillian Slovo * * Times Literary Supplement * * This is a memoir of love, sorrow, sisterhood and privilege. It's also a memoir of the limitations of such privilege - in particular, the inescapable tragedy of being born female in a patriarchal world, where all the money, beauty and breeding cannot protect you from a man who takes what he wants without consequence * * New York Times * * A rich and poignant memoir -- J M COETZEE A pleasurable book, both because of its sinuous prose and because of its setting . . . the present tense has a poetic power, turning many of the scenes into visual set pieces * * Telegraph * * Beautiful and disturbing . . . It is a tragic tale, with echoes of cultural sexism and misogyny, yet a triumphant story of a young woman's liberation from this culture and her emergence as a writer -- JOYCE CAROL OATES Kohler digs into her past for a searing and intimate memoir about love turned deadly . . . Her powerful story gives a sharp contrast between a sister's lasting love and the ways society protects a violent man * * BBC, Ten Books to Read in 2017 * *
Once We Were Sisters is the story of Maxine and Sheila Kohler. Growing up in the suffocating gentility of 1950s South Africa, the girls plan grand lives for themselves that will bring them out of the long shadow cast by their father's death and their overbearing mother's bullying. Maxine is just shy of her fortieth birthday when her husband, a brilliant and respected surgeon, drives their car off the road and kills her. Devastated, Sheila returns to South Africa, determined to find answers to her sister's sudden death at the hands of her husband. More haunting, however, are the questions. How had she failed to protect her sister? Was Maxine's murder a matter of accident, or destiny? What lies in the soil of their troubled motherland that condemns its women to such violence? Powerful, moving and tragic, Once We Were Sisters is an act of love, an extraordinary account of an unspeakable loss.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Versand:
EUR 5,72
Von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USA
Versand:
EUR 23,00
Von Deutschland nach USA
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR008300291
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Once We Were Sisters This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7719-9781782119982
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Bahamut Media, Reading, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6545-9781782119982
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 42375016-20
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books, Katoomba, NSW, Australien
Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 244 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; South Africa; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781782119982. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 32709. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 32709
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Y-Not-Books, Hereford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Sun damage to edge of pages Next day dispatch. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0000318494
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Once We Were Sisters is the story of Maxine and Sheila Kohler. Growing up in the suffocating gentility of 1950s South Africa, the girls plan grand lives for themselves that will bring them out of the long shadow cast by their father's death and their overbearing mother's bullying.Maxine is just shy of her fortieth birthday when her husband, a brilliant and respected surgeon, drives their car off the road and kills her. Devastated, Sheila returns to South Africa, determined to find answers to her sister's sudden death at the hands of her husband.More haunting, however, are the questions. How had she failed to protect her sister Was Maxine's murder a matter of accident, or destiny What lies in the soil of their troubled motherland that condemns its women to such violence Powerful, moving and tragic, Once We Were Sisters is an act of love, an extraordinary account of an unspeakable loss. 256 pp. Englisch. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781782119982
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Once We Were Sisters is the story of Maxine and Sheila Kohler. Growing up in the suffocating gentility of 1950s South Africa, the girls plan grand lives for themselves that will bring them out of the long shadow cast by their father's death and their overbearing mother's bullying.Maxine is just shy of her fortieth birthday when her husband, a brilliant and respected surgeon, drives their car off the road and kills her. Devastated, Sheila returns to South Africa, determined to find answers to her sister's sudden death at the hands of her husband.More haunting, however, are the questions. How had she failed to protect her sister Was Maxine's murder a matter of accident, or destiny What lies in the soil of their troubled motherland that condemns its women to such violence Powerful, moving and tragic, Once We Were Sisters is an act of love, an extraordinary account of an unspeakable loss. 256 pp. Englisch. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781782119982
Anzahl: 14 verfügbar
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Once We Were Sisters is the story of Maxine and Sheila Kohler. Growing up in the suffocating gentility of 1950s South Africa, the girls plan grand lives for themselves that will bring them out of the long shadow cast by their father's death and their overbearing mother's bullying.Maxine is just shy of her fortieth birthday when her husband, a brilliant and respected surgeon, drives their car off the road and kills her. Devastated, Sheila returns to South Africa, determined to find answers to her sister's sudden death at the hands of her husband.More haunting, however, are the questions. How had she failed to protect her sister Was Maxine's murder a matter of accident, or destiny What lies in the soil of their troubled motherland that condemns its women to such violence Powerful, moving and tragic, Once We Were Sisters is an act of love, an extraordinary account of an unspeakable loss. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781782119982
Anzahl: 14 verfügbar
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. Powerful, moving and tragic,Once We Were Sistersis an act of love and an extraordinary account of an unspeakable loss. An origial and heartbreaking portrait of the bond between two sisters, in life and beyond death, by an award-winning novelist.Once We . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 131070588
Anzahl: Mehr als 20 verfügbar