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"Episodi, drammi, ricordi, nostalgie di momenti famigliari vissuti, ascoltati, raccontati. Protagonisti diversi, in luoghi diversi e tempi diversi, che pero si trovano in situazioni sempre simili, che tornano a casa per rendersi conto che la loro casa non e li. Un uomo si rivolge alla sua ex e le racconta il saluto finale dato a sua madre, sul letto di morte, sei mesi prima - dove evidentemente il suo cuore e restato. Una donna - Lady Gregory - nel primo Novecento vive una tormentata ma intensa storia d''amore clandestina con un uomo in Egitto, ma teme che, non essendo la relazione a conoscenza di nessuno, muoia con lei, e per questo la racconta a una cena a Henry James perche la scriva in qualche suo testo e trovi dimora per sempre nelle sue parole. La storia proibita di due immigrati pachistani che scoprono la loro omosessualita e cercano di difenderla da ogni condizionamento: anche da quello della famiglia di uno dei due, sposato e con figli. Un caleidoscopio di vicende che accadono ai margini della famiglia: dove i confini tra se e gli altri si definiscono e sfumano. "

It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time.

A collection of nine stories focusing on a moment in which an unspoken balance shifts in which a mother and son do battle, or experience a sudden crisis, thus leaving their conception of who they are

For Colm Toibin and Carmen Callil, there is no difference between literary and commercial writing - there is only the good novel: engrossing, inspirational, and compelling. In their selection of the best 200 novels written since 1950, the editors make a case for the best and the best-loved works and argue why each should be considered a modern classic. Enlightening, often unexpected, and always engaging this tour through the world of fiction is full of surprises, forgotten masterpieces and a valuable guide to what to read next. The complete list of included authors is as follows: Agatha Christie, Henry Green, Frank Hardy, Georgette Heyer, Sam Hanna Bell, Daphne du Maurier, Patrick Hamilton, Carson McCullers, Anthony Powell, J.D. Salinger..CONTINÚA

"it is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband.

Um romance magnífico sobre uma viúva e mãe de quatro filhos às voltas com o luto, o medo e a esperança. Ambientado na Irlanda, este romance apresenta a formidável Nora Webster. Viúva aos quarenta ano

El libro de la película: Un amor entre dos mundos. La joven irlandesa Eilis Lacey emigró en 1950 a Estados Unidos en busca de trabajo en Brooklyn. Ella es asistente en una tienda por departamentos. El ajuste es dificil, la nostalgia es grande - hasta que conocieron a Tony.

''They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly, two-tongued father. Nonetheless, they heard her muffled screams.''On the day of his daughter''s wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice.His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into battle, where he is rewarded with glorious victory.Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family - mother, brother, sister - on a path of intimate violence, as they enter a world of hushed commands and soundless journeys through the palace''s dungeons and bedchambers. As his wife seeks his death, his daughter, Electra, is the silent observer to the family''s game of innocence while his son, Orestes, is sent into bewildering, frightening exile where survival is far from certain. Out of their desolating loss, Electra and Orestes must find a way to right these wrongs of the past even if it means committing themselves to a terrible, barbarous act.House of Names is a story of intense longing and shocking betrayal. It is a work of great beauty, and daring, from one of our finest living writers.

A remarkable novel about Henry James, the American novelist and a connoisseur...

"Les emocions contingudes, l’equilibri i la transformació de les relacions familiars, l’emigració, l’exili, la societat de la seva Irlanda natal, el sentiment ambigu de pertinença, els retorns imposs

Situada en la Irlanda de finales del siglo XX, esta novela nos relata la historia de la familia Deveroux. Tras varios años sin apenas dirigirse la palabra, las tres protagonistas de esta novela, Dora, su hija Lily y su nieta Helen, se ven obligadas a desn

Un gran escriptor irlandés, Colm Tóibín, traduït a moltes llengües, ha decidit situar en el Pirineu català una de les seves millors narracions. En un poblet a cavall del Pallars i l’Alt Urgell, hi f