Título: A Short Walk Through a Wide World: A Novel
Autor: Douglas Westerbeke
Sinopse: “Imagine The Life of Pi, The Alchemist, and The Midnight Library rolled into one fantastical fable.” —The New York Times Book Review * “An epic adventure…rich with all the possibilities the world can hold.” —People
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving.
Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her backpack that evening. Days later, at the family dinner table, she starts to bleed to death.
When medical treatment only makes her worse, she flees to the outskirts of the city, where she realizes that it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive. So begins her lifelong journey on the run from her condition, which won’t allow her to stay anywhere for longer than a few days—nor return to a place where she’s already been.
From the scorched dunes of the Calashino Sand Sea to the snow-packed peaks of the Himalayas; from a bottomless well in a Parisian courtyard, to the shelves of an infinite underground library, we follow Aubry as she learns what it takes to survive and ultimately, to truly live. But the longer Aubry wanders and the more desperate she is to share her life with others, the clearer it becomes that the world she travels through may not be quite the same as everyone else’s...
Fiercely independent and hopeful, yet full of longing, Aubry Tourvel is an unforgettable character fighting her way through a world of wonders to find a place she can call home. A spellbinding and inspiring story about discovering meaning in a life that seems otherwise impossible, A Short Walk Through a Wide World reminds us that it’s not the destination, but rather the journey—no matter how long it lasts—that makes us who we are.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “A Short Walk Through a Wide World: A Novel”, de Douglas Westerbeke, publicado pela editora Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, em 2025 e com 400 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Páginas: 400
Ano: 2025-04-01
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1668026074
ISBN13: 9781668026076
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster oferecem uma experiência de leitura que combina narrativas profundamente humanas com análises detalhadas de temas contemporâneos e históricos. O catálogo privilegia obras que exploram jornadas pessoais de superação e transformação, muitas vezes ambientadas em contextos reais ou históricos, como pequenas comunidades americanas ou eventos marcantes do século XX. Há um equilíbrio entre textos mais narrativos, com personagens complexos e enredos emocionais, e obras informativas, que apresentam relatos jornalísticos ou investigações detalhadas, como histórias de grandes eventos esportivos ou políticos. O tom varia do intimista e reflexivo ao crítico e satírico, com ritmo que pode ser tanto contemplativo quanto dinâmico, dependendo do foco da obra.
