Título: A version of the Truth
Autor: Karen Mack, Jennifer Kaufman
Sinopse: A Version of the Truth is a lyrical, wise, and mesmerizing story about love, learning, friendship, rare birds and other forces of nature. Set in the wilds of Topanga Canyon, the story is narrated by Cassie Shaw, a nature lover with innate intelligence and charm who reinvents herself with unexpected consequences. Much like Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion, Cassie has an unhappy past and is relegated to a life beneath her, but her spirit is uplifted in the outdoors. The eerie, ghostlike call of presumed extinct birds in a secret clearing, the sound of wind in the trees, the harmony of a world without people, all give Cassie a sense of calm. But everywhere else, life is tough. Her mother believes in Big Foot. Her wisecracking but beloved African Grey parrot is a drama queen. And at age thirty, a widow without a college degree, Cassie desperately needs to earn a living, which is why, against all her principles, she lies on her resume for an office job at an elite university, making up facts about herself, creating the person she wants to be. Her new boss is the magnetic Professor William Conner, an expert in animal behavior who recognizes the intelligence behind Cassie’s bogus resume. Soon, under his charismatic tutelage, Cassie carefully begins her personal transformation, all the while still visiting her secret clearing and her strange, iconic birds. But her future is teetering on one unbearable truth, and Cassie’s masquerade is about to come undone--in a chain of events that will transform her life and the lives of those around her--forever. A Version of the Truth is honest, funny and uplifting--a modern, provocative twist on the theme of appearance versus reality and the resulting mysteries, difficulties and disadvantages of telling the truth. In Literacy and Longing in L.A., hailed as “the most delightful read of the year” by Liz Smith in the New York Post, Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack captivated readers with a brilliantly-imagined first novel which was #1 on the Los Angeles Times Best Seller List and winner of the 2006 Fiction Award from the Southern California Booksellers Association. Now Kaufman and Mack return, introducing a character with a unique voice you’ll never forget.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “A version of the Truth”, de Karen Mack, Jennifer Kaufman, publicado pela editora Delacorte Press, em 2007 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Delacorte Press
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2007
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0385340192
ISBN13: 9780385340199
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Delacorte Press costumam transportar o leitor para universos ricos em conflitos pessoais e sociais, onde o destino dos personagens se entrelaça com grandes eventos históricos, mundos fantásticos ou dilemas contemporâneos. O ritmo das narrativas varia entre o suspense tenso, a fantasia épica e o drama adolescente, com protagonistas frequentemente jovens enfrentando desafios que vão desde batalhas míticas até intrigas escolares. O catálogo revela uma predileção por histórias que exploram relações complexas, como amizades ameaçadas, amores proibidos e rivalidades intensas, sempre com uma linguagem acessível que mantém a tensão e o envolvimento emocional.
