Título: All the Broken Places: A Novel
Autor: John Boyne
Sinopse: From the New York Times bestselling author John Boyne, a devastating, beautiful story about a woman who must confront the sins of her own terrible past, and a present in which it is never too late for bravery
Ninety-one-year-old Gretel Fernsby has lived in the same well-to-do mansion block in London for decades. She lives a quiet, comfortable life, despite her deeply disturbing, dark past. She doesn't talk about her escape from Nazi Germany at age 12. She doesn't talk about the grim post-war years in France with her mother. Most of all, she doesn't talk about her father, who was the commandant of one of the Reich's most notorious extermination camps.
Then, a new family moves into the apartment below her. In spite of herself, Gretel can't help but begin a friendship with the little boy, Henry, though his presence brings back memories she would rather forget. One night, she witnesses a disturbing, violent argument between Henry's beautiful mother and his arrogant father, one that threatens Gretel's hard-won, self-contained existence.
All The Broken Places moves back and forth in time between Gretel's girlhood in Germany to present-day London as a woman whose life has been haunted by the past. Now, Gretel faces a similar crossroads to one she encountered long ago. Back then, she denied her own complicity, but now, faced with a chance to interrogate her guilt, grief and remorse, she can choose to save a young boy. If she does, she will be forced to reveal the secrets she has spent a lifetime protecting. This time, she can make a different choice than before--whatever the cost to herself....
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “All the Broken Places: A Novel”, de John Boyne, publicado pela editora Thorndike Press Large Print, em 2022 e com 573 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: Thorndike Press Large Print
Páginas: 573
Ano: 2022-12-28
Edição: Large type / Large print
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 9798885784313
ISBN13: 9798885784313
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Thorndike Press Large Print oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas densas e envolventes, que transitam entre suspense, drama histórico e retratos humanos profundos. A maioria das obras apresenta personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais, conflitos familiares ou desafios sociais, muitas vezes ambientados em contextos históricos ou pequenos cenários comunitários, como cidades do interior ou grupos fechados. O ritmo varia entre tramas que mantêm a tensão crescente, especialmente em mistérios policiais, e histórias mais contemplativas, com foco em relações interpessoais e transformações pessoais.
