Título: American Sycamore: A Novel
Autor: Charles Kenney
Sinopse: A moving novel about the devotions of friendship and the power of love to heal, American Sycamore celebrates the American experiment and the importance of giving a damn.
Rob Barrow’s devotion to the American experiment has never wavered. For forty years he has devoted his legal brilliance to advancing the essential American ideals enshrined by the Founders. Rob is the best kind of throwback—a classic American character, reserved and respectful, yet with a fierce determination to protect the people and ideas that matter most. Rob stands his ground. He does not yield to the ridicule of malign political forces, nor to the mounting challenges of aging—loss, grief, even an invasion of rogue cells.
While AMERICAN SYCAMORE is Rob’s story, it is also the story of his beloved wife Julia, an author who believes America has lost her way and seeks to understand why. It is the story of their dearest friend, Dr. Ray Witter, a battlefield surgeon in Vietnam and now the medical school dean. When we first meet Rob, Julia, and Ray in graduate school during the 1970s, they are on the idealistic mission to make things right in America. A sense of purpose animates their lives while a commitment to each other powers them through the decades strengthening their bond along the way.
AMERICAN SYCAMORE celebrates what ennobles and buoys us—always welcome, but especially so in these mad times. The novel will appeal to readers of literary fiction and upmarket commercial fiction including character-driven mysteries. This is a novel for readers drawn to complex characters facing life’s challenges with grace and the power of shared love and friendship. It is a story that unfolds on several different levels with surprising twists and turns and, ultimately, a mystery at the heart of the matter.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “American Sycamore: A Novel”, de Charles Kenney, publicado pela editora Arcade, em 2024 e com 288 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: Arcade
Páginas: 288
Ano: 2024
Edição: 1
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1956763988
ISBN13: 9781956763980
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Arcade trazem narrativas que transitam entre o ensaio informativo e a ficção densa, explorando temas como memória, identidade, política e mistério. A experiência de leitura costuma ser marcada por um tom reflexivo, ora filosófico, ora intimista, com ritmo que varia entre o contemplativo e o tenso. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por textos que combinam clareza e profundidade, com personagens e situações que enfrentam dilemas existenciais, sociais ou históricos. Há obras que dialogam com o passado, seja por meio de relatos pessoais ou investigações históricas, enquanto outras se aventuram em universos de paranoia, suspense e até elementos míticos.
