Título: Good Night, Irene
Autor: Luis Alberto Urrea
Sinopse: An Instant New York Times Bestseller This powerful, uplifting, and deeply personal novel (Kristin Hannah, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Four Winds), at once a heart-wrenching wartime drama (Christina Baker Kline, #1 NYT bestselling author of Orphan Train) and a moving and graceful tribute to heroic women (Publishers Weekly, starred review), asks the question: What if a friendship forged on the front lines of war defines a life forever? In the tradition of The Nightingale and Transcription, this is a searing epic based on the magnificent and true story of courageous Red Cross women. Urreas touch is sure, his exuberance carries you through . . . He is a generous writer, not just in his approach to his craft but in the broader sense of what he feels necessary to capture about life itself. Financial Times In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancé in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military vehicles called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into battle. After D-Day, these two intrepid friends join the Allied soldiers streaming into France. Their time in Europe will see them embroiled in danger, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald. Through her friendship with Dorothy, and a love affair with a courageous American fighter pilot named Hans, Irene learns to trust again. Her most fervent hope, which becomes more precarious by the day, is for all three of them to survive the war intact. Taking as inspiration his mothers own Red Cross service, Luis Alberto Urrea has delivered an overlooked story of womens heroism in World War II. With its affecting and uplifting portrait of friendship and valor in harrowing circumstances, Good Night, Irene powerfully demonstrates yet again that Urreas gifts as a storyteller are prodigious (NPR).
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Good Night, Irene”, de Luis Alberto Urrea, publicado pela editora Little, Brown, em 2023 e com 489 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Little, Brown
Páginas: 489
Ano: 2023
Edição:
Linguagem: English
ISBN: 0316266051
ISBN13: 9780316266055
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Little, Brown apresentam uma predominância clara de thrillers policiais e suspense, com personagens que enfrentam investigações complexas e casos que misturam crime, justiça e dilemas morais. A narrativa costuma ser tensa e acelerada, focando em protagonistas como detetives e advogados que navegam por ambientes urbanos marcados por corrupção, violência e segredos. Além disso, o catálogo inclui obras que exploram histórias pessoais e emocionais, como romances contemporâneos e relatos de superação, que contrastam com o ritmo mais intenso dos thrillers. Há também espaço para livros ilustrados e biografias que trazem um tom mais leve ou didático, ampliando o espectro de leitura oferecido pela editora Little, Brown.
