Título: Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip
Autor: Gail Ward Olmsted
Sinopse: "Kate makes me want to take a road trip. She's lovable and charming, and her voice... SO GOOD." -Kerry Chaput, author of the Defying the Crown series
"An uplifting and heartwarming tale of resilience, friendship, and the pursuit of a life brimming with adventure and purpose." –Booklist
If you loved Landscape of a Marriage by Gail Ward Olmsted, you'll absolutely adore Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip.
In the fall of 1907, Katharine decides to drive from Newport, Rhode Island to her new home in Jackson, New Hampshire. Despite the concerns of her family and friends that at the age of 77 she lacks the stamina for the nearly 300-mile journey, Katharine sets out alone. Over the next six days, she receives a marriage proposal, pulls an all-nighter, saves a life or two, crashes a high-society event, meets a kindred spirit, faces a former rival, makes a new friend, takes a stroll with a future movie mogul, advises a troubled newlywed, and reflects upon a life well lived: her own!
Join her as she embarks upon her remarkable road trip.
Katharine Prescott Wormeley (1830-1908) was born into affluence in England and emigrated to the U. S. at the age of eighteen. Fiercely independent and never married, Kate volunteered as a nurse on a medical ship during the Civil War, before founding a vocational school for underprivileged girls. She was a philanthropist, a hospital administrator, and the author of The Other Side of War: 1862, as well as the noted translator of dozens of novels written by French authors, including Moliere and Balzac. She is included in History's Women: The Unsung Heroines; History of American Women: Civil War Women; Who's Who in America 1908-09; Notable American Women: 1607-1950; A Biographical Dictionary; and A Woman of the (19th) Century: Leading American Women in All Walks of Life and figures prominently in With Courage and Delicacy: Civil War on the Peninsula by Nancy Scripture Garrison.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip”, de Gail Ward Olmsted, publicado pela editora Black Rose Writing, em 2024 e com 229 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: Black Rose Writing
Páginas: 229
Ano: 2024-06-12
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1685134327
ISBN13: 9781685134327
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Black Rose Writing conduzem o leitor por narrativas intensas, frequentemente marcadas por conflitos humanos profundos e cenários que vão do urbano sombrio à natureza selvagem. O catálogo traz histórias que exploram temas como sobrevivência em ambientes hostis, crises familiares e dilemas morais, alternando entre tons dramáticos e momentos de humor sutil. Algumas obras apresentam tramas de ritmo acelerado e suspense, enquanto outras optam por um desenvolvimento mais introspectivo e emocional, revelando personagens complexos em jornadas de autodescoberta. Essa variedade sugere um interesse editorial tanto por narrativas de ação quanto por histórias que valorizam o retrato psicológico e social.
