
Título: Land of Laughs
Autor: Jonathan Carroll
Sinopse: Thomas Abbey is a man stuck in a rut. An English teacher in a small Connecticut prep school, Abbey is in a crisis. His career is unfulfilling, he has no social or love life to speak of, and he cannot break out of the shadow of his famous father, the actor Stephen Abbey. To kick-start his life, he takes a sabbatical to work on a biography of his favorite writer, Marshall France. France's books were the only thing that kept Abbey sane during his childhood, and though he was renowned for his lyrical and imaginative children's books, nearly nothing was known about the writer's life. Although Abbey has been warned that France's daughter Anna has blocked all previous attempts at her father's biography, he and Saxony Garder--an intense woman also obsessed with France's life--head to Galen, Missouri, with high hopes of breaking down Anna's resistance. They are surprised to find Anna the soul of small-town hospitality and quite excited about Abbey's proposal--even eager to get the project finished as soon as possible. Even stranger than Anna's behavior is the town of Galen itself. On the surface, all is as a small midwestern town should be. But the people of the town seem to know what their future holds--freak accidents and all--down to the hour and are as eager for Abbey to finish the biography as Anna is.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Land of Laughs”, de Jonathan Carroll, publicado pela editora Orb Books, em 2001 e com 256 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Orb Books
Páginas: 256
Ano: 2001
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0312873115
ISBN13: 9780312873110
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Orb Books costumam transportar o leitor para universos onde o fantástico e a ficção científica se entrelaçam com questões humanas profundas. O catálogo apresenta narrativas que exploram desde intrigas em reinos de magia até especulações científicas sobre o futuro da humanidade, sempre com personagens que enfrentam dilemas pessoais intensos e ambientes ricos em detalhes. O tom varia entre o contemplativo e o tenso, com histórias que ora privilegiam o desenvolvimento psicológico, ora investem em tramas cheias de ação e mistério. Essa diversidade sugere uma linha editorial que valoriza tanto o imaginativo quanto o emocional, oferecendo experiências que desafiam e envolvem de forma equilibrada.
