Título: The One-in-a-Million Boy
Autor: Monica Wood
Sinopse: She may be 104 years old, but Ona Vitkus is on a mission and it's all because of THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION-BOY... Monica Wood's unforgettable novel about a boy in a million and the 104-year-old woman who saves his family is not to be missed by readers who loved THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, ELIZABETH IS MISSING or THE SHOCK OF THE FALL. 'A lovely, quirky novel about misfits across generations' Daily Mail 'A bittersweet story about finding friendship in the most unlikely of places' Good Housekeeping. The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach you anything at school? So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades. One Saturday, he doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father Quinn arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son's good deed. The boy's mother is not so far behind. Ona is set to discover that even at her age the world can surprise you, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find yourself again. What readers are saying about ONE IN A MILLION BOY: 'Delightful, quirky and heart-warming' 'A richly layered novel of hearts broken seemingly beyond repair and then bound by a stunning act of human devotion' 'With heart-breaking and emotional moments intertwined with humour and love, THE ONE IN A MILLION BOY proves it's never too late to make new friends'
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The One-in-a-Million Boy”, de Monica Wood, publicado pela editora Headline Review, em 2017 e com 432 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Headline Review
Páginas: 432
Ano: 2017
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781472228383
ISBN13: 9781472228383
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Headline Review costumam mergulhar em narrativas que exploram relações pessoais complexas e segredos do passado, muitas vezes ambientados em cenários urbanos contemporâneos ou históricos ricos em detalhes. A experiência de leitura é marcada por um ritmo que varia entre o envolvente e o reflexivo, com personagens que enfrentam dilemas emocionais profundos, como traições, ambições frustradas e desafios familiares. O catálogo sugere uma predileção por histórias que combinam drama humano com elementos de mistério ou suspense, sem se afastar de um tom acessível e, por vezes, até com toques de humor sutil.
