Título: The Painter's Friend
Autor: Howard Cunnell
Sinopse: One of the books of the year. Cunnells style is matchless: intimate, dark, sincere, wry and exquisitely beautiful Irish Times A cracking, urgent page-turner of a novel Observer The painter Terry Godden was on the brink of his first success. After a violent crisis, he finds himself outcast. In his fifties, and with little money, he retreats to a small island. Arriving in the winter, the island at first seems a desolate and forgotten place. As the seasons turn, Terry begins to see the islands beauty, and discovers that he is only one of many people who have sought refuge here. These independent outsiders, all with their own considerable struggles, have made a precarious home. The island is owned by the business man and art collector Alex Kaplan. His decision to enforce a rent increase as he seeks to improve his property looks set to destroy this community that cannot afford to lose the little they have left. As an artist, Terry believes making the invisible struggles of the island visible to the world will help but will his interference save anybody other than himself? The Painters Friend shows the human cost of gentrification for those dispossessed. The novel also explores the role of art in protest, and asks who gets to be an artist and what they owe in return. Written with visual lyricism and driven clarity, Howard Cunnells incendiary story about class and resistance builds to an unforgettable climax. It is an urgent novel for our unjust times. I loved it. Cunnells writing has an unforgettable visual and moral clarity Melissa Harrison, author of All Among the Barley
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Painter’s Friend”, de Howard Cunnell, publicado pela editora Pan Macmillan, em 2021 e com 237 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Pan Macmillan
Páginas: 237
Ano: 2021
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1529030951
ISBN13: 9781529030952
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora PAN MACMILLAN apresentam uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas que transitam entre o suspense psicológico, thrillers investigativos e dramas humanos densos, com um tom que varia do tenso ao reflexivo. O catálogo sugere um equilíbrio entre histórias mais narrativas, como dramas familiares e romances contemporâneos, e obras mais informativas ou de não ficção, que abordam temas como jardinagem sustentável e relatos de memórias impactantes. O ritmo das obras pode ser tanto acelerado e cheio de reviravoltas quanto pausado e introspectivo, com personagens complexos e conflitos morais que envolvem desde investigações criminais até dilemas pessoais e históricos.
