Título: To Trust Or Not To Trust
Autor: Brigitta Davidson, Manny Davidson
Sinopse: Manny and Brigitta Davidson are a remarkable couple. Their parents, emigrés from Latvia and from Nazi-occupied Poland, strove to keep their heads above water and give their children a future in which to prosper. Together, Manny and Brigitta built a business empire from nothing, having survived the terrible Blitz on London during World War II. Their two children, however, have lived altogether different lives. Charmed lives, some might say. The Davidsons' business did so well that their offspring went to the finest schools, enjoyed luxury holidays and lived in beautiful homes here and abroad. As their success grew, the Davidsons set up a trust fund for their son and daughter, with two purposes. First, to provide generous incomes for them—it is currently delivering approximately £20 million a year. The second purpose was to protect the family's wealth for the future benefit of their children and further generations. That wealth included the beautiful Jacobean manor, Lyegrove House in Gloucestershire, and all its priceless contents of art and other treasures Sadly, their children decided that they would wait no longer before laying claim to all that their parents had provided, and seized control of the trust in a cruel and punishing way, which led to legal action, and even to court Today, the Davidsons live in Monaco, estranged from their son and daughter. They have lost their children, as surely as those children have lost their parents. This is their story, in which they can be forgiven for echoing Shakespeare's line: "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child."
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “To Trust Or Not To Trust”, de Brigitta Davidson, Manny Davidson, publicado pela editora John Blake, em 2018 e com 320 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: John Blake
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2018-07-26
Edição: None
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1786069539
ISBN13: 9781786069535
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora John Blake apresentam uma leitura marcada por narrativas biográficas e relatos detalhados que exploram vidas intensas e complexas, muitas vezes de figuras públicas ou históricas. O catálogo privilegia histórias que combinam pesquisa minuciosa com uma linguagem acessível, revelando conflitos pessoais, contextos políticos ou culturais e trajetórias de superação ou controvérsia. O tom varia entre o descritivo e o investigativo, com ritmo que alterna entre o envolvente e o reflexivo, convidando o leitor a acompanhar tanto dramas humanos quanto análises críticas. Há também uma presença constante de temas ligados a celebridades, política, crimes e resistência, que conferem densidade e variedade ao conjunto.
