Título: Wish You Were Here
Autor: Jodi Picoult
Sinopse: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes "a powerfully evocative story of resilience and the triumph of the human spirit" (Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six)
Rights sold to Netflix for adaptation as a feature film - Named one of the best books of the year by She Reads
Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She's an associate specialist at Sotheby's now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She's not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galápagos--days before her thirtieth birthday. Right on time.
But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn breaks the news: It's all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still go, he assures her, since it would be a shame for all of their nonrefundable trip to go to waste. And so, reluctantly, she goes.
Almost immediately, Diana's dream vacation goes awry. Her luggage is lost, the Wi-Fi is nearly nonexistent, and the hotel they'd booked is shut down due to the pandemic. In fact, the whole island is now under quarantine, and she is stranded until the borders reopen. Completely isolated, she must venture beyond her comfort zone. Slowly, she carves out a connection with a local family when a teenager with a secret opens up to Diana, despite her father's suspicion of outsiders.
In the Galápagos Islands, where Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself--and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different.
This edition contains a short story, discussion questions, and an excerpt from Jodi Picoult's next novel.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Wish You Were Here”, de Jodi Picoult, publicado pela editora Large Print Press, em 2022 e com 597 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: Large Print Press
Páginas: 597
Ano: 2022-08-31
Edição: Large type / Large print
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 9798885781350
ISBN13: 9798885781350
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Large Print Press costumam mergulhar o leitor em tramas policiais e thrillers que exploram investigações detalhadas, muitas vezes com protagonistas ligados à aplicação da lei enfrentando mistérios complexos e ameaças iminentes. O ritmo dessas narrativas é geralmente acelerado, com tensão crescente e reviravoltas que mantêm o clima de suspense. Além disso, o catálogo sugere histórias que transitam entre cenários urbanos contemporâneos e ambientes mais amplos, como o espaço ou regiões remotas, ampliando o escopo das ameaças enfrentadas. Há também obras que abordam dramas pessoais intensos, incluindo dilemas familiares e traumas psicológicos, o que confere certa densidade emocional aos textos. A linguagem tende a equilibrar descrições concretas e diálogos diretos, favorecendo uma leitura fluida e envolvente.
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