The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (Adelle Waldman)

Sinopse

Nate Piven is a rising star in Brooklyn’s literary scene. After several lean and striving years, he has his pick of both magazine assignments and women: Juliet, the hotshot business reporter; Elisa, his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, now friend; and Hannah, “almost universally regarded as nice and smart, or smart and nice,” who is lively fun and holds her own in conversation with his friends. In this 21st-century literary world, wit and conversation are not at all dead. Is romance? Novelist Adelle Waldman plunges into the psyche of a modern man—who thinks of himself as beyond superficial judgment, yet constantly struggles with his own status anxiety, who is drawn to women, yet has a habit of letting them down. With tough-minded intelligence and wry good humor The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. is an absorbing tale of one young man’s search for happiness—and an inside look at how he really thinks about women, sex and love.

Publicado por: Henry Holt and Co.

Publicado em: 2013

A Invenção das Asas (Sue Monk Kidd)

Sinopse

Em sua terceira obra, Sue Monk Kidd, cujo primeiro livro ficou por mais de cem semanas na lista de mais vendidos do New York Times, conta a história de duas mulheres do século XIX que enfrentam preconceitos da sociedade em busca da liberdade. Sue Monk Kidd apresenta uma obra-prima de esperança, ousadia e busca pela liberdade. Inspirado pela figura histórica de Sarah Grimke, o romance começa no 11º aniversário da menina, quando é presenteada com uma escrava: Hetty “Encrenca” Grimke, que tem apenas dez anos. Acompanhamos a jornada das duas ao longo dos 35 anos seguintes. Ambas desejam uma vida própria e juntas questionam as regras da sociedade em que vivem.

Editora: Paralela

Publicado em: 2014