Tom Lake
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Su nel Michigan, le tre figlie di Lara fanno ritorno nel frutteto di famiglia. Mentre raccolgono ciliegie, pregano la madre di raccontare la storia di Peter Duke, un famoso attore con cui, prima di sposarsi, Lara aveva condiviso una storia d’amore e il palcoscenico in una compagnia teatrale chiamata Tom Lake. Nell’incanto del ‘giardino dei ciliegi’, la rievocazione di quel passato crea un nuovo arazzo sentimentale in cui ogni membro della famiglia trova una inedita, e a volte anche faticosa, collocazione. Con la maestria della grande narratrice e l'intelligenza sentimentale che la rende una delle scrittrici più amate e seguite, Patchett guida i suoi personaggi alla scoperta di sé stessi, perché la storia di Lara, che ripercorre una fase cruciale della propria vita, risulterà illuminante anche per le sue figlie. Il tempo è scandito dai ritmi lenti della campagna, il lettore assapora con naturalezza i messaggi che la storia di Lara contiene e che hanno un valore universale: si parla di amore, certo, ma anche e forse soprattutto delle scelte che la vita e il destino ci propongono, mettendoci continuamente davanti a un bivio e alla possibilità di decidere cosa vogliamo diventare.
- ISBN: 8868339803
- Casa Editrice: Ponte alle Grazie
- Pagine: 384
- Data di uscita: 23-04-2024
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I hate to say it, but Tom Lake feels like a lot of nostalgic vibes and not much else. When I first dove in, I thought for sure this story would grab me. We're introduced to Lara right as she comes upon that prescient moment when she realizes she'd make a better Emily than all of the girls auditioning Leggi tutto
I know, I know. Everyone loves Ann Patchett, just as everyone in this novel loves Joe and Sebastian and Lara and Ken and Maisie and the farm. Also Joe and Lara's three daughters, and the dog, and the grandmother. Also cherry pie. But a pile of comfy pillows only makes a nice place to read a good nov Leggi tutto
the best thing a book can be is: - about family - written by ann patchett https://emmareadstoomuch.substack.com... the other best thing a book can be is: - among the absolute fraction of things i read that magically, miraculously, divinely qualifies as 5 stars. this is both. i had no idea it was the great Leggi tutto
You might say this is Lara’s story of one summer in her early twenties when she played summer stock and was in love with an actor who later becomes a famous movie star. You might say it’s her three daughters’ stories who are home to help pick cherries on the family farm, since the workers can’t come Leggi tutto
DNF for me. Made it about halfway…I like this authors other books but this was BORING. I still don’t know what the story was??? Hi, I found out I can’t act and liked a cute crazy boy and then settled down with a non-crazy man and had 3 kids. Oh and since it’s Covid…( so over the Covid books) we are Leggi tutto
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett is a Woman's Story Within a Family Story! This is Lara's story of a summer long ago spent in summer stock theater at Tom Lake where, in her early twenties, she fell in love with an extremely handsome fellow actor named Peter Duke. It's also the story of Lara's family, her hus Leggi tutto
I don’t understand the rave reviews but so be it. For me this was boring, as in, put the book down and want to scream boring; as in grit my teeth because it’s still not finished boring. There was no edge, no humor, no slant. None of the characters were developed into believable, living people. The d Leggi tutto
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