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Nella cittadina di Wharton, Connecticut, la vita quotidiana di alcuni abitanti è messa a dura prova. Greg Taylor, giovane e brillante uomo d’affari, ha scoperto di avere una grave forma di tumore, che aggredisce il fisico ma inevitabilmente altera anche i rapporti con la sua splendida famiglia, la moglie Freddie e la piccola Addie. Non è facile combattere la malattia e insieme accettare e fare accettare un’immagine di sé così drammaticamente diversa. Ma accettarsi è sempre una faccenda difficile, come sa bene anche Luke, che ha passato la vita a sentirsi un fallito sotto gli occhi severi e giudicanti della madre, l’impeccabile Darcy Crowley, proprietaria della lavanderia principale della città, dove lavora dopo la morte del marito che rimpiange ogni giorno che passa. E, d’altronde, chi non ha qualcosa da rimpiangere? I coniugi Lionel vivono nel rimpianto per una perdita lacerante; Ginger per una scelta compiuta tanto tempo prima, Hannah per un’infanzia rubata… Eppure, ognuno, impegnato com’è a raccogliere i cocci della propria esistenza, riesce a rimettere insieme brandelli di vita passata e presente per poter andare avanti, per salvare i rapporti con chi gli sta vicino o per costruirne di nuovi, e qualche volta riesce anche a essere felice, con la tenacia, con l’amore che ognuno interpreta e offre a modo suo, e con la speranza che bisogna saper coltivare, sempre e nonostante tutto.
- ISBN: 8867008021
- Casa Editrice: Corbaccio
- Pagine: 300
- Data di uscita: 07-04-2022
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4.5 stars . Sometimes a book is populated with so many characters that it’s not possible to know them enough to emotionally connect. That was not the case in this impressive debut. Impressive because I felt I knew all of them and could relate to their genuine emotions, even though I may not have per Leggi tutto
3.75 Stars I broke one of my very few reading rules by tackling this (I typically avoid books focused around someone dealing with cancer or something of the like, as they trigger stuff for me that isn't fun...and I prefer my reading to stay fun) but something about this one spoke to me. Perhaps that Leggi tutto
"A Little Hope" by Ethan Joella is small town America at its best! A character study of American life in 'small town' Connecticut that intertwines day-to-day between family, friends, and neighbors: - A husband and father is diagnosed with an aggressive and rare form of cancer. His wife worries if he Leggi tutto
I listened to “A Little Hope” by Ethan Joella, narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett. He was fine as a narrator, maybe a little dull. I had to rewind a lot because I lost focus. I’m not sure if it was his voice or the story. Previously I listened to “A Quiet Life” and found it to have a wonderful message Leggi tutto
I have seen so much hype and praise for this book over the past few months so I know I am definitely in the minority here (and it may be because my expectations were set so high). This was objectively a well written novel but I personally just did not really connect with this at all. It felt more li Leggi tutto
Thank you, @bookclubfavorites, for the gifted book. I finally know why so many have loved this beautiful little book! A Little Hope is now available in paperback, and A Quiet Life, his newest book, will be out on November 29. I can’t wait to read it now! About A Little Hope: “A Read with Jenna Bonus S Leggi tutto
"He will turn forty in four months. That is, he should turn forty. Four months has turned into a century, it seems. He can't even think about four weeks. Four months would take him to February. He hopes to be shoveling snow. He hopes to see Addie in her hat and mittens, their dog bounding in newl
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