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Sinossi
Sono giorni che Bill Furlong gira per fattorie e villaggi con il camion carico di legna, torba e carbone. Nessuno vuole restare al freddo la settimana di Natale. Sotto la neve che continua a scendere, tutto va come sempre in quel pezzo d'Irlanda. Poi, nel cortile silenzioso di un convento, Bill fa un incontro che smuove la sua anima e i suoi ricordi. Lasciar correre, girarsi dall'altra parte, sarebbe la scelta più semplice, di certo la più comoda. Ma forse, per Bill Furlong, è arrivato il momento di ascoltare il proprio cuore. «Mentre proseguivano e incontravano altre persone che conosceva e non conosceva, si ritrovò a domandarsi che senso aveva essere vivi se non ci si aiutava l'uno con l'altro. Era possibile tirare avanti per anni, decenni, una vita intera senza avere per una volta il coraggio di andare contro le cose com'erano e continuare a dirsi cristiani, a guardarsi allo specchio?».
- ISBN: 8806251635
- Casa Editrice: Einaudi
- Pagine: 104
- Data di uscita: 15-11-2022
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Small but mighty! Quietly understated yet screaming to be heard! I adored this book and can't wait to re-read it and anything else Claire Keegan publishes. So gorgeous.
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For the right reader and in the right setting, Claire Keegan's little gem of novel casts quite a spell. I first read this in December, around the holidays, and I was struck by the beautifully told story in little more than 100 pages. Fast forward seven months, and I'm dismayed to report this didn't
It was a December of crows. People had never seen the likes of them, gathering in black batches on the outskirts of town then coming in, walking the streets, cocking their heads and perching, impudently, on whatever lookout post that took their fancy, scavenging for what was dead, or diving in mi
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