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In una remota cittadina del Guatemala, da alcuni anni si è affermata una clinica della fertilità che richiama a sé numerose donne benestanti in cerca di un miracolo. È lì che lavora come assistente la giovane Iso, una ragazza che per nove ore al giorno si prende cura delle pazienti che le vengono affidate; nella stessa clinica lavora anche il dottor Eric Mann, un attraente medico americano che ha gioco facile nel sedurla e a cui Iso finisce per concedersi, innamorandosene perdutamente. Il medico è sposato, e la situazione si complica quando la moglie del dottore arriva nella clinica per usufruire a sua volta della terapia, ed è Iso stessa a prendersene cura diventandone la confidente. Il ricovero della signora Mann dura due settimane senza dare alcun risultato, settimane in cui Iso smette di vedere l'uomo che ama. Quando la moglie fa ritorno negli Stati Uniti, le cose sembrerebbero tornare come prima, ma non è così, perché Iso è incinta e avrà una figlia dal dottor Mann; e quando la bambina nascerà, Iso si renderà conto di essere stata tradita nel modo più crudele.
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- Pagine: 251
- Data di uscita: 24-07-2018
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Book Reviewed by Clive on www.whisperingstories.com From the first page of Stranger it is clear why David Bergen has a dozen published novels to his name and why he has won awards. His writing is so atmospheric; I felt as though I was floating amongst the action in some sort of dream. Part of this is Leggi tutto
This follows the story of Iso, a young Guatemalan fertility clinic worker. After an affair with one of the doctors, whose life changes after an accident, Iso finds herself pregnant. Her lover is back in the US with his wife. It is when Iso has given birth to her daughter that this story takes a chan Leggi tutto
There was no plan. Life is not that organized. The world is round. Things sometimes just happen. Stranger by David Bergen is a deceptively simple kind of novel – if you read the book flap or the Goodreads synopsis, you'll learn the whole plot – but despite not finding many surprises (except for s Leggi tutto
4 1/2! This book was mesmerizing in so many ways. It explores the tie between a mother and child, and shows how far a mother will go and how much she'll endure to reclaim her child. The story is of youn Iso, a young Guatamalen woman who becomes involved with an American doctor who works in the fert
I seriously did not expect to fall in love with this one, and if I had to describe this book in three words, they would be: Mesmeric, Quotable and Profound. A gripping story about Iso, a young Guatemalan woman, who through major events, finds herself struggling with lots of issues like love, motherho Leggi tutto
This was dark and gripping at times, yet I couldn't help but feel that, not being own voices, it missed out on some of the cultural nuances of Guatemalan society. And while the novel was wonderfully diverse, there was quite a bit of stereotyping of POC characters. More thoughts on this in my review. Leggi tutto
David Bergen's well-written novels have usually been set in Canada, often in his home city of Winnipeg. But this excellent book explores a timeless theme, rooted mainly in the poverty and inequalities of Guatemala in Central America. The central character, Iso, is a young woman working as support sta Leggi tutto
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