La foresta dei girasoli

This story totally blew me away. I'd read a few disappointed reviews but the synopsis still interested me so I decided to read it anyway, not entirely sure what to expect. Overall verdict? It was wonderful! To begin with, I had the feeling that I'd be annoyed by the narrator, who was a 17-year-old g Leggi tutto

I thought it was an interesting story about a girl finding out who she is and what she wants in life.

After reading a couple of Torey Hayden's nonfiction books and absolutely loving them, I picked up this fictional attempt and am now very disappointed. The story was obviously aimed at a young adult/coming-of-age audience. The story is told through the teenage eyes of Lesley, whose eccentrically-lovab Leggi tutto

Loved the first two thirds of this book, but seemed to loose its way a bit towards the end.

Big fan of hers but this wasnt my favorite.

This is the first time I read Torey Hayden’s book. From the title “The Sunflower Forest” I thought it would be a story about the teenage love life. But when I came to the synopsis I was so interested and decided to buy this book just because this book tried to tell us about the World War stories, es Leggi tutto

Se c'è una cosa che questo libro trasmette davvero bene è l'impotenza e l'esasperazione che si prova a trattare con chi ha problemi psichici, anche chi si ama profondamente. E descrive con tragica precisione anche quanto sei lasciato solo, persino da chi dovrebbe difenderti, e come la percezione che Leggi tutto

I am a huge fan of Torey Hayden. I have read most of her other books and was happy to hear that she was branching out and trying something new with her writing. Although this book is something very new for Hayden she still writes with the captivating loveliness which fills her books. This story is se Leggi tutto

I've read most of Torey Hayden's non fiction works and fallen absolutely in love with them; when I saw The Sunflower Forest on the shelf I was excited to see she was trying something new with her writing. Despite the change from reading her usual books to a purely fictional novel, her distinctively

Questo libro è un pugno nello stomaco. Nonostante sia un romanzo e non ci siano dunque le storie vere di bambini vittime di abusi che Torey Hayden è così brava a raccontare, la vicenda di Mara O'Malley ha una tragicità molto intensa. Sua figlia, Lesley, è la narratrice, e ci racconta della sua strana Leggi tutto