Resultados para "Walking" en Coming of age

High school graduation is just around the corner for Jason Ellis and his friends. Their social lives are booming, and Jason has his girlfriend, Rem, by his side. So far, this has been the greatest year of 18-year-old Jason’s life, but 1984 isn't over yet. In the blink of an eye, 40-year-old Jason looks back at a life that feels wasted on broken relationships and a career that belittles his talents. Can the friendships that spun him into this oblivion actually rescue him from it? He'll find out when he returns to his hometown in Nebraska, the only place where he remembers knowing who he was.

The end of the world begins as literal fire rains down from the heavens. Ancient gods are released from their prison, eager to reestablish their long-lost power. But Rachel Deneuve has bigger, more contemporary concerns than a divine war. Her son Adam is in the middle of a fight against leukemia, and Rachel would much rather battle cancer than gods. But when humans begin picking sides and fighting escalates, their home in Baltimore becomes a war zone.

"[Savaş] writes with both sensuality and coolness, as if determined to find a rational explanation for the irrationality of existence..." -- The New York Times "I fell in love with this book." -- Katie Kitamura, author of A Separation A mesmerizing novel set in Paris and a changing Istanbul...

Kept apart by their love for one man, two sisters embark on their own paths toward survival, love, and understanding, until they finally meet again in the worst of circumstances. And the reality might break them all. My Heart Went Walking is a beautiful novel that sweeps from the small Irish town of Donegal to the “big smoke” of Dublin City; a book that celebrates the pull of family and the chance of redemption. It is a novel for everyone who feels connected to the Irish approach to life and also for everyone who loves an overriding message of hope and restoration.