Frances Liardet

Broschiertes Buch

We Must Be Brave

Beschreibung

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage." --Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing Spanning World War II and the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself. A woman. A war. The child who changed everything. December 1940. As German bombs fall on Southampton, England during World War II, the city's residents flee to the surrounding villages. In Upton village, amid the chaos, newly married Ellen Parr finds a girl asleep, unclaimed at the back of an empty bus. Little Pamela, it seems, is entirely alone. Ellen has always believed she does not want children, but when she takes Pamela into her home, the child cracks open the past Ellen thought she had escaped and the future she and her husband Selwyn had dreamed for themselves. As the war rages on, love grows where it was least expected, surprising them all. But with the end of the fighting comes the realization that Pamela was never theirs to keep. Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself.

Autor

Frances Liardet is a child of children of the Second World War. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia and studied Arabic at Oxford, before traveling to Cairo to translate modern Egyptian novelists, including Naguib Mahfouz and Edwar al-Kharrat. Liardet currently lives in Somerset, England, with her husband and daughter, and helps to run a summer writing session called Bootcamp. We Must Be Brave is her American debut.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 141mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 379g
• ISBN-13: 9780735218871
• ISBN-10: 0735218870
• Artikelnr.: 58461456

Rezensionen

'This is storytelling at its best. Wise, generous and captivating' Sarah Winman, author of Tin Man

'Oh, I loved this book so much! It's strikingly authentic, beautifully written, and a wonderfully touching depiction of the families people create for themselves when blood relatives let them down. It broke my heart and glued it together again. Just perfect' Jill Mansell, author of Rumour Has It

'Through years of plenty and poverty, war and peace, Ellen's story is endlessly affecting, peopled by beautifully drawn, endearing characters. A very special, quietly spectacular novel.'
Saga Magazine

'The writing is often dazzling - a child's voice is "clear, piping, like a twig peeled of its bark" - and this, too,

lifts what might have been a sentimental story into different territory altogether ... We Must Be Brave is a great success: richly observed, lovingly drawn and determinedly clear-eyed to the last' Melissa Harrison, Guardian

'A quiet masterpiece of love and loss, 'abandoned' children and rescue and courage ... This beautifully written novel had me sobbing, yet addicted' Bel Mooney, Daily Mail

'A book about fundamentally decent people doing good things and a story both epic and intimate, so tenderly written it moved me to tears' Elizabeth Day, author of The Party

'A wonderful novel. A beautifully written story of love and loss, with thoughtfully crafted characters and so much to think about long after you've finished reading it. It is one of those novels you can talk about for hours - the perfect book club read.'
AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird

'I loved this book. We Must Be Brave pulls you in right from the start and stays with you long after you have finished it. Such confident storytelling and perfect attention to detail is really rare' Esther Walker, onthespike.com

'This is storytelling at its best. Wise, generous and captivating' Sarah Winman, author of Tin Man

'Oh, I loved this book so much! It's strikingly authentic, beautifully written, and a wonderfully touching depiction of the families people create for themselves when blood relatives let them down. It broke my heart and glued it together again. Just perfect' Jill Mansell, author of Rumour Has It

'Through years of plenty and poverty, war and peace, Ellen's story is endlessly affecting, peopled by beautifully drawn, endearing characters. A very special, quietly spectacular novel.'
Saga Magazine

'The writing is often dazzling - a child's

voice is "clear, piping, like a twig peeled of its bark" - and this, too, lifts what might have been a sentimental story into different territory altogether ... We Must Be Brave is a great success: richly observed, lovingly drawn and determinedly clear-eyed to the last' Melissa Harrison, Guardian

'A quiet masterpiece of love and loss, 'abandoned' children and rescue and courage ... This beautifully written novel had me sobbing, yet addicted' Bel Mooney, Daily Mail

'A book about fundamentally decent people doing good things and a story both epic and intimate, so tenderly written it moved me to tears' Elizabeth Day, author of The Party

'A wonderful novel. A beautifully written story of love and loss, with thoughtfully crafted characters and so much to think about long after you've finished reading it. It is one of those novels you can talk about for hours - the perfect book club read.'
AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird

'I loved this book. We Must Be Brave pulls you in right from the start and stays with you long after you have finished it. Such confident storytelling and perfect attention to detail is really rare' Esther Walker, onthespike.com