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Emily Maxwell ist Witwe, und ihre erwachsenen Kinder sind längst ausgezogen. Sie wünscht sich, dass ihre Enkel sie besuchen kommen und bedauert die Veränderungen in ihrer ruhigen Nachbarschaft. Als ihre Schwägerin und einzige Freundin Arlene bei einem gemeinsamen Frühstück in Ohnmacht fällt, ändert sich alles. Emily erkennt ihre verborgenen Stärken und dass das Leben jedem Menschen Möglichkeiten eröffnet, die man nur ergreifen muss. Stewart O'Nan's intimate novel follows Emily Maxwell, a widow whose grown children have long moved away. She dreams of vists by her grandchildren while mourning the turnover of her quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood, but when her sole companion and sister-in-law Arlene faints at their favorite breakfast buffet, Emily's days change. As she grapples with her new independence, she discovers a hidden strength and realizes that life always offers new possibilities. Like most older women, Emily is a familiar yet invisible figure, one rarely portrayed so honestly. Her mingled feelings-of pride and regret, joy and sorrow- are gracefully rendered in wholly unexpected ways. Once again making the ordinary and overlooked not merely visible but vital to understanding our own lives, Emily, Alone confirms O'Nan as an American master.

Book details

• Full title: Emily, Alone
• Subtitle: A Novel
• Author: Stewart O'Nan
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9780143120490
• ISBN: 0143120492
• ID: 05246798
• Publisher: Penguin US
• Weight: 259 g
• Dimensions: 203 × 136 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. December 2011

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