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Betty: The International Bestseller
By Tiffany McDaniel. 2020
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General fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Family stories, Romantic suspense, Serious and literary fiction, Indigenous peoples fictionParanormal, Social issues, Parenting, Death and bereavement, Family and relationships, Home and garden, Environment, Indigenous peoples, United States travel and geography
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'Breahtaking'Vogue'So engrossing! Betty is a page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story steeped in Cherokee history, told in undulating prose that settles right…
into you'Naoise Dolan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Exciting Times 'I felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson, Booker Prize shortlisted author of Everthing Under'I loved Betty: I fell for its strong characters and was moved by the story it portrayed' Fiona Mozley, Booker Prize shortlisted author of Elmet 'A girl comes of age against the knife.' So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and also, devastatingly, from within. When her family's darkest secrets are brought to light, Betty has no choice but to reckon with the brutal history hiding in the hills, as well as the heart-wrenching cruelties and incredible characters she encounters in her rural town of Breathed, Ohio.Despite the hardship she faces, Betty is resilient. Her curiosity about the natural world, her fierce love for her sisters and her father's brilliant stories are kindling for the fire of her own imagination, and in the face of all she bears witness to, Betty discovers an escape: she begins to write.A heartbreaking yet magical story, Betty is a punch-in-the-gut of a novel - full of the crushing cruelty of human nature and the redemptive power of words. 'Not a story you will soon forget' Karen Joy Fowler, Booker Prize shortlisted author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 'Shot through with moonshine, Bible verses, and folklore, Betty is about the cruelty we inflict on one another, the beauty we still manage to find, and the stories we tell in order to survive' Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow ChildThe Night Fire: A Ballard and Bosch Thriller
By Michael Connelly. 2019
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Mysteries and crime stories, Police procedural fiction, Women sleuths, Suspense and thrillers, Legal storiesLaws and statutes, Social issues
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SOME CRIMES LIGHT A FIRE THAT NEVER GOES OUT... 'One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year.' The…
i newspaper, Best Crime Books for 2019'There's something for everyone in this jam-packed plot' New York Times* * * * *A JUDGE MURDERED IN A CITY PARKMickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, defends the man accused.A HOMELESS PERSON BURNED ALIVEDetective Renée Ballard catches the case on the LAPD's notorious graveyard shift.AN UNSOLVED HOMICIDE FROM A LIFETIME AGOHarry Bosch is left a missing case file by his mentor who passed away. He was the man who taught Bosch that everybody counts, or nobody counts. Why did he keep the case all these years? To find the truth - or bury it?IN L.A. CRIME NEVER SLEEPSBut in Ballard, Bosch and Haller: the fire always burns. Will it light the way - or leave their lives in ashes?* * * * *CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY.'One of the world's greatest crime writers' Daily Mail'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' Ian Rankin'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' Guardian'A superb natural storyteller' Lee Child'A master' Stephen King'A genius' Independent on Sunday'A terrific writer with pace, style and humanity to spare' The Times'America's greatest living crime writer' Daily Express'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction' Sunday Telegraph'Justly regarded as one of the world's finest crime writers' Mail On Sunday'No one writes a better modern thriller than Connelly' Evening StandardPor qué volvías cada verano
By Belén López Peiró. 2018
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Historical fiction, Legal storiesWomen biography
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El libro que terminó con el secreto alrededor del abuso y se convirtió en clave de cientos de denuncias. «Hay…
libros que son hechos. Este es uno: se puede leer como una novela, como una denuncia, como la propia construcción. Porque es todo eso: una novela polifónica, el relato de un abuso padecido en la adolescencia en manos de un hombre armado, un tío poderoso, el macho de la familia y del pueblo. Y un hecho: acá está la mujer que fue la nena que ese tipo quiso romper para su uso personal. Y está toda entera, fuerte, hablando de lo que da tanta vergüenza hablar. Escribiendo contra todos los que intentaron callarla. Contra sí misma, incluso, a veces. Este libro es una batalla: la que ganó Belén López Peiró iniciando un juicio, buscando asesoramiento legal en un sistema que no les prodiga justicia a las víctimas, contándoles a todos sus parientes y vecinos, obligándolos a ver lo que no querían ver. Y escribiendo, haciendo de su propia experiencia una obra exquisita, una intervención política poderosa. Y muy necesaria».Gabriela Cabezón Cámara La crítica dijo: «El mapa de aquello que nos sucede, por fin al completo. Imprescindible».Brigitte Vasallo «Para mí un libro definitivo sobre el abuso sexual, además del descubrimiento de una voz de la que quiero leer mucho más».Nuria Labari «No, no es un libro para disfrutar. Es un libro para entender, para empatizar, para hacer real lo que no muchas se atreven a decir en alto».Andra.eus «Por eso la forma de este libro es tan perfecta o precisa para abordar la violencia machista, porque consigue hacer emocionalmente muy palpable la complejidad del entramado que sostiene la impunidad, el ruido de los juicios de los otros en la cabeza de una víctima, cuando no hay jerarquías, ni valoraciones, ni justicia. Solo la nítida ajenidad de todos ante la experiencia propia de la vulnerabilidad».Gabriela Wiener, elDiario.es «Belén López Peiró relata el abuso sexual sin ambigüedades, pero con mucha literatura». Mauro Libertella