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Gregory Blake Smith

    Gregory Blake Smith crafts narratives that delve deeply into the human psyche and the complexities of relationships. His prose is celebrated for its stylistic refinement and atmospheric depth, immersing readers in meticulously detailed settings and the inner lives of his characters. Smith explores existential questions, moral quandaries, and the search for meaning within a chaotic world. His stories engage readers emotionally, prompting reflection on their own life choices and destinies.

    Doolhof van Windermere
    The Maze at Windermere
    • 2019

      Doolhof van Windermere

      • 461 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Wanneer Sandy Alison als ex-proftennisser les gaat geven aan de jetset van Newport, raakt hij met de vrouwen van het landhuis Windermere verstrikt in een web van emotionele chantage, lust en intrige. Al vier eeuwen lang gaan aspiratie en tegenslag van de high society op deze plek hand in hand. Van de jonge schrijver Henry James in de negentiende eeuw, die moet kiezen tussen liefde en kunstenaarschap, tot de verweesde jonge Prudence in de zeventiende eeuw, die worstelt met de vraag hoe ze zichzelf en haar slavin een beter, vrijer leven kan geven. Op ingenieuze wijze laat Gregory Blake Smith zien hoezeer de mens door de eeuwen heen door liefde, verlangen, ambitie en dubbelhartigheid gedreven én verblind wordt.

      Doolhof van Windermere
    • 2018

      The Maze at Windermere

      • 339 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.5(1744)Add rating

      "A reckless wager between a tennis pro with a fading career and a drunken party guest--the stakes are an antique motorcycle and an heiress's diamond necklace--launches a narrative odyssey that braids together three centuries of aspiration and adversity. A witty and urbane bachelor of the Gilded Age embarks on a high-risk scheme to marry into a fortune; a young writer soon to make his mark turns himself to his craft with harrowing social consequences; an aristocratic British officer during the American Revolution carries on a courtship that leads to murder; and, in Newport's earliest days, a tragically orphaned Quaker girl imagines a way forward for herself and the slave girl she has inherited"--

      The Maze at Windermere