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Isabella Vaj

    La notte della casa bruciata
    The Painter of Shanghai
    A Thousand Splendid Suns
    • A Thousand Splendid Suns

      • 372 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.5(1433550)Add rating

      Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction. A Thousand Splendid Sunsis an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of family and friendship. It is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely bond and an indestructible love.

      A Thousand Splendid Suns
    • Reminiscent of "Memoirs of a Geisha," this novel is a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist.

      The Painter of Shanghai
    • La notte della casa bruciata

      • 461 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Aveva tredici anni la notte in cui successe tutto. La casa divorata dalle fiamme, il buio, la neve, le urla dei vicini. E tutti, mamma, papà, i fratellini, chiusi dentro. Solo lui si era salvato. Da quel giorno, nel cuore di Michael è sempre inverno. Più di vent'anni dopo, come medico volontario, Michael è ancora in cerca di un riscatto. La sua ossessione è salvare tutti, in ogni parte del mondo, per spegnere il tormento di non aver salvato una volta chi amava. Trascurando chi lo ama ora. Ma quando finalmente decide di affrontare il passato e di salvare il suo matrimonio, il mondo è pronto a crollargli addosso un'altra volta. Al ritorno nel suo appartamento di Londra Michael trova il cadavere di sua moglie Caitlin. Incidente o omicidio?

      La notte della casa bruciata