Die junge Tamilin Sashi hat den Traum, Ärztin zu werden. Doch als der Bürgerkrieg in Sri Lanka ausbricht, muss sie um ihre Hoffnungen kämpfen, während ihre Welt zerbricht. Der Roman zeigt eindringlich, was Menschen bereit sind zu tun, um zu überleben. In Jaffna, 1981, ist Sashi sechzehn und verliebt sich in K., einen Nachbarsjungen, der ihre Leidenschaft für die Medizin teilt. Doch die Gewalt des Krieges reißt ihre Familie auseinander. Ihre Brüder und K. schließen sich den Tamil Tigers an, was fatale Folgen hat. Sashi kämpft darum, ihren eigenen Weg zu finden und erreicht schließlich New York, wo sie Ärztin wird. Doch sie sieht sich der Frage gegenüber, ob ein Leben ohne Schuld in dieser Welt möglich ist. Der Roman ist eine tief bewegende Erzählung über persönliche und familiäre Schicksale im Kontext historischer Ereignisse. Die Autorin verbindet intensive Recherche mit emotionaler Tiefe und vermittelt ein starkes Gefühl für die Nuancen der Geschichte. Es ist ein eindrucksvolles Werk, das sowohl Empörung als auch Mitgefühl hervorruft und die Herausforderungen des Erwachsenwerdens inmitten von Krieg und Verlust thematisiert.
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Jinx
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- 8 hours of reading
With the help of her understanding mother and a close friend, Jen eventually outgrows her nickname, Jinx, and deals with the deaths of two boys with whom she had been involved.
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The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS.
Paper Towns
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The Book of You
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Adept
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Since leaving the States, Susan Milton's life has been a little quiet, but all that's about to change. A man named David Braun will contact the London School of Antiquities and ask for her help. He's on the trail of some unusual stolen property and Susan is the closest thing to an expert on its history - a blood-soaked history that goes back thousands of years.David will need all the help he can get as he finds himself working for a sinister client he does not trust and chasing a thief no one seems able to catch. Together they make a good team - both smart, capable and able to keep their heads in a crisis - which is just as well because the pair are about to find themselves in serious danger and out of their depth. Caught between the thief and the secretive organisation he stole from, they will need to discover the truth about the thief's mission if they are to stay alive - a truth that neither of them is prepared for.
Im Reich der Schuhe
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