An exploration into the impact of the Stalinist purges on the lives, families and contacts of members of the British Communist Party.
Alison MacLeod Books
Alison MacLeod is an accomplished novelist and short story writer whose work delves into the intricacies of human relationships and the psyche. She possesses a keen insight into interpersonal dynamics, masterfully employing language to craft rich, atmospheric worlds that draw readers in and leave a lasting impression. MacLeod's stories are celebrated for their thought-provoking exploration of themes and meticulously developed characters, earning critical acclaim and reader appreciation.
For readers of A Gentleman in Moscow and Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, an ambitious, spellbinding historical novel about sensuality, censorship, and the novel that set off the sexual revolution.On the glittering shores of the Mediterranean in 1928, a dying author in exile races to complete his final novel. Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a sexually bold love story, a searing indictment of class distinctions, and a study in sensuality. But the author, D. H. Lawrence, knows it will be censored. He publishes it privately, loses his copies to customs, and dies bereft.Thirty years later, in her last days before becoming first lady, Jackie Kennedy learns that publishers are trying to bring D. H. Lawrence’s long-censored novel to American and British readers in its full form. The government has responded by taking the book to court. Determined to enjoy the anonymity she has left and to honor a novel she loves, Jackie attends the trial. But there she is quickly recognized, and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover takes note of her interest and her outrage.Through the story of Lawrence’s writing of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, the obscenity trial that sought to suppress it, and the men and women who fought for its publication, Booker Prize–longlisted author Alison MacLeod captures the epic sweep of the twentieth century from war and censorship to sensuality and freedom. Exquisite, evocative, and grounded in history, Tenderness is a testament to the transformative power of fiction.
Die junge Anna verlässt wegen Schwierigkeiten mit Indianern ihre neue Heimat Amerika mit dem Segelschiff in Richtung Westindische Inseln. Dort macht sie die Bekanntschaft mit dem berüchtigten Piratenkapitän Jack Rackham, mit dem sie zahlreiche Seeabenteuer als Piratin in der Karibik erlebt.
