Set in France, Italy, New York and China, in the past and present, this National Book Award-shortlisted title examines notions of the divine.
Joan Silber Bücher
Joan Silber ist die Autorin von sechs früheren belletristischen Werken. Ihre Prosa zeichnet sich durch tiefe psychologische Einsicht und meisterhafte Darstellung menschlicher Beziehungen aus. Silber erforscht oft die Komplexität der menschlichen Natur und die moralischen Dilemmata, mit denen ihre Charaktere konfrontiert sind. Ihr Stil ist bekannt für seine Präzision und seine Fähigkeit, die feinen Nuancen menschlicher Erfahrung einzufangen.
An ingenious examination of belief systems, beginning with some fiercely principled young anarchists in 1920s New York and spinning the dial to take in India, Paris and Occupy Wall Street.
A bold and piercing novel about a young single mother, her eccentric aunt and the decisions they make that have unexpected implications for the world around them.
Ethan, a young lawyer in New York, learns that his father has long kept a second family - a Thai wife and two kids living in Queens. In the aftermath of this revelation, Ethan's mother spends a year travelling abroad, returning much changed, just as her now ex-husband falls ill. Across town, Ethan's half brothers are caught in their own complicated journeys: one brother's penchant for minor delinquency has escalated and the other must travel to Bangkok to bail him out, while the bargains their mother struck about love and money continue to shape all their lives. As Ethan finds himself caught in a love triangle of his own, the interwoven fates of these two households elegantly unfurl to touch many other figures, revealing secret currents of empathy and loyalty, the bounty of improvised families and the paradoxical ties that weave through life's rich contours. With a generous and humane spirit, Secrets of Happiness elucidates the ways people marshal the resources at hand in an effort to find joy
