Alex George schafft Erzählungen mit bemerkenswerter Sensibilität und Einsicht, wobei er sich oft mit Themen wie Identität, Entwurzelung und der Suche nach Zugehörigkeit befasst. Seine Prosa ist reich und bildhaft und lässt die Leser in die komplexen psychologischen Landschaften seiner Charaktere eintauchen. George dringt mit einer Empathie und einem Können, die einen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen, in die Tiefen menschlicher Erfahrung vor. Sein Werk ist ein Beweis für die Kraft des Geschichtenerzählens bei der Erhellung gemeinsamer menschlicher Erfahrungen.
Simon, ein attraktiver und netter Koch in den 30ern, hat Pech bei Frauen. Mit der Hilfe des draufgängerischen Joe versucht er, sein Liebesleben zu verbessern, gerät jedoch von einer Katastrophe in die nächste, bis er einen entscheidenden Entschluss trifft.
A warm, relatable-at times heartbreakingly so-story of two boys becoming men in 1970s Maine... George authentically relays the dynamic, difficult nature of families. -Columbia Daily Tribune George's effortless and beautiful prose flows off of the page to construct a timeless narrative of love, loss, kinship and how the connections we make will almost always find a way to affect us for the rest of our lives. -Oxford Citizen George combines wit, sorrow and nostalgia into a story readers young and old will not forget... heartbreaking and real. -Vox Magazine Setting Free the Kites is a serious but breezy work, a sad but delightful story, and just right for thumbing through at the beach this summer. -Down East Magazine A mesmerizing and eloquent read... This is a book that takes hold of your life, so much that you forget the individuals are fictional and assume them as characters in your everyday life... Highly, highly recommended. -Jenn's Bookshelves Heart-rending... A beautifully told, nostalgic tale about friendship, George brings to life true, strongly independent characters... An effecting, emotional read. So many excellently crafted details are packed into its pages, poignantly capturing the rapid change of emotions during adolescence -Portland Press Herald A dandy book. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch A moving novel of friendship, family, loss and reconcilation... an emotionally resonant novel -Shelf Awareness This generous, poignant novel addresses family, friendship, and dealing with catastrophic loss... a beautifully wrought work for fans of literary fiction and coming-of- age novels. -Library Journal [A] touching story . . . George is masterly in his rendition of Maine landscapes and the emotional swings of adolescence. - Publishers Weekly A lovely meditation on young friendship and the harsh realities of growing up. -Book Riot It's sort of early to be carving titles into the marble 'Best of 2017' lists already, but it would be a surprise if I didn't end the year as impressed and moved by this novel as I am right now... With echoes of Stephen King's 'Joyland' and 'The Body' as well as John Knowles' A Separate Peace, Setting Free the Kites features unforgettable characters and a nice little twist. - New London Day George's writing has tremendous voice, one that brings these adolescent boys to life as few others do. - Seattle Book Mama Replete with soaring emotion. Setting Free the Kites is a coming-of-age novel driven by the forces of hope. Alex George skillfully proves that the tethers of a painful past can be cut, freeing us to rise above our circumstances if only we have fearless hearts. - SARAH McCOY, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Mapmaker's Children I think I fell a little in love with Alex George's Setting Free the Kites when I heard the beautiful title. Luckily, the book itself-colorful, poignant, winning and touching-does not disappoint and seduces like a spring breeze. Mr. George, please consider me one of your new and ardent admirers. - GEORGE HODGMAN, author of Bettyville In Setting Free the Kites, Alex George has written a captivating, lyrical novel with scenes so crisp and moving you will find yourself holding your breath as page by page he renders the profundity of childhood, the primality of longing, and breaks your heart. It's an absorbing novel, with place and people crafted so fully they become real and important to the reader. A full and beautiful book. - MEGAN MAYHEW BERGMAN, author of Almost Famous Women Alex George's brilliant new novel explores a life-changing boyhood friendship in the '70s, the way first love can whack you out of balance, the terror of an ill child and the way memories can haunt or free you. So exquisitely written, I was underlining sentences, and so engrossing, I read through the night. Funny, devastating and so human and humane, the novel is filled with characters
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New Remember him? Didn't think so. Simon Teller is the last of a dying breed. He's such a New Man he's sparkling. Struggling magician, gourmet cook, and jazz freak, he's been doing Conversation and Quiche for as long as he can remember, but he's so sensitive that all he's managed to conjure up is a number of awkward crushes and infatuations. And now the women are staying away in droves. Enter stage left Joe, the Houdini of the casual sex scene and the man who, in the cause of true friendship, is determined to show Simon how to pull women as easily as he pulls rabbits out of hats. Under Joe's expert tutelage, and armed with an array of cynical -- and secondhand -- seduction techniques, Simon embarks on a radically different approach to dating. The results are disastrous. A number of close encounters of a very peculiar kind with desperate divorcees, nymphomaniac Canadians, and alcoholic doctors leave Simon wondering if the beautiful American magician Alex might be different! A comedy about love, friendship and magic, and about how, sometimes, the trick is to see what's before your very eyes.
Exploring the complexities of relationships, this novel blends humor and melancholy to provide an honest portrayal of men and women. Through its engaging narrative, it delves into the intricacies of love, longing, and the often chaotic dynamics between the sexes, capturing the essence of human connection with wit and sensitivity.