Das Schicksal von Richard Mahony Reihe

Diese epische Saga verfolgt das Leben und Schicksal einer Familie über mehrere Generationen hinweg. Vor dem dramatischen Hintergrund des kolonialen Australiens erforscht die Erzählung Themen wie Ehrgeiz, Verlust, Liebe und Widerstandsfähigkeit. Die Leser werden in die Komplexität menschlicher Beziehungen und die mühsame Reise des Aufbaus eines neuen Lebens in einem herausfordernden Land hineingezogen.

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Australia Felix
Henry Handel Richardson
382 Seiten
14 Lesestunden
Set against the backdrop of Australia's gold mining boom, the story follows Richard Mahony, whose aspirations clash with the rugged realities of his environment. Initially a struggling storekeeper, he marries Polly Turnham, who encourages him to pursue a medical career. As Mahony's practice thrives, the narrative delves into themes of mental decline and familial responsibility, highlighting Polly's sacrifices. This novel, the first in a celebrated trilogy, offers a poignant exploration of personal ambition and the impact of societal expectations on mental health.

The Fortunes Of Richard Mahony
Henry Handel Richardson
950 Seiten
34 Lesestunden
4,0(13)Abgeben
He had never got within measurable distance of what he called life, at all...deep down in him, he knew, was an enormous residue of vitality...It was like a buried treasure, jealously kept for the event of his one day catching up with life: not the bare scramble for a living that here went by that name, but Life with a capital L. Richard Mahony is a restless man. Ballarat, England, Melbourne, Europe, the bush: elsewhere is always better. Searching for a place, a meaning, a life, Mahony and his wife Mary journey from wealth to poverty, order to chaos, sanity to the asylum. The Fortunes of Richard Mahony is a towering novel.

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