ISBN: 9780857987945 - the truth according to us (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 522 pages. From the co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society come s a wise, witty, and exuberant novel, perfect for fans of Lee Smith, that illumi nates the power of loyalty and forgiveness, memory and truth, and the courage it takes to do what's right. Annie Barrows once again evokes the charm and eccentr icity of a small town filled with extraordinary characters. Her new novel, The T ruth According to Us, brings to life an inquisitive young girl, her beloved aunt , and the alluring visitor who changes the course of their destiny forever. In t he summer of 1938, Layla Beck's father, a United States senator, cuts off her al lowance and demands that she find employment on the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal jobs program. Within days, Layla finds herself far from her accustomed social whirl, assigned to cover the history of the remote mill town of Macedonia , West Virginia, and destined, in her own opinion, to go completely mad with bor edom. However, once she secures a room in the home of the unconventional Romeyn family, she is completely drawn into their complex world and soon discovers that the truth of the town is deeply entangled in the thorny past of the Romeyn dyna sty. At the Romeyn house, twelve-year-old Willa is desperate to learn everything in her quest to acquire her favorite virtues--ferocity and devotion--a search t hat leads her into a thicket of mysteries, including the questionable business w ith which her charismatic father is always occupied and the reason her adored au nt Jottie never married. Layla's arrival strikes a match to the family veneer, b ringing to light buried secrets that will tell a different tale about the Romeyn s, and the invisible threads linking them to the heart of Macedonia's history. A.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 491 pages. cover worn From the co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society comes a wise, witty, and exuberant novel, perfect for fans of Lee Smith, that illumin ates the power of loyalty and forgiveness, memory and truth, and the courage it takes to do what's right. Annie Barrows once again evokes the charm and eccentri city of a small town filled with extraordinary characters. Her new novel, The Tr uth According to Us, brings to life an inquisitive young girl, her beloved aunt, and the alluring visitor who changes the course of their destiny forever. In th e summer of 1938, Layla Beck's father, a United States senator, cuts off her all owance and demands that she find employment on the Federal Writers' Project, a N ew Deal jobs program. Within days, Layla finds herself far from her accustomed s ocial whirl, assigned to cover the history of the remote mill town of Macedonia, West Virginia, and destined, in her own opinion, to go completely mad with bore dom. However, once she secures a room in the home of the unconventional Romeyn f amily, she is completely drawn into their complex world and soon discovers that the truth of the town is deeply entangled in the thorny past of the Romeyn dynas ty. At the Romeyn house, twelve-year-old Willa is desperate to learn everything in her quest to acquire her favorite virtues--ferocity and devotion--a search th at leads her into a thicket of mysteries, including the questionable business wi th which her charismatic father is always occupied and the reason her adored aun t Jottie never married. Layla's arrival strikes a match to the family veneer, br inging to light buried secrets that will tell a different tale about the Romeyns , and the invisible threads linking them to the heart of Macedonia's history. As.…