Samantha Harvey: The Wilderness, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

Es ist Jakes Geburtstag. Er sitzt in einem kleinen Flugzeug und wird über die Landschaft geflogen, in der sein Leben statt fand. Seine Kindheit, seine Ehe, seine Arbeit, seine Leidenschaften. Nun ist er Mitte 60 und nicht mehr der Mann, der er einst war. Er hat seine Frau verloren, sein Sohn ist im Gefängnis und er ist dabei, auch seine Vergangenheit zu verlieren, denn Jake hat Alzheimer. Wir es irgendetwas geben, dass er vor dem Vergessen retten kann? Vielleicht die Erinnerung an Liebe, an Schönheit oder nichts von alledem ? An extraordinary debut novel by a young writer of remarkable gifts

Beschreibung

It's Jake's birthday. He has lost his wife, his son is in prison and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer's.

As the disease takes hold of him, the key events of his life shift, and what until recently seemed solid fact melts into surreal imaginings. Is his daughter alive or long dead? And why exactly is his son in prison? There was a cherry tree once, and a yellow dress, but what do they mean? Is there anything he'll be able to salvage from the wreckage?

From the first sentence to the last, The Wilderness holds us in its grip. This is writing of extraordinary power and beauty.

Klappentext

He has lost his wife, his son is in prison and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer's. As the disease takes hold of him, the key events of his life shift, and what until recently seemed solid fact melts into surreal imaginings.