Devastating, funny and wise, it's among the best novels I know about the fate of American innocence abroad."—Garth Greenwell"One of the most memorable narrative voices in recent fiction."—Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewIntelligent and deeply felt, Feast Days follows a young wife who relocates with her financier husband to São Paulo—a South American megacity that impresses and unsettles, conceals and erupts. Here in her new home, she reckons with the twenty-first century as she encounters crime, protests, refugees gentrification, and the collision of art and commerce, while confronting the crisis slowly building inside her own marriage. In stylish prose and with piercing wit, Ian MacKenzie tells the story of Emma, a young woman who has moved from New York to Brazil just as massive demonstrations against the government are breaking out across the country amid growing economic inequality. Emma has come to Brazil for her... Views: 8
Garrett didn't believe in love, much less love at first sight, until Jessica. He'd spent his life building his company, obsessed with power and money. Because of the pain of his childhood, nothing was more important to him than success, until she walked into his life.Can he overcome her fears and insecurities before it's too late? More importantly, will he be able to hide his obsession and tone down his dominant personality long enough to gain her love and trust?Jessica has had to fight for everything her whole life. First to just survive, then to make something of herself, and now she must fight her own insecurities to have a chance at love.Will she destroy any chance at love and happiness she'd get with Garrett? Views: 8
In Nazi Germany, young Manfred is hardly aware of the influence that draws him into the existing political system. After the War he changes his name and builds up a new career, starting a family, first in the States, later in Britain. While his friends and family have no idea of his activities during the War, his daughter Nora and his grandson Andrew, being interested in recent history, begin to suspect their (grand-) father's dark secret. How far does moral responsibility go? Can really heavy guilt ever be expiated in Dostoyevsky's sense or is there no hope for atonement by later generations? Is it ever too late to learn fundamental lessons from political developments? Views: 8
