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Zusatztext "In this modern day retelling of Jane Eyre - trade horses for private jets - novelist Margot Livesey pays homage to Brontë's literary classic." Informationen zum Autor Margot Livesey is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Flight of Gemma Hardy , The House on Fortune Street , Banishing Verona , Eva Moves the Furniture , The Missing World , Criminals , and Homework . Her work has appeared in the New Yorker , Vogue , and the Atlantic , and she is the recipient of grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. The House on Fortune Street won the 2009 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award. Born in Scotland, Livesey currently lives in the Boston area and is a professor of fiction at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Klappentext Fate has not been kind to Gemma Hardy. Orphaned by the age of ten, neglected by a bitter and cruel aunt, sent to a boarding school where she is both servant and student, young Gemma seems destined for a life of hardship and loneliness. Yet her bright spirit burns strong. Fiercely intelligent, singularly determined, Gemma overcomes each challenge and setback, growing stronger and more certain of her path. Now an independent young woman with dreams of the future, she accepts a position as an au pair on the remote and beautiful Orkney Islands. But Gemma's biggest trial is about to begin . . . a journey of passion and betrayal that will lead her to a life she's never dreamed of. Zusammenfassung The resonant story of a young woman’s struggle to take charge of her own future! The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a modern take on a classic story—Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre —that will fascinate readers of the Gothic original and fans of modern literary fiction alike! with its lyrical prose! robust characters! and abundant compassion. Set in early 1960s Scotland! this breakout novel from award-winning author Margot Livesey is a tale of determination and spirit that! like The Three Weissmanns of Westport and A Thousand Acres ! spins an unforgettable new story from threads of our shared! still-living literary past. “Gemma is real—it’s as simple as that. And through her eyes we see step by step what it means . . . to take possession of one’s own life.” —David Wroblewski! author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle ...
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Margot Livesey is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Flight of Gemma Hardy, The House on Fortune Street, Banishing Verona, Eva Moves the Furniture, The Missing World, Criminals, and Homework. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Vogue, and the Atlantic, and she is the recipient of grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. The House on Fortune Street won the 2009 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award. Born in Scotland, Livesey currently lives in the Boston area and is a professor of fiction at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
