Esta autora crea cautivadoras novelas históricas para jóvenes adultos, que a menudo se sumergen en temas complejos como la pérdida y la resiliencia. Su magistral narrativa penetra profundamente en la psique humana, explorando el impacto de los acontecimientos históricos en los individuos. Con un estilo distintivo caracterizado por una prosa atractiva y personajes meticulosamente desarrollados, transporta a los lectores a diferentes épocas y lugares. A través de sus obras, la autora no solo narra historias, sino que también invita a la reflexión sobre el pasado y sus ecos en el presente.
My name is Hanna. I am 15. I am Latvian. I live with my mother and grandmother. My father is missing, taken by the Russians. I have a boyfriend and I'm training to be a dancer. But none of that is important any more. Because the Nazis have arrived, and I am a Jew. And as far as they are concerned, that is all that matters. This is my story.
Lilah May used to be angry. VERY angry. But not any more. She's got her temper - and her life - back under control. Or has she? Things with her best friend, Bindi, are going from bad to worse. The whereabouts of her brother Jay is still a mystery. And gorgeous Adam Carter is still out of reach. Groo! Can Lilah sort out her family, her friendship and her love life? Or is her anger about to reach all new levels? This funny and moving story is the follow up to The Taming of Lilah May.
A humorous and insightful story about a girl's journey to cope with her grief.
Lilah May struggles with anger, a feeling that began after an incident involving her brother Jay.
This is the first biography to concentrate exclusively on Woolf's close and inspirational friendships with the key women in her life, including the caregivers of her Victorian childhood who instilled in her a lifelong battle between creativity and convention: her taciturn sister, Vanessa Bell; enigmatic artist Dora Carrington; complex writer Katherine Mansfield; aristocratic novelist Vita Sackville-West; and riotous, militant composer Ethel Smyth.