Bøger af Jessica Shattuck

Umiddelbart efter Anden Verdenskrigs afslutning vender Marianne von Schneesingen tilbage til det forfaldne slot, hvor hun før krigen afholdt store fester for den tyske overklasse. Marianne er enke efter en modstandsmand, og hun har lovet sin mand at samle andre enker efter modstandsfolk på slottet. Men Marianne opdager snart, at verden har ændret sig i en grad, hun ikke troede mulig. Kvinderne på slottet er en fængslende og stemningsfyldt fortælling fra en af historiens mest turbulente perioder. Romanen giver et dramatisk og nuanceret portræt af krigen og dens menneskelige konsekvenser.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle comes a sweeping story of a nation on the rise, and one family's deeply complicated relationship to the resource that built their fortune and fueled their greatest tragedy, perfect for fans of The Dutch House and The Great Circle.The war is over, and America has entered a golden age: The Age of Oil.It's 1953, and for Nick Taylor, WWII veteran turned company lawyer, oil is the key to the future. He takes the train into the city for work and returns to the peaceful streets of the suburbs and to his wife, Bet, former codebreaker now housewife, and their two children, Katherine and Harry. Nick comes from humble origins but thanks to his work for American Oil, he can provide every comfort for his family, including Last House, a secluded country escape. Deep in the Vermont mountains, the Taylors are free from the stresses of modern life. Bet doesn't have to worry about the Russian H-bombs that haunt her dreams, and the children roam free in the woods. Last House is a place that could survive the end of the world.It's 1968, and America is on the brink of change. Protestors fill the streets to challenge everything from the Vietnam War to racism in the wake of MLK's shooting--to the country's reliance on Big Oil. As Katherine makes her first forays into adult life, she's caught up in the current of the time and struggles to reconcile her ideals with the stable and privileged childhood her Greatest Generation parents worked so hard to provide. But when the Movement shifts in a more radical direction, each member of the Taylor family will be forced to reckon with the consequences of the choices they've made for the causes they believed in.Spanning multiple generations and nearly eighty years, Last House tells the story of one American family during an age of grand ideals and even greater downfalls. Set against the backdrop of our nation's history, this is an emotional tour de force that digs deeply into questions of inheritance and what we owe each other--and captures to stunning effect the gravity of time, the double edge of progress, and the hubris of empire.

Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful story of three widows whose lives become intertwined?from the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good BreedingAmid the ashes of Nazi Germany's defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the castle of her husband's ancestors, an imposing fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husband's brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives, her fellow resistance widows. But as Marianne assembles this makeshift family from the ruins of her husband's movement, she quickly discovers that the highly principled world of her privileged past has become infinitely more complicated, and filled with dark secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Combining piercing social insight and vivid historical atmosphere, The Women in the Castle is a dramatic yet nuanced portrait of war and its repercussions that offers a fresh perspective on one of the most tumultuous periods in history.

INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE NEW CHAPTERGoodReads Choice Awards Semifinalist"e;Moving . . . a plot that surprises and devastates."e;New York Times Book Review"e;A masterful epic."e;People magazine"e;Mesmerizing . . .The Women in the Castlestands tall among the literature that reveals new truths about one of historys most tragic eras."e;USA TodayThree women, haunted by the past and the secrets they holdSet at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwinedan affecting, shocking, and ultimately redemptive novel from the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good Breeding.Amid the ashes of Nazi Germanys defeat, Marianne von Lingenfels returns to the once-grand castle of her husbands ancestors, an imposing stone fortress now fallen into ruin following years of war. The widow of a resister murdered in the failed July 20, 1944, plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Marianne plans to uphold the promise she made to her husbands brave conspirators: to find and protect their wives, her fellow resistance widows.First Marianne rescues six-year-old Martin, the son of her dearest childhood friend, from a Nazi reeducation home. Together, they make their way across the smoldering wreckage of their homeland to Berlin, where Martins mother, the beautiful and naive Benita, has fallen into the hands of occupying Red Army soldiers. Then she locates Ania, another resisters wife, and her two boys, now refugees languishing in one of the many camps that house the millions displaced by the war. As Marianne assembles this makeshift family from the ruins of her husbands resistance movement, she is certain their shared pain and circumstances will hold them together. But she quickly discovers that the black-and-white, highly principled world of her privileged past has become infinitely more complicated, filled with secrets and dark passions that threaten to tear them apart. Eventually, all three women must come to terms with the choices that have defined their lives before, during, and after the wareach with their own unique share of challenges. Written with the devastating emotional power of The Nightingale, Sarahs Key, and The Light Between Oceans, Jessica Shattucks evocative and utterly enthralling novel offers a fresh perspective on one of the most tumultuous periods in history. Combining piercing social insight and vivid historical atmosphere, The Women in the Castle is a dramatic yet nuanced portrait of war and its repercussions that explores what it means to survive, love, and, ultimately, to forgive in the wake of unimaginable hardship.

"Jessica Shattuck's engrossing, deceptively ambitious novel explores a wide range of subjects ... with a shrewd and sympathetic eye."-Tom Perrotta