Bøger af Lily Brett

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LENA DUNHAM AND STEPHEN FRY. An emotional and enlightening novel about a woman and her father's journey to Poland to revisit her family history during WWII, by internationally bestselling novelist Lily Brett. Ruth Rothwax finds order and meaning in the words she writes for other people, but she can't find words to understand the loss her family experienced during World War II. She becomes obsessed with the idea of returning to Poland with her father, Edek, making sense of her family's past, and visiting the places where her beloved parents lived and almost died. But there's more to this trip than Ruth can plan for. By facing Poland and the past, she might be able to confront her own future. Treasure is the gripping story of a woman's search for memory and meaning, and the reconciliation of present and past within the complicated fabric of family. Acclaimed bestselling author Lily Brett explores the reverberations of loss through this remarkable and unforgettable journey of the heart.

It hasn't been easy for Ruth Rothwax, the proprietor of a successful letter-writing business, to branch out into a new greeting-card line. Her father, Edek, is driving her crazy at the office. Other women, who she thought would be supportive, are being catty and competitive, behavior Ruth swears that she will never imitate. But then Zofia arrives to turn Ruth's aspirations of sisterly solidarity--and her life--upside down. Fresh off the plane from Poland--a buxom, sixty-something femme fatale with a talent for making meatballs--Zofia wants to open a restaurant. And Edek, Zofia's most passionate admirer, wants his daughter to finance the enterprise. But Ruth knows that gleam in Zofia's eye only too well . . . and she knows it means big trouble for all of them.

Ruth kann nicht begreifen, dass ihr Vater Edek weit davon entfernt ist, einen ruhigen Lebensabend zu verbringen. Stattdessen beginnt der muntere Siebenundachtzigjährige ein Verhältnis mit der (viel zu jungen, wie Ruth findet) Polin Zofia (69). Als Edek zusammen mit Zofia und deren Freundin Valentina auch noch ein Restaurant an der Lower Eastside eröffnen will, das auf polnische Fleischbällchen spezialisiert ist, bangt Ruth gleichermaßen ums Erbe und um ihre Nerven.Lily Brett wurde 1946 in Deutschland geboren. Ihre Eltern heirateten im Ghetto von Lodz, wurden im KZ Auschwitz getrennt und fanden einander erst nach zwölf Monaten wieder. 1948 wanderte die Familie nach Brunswick in Australien aus. Mit neunzehn Jahren begann Lily Brett für eine australische Rockmusik-Zeitschrift zu schreiben. Sie interviewte und porträtierte zahlreiche Stars wie Jimi Hendrix oder Mick Jagger.Heute lebt die Autorin in New York. In regelmäßigen Kolumnen der Wochenzeitung "DIE ZEIT" hat Lily Brett diese Stadt porträtiert. Sie ist mit dem Maler David Rankin verheiratet und hat drei Kinder.