It Is Wood, It Is Stone de Gabriella Burnham

Date de parution : 07.2020
Format : Broché
Nombre de pages : 224
Résumé : "A lush depiction of privilege and power, sex and stability . . . following three women in São Paulo . . . It Is Wood, It Is Stone is an elegant arrival of a new talent."-Elle (One of the Most Anticipated New Books of Summer) With sharp, gorgeous prose, It Is Wood, It Is Stone takes place over the course of a year in Sa~o Paulo, Brazil, in which two women's lives intersect. Linda, an anxious and restless American, has moved to Sa~o Paulo, with her husband, Dennis, who has accepted a yearlong professorship. As Dennis submerges himself in his work, Linda finds herself unmoored and adrift, feeling increasingly disassociated from her own body. Linda's unwavering and skilled maid, Marta, has more claim to Linda's home than Linda can fathom. Marta, who is struggling to make sense of complicated history and its racial tensions, is exasperated by Linda's instability. One day, Linda leaves home with a charismatic and beguili...