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The Crane Wife

Name: The Crane Wife
Author: Patrick Ness
ISBN: 9781443420136

Patrick NessAuthor

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George Duncan is an American living and working in London. He is divorced, the owner of a small print shop, and lonelier than he realizes. One night he is woken by an extraordinary sound coming from his garden. A great white crane has tumbled to earth, its wing shot through by a giant arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George pulls out the arrow and frees the crane, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed. The very next day, he meets an enigmatic woman, an artist who transforms the lives of everyone around her, including Amanda, George's angry-and very funny-daughter, Amanda's adorable French son and George himself.
Wise, romantic, sublime and laugh-out-loud funny, The Crane Wife is hugely entertaining but also resonates on a deep, dreamlike, mythic level. Above all it's a celebration of the disruptive and redemptive power of love.

ISBN9781443420136

PublisherHarper Perennial

Publication Date02/24/15

Pages320

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ISBN9781443420136

PublisherHarper Perennial

Publication Date02/24/15

Pages320

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swan
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swan
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4.0
Ein fatales japanisches Märchen der Vergebung (Liebe) verwoben mit der „0815“-Realität eines Mittvierzigers ergibt eine mythische, geheimnisvolle Geschichte zwischen Traum und Realität.
Beziehungen/ Motive: - zwischen Sanftmut und Gier - zwischen Leidenschaft und Erlösung - zwischen Hass und Vergebung Ich wurde beim Lesen in den Bann gezogen. Meine Neugier war von Anfang bis Ende geweckt. Wie werden diese extremen Motive in diesem einfachen Alltag die Geschichte auflösen/eskalieren lassen? Wird es eine friedliche Endnote geben?
Jan 15, 2024
4.0
Ein fatales japanisches Märchen der Vergebung (Liebe) verwoben mit der „0815“-Realität eines Mittvierzigers ergibt eine mythische, geheimnisvolle Geschichte zwischen Traum und Realität.
Beziehungen/ Motive: - zwischen Sanftmut und Gier - zwischen Leidenschaft und Erlösung - zwischen Hass und Vergebung Ich wurde beim Lesen in den Bann gezogen. Meine Neugier war von Anfang bis Ende geweckt. Wie werden diese extremen Motive in diesem einfachen Alltag die Geschichte auflösen/eskalieren lassen? Wird es eine friedliche Endnote geben?
Jan 15, 2024
blattzirkus
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blattzirkus
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3.0
Storyline George Duncan, a 50-year old American living in the UK, wakes up one night by a strange sound. He finds a crane in the middle of his small garden, shot by an arrow in the wing. George doesn’t realize if it is a dream or not, yet saves the crane. On the next day a woman called Kikomu walks into his printshop where George works at and asks for a frame/recopy of her work, really beautifully cuttings no one can really give an adjective to. George is not only amazed by the woman, but the cuttings too. From this day on, the book not only follows the story of George and Kikumo as they start their million pounds worth art business but George’s daughter too as she has to raise as a 25 year old her son JP. Read my full review at https://blattzirkus.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/review-the-crane-wife-by-patrick-ness/ :)
Dec 26, 2023
3.0
Storyline George Duncan, a 50-year old American living in the UK, wakes up one night by a strange sound. He finds a crane in the middle of his small garden, shot by an arrow in the wing. George doesn’t realize if it is a dream or not, yet saves the crane. On the next day a woman called Kikomu walks into his printshop where George works at and asks for a frame/recopy of her work, really beautifully cuttings no one can really give an adjective to. George is not only amazed by the woman, but the cuttings too. From this day on, the book not only follows the story of George and Kikumo as they start their million pounds worth art business but George’s daughter too as she has to raise as a 25 year old her son JP. Read my full review at https://blattzirkus.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/review-the-crane-wife-by-patrick-ness/ :)
Dec 26, 2023