Johnny, an outstanding young swimmer, went missing nearly thirty years ago: drowned, or so everyone except his sister Imogen believes. How could this have happened? Encouraged, pushed even, from a child by his father, Johnny could have made the Olympic team, couldn't he? As Imogen gradually pieces together bits of her …
The Christmas Tree is Irish author Jennifer Johnston's sixth novel, first published in 1981 by Hamish Hamilton. It has been suggested by The Irish Times as being her finest work, and was chosen by the Irish Independent to be published as one of the books its "Irish Women Writers" collection. It is one of U.S. writer …
Considérée comme l'un des meilleurs écrivains irlandais contemporains, Jennifer Johnston nous livre ici une œuvre poignante, superbement écrite, une lumineuse réflexion sur l'amour, l'amitié et le deuil. Installée à New York, Clara avait toujours voyagé pour s'éloigner d'une famille étouffante. À trente-cinq ans, elle …