englishbooks.xtme.de Gute englische eBooks gratis und günstig
Derzeit nur: € 1,49
The Sewing Machine
Historischer Roman von Natalie Fergie
It is 1911, and Jean is about to join the mass strike at the Singer factory. For her, nothing will be the same again. Decades later, in Edinburgh, Connie sews coded moments of her life into a notebook, as her mother did before her. More than 100 years after his grandmother’s sewing machine was made, Fred discovers a treasure trove of documents. His family history is laid out before him in a patchwork of unfamiliar handwriting and colourful seams. He starts to unpick the secrets of four generations, one stitch at a time.
Die Schottin Natalie Fergie ist sehr verbunden mit Näherei und sammelt Nähmaschinen. Woraus dieser sehr erstaunliche Roman erstanden ist, ein Tipp für Leute, die historische Geschichten mit einem ungewöhnlichen Hintergrund mögen. „I loved the novel’s unique telling-point, the way that it is an object rather than a person which acts as a sort of inanimate protagonist, grounding the story and cementing the history which brings these characters together.“ (Leser) (178 Rezensionen / 4,7 Sterne), 320 Seiten noch günstig?