Tanya Moir

La Rochelle's Road (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Tanya Moir's first novel is an example of historical fiction that brings to life a moment in time in a way that is graceful and thoughtful ... La Rochelle's Road is, then, a story of survival, but it is also a story of love, ideals and of the understated politics of daily life. What I particularly like about the book is the way it builds in layers through the seamless intrusion of other texts. Chunks of writing in italics can be offputting for the reader - but not in this case. The daughter's diary and her letters back to England work perfectly to illuminate each particular scene and its consequences. Equally fascinating is the daughter's discovery of the buried notebook and letters of the previous occupant, La Rochelle. Hester is captivated by the story of illicit love revealed in the pages and the way the unfolding portrait of the man is not at all what she had anticipated. Like all good historical novels, the history is complicated and challenging rather than straightforward and neatly explained. La Rochelle's Road is a good read.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House NZ
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781869793395
• Artikelnr.: 38362517

Autorenporträt

Tanya Moir, a novelist, was born in Southland in 1969 and now lives on the west coast of Auckland with her husband. She studied with the Hagley Writers' Institute and received the Margaret Mahy Award in 2008. Her first book, the critically acclaimed historical novel La Rochelle's Road, was noted for 'a deeply poetic sensibility that is, at times, quite breathtaking' (Your Weekend). The New Zealand Listener described it as 'that wonder: absorbing historical fiction that replenishes our view of the world then and now', remarking on language that is 'fresh, vivid and authentic'. Her second novel, Anticipation, was published in 2013 to rave reviews, the Dominion Post saying: 'When [novels] are written as well as this one is, with as much energy and style, the result is a rare treat . . . Tanya Moir weaves a story as rich, intricate and colourful as a tapestry. It is briskly told and is deeply, satisfyingly good . . . Moir is clearly a New Zealand writer to watch.' Moir was a 2013 Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellow. Her website is:www.tanyamoir.com