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Água, Pedra, Coração (2011)

by Will North(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Editorial Presença

review 1: Comprei este livro numa promoção porque quando o folheie achei que podia ser interessante. E gostei. É uma história simples que se desenrola à volta de 3 personagens: um arquitecto americano que, depois de um casamento falhado, resolve fazer um curso de construção de muros de pedra na Cornualha; uma artista que foge do seu passado e que se refugia também na Cornualha e uma menina maria-rapaz muito perspicaz e que se entende muito bem com adultos. Como pano de fundo, a história verídica da tempestade que ocorreu em 2004 naquela região. Este livro lê-se facilmente e consegue (para mim) não passar a barreira que o transformaria num romance “lamechas”.
review 2: A little romance is sometimes exactly what you need. Here we have Andrew Stratton, prof... moreessor of architecture, recently divorced by his wife who derides his choice of profession. He decides to take a summer course in building dry stone hedges in England while he thinks about his passion for architecture linked to the earth.Nicola, a painter, has been living a quiet life since she left her abusive husband.Both are in Boscastle, a small village on the coast of England and they get to know each other through the friendship of a small girl, wise beyond her years.The story is told against the real-life background of Boscastle and the real-life event of a 2004 flash flood that destroyed much of the village. Nicola has a argumentative bent that she uses as a protective device. Andrew is suffering from a crisis of confidence. Both find something in the other that they need.I learned a lot about dry stone hedges and how they are built (which was interesting), and enjoyed the setting and the characters. There are lots of intriguing people here and this is no cookie-cutter romance. less

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