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Loading... Fall on Your Knees (1996)by Ann-Marie MacDonald
  
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 Die inhaltliche Komplexität des Romans wird durch den personalen Erzählstil und den damit verbundenen häufigen Perspektivenwechsel unterstützt. Die dichte Bilder- und Motivwelt sowie die Integration unterschiedlicher Textsorten, wie Geburts- und Todesanzeigen, Liedtexte, Zitate, Tagebuchausschnitte und Briefe, vermitteln nicht nur ein hohes Maß an Authentizität sondern auch ein intensives Leseerlebnis. "Vernimm mein Flehen" ist daher - trotz einiger Längen - deutlich mehr als ein bloßes Familienepos. Stattdessen zeichnet der Roman ein mythisches und atmosphärisches Sitten- und Gesellschaftsbild der nordamerikanischen Gesellschaft des frühen zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts, das erzählerisch und stilistisch an den englischen Schauerroman erinnert. Es ist daher zu hoffen, daß die bis jetzt überwiegend in Kanada bekannte Autorin, auch in Deutschland ihr Lesepublikum findet.
The Piper family is steeped in secrets, lies, and unspoken truths. At the eye of the storm is one secret that threatens to shake their lives even to destroy them. Set on stormy Cape Breton Island off Nova Scotia, Fall on Your Knees is an internationally acclaimed multigenerational saga that chronicles the lives of four unforgettable sisters. Theirs is a world filled with driving ambition, inescapable family bonds, and forbidden love. Compellingly written, by turns menacingly dark and hilariously funny, this is an epic tale of five generations of sin, guilt, and redemption. No library descriptions found. 
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