In Cold Domain
by Anne Fine
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This is a darkly comic novel about a family. Four children persist in visiting their mother at Cold Demesnes - much to her irritation. Indeed, whenever any of them cross her, she pulls out yet another plant from the beautiful garden which is the emblem, for them, of their blissful childhood.Tags
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Interesting and amusing novella about a seriously dysfunctional family that requires outsiders to fix its glaring problems. Rather reminiscent of "The Steep Approach To Garbadale" in the portrayal of tangled family relationships. The plot is a bit far-fetched and some viewpoint shifts are a bit clunky, but perceptive and wry on the whole. A very quick read, perfect for a holiday read!
Questa volta al centro non c’è solo un gruppo di parenti, ma un luogo che in qualche modo è l’emblema di tutti loro: Villa Ventosa, una dimora di campagna circondata da un incantevole parco che viene sistematicamente devastato dalla furia della padrona di casa, l’eccentrica Lilith Collett, che nella sua vita ha detestato ogni istante in cui ha dovuto essere madre. Ma per i quattro figli viene il momento della rivolta, complici l’omosessualità di William e il promesso sposo di Barbara, un seducente cameriere spagnolo dall’improbabile nome di Miguel Ángel Arqueso Algarón Perz de Vega. Tanto basta perché si scateni una trascinante sequenza di eventi comici, dove l’arte di Anne Fine ci induce ad appassionarci ai segreti e show more alle disavventure di tutti i membri della famiglia senza che quasi ce ne accorgiamo, avvinti come siamo dalla pirotecnia di equivoci, ricatti e doppi giochi che scandisce ogni pagina.
Villa Ventosa è apparso per la prima volta nel 1994. show less
Villa Ventosa è apparso per la prima volta nel 1994. show less
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Anne Fine was the second Children's Laureate in Britain between 2001 and 2003. She is a two time winner of the Carnegie Medal, Britain's most coveted children's literature award, and has also won the Guardian Children's Literature Award, the Whitbread Children's Novel Award twice, and a Smarties Prize. She also won the Publishing News Children's show more Author of the Year Award in 1990 and again in 1993. In 2010 she won the inaugural Good Writing Award. Her books for older children include the award winning The Tulip Touch, Goggle-Eyes, which was adapted for television by the BBC and The Devil Walks. Twentieth Century Fox filmed her novel Madame Doubtfire as Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. She also writes critically acclaimed adult novels as well. Her work has been translated into twenty-five languages, and has over forty books to her credit. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Villa Ventosa
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- In cold domain
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