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Tra loro | Richard Ford
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Nel profondo Sud degli Stati Uniti, tra i ruggenti anni venti e quelli desolati della Grande depressione, una strana coppia percorre le strade assolate del Mississippi e dellArkansas su una Ford a due porte. Lui il rappresentante di una ditta di amido per il bucato. Lei sua moglie. Si sono conosciuti giovanissimi, si sono sposati, si amano e hanno deciso di viaggiare insieme per non doversi separare. Limprevista gravidanza della moglie cambia tutto. Larrivo di un figlio inatteso separa inevitabilmente quella coppia cos unita, costringendo luno a un pesante lavoro solitario, laltra a una vita stanziale in citt. Ma quel figlio, peraltro graditissimo e accolto con immensa gioia da entrambi i genitori, non un ragazzo qualunque e nel corso degli anni si affermer come uno dei pi importanti scrittori americani contemporanei: lautore di questo libro, Richard Ford.
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LisaJo
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First row for Richard Ford. #msnookfestival

Suet624 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 7y
ReadingEnvy Yes! 7y
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BookNAround
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Trying to distract myself at the dentist by reading this.

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lauralovesbooks1
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Pickpick

This was a quiet, reflective memoir about Ford's parents, ordinary people who were well loved and faced the same types of challenges we all do and moved forward through them. Enjoyable read.

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lauralovesbooks1
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"Incomplete understanding of our parents' lives is not a condition of their lives. Only ours. "

BB1958 I highly recommended this book for the many observations, like this one, that Ford makes not about his parents or himself but about all of us- 7y
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Lindy
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Richard Ford was interviewed recently at a live event on The Guardian Books podcast. His new memoir about his parents sounds good, and he has lots to say about writing, my favourite of which is a quote from Somerset Maugham.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/audio/2017/jun/06/richard-ford-discusses-his-f...

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SharonGoforth
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I'm not sure what "specially bound by the publisher " means in this instance, but it is a lovely book. I'm enjoying it very much. Cheryl Strayed wrote a nice review of it in today's New York Times Book Review. #SignedSundays

elkeOriginal All it means is that he signed the pages and then they were bound into the book at the printer. I like these pages because they feel like they have a bit more of a presentation to them - like a special edition 👍 (edited) 8y
SharonGoforth @elkeo Thanks! I knew it was pre-signed, but wasn't aware of the exact process. 8y
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SharonGoforth
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Saturday night at my house. #catsoflitsy

Jinjer Book & cat. Purrfect! 8y
kspenmoll 😻📚 8y
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