Overlay: Storia di una ragazza nella Las Vegas degli anni '70

ISBN-10: 1633397319
ISBN-13: 9781633397316
Series: Overlay
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 182
Language: Italian
Published: 2015-05-11
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
Author: Marlayna Glynn Brown

Description

Ambientato nell'affascinante Las Vegas degli anni Settanta, Overlay è la storia di una bambina nata in un contesto di violenza e abbandono. Mentre gli adulti che dovrebbero occuparsi di lei si sbriciolano via via, vittime delle proprie dipendenze e debolezze, Marlayna sviluppa un forte senso di autoconservazione, che le permette di superare le avversità con forza e determinazione. I personaggi con cui entra in contatto e le situazioni entro cui si muove la protagonista, vengono esplorati in profondità, mentre è costretta a vagare di casa in casa e di famiglia in famiglia, finché non diventa una senzatetto all'età di quattordici anni. L'infanzia travagliata dell'autrice rivela una forza interiore che affascinerà il lettore, e che rimarrà nella sua coscienza per molto tempo dopo aver letto l'ultima riga del libro. Nel 2013 il romanzo si è aggiudicato il Premio per il Miglior Libro Indipendente della Nuova Generazione.

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Overlay
- 2011-09-29
- 155 pages
- Ebook
- Gateway
Overlay
- 1998
- 54 pages
- Paperback
- Giles Goodland

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