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When Edgar Freemantle moves to the remote island of Duma Key to escape his past, he doesn’t expect to find much there.
But Duma has been waiting for him, and something in the view from his window urges him to discover a talent he never knew he had.
Edgar Freemantle begins to paint. And as he paints, the island’s secrets begin to stir. Secrets of children lost in the undertow, of a ghost ship riding the distant horizon – and a family’s buried past reaching long hands into the present.
ASIN : B003BKZW90
Editore : Hodder & Stoughton; 1° edizione (10 marzo 2010)
Lingua : Inglese
Dimensioni file : 2658 KB
Da testo a voce : Abilitato
Screen Reader : Supportato
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Lunghezza giornalisti : 801 pagine
emanuele –
inaspettatamente bello
Ho letto quasi tutti i libri di King. Questo l’avevo un pò lasciato da parte… non mi convinceva la trama. E invece, forse, è uno dei migliori di King. Personaggi molto belli e “umani”, soprannaturale reso credibile da una sapiente trama e costruzione… insomma ne consiglio vivamente la lettura.
torleya –
Buono ma…
Libro carino, storia carina. Ma Stephen King ogni tanto ha il vizio di dilungarsi troppo e di perdersi in particolari inutili, ed è questo un esempio. Da evitare se cercate storie avvincenti
Fedetrack –
Un ottimo libro
In questo libro Stephen king decide di analizzare il rapporto degli artisti con lâarte, e lo fa in maniera magistrale; ci propone lâarte come un qualcosa di vivo, che spesso può controllare lâartista piuttosto che il contrario. La narrazione è un pò lenta, ma dopo un pò prende abbastanza, e in certi punti diventa inquietante sul serio.Questo romanzo non sarà certo il migliore in assoluto di King, ma più che per la storia in sè io lo ritengo un ottimo acquisto per via delle emozioni che lascia dopo la lettura; i personaggi sono ben strutturati come al solito, e il finale presenta un colpo di scena che non ci si aspetta assolutamente!In conclusione, leggetelo!
Davide –
Incomprensibile che è l’edizione in lingua inglese
Come già fatto notare da un’altra recensione, non è assolutamente comprensibile che si tratta dell’edizione in inglese! Solitamente tale informazione è già presente nel titolo, in questo caso invece uno deve andarsi a leggere un piccolo campo imboscato nella scheda tecnica. Fortunatamente io so l’inglese, ma in ogni caso non mi sembra il massimo…
roberta –
Ma non c’era scritto che il libro era in inglese!
Non c’ è scritto da nessuna parte che il libro è in inglese! e io come faccio a leggerlo? Perchè non era scritto bene in grande edizione in lingua originale?
Sammantha –
A novel of love, loss, grief, and the repercussions of a life changing event wrapped up in a blanket of art, mystery, rediscovery, friendship and family on a mysterious Florida Key. Outstanding! ðð»Edgar Freemantle is a well to do construction mogul in Minnesota when a tragic accident leaves him disabled with a cracked skull, memory loss, anger, and a missing arm. After his wife leaves him, he uproots his life for a year to move to Duma Key, FL where he discovers he can paint. Voraciously. He soon finds out that Duma Key and his rental home âBig Pink,â is unlike any other place.This was such a fantastic book! Iâm blown away with the descriptions of Florida. The way King describes the Gulf Coast, you would know heâs spent a significant amount of time there. It was beautiful, atmospheric, and very Florida! While Duma Key itself is fictional, itâs location is close to Sarasota, just over the bridge, where there are actual Keys and Duma is depicted so perfectly. I love books that rely on location just as much as characters and Duma Key was an enigma all on its own.King outdoes himself with the relationships in this book! I LOVED Ms. Eastlake. Daughter of the Godfather, Elizabeth Eastlake was such a spunky old woman with her own bit of mystery and I very much enjoyed her parts. It hit home her having Alzheimerâs. The highlight of this book though was Wireman and Edgarâs friendship and connection. There relationship was almost this instinctual friendship that budded out of practically nowhere and it was such a delight to read. âððªð¯âðµ ðµð©ð¢ðµ ð³ðªð¨ð©ðµ, ð®ð¶ð¤ð©ð¢ð¤ð©ð°.âKing builds up the suspense slowly but in true King fashion with expansive imagery, extraordinary characters with significant back stories, eerie undertones, and a supernatural twist that was done so impeccably Iâm just in awe of this book. I also LOVED the incorporation of art in this novel. Not only is it just mentioned or the act taken on by our MC, but the expression that IS art and how it makes you feel was portrayed throughout this novel so vividly and I think it very much carried the story as well. Memories are powerful things and this book will certainly stay with me long after I finished the last page. This one tugged on my heartstrings several times throughout. The audiobook narration by John Slattery is highly recommended as he did a superb job with all the characters!Quotes I loved:âThatâs the essence. The essence of Duma. Why those who live there awhile can never really leave. Even if their heads carry their bodies away, their hearts stay. â Elizabeth Eastlake while looking at Roses Grow from Shells (a painting by Edgar Freemantle)ââPain is the biggest power of love.â Thatâs what Wireman said.ââI was married to a Mexican lassy and I know jealousy, both are hot and indigestible. Itâs normal. Like a startle reflex.ââDo the day and let the day do you!â – WiremanâEdgar and Duma, Duma and Edgar, itâs like they were waiting for each other.â
Murielle –
I love this book. I’ve read it many times, usually when I need a little recovery myself. It’s one of two, the other is The Stand, which I turn to when I need a boost.Duma Key has made me long to see Florida someday, though I doubt I will. Certainly not the part of Florida King writes about, not the one with Big Pink, or Elizabeth, or Wireman, or Jack, or Edgar Freemantle. (Any relation to Abby?)At this point in my readership, King’s books are old beloved friends. Family. Many for the same reasons: marvelously drawn characters, wonderfully warm relationships, and the kinds of people you wish could be your friends. And, if course, for the duration of the book, they are your best friends. Longer if you have a good memory, or you bought the book and like me you return from time to time.Look, I am completely biased regarding this novel, so if I tell you I highly recommend it, you might think, well you can’t trust her, of course, she’s going to say that and you’d be right. And you’d be wrong. Yes, I love it. And yes I’m biased, I have admitted it, but it’s also a fantastic read, beautifully written and paced, full of heart and soul, thrills and chills, and great big belly laughs. So read it. Go on.I dare you.
k Parker –
Really developed characters, brilliant storytelling, couldnât put it down!One of his best. Highly recommended reading, more supernatural than gore.
Amazon Customer –
Ãok güzel
Manuela –
Really loved this book