"Când o femeie descoperă o carte rară, având legături strânse cu trecutul său, ies la iveală secrete de mult uitate despre sora ei dispărută și despre copilăria lor într-un sătuc din Anglia, în timpul celui de-Al Doilea Război Mondial.
În Londra devastată de război a anului 1939, Hazel, în vârstă de 14 ani, și Flora, care are 5 ani, sunt evacuate în zona rurală pentru a scăpa de ororile bombardamentelor. Locuind cu amabila Bridie Aberdeen și cu fiul ei adolescent, Harry, într-o căsuță fermecătoare de piatră de pe malul Tamisei, Hazel își umple zilele cu plimbări și jocuri pentru a distrage atenția surorii ei mai mici de la grozăvia războiului. Ea născocește un basm doar pentru sora ei, despre un tărâm magic, un loc secret în care cele două pot evada.
Inevitabilul se întâmplă când Flora dispare brusc, de pe malul râului. Zdrobită, Hazel se învinovățește pentru dispariția surorii ei și poartă cu ea această vinovăție până la vârsta adultă, ca o povară pe care crede că o merită din plin.
La distanță de două decenii, Hazel se află la Londra, gata să înceapă o carieră la Sotheby’s.
Viața ei ordonată este dată însă peste cap când descoperă o carte ilustrată numită Pădurea șoaptelor și râul de stele. Hazel nu a povestit nimănui despre lumea imaginară pe care a creat-o doar pentru sora ei. Ascunde oare această carte secretele dispariției Florei?
Ar putea fi un semn că sora ei iubită este încă în viață?"
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Story She Left Behind and Becoming Mrs. Lewis comes a fascinating look into the bond between siblings and the life-changing magic of stories.
1950: Margaret Devonshire (Megs) is a seventeen-year-old student of mathematics and physics at Oxford University. When her beloved eight-year-old brother asks Megs if Narnia is real, logical Megs tells him it's just a book for children, and certainly not true. Homebound due to his illness, and remaining fixated on his favorite books, George presses her to ask the author of the recently released novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe a question: 'Where did Narnia come from?'
Despite her fear about approaching the famous author, who is a professor at her school, Megs soon finds herself taking tea with C. S. Lewis and his own brother Warnie, begging them for answers.
Rather than directly telling her where Narnia came from, Lewis encourages Megs to form her own conclusion as he shares the little-known stories from his own life that led to his inspiration. As she takes these stories home to George, the little boy travels farther in his imagination than he ever could in real life.
After holding so tightly to logic and reason, her brother's request leads Megs to absorb a more profound truth: 'The way stories change us can't be explained. It can only be felt. Like love.'
Once Upon a Wardrobe is a captivating historical novel that deftly combines fact and fiction. It's an emotional journey into the books and stories that make us who we are. It's perfect for book clubs, for anyone who has ever longed to know more about Narnia, and for anyone whose life has ever been impacted by a story.
'It's a love letter to books and stories . . .' --THE WASHINGTON POST | '. . . a tender, enchanting tribute to the power of story and the myriad ways it can both break and heal our hearts.' --ARIEL LAWHON | 'Patti Callahan's beautiful, life-affirming novel is a reminder that literature lives inside us, and that when we read someone else's story, we understand so much more about our own. A gorgeous, compelling book.' --JANET SKESLIEN CHARLES | '. . . the kind of real magic that is only possible when we open our hearts and let the lamplight in.' --KRISTIN HARMEL | '. . . discovering the way in which stories--and myths--weave through our existences, subtly transforming us in immeasurable ways. Stunning.' --MARIE BENEDICT"
"It was called 'The Titanic of the South.' The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.
When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she's shocked. The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838, and the wreckage was just discovered, 180 years later. Everly can't resist the opportunity to try to solve some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the devastating night of its sinking.
Everly's research leads her to the astounding history of a family of eleven who boarded the Pulaskitogether, and the extraordinary stories of two women from this family: a known survivor, Augusta Longstreet, and her niece, Lilly Forsyth, who was never found, along with her child. These aristocratic women were part of Savannah's society, but when the ship exploded, each was faced with difficult and heartbreaking decisions. This is a moving and powerful exploration of what women will do to endure in the face of tragedy, the role fate plays, and the myriad ways we survive the surviving.
* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains Resources and Facts from the book. "
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