Sandy Swiridoff Livres

Hurricane Katrina sets a teenage girl adrift. But a new life — and the promise of love — emerges in this rich, highly readable debut. Bayou Perdu, a tiny fishing town way, way down in Louisiana, is home to sixteen-year-old Evangeline Riley. She has her best friends, Kendra and Danielle; her wise, beloved Mamere; and back-to-back titles in the under-sixteen fishing rodeo. But, dearest to her heart, she has the peace that only comes when she takes her skiff out to where there is nothing but sky and air and water and wings. It’s a small life, but it is Evangeline’s. And then the storm comes, and everything changes. Amid the chaos and pain and destruction comes Tru — a fellow refugee, a budding bluesman, a balm for Evangeline’s aching heart. Told in a strong, steady voice, with a keen sense of place and a vivid cast of characters, here is a novel that asks compelling questions about class and politics, exile and belonging, and the pain of being cast out of your home. But above all, this remarkable debut tells a gently woven love story, difficult to put down, impossible to forget.

Der kleine Buddy kam mit elf Monaten als Pflegekind zu seiner heutigen Familie. Nur kurze Zeit später kam Labradoodle Reagan dazu und seitdem sind die beiden unzertrennlich. Sie feiern gemeinsam Pyjamapartys, tollen über den Strand oder versuchen sich an Yoga. Inzwischen verfolgen 500.000 Follower auf Instagram die Abenteuer der beiden. Und das Allerschönste ist, dass es eine Geschichte mit Happy End ist: Inzwischen durften die Pflegeeltern Little Buddy adoptieren, und er hat sogar ein Schwesterchen bekommen.