Rachel Joyce
Miss Benson´s Beetle

2021 | Nakladatelství Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.

It is 1950. In a devastating moment of clarity, Margery Benson abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to accompany her on an expedition. She is going to travel to the other side of the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist. Enid Pretty, in her unlikely pink travel suit, is not the co…mpanion Margery had in mind. And yet together they will be drawn into an adventure that will exceed every expectation. They will risk everything, break all the rules, and at the top of a red mountain, discover their best selves. This is a story that is less about what can be found than the belief it might be found; it is an intoxicating adventure story but it is also about what it means to be a woman and a tender exploration of a friendship that defies all boundaries. It is 1950. In a devastating moment of clarity, Margery Benson abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to accompany her on an expedition. She is going to travel to the other side of …the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist. Enid Pretty, in her unlikely pink travel suit, is not the companion Margery had in mind. And yet together they will be drawn into an adventure that will exceed every expectation. They will risk everything, break all the rules, and at the top of a red mountain, discover their best selves. This is a story that is less about what can be found than the belief it might be found; it is an intoxicating adventure story but it is also about what it means to be a woman and a tender exploration of a friendship that defies all boundaries.

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Stav:	nová
Vazba:	brožovaná
Počet stran:	416
Jazyk:	anglicky
ISBN10:	0552779482
ISBN:	9780552779487
Vydání:	1
Vystaveno:	31. 3. 2025 18:36
Číslo položky:	1197798

O autorovi

Rachel Joyce

Rachel Joyceová je autorka a bývalá herečka. Napsala několik románů, pravidelně píše také pro rozhlas, pro stanici Radio 4 napsala více než 20 původních rozhlasových her, dramatizovala klasické i moderní romány, a pro televizní stanici BBC napsala historický seriál. Jedno z rozhlasových dramat později zpracovala do románové podoby, a tak vznikla kniha Nepravděpodobná pouť Harolda Frye, neočekávaný bestseller s rostoucím mezinárodním úspěchem, nominovaný na Man Booker Prize a vydaný ve více než 30 jazycích. K psaní se dostala po 20-leté kariéře divadelní herečky. Hrála hlavní role v divadlech jako The Royal National Theatre, The Royal Court nebo Cheek by Bowl. Obdržela také cenu Time Out pro nejlepší herečku. Žije v Gloucestershiru s manželem a čtyřmi dětmi.

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