by Alice McDermott · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747563228
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On Long Island's coast, fifteen-year-old Theresa, a babysitter, is admired for her charm and skill with children. However, her seemingly idyllic world is complicated by the arrival of her cousin Daisy, a fragile girl with hidden secrets. Through Theresa's eyes, the novel explores themes of innocence, disappointment, and hope in an unforgettable summer.
Alice McDermott is an American writer and university professor. She is the author of nine novels and a collection of essays. For her 1998 novel Charming Billy she won an American Book Award and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction and was a finalist for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Orange Prize. That Night, At Weddings and Wakes, and After This were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Her most recent novel, Absolution was awarded the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award.
