Snow Goose, Hardcover

Descriere

The moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk In the marshes of Essex, one of the last wild places left in England, a disfigured artist lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse. Shunned by society, he spends his days painting scenes of the coast and the birds that migrate to the meadowlands every winter. His days are solitary until one November afternoon, a young girl from a nearby village comes to his door carrying a wounded snow goose in her arms. The unlikely pair develop a friendship that deepens over the ensuing years, waiting together for the arrival of the birds every autumn. In 1940, with England at war, the birds depart early from the shores. The man, too, is called away by his duty as an Englishman to help evacuate the soldiers stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk. A moving tale of love, war, bravery, and sacrifice.

Despre autor

Paul Gallico

scriitor și jurnalist american (1897-1976)

Paul William Gallico a fost un scriitor american. Multe dintre lucrările sale au fost ecranizate. El este probabil cel mai cunoscut pentru The Snow Goose, cartea sa cu cel mai mare succes din punct de vedere critic, dar și pentru romanul The Poseidon Adventure, pentru adaptarea sa cinematografică din 1972 de Irwin Allen și pentru cele patru romane despre personajul iubit de cititori, doamna Harris.