Perfect : a novel [WorldCat Entities]

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"Byron Hemmings wakes to a morning like any other: his school uniform draped over his desk chair, his sister arguing over breakfast, the click of his mother's heels in the kitchen. But when the three leave home, driving into a dense summer fog, the morning takes an unmistakable turn. In one terrible moment, something happens, something completely unexpected, and eleven-year-old Byron understands that from now on nothing can be the same."
"In the aftermath of a life-shattering accident in the English countryside in 1972, twelve-year-old Byron Hemming struggles with events that his mother does not seem to remember and embarks on a journey to discover what really did or did not happen."
"In the aftermath of a life-shattering accident in the English countryside in 1972, twelve-year-old Byron Hemming struggles with events that his mother does not seem to remember and embarks on a journey to discover what really did or did not happen."@en
"Tijdens de zomer van 1972 heeft het gerucht dat er 2 seconden aan de kloktijd worden toegevoegd, desastreuze gevolgen voor een 11-jarige jongen en de andere leden van zijn fragiele middenklassefamilie."
"A spellbinding novel that will resonate with readers of Mark Haddon, Louise Erdrich, and John Irving, Perfect tells the story of a young boy who is thrown into the murky, difficult realities of the adult world with far-reaching consequences. Byron Hemmings wakes to a morning that looks like any other: his school uniform draped over his wooden desk chair, his sister arguing over the breakfast cereal, the click of his mother's heels as she crosses the kitchen. But when the three of them leave home, driving into a dense summer fog, the morning takes an unmistakable turn. In one terrible moment, something happens, something completely unexpected and at odds with life as Byron understands it. While his mother seems not to have noticed, eleven-year-old Byron understands that from now on nothing can be the same. What happened and who is to blame' Over the days and weeks that follow, Byron's perfect world is shattered. Unable to trust his parents, he confides in his best friend, James, and together they concoct a plan. . . . As she did in her debut, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Rachel Joyce has imagined bewitching characters who find their ordinary lives unexpectedly thrown into chaos, who learn that there are times when children must become parents to their parents, and who discover that in confronting the hard truths about their pasts, they will forge unexpected relationships that have profound and surprising impacts. Brimming with love, forgiveness, and redemption, Perfect will cement Rachel Joyce's reputation as one of fiction's brightest talents. Praise for Rachel Joyce Perfect "Perfect is a poignant and powerful book, rich with empathy and charged with beautiful, atmospheric writing."'Tana French, author of In the Woods and Broken Harbor "[Rachel] Joyce, showing the same talent for adroit plot development seen in the bestselling The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, brings both narrative strands together in a shocking, redemptive denouement."'Publishers Weekly "[Perfect's] unputdownable factor . . . lies in its exploration of so many multilayered emotions. There is the unbreakable bond between mother and son, the fear of not belonging . . . and how love can offer redemption."'London Evening Standard The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry "[Rachel Joyce] has a lovely sense of the possibilities of redemption. . . . She's cleared space where miracles are still possible."'Ron Charles, The Washington Post "Joyce's beguiling debut is [a] modest-seeming story of 'ordinary' English lives that enthralls and moves you as it unfolds."'People (four stars) "[A] gorgeously poignant novel of hope and transformation."'O: The Oprah Magazine "A gentle adventure with an emotional wallop. It's a smart, feel-good story. . . . I can't think of a better recommendation for summer reading. And take your time, just as Harold does."'Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today From the Hardcover edition."@en
"La 4ème de couverture indique : Angleterre, 1972. Pour faire coïncider l'heure officielle avec la rotation de la Terre, deux secondes vont être ajoutées au temps. Cela semble anecdotique, et pourtant... Ce matin-là, lorsque le jeune Byron part à l'école en voiture avec sa mère Diana, un accident se produit au moment même où il voit l'aiguille de sa montre reculer. Leur vie bien construite va basculer dans le chaos... Si deux secondes insignifiantes peuvent dérégler le cours d'une vie, alors seul le temps pourra aider Byron à faire ressurgir la vérité et guérir ses blessures."
"In 1972, two seconds were added to time. It was in order to balance clock time with the movement of the earth. Byron Hemming knew this because James Lowe had told him and James was the cleverest boy at school. But how could time change? The steady movement of hands around a clock was as certain as their golden futures."@en
"On a foggy spring morning in 1972, 11-year-old Byron Hemming and his mother are driving to school in the English countryside. On the way, in a life-changing two seconds, an accident occurs. Or does it? Byron is sure it happened, but his mother, sitting right next to him in the car, has no reaction to it. Over the course of the days and weeks that follow, Byron embarks on a journey to discover what really happened - or didn't - that fateful morning when everything changed."@en