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The Artificial Anatomy of Parks

de Kat Gordon

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Shortlisted for the The Guardian Not The Booker Prize '...done with conviction and charm... a genuine and sincere expression of a troubled young soul.' The Guardian At twenty-one, Tallulah Park lives alone in a grimy bedsit. There's a sink in her bedroom and a strange damp smell that means she wakes up wheezing. Then she gets the call that her father has had a heart attack. Years before, she was being tossed around her difficult family; a world of sniping aunts, precocious cousins, emigrant pianists and lots of gin, all presided over by an unconventional grandmother.  But no one was answering Tallie's questions: why did Aunt Vivienne loathe Tallie's mother? Why is everyone making excuses for her absent father? Who was Uncle Jack and why would no one talk about him? As Tallie grows up, she learns the hard way about damage and betrayal, that in the end, the worst betrayals are those we inflict on ourselves. This is her story about the journey from love to loss and back again. 'Exquisite and understated... an autopsy of how we love and an exploration of forgiveness, both disturbing and shimmering in deceptive simplicity.' Liza Klaussmann, Tigers in Red Weather… (mais)
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In den Zwanziger Jahren kommt der fünfzehnjährige Theo mit seiner Familie nach Afrika. Dort lernt er den älteren Lord Freddie Hamilton und seine Geliebte Sylvie kennen. Durch sie wird er mit einem extravaganten und ausschweifenden Leben bekanntgemacht. Er ist vom Happy Valley Set fasziniert und verliebt sich in die schöne Sylvie.
Die Autorin lässt uns einen Blick in das Leben der Kolonialzeit werfen. Feudal geht es zu bei den Weißen. Die afrikanische Savanne ist die exotische Kulisse, in der sie ihrem dekadenten Lebensstil frönen. Theo genießt diese alles und doch schlingert er orientierungslos durch das Leben.
Als er nach einigen Jahren Studium in Schottland nach Kenia zurückkommt, hat sich alles verändert. Er selbst ist auch ein anderer geworden. Wie wird Theo damit fertig?
Der Schreibstil ist sehr detailliert und bildgewaltig. Mich hat die Geschichte gepackt. Die Personen sind sehr individuell und authentisch dargestellt. Die meisten waren mir nicht besonders sympathisch. Ihre überhebliche Art, mit der sie auf die Einheimischen herabblicken und sie und das Land ausnutzen, hat mir gar nicht gefallen. Doch dann kommt Bewegung in die Sache und Widerstand regt sich. Besonders Theos Schwester Maud sieht die Realitäten und unternimmt etwas. Aber auch Theo muss Entscheidungen treffen.
Es ist eine Geschichte, die mich unterhalten und nachdenklich gestimmt hat. Mir hat dieser tiefgründige Roman gut gefallen. ( )
  buecherwurm1310 | Jun 13, 2019 |
This is Tallulah's story - before and after her mother died. It seems to her that the whole family (apart from her) know what the secret is and no one wants to tell her and despite eavesdropping whenever she can, is none the wiser. She has an abrasive character and at first is not very likeable, but then I found myself admiring how gutsy she was and how brutally honest. I loved how the book was written despite the secrets being a bit obvious! Some great descriptions of coping after a death, how awkward some relatives can be and life in a boarding school with the various cliques. All in all a pretty good first book - hopefully the first of many. ( )
  boudicca123 | Oct 12, 2015 |
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Shortlisted for the The Guardian Not The Booker Prize '...done with conviction and charm... a genuine and sincere expression of a troubled young soul.' The Guardian At twenty-one, Tallulah Park lives alone in a grimy bedsit. There's a sink in her bedroom and a strange damp smell that means she wakes up wheezing. Then she gets the call that her father has had a heart attack. Years before, she was being tossed around her difficult family; a world of sniping aunts, precocious cousins, emigrant pianists and lots of gin, all presided over by an unconventional grandmother.  But no one was answering Tallie's questions: why did Aunt Vivienne loathe Tallie's mother? Why is everyone making excuses for her absent father? Who was Uncle Jack and why would no one talk about him? As Tallie grows up, she learns the hard way about damage and betrayal, that in the end, the worst betrayals are those we inflict on ourselves. This is her story about the journey from love to loss and back again. 'Exquisite and understated... an autopsy of how we love and an exploration of forgiveness, both disturbing and shimmering in deceptive simplicity.' Liza Klaussmann, Tigers in Red Weather

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