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La biblioteca dei libri proibiti
La biblioteca dei libri proibiti | John Harding
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New England, 1891. notte fonda ormai. Nellantica dimora di Blithe House regnano il silenzio e loscurit. Per Florence, giovane orfana di dodici anni, finalmente giunto il momento che ogni giorno aspetta con ansia. Attenta a non far rumore, sale le scale ed entra nella vecchia biblioteca. Nella grande stanza abitata dalla polvere e dallabbandono ci sono gli unici amici che le tengano davvero compagnia, i libri. Libri proibiti per Florence. Non potrebbe nemmeno toccarli: da sempre le vietato leggere. Cos le ha imposto lo zio che lha allevata insieme al fratellino Giles. Un uomo misterioso, che lha condannata a vivere confinata in casa insieme alla servit. Ma Florence furba e determinata e ha imparato a leggere da sola. Ha intuito che nei libri racchiusa la strada per la libert. Perch proprio in quella biblioteca, tra i vecchi volumi di Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot e Shakespeare, si nasconde un segreto che affonda le radici in un passato legato a doppio filo alla morte dei suoi genitori. Una terribile verit che, notte dopo notte, getta ombre sempre pi inquietanti sulla vita di tutti. Strani episodi iniziano a sconvolgere la dimora. Prima la morte violenta e inspiegabile di una delle governanti, poi larrivo della nuova istitutrice del fratellino, una donna dura, che odia Florence con tutta s stessa. Per la ragazza camminare per i corridoi della casa sempre pi pericoloso. Deve essere astuta e stare attenta a tutto, al minimo scricchiolio del legno, a un soffio di vento, agli occhi che la fissano sinistri dai dipinti. La verit ora una questione di vita o di morte. E per trovarla Florence avr bisogno delle parole che si annidano nei libri e dellanima oscura che si nasconde in lei. Un romanzo indimenticabile. In corso di pubblicazione in tutto il mondo, ha entusiasmato i lettori e ha incantato la critica, diventando ben presto uno dei casi letterari pi commentati della stagione. Sullo sfondo di atmosfere magiche e inquietanti, John Harding racconta una storia di misteri e bugie, di verit oscure e di speranze inattese in cui la forza della lettura e dei libri forse, a volte, pu persino salvare la vita.
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jenniferw88
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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squirrelbrain Thank you too! It was a fun weekend! 2y
TrishB It was fab 😁 2y
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Soscha
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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I‘ve never read “The Turn of Screw” so don‘t spoil that one for me.

“Florence & Giles” has a slow start but it picks up quickly.

A dark tale with no pat answers. In that it‘s probably also an homage to Henry James‘s tale.

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KV9
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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Ugh, so frustrating. Loved this book all the way through and then it ended without answering all the questions. Hate books that leave you wondering.

Edit: actually, the more I think about it, the more I realise that the answers were there all along, they were just all well hidden. On reflection, pretty clever book, I'll be thinking about that one for a while. Dark and twisty for sure

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pilardib
Florence and Giles | John Harding

I don't read many mystery books (don't know why) but this one is my favorite so far. I loved the main character who has a passion for books but is not allowed to read and wanders around the mansion she lives in at night just to go to the library. Some things are left for the reader to decide/interpret and that's one of my favorite things about this book.

again, thank you @Librarybelle for hosting this giveaway!
#thankful40k

Librarybelle Thank you! Sounds like a very good book. Stacked! 6y
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neenie
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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“There i pushed together two of the big leather wing-backed armchairs, toe to toe, and nested me in them with two of the blankets for a bed and the third stretched over the tops of the chair backs to make a canopy.” 😍

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Dan_SpiderCrafts
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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#dontrememberbuyingthis I got this used at one bookstore or another, as a long-time TBR for eerie fall reads. #aprilbookshowers

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pilardib
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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UnderTheRadarBooks
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This was bloody brilliant. A subtle yet terrifying gothic read 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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NeverEnough
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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Looking forward to the promised terrific atmosphere in this gothic tale.

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thebookdame
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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#Florence&Giles #JohnHarding #OctoberScares

LOVE this, so far!!!! 👻😱💀

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scripturient
Florence and Giles | John Harding
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So, for Recommendsday, I'd like to share this baby with you. It's a postmodern re-telling of 'The turn of the screw' and sooo good! #recommendsday

[DELETED] 2232195534 The Turn Of The Screw is one of my favorites. Creepy and very odd. 8y
Reviewsbylola That cover is very creepy! 8y
BekahB This has been on my TBR pile for way too long. The cover is so creepy. When I first bought it, before it found a place on my bookcase, I'd have to cover it up when it started getting dark outside. I can't take the unsettling stares of children at night. 😄 8y
GinaF1003 I'm listening to Emma Thompson read The Turn of the Screw, and it's getting creepy! 8y
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Zakia
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Beautiful. Part Shirley Jackson, part Poe. Just the right mix. #gothicfictionrules

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