Life, and Death, and Giants

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'A rare novel . . . Just read it. Lose yourself in it. Be changed by it' - JENNIE GODFREY,</b> bestselling author of <i>The List of Suspicious Things</i><br><br>'A stunning novel' - <b><i>OPRAH DAILY</i></b><br><br><b>A remarkable child transforms a small rural community - and, soon, the world . . .</b><br><br>In Lakota, Wisconsin, a young, unmarried Amish woman births a miraculous, eighteen-pound baby, and no one in the community knows what to make of the boy.<br><br>Raised by his brother on a struggling farm, Gabriel Fisher walks at eight months, communicates with animals and possesses astonishing athletic abilities. When his brother dies, Gabriel is taken in by his devout grandparents and, for a time, he disappears into the anonymity of Amish life.<br><br>But then, aged seventeen and nearly eight feet tall, Gabriel is spotted working in a hayfield by the local football coach. What happens next transforms not only Gabriel's life but the lives of everyone he meets . . .<br><br><b>An extraordinary, timeless story of buried secrets and everyday miracles, for fans of Elizabeth Strout, <i>Theo of Golden </i>and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'. </b><br><br>'<i>Life, and Death, and Giants</i> is <b>an intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. </b>The events are <b>startling, sad, amusing, invigorating and informative.</b> Reading it is like meeting a family that you never knew existed and becoming close friends in a few weeks. <b>Highly recommended</b>'<b> - JANE SMILEY, </b>author of <i>A Thousand Acres</i><br><br><b>Readers LOVE<i> Life, and Death, and Giants:</i></b><br><br>'Oh, this book absolutely broke my heart into little pieces and stomped on it'<br><br>'Best book I have read this year! Buy this, read this, pass the book on to someone else. It is that good!'<br><br>'The end is mind-blowing'<br><br>'Just so much heart . . . I honestly didn't expect it to move me the way it did. Such a touching, powerful read'<br><br>'A heartwarming, wondrous

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781035084579

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 132 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Pan Macmillan