Ebook {Epub PDF} A Heart of Stone by Renate Dorrestein

A Heart of Stone is a story of love, fate, and survival that plumbs the undercurrents of family life with passion and skin-prickling suspense. Growing up with her adored siblings in a rambling house in Holland, clever, precocious Ellen has an idyllic childhood suffused with Americana from her parents’ news-clipping service—from Coca-Cola to Kissinger to Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon/5(42). A HEART OF STONE - By Renate Dorrestein Of all the novels I've read this year, this one I feel the most strongly about. As I read the book, I pictured it in my mind, as if I was watching a black and white film. The story is told in flashbacks, going from one time period to another. The flashes are brief. We'll get a scene here, another scene there.4/5(43). Renate Dorrestein is that rare storyteller who dazzles critics and captivates readers. Provocative, stylish, and emotionally resonant, A Heart of Stone (her first book to be translated into English) is certain to cause a sensation on the international scene and Viking is proud to introduce her to the American public. This beautifully woven masterpiece, spare yet richly told, plumbs the undercurrents of family life and .

Renate Maria Dorrestein (25 January - 4 May ) was a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist. She started working as a junior journalist for the Dutch magazines Libelle and Panorama. During the period - she published in Het Parool, Viva, Onkruid and Opzij. Fragment - A heart of Stone. Without further deliberation she picked up Ida in her arms. Carrying her over to the draining board, she brushed aside the breadcrumbs and Renate Dorrestein was born in Amsterdam on Janu, and raised in a Roman Catholic family. Her father was a lawyer, her. The writing is very descriptive and Dorrestein's depiction of Ellen's family life pre-mentally ill mom is really touching and funny, but the novel just felt disjointed, especially the extreme personality change that Ellen has at the end. Posted at AM in Renate Dorrestein, Translated | Permalink.

In the words of bestselling author Susan Vreeland, “Renate Dorrestein knows how to chill her readers with tragedy and then melt their hearts with forgiveness.”. A Heart of Stone is a story of love, fate, and survival that plumbs the undercurrents of family life with passion and skin-prickling suspense. Growing up with her adored siblings in a rambling house in Holland, clever, precocious Ellen has an idyllic childhood suffused with Americana from her parents’ news-clipping service. Renate Dorrestein is that rare storyteller who dazzles critics and captivates readers. Provocative, stylish, and emotionally resonant, A Heart of Stone (her first book to be translated into English) is certain to cause a sensation on the international scene and Viking is proud to introduce her to the American public. This beautifully woven masterpiece, spare yet richly told, plumbs the undercurrents of family life and tragedy in a startling and wise story of love, fate, and survival. A Heart of Stone by Renate Dorrestein, Hester Velmans and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru