Liza Klaussmann

Nick and her cousin, Helena, have grown up sharing sultry summer heat, sunbleached boat docks, and midnight gin parties on Martha's Vineyard in a glorious old family estate known as Tiger House. In the days following the end of the Second World War, the world seems to offer itself up, and the two women are on the cusp of their 'real lives': Helena is off to Hollywood and a new marriage, while Nick is heading for a reunion with her own young husband, Hughes, about to return from the war. Soon the gilt begins to crack. Helena's husband is not the man he seemed to be, and Hughes has returned from the war distant, his inner light curtained over. On the brink of the 1960s, back at Tiger House, Nick and Helena -- with their children, Daisy and Ed -- try to recapture that sense of possibility. But when Daisy and Ed discover the victim of a brutal murder, the intrusion of violence causes everything to unravel. The members of the family spin out of their prescribed orbits, secrets come to light, and nothing about their lives will ever be the same. Brilliantly told from five points of view, with a magical elegance and suspenseful dark longing, Tigers in Red Weather is an unforgettable debut novel from a writer of extraordinary insight and accomplishment.

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Tigers in Red Weather

"Nick and her cousin, Helena, have grown up sharing sultry summer heat, sunbleached boat docks, and midnight gin parties on Martha's Vineyard in a glorious old family estate known as Tiger House.  In the days following the end of the Second World War, the world seems to offer itself up, and the two women are on the cusp of their 'real lives': Helena is off to Hollywood and a new marriage, while Nick is heading for a reunion with her own young husband, Hughes, about to return from the war.  Soon the gilt begins to crack.  Helena's husband is not the man he seemed to be, and Hughes has returned from the war distant, his inner light curtained over.  On the brink of the 1960s, back at Tiger House, Nick and Helena--with their children, Daisy and Ed--try to recapture that sense of possibility. But when Daisy and Ed discover the victim of a brutal murder, the intrusion of violence causes everything to unravel. The members of the family spin out of their prescribed orbits, secrets come to light, and nothing about their lives will ever be the same. Brilliantly told from five points of view, with a magical elegance and suspenseful dark longing, Tigers in Red Weather is an unforgettable debut novel from a writer of extraordinary insight and accomplishment"--

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Tigers in red weather

A dazzling novel set in the French Riviera based on the real-life inspirations for F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is The Night. When Sara Wiborg and Gerald Murphy met and married, they set forth to create a beautiful world together-one that they couldn't find within the confines of society life in New York City. They packed up their children and moved to the South of France, where they immediately fell in with a group of expats, including Hemingway, Picasso, and Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald. On the coast of Antibes they built Villa America, a fragrant paradise where they invented summer on the Riviera for a group of bohemian artists and writers who became deeply entwined in each other's affairs. There, in their oasis by the sea, the Murphys regaled their guests and their children with flamboyant beach parties, fiery debates over the newest ideas, and dinners beneath the stars. It was, for a while, a charmed life, but these were people who kept secrets, and who beneath the sparkling veneer were heartbreakingly human. When a tragic accident brings Owen, a young American aviator who fought in the Great War, to the south of France, he finds himself drawn into this flamboyant circle, and the Murphys find their world irrevocably, unexpectedly transformed. A handsome, private man, Owen intrigues and unsettles the Murphys, testing the strength of their union and encouraging a hidden side of Gerald to emerge. Suddenly a life in which everything has been considered and exquisitely planned becomes volatile, its safeties breached, the stakes incalculably high. Nothing will remain as it once was. Liza Klaussman expertly evokes the 1920s cultural scene of the so-called "Lost Generation." Ravishing and affecting, and written with infinite tenderness, VILLA AMERICA is at once the poignant story of a marriage and of a golden age that could not last.

Villa America

This Is Gonna End in Tears

'Steeped in longing and spiked with pitch perfect 80s detail . . . Gorgeous' ANNA HOPE Growing up, it was always the three of them: Miller and Olly and Ash. They stuck together like they were keeping a secret; they were successful, best friends, lovers. It was perfect - a shining life - until it fell apart. Now Miller and Ash are married and living in Wonderland, the tidal island of sugary coloured houses they ran away from. Miller feels like she's disappearing. She wears her tinted sunglasses so often sometimes she forgets the world isn't green. Ash is having an affair with a helmet-haired TV presenter. Olly lives a charmed life in LA but it's on the precipice of disaster. Over the long, hot summer of 1984, unanswered questions draw the three of them back together. They are so consumed with the possibility of a redemptive third act, they don't notice what's going on between Miller's son, his best friend and the girl who lives next door. . . Some summers are spent yearning for something to happen, others are charged with the terrifying, exhilarating feeling that everything is going to change.

The novel that makes a summer

This is Gonna End in Tears

Tigri in un cielo rosso

Nick en haar nicht Helena groeien samen op met de zwoele zomerhitte, de zongebleekte dokken en feestjes vol gin en jazz van het prachtige Tiger House op Martha s Vinyard. Het zijn de nadagen van de Tweede Wereldoorlog en de wereld ligt aan hun voeten. Helena staat op het punt Martha s Vinyard te verruilen voor het glamoureuze Hollywood en een kersvers huwelijk. Nick reist haar jonge echtgenoot Hughes tegemoet, die terugkeert van het front. Begin zestiger jaren gaan Nick en Helena terug naar Tiger House, met hun kinderen Daisy en Ed. Samen proberen ze dat gevoel van grenzeloze mogelijkheden terug te halen en de teleurstelling over het verloop van hun levens te verdoven. Een schokkende ontdekking brengt echter een aantal duistere geheimen aan het licht die de familie voor altijd zullen ontwrichten.

Tijgers in rood weer

Nick et sa cousine Helena partagent depuis toujours de merveilleuses vacances à Tiger House, la maison familiale sur l'île de Martha's Vineyard. La Seconde Guerre mondiale touche à sa fin et les deux jeunes femmes rêvent d'un avenir glorieux. Helena part pour Hollywood où elle va se marier ; Nick retrouve son époux de retour du combat. Chaque été, sur fond de cocktails et de jazz, les deux cousines continuent de se rassembler à Tiger House avec maris et enfants. Mais au fil des années les relations se compliquent... La famille se trouve définitivement plongée dans la tourmente lorsque, à l'aube des années 1960, une terrible découverte a lieu. Un roman envoûtant, aux personnages brûlants et torturés par le mensonge.

Tiger House

Nick und Helena – zwei junge Frauen, die, frisch verheiratet, das »richtige« Leben kaum erwarten können. Aufregend und wild soll es sein, und voller Liebe. Doch bald stellen sich erste Zweifel und Enttäuschungen ein. Zwölf Jahre später leben die beiden mit ihren Familien in Tiger House, dem vornehmen Anwesen von Nick auf einer Insel vor Boston. Nichts von dem, was sich die beiden Frauen erträumt haben, ist bisher in Erfüllung gegangen. Dennoch bemüht sich vor allem Nick, das Leben, so wie es ist, zu akzeptieren und jedes Familienmitglied glücklich zu sehen. Doch als ihre Tochter und Helenas Sohn das Opfer eines brutalen Mordes entdecken, bricht die mühsam aufrechterhaltene Fassade endgültig zusammen ...

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Zeit der Raubtiere

Liza Klaussmanns debutroman Tigrar i rött väder utspelar sig på USA:s östkust under fyrtio-, femtio- och sextiotal. Nick och hennes kusin Helena har vuxit upp tillsammans på den gamla släktgården Tiger House  själva symbolen för östkustglamour  där de levt ett liv i tryckande sommarvärme, med solblekta båtbryggor och nattliga cocktailpartyn. Under tiden efter andra världskrigets slut tycks världen stå öppen. Helena ger sig i väg till Hollywood för att söka äktenskaplig lycka, medan Nick är på väg att återförenas med sin unge make Hughes, som just ska återvända från kriget. Men snart börjar den gyllene fasaden spricka. Helenas make är inte mannen han verkat vara, och Hughes kommer tillbaka från kriget sluten och distanserad. Åter i Tiger House, på 1960-talets rand, försöker Nick och Helena  nu tillsammans med sina barn Daisy och Ed  återerövra frihetskänslan från förr.Men allt ska komma att förändras när barnen gör en hemsk upptäckt: någon har blivit mördad i närheten av det vackra sommarstället. Släktingarna kastas ut ur sina invanda banor, hemligheter kommer i dagen, och inget i deras liv kommer någonsin att bli sig likt igen. LIZA KLAUSSMANN [f. 1976 i New York] har arbetat som journalist på New York Times i över ett decennium. Tigrar i rött väder är hennes första roman. »En enormt gripande och välberättad historia.« THE GUARDIAN »Tigrar i rött väder är en briljant roman. Underbart finurlig, isande läsning.« THE INDEPENDENT »En mycket skickligt konstruerad, spännande familjemelodram.« USA TODAY »Tigrar i rött väder är en sofistikerad sidvändare... En gammaldags roman i bästa tänkbara bemärkelse.« THE TELEGRAPH

Tigrar i rött väder

Un oscuro asesinato en una isla cercana a Massachusetts y la historia de los miembros de una familia de la isla, todos perversamente relacionados con el crimen. Como decía Tennessee Williams, hay algo especial en una historia ambientada en el calor del verano: la derrota tiene mejor sabor, el deseo te ronda sin descanso y el crimen lleva un punto más de perversión. Liza Klaussmann tomó buena nota de estas palabras cuando se propuso contar la vida de una familia que a mediados del siglo pasado se reunía los veranos en una espléndida mansión en la isla de Martha's Vineyard. Al principio descubrimos a Helena y Nick, dos mujeres jóvenes y primas hermanas, sentadas en la parte trasera de un jardín, bebiendo ginebra y charlando. Corre el mes de septiembre de 1945, la segunda guerra mundial por fin ha acabado y ellas se preparan para reunirse con los hombres que de ahora en adelante se ocuparán de su futuro. Los años pasan y nada, o casi, es lo que parece: a la voz de Helena y Nick se unen nuevas palabras, nuevos rostros, y los veranos en la gran casa se van cargando de tensión. A finales de los años cincuenta, un crimen cometido en la isla mostrará el lado más oscuro de un mundo donde la verdad anda de puntillas, esquivando con mucha gracia los pedazos de cristal de una copa de cóctel. Reseña: «La elegancia de F. Scott Fitzgerald, la tensión narrativa de Patricia Highsmith...Un hallazgo.» Girls and Books of Greater Boston

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