Rhiannon Navin

Surviving a horrific school shooting, a six-year-old boy retreats into the world of books and art while making sobering observations about his mother's determination to prosecute the shooter's parents and the wider community's efforts to make sense of the tragedy.

Only Child

Alles still auf einmal

Skolskjutningen splittrade hans familj, nu är det hans uppgift att ena den. Sexårige Zach Taylor sitter intryckt i en garderob tillsammans med sina klasskompisar och sin lärare. En ung man går genom skolans korridorer och skjuter. Zach räknar skotten – pang, pang, pang – men anar inte att ett av dem just har dödat hans storebror Andy. Händelsen får familjen att falla isär. Zachs mamma tar ut sin förtvivlan på gärningsmannens föräldrar, som hon ställer till svars för dådet. Pappan distanserar sig alltmer, och Zach själv tar sin tillflykt till böckernas värld. Slutligen inser Zach, med ett barns osvikliga optimism och envishet, att det bara finns ett sätt att rädda sin mamma: att få henne att förlåta. ENSAM KVAR är en stark skildring, berättad ur ett barns perspektiv, om de omedelbara och bestående effekter som en skolskjutning har på en familj och ett samhälle. Det är en gripande roman om kärlek, sorg och hur man efter en stor tragedi ändå kan få sitt lyckliga slut. ”En rörande berättelse som greppar tag om läsaren redan från första meningen.” – Marie Claire

Ensam kvar

Às vezes os mais pequenos têm os sentimentos mais poderosos. E as vozes mais débeis são as que são capazes de gritar mais alt. Escondido num armário com os colegas de turma do primeiro ano e com a professora, Zach Taylor ouve tiros a ecoar pelos corredores da escola. Um homem armado entra no edifício, ceifando dezanove vidas e mudando uma comunidade outrora muito unida para sempre. Enquanto a mãe de Zach se dedica a fazer justiça junto dos pais do atirador, culpando-os pelos atos do filho, Zach enfia-se no seu esconderijo supersecreto para se embrenhar num mundo de livros e arte. Munido de uma capacidade de compreensão recém-adquirida, de um otimismo e de uma teimosia que só uma criança pode ter, Zach embarca numa viagem fascinante até à reconciliação e ao perdão, decidido a ajudar os adultos da sua vida a redescobrirem as verdades universais do amor e da compaixão de que tanto precisam para superar os momentos mais terríveis das suas vidas.

Filho único

“Only Child triumphs. Zach, at only 6 years old, understands more about the human heart than the broken adults around him. His hope and optimism as he sets out to execute his plan will have every reader cheering him on, and believing in happy endings even in the face of such tragedy. . . . Navin manages to make Zach’s voice heartbreakingly believable.”—Ann Hood, The Washington Post “Perfect for fans of Room… a heartbreaking but important novel.” —Real Simple Readers of Jodi Picoult and Liane Moriarty will also like this tenderhearted debut about healing and family, narrated by an unforgettable six-year-old boy who reminds us that sometimes the littlest bodies hold the biggest hearts and the quietest voices speak the loudest. Squeezed into a coat closet with his classmates and teacher, first grader Zach Taylor can hear gunshots ringing through the halls of his school. A gunman has entered the building, taking nineteen lives and irrevocably changing the very fabric of this close-knit community. While Zach's mother pursues a quest for justice against the shooter's parents, holding them responsible for their son's actions, Zach retreats into his super-secret hideout and loses himself in a world of books and art. Armed with his newfound understanding, and with the optimism and stubbornness only a child could have, Zach sets out on a captivating journey towards healing and forgiveness, determined to help the adults in his life rediscover the universal truths of love and compassion needed to pull them through their darkest hours.

Rhiannon Navin

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