Book : A Little Hope A Novel - Joella, Ethan

-Titulo Original : A Little Hope: A Novel

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Scribner

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A Read with Jenna Bonus Selection An “immersive…illuminating” (Booklist) and life-affirming novel following the residents of an idyllic Connecticut town over the course of a year, A Little Hope explores the intertwining lives of a dozen neighbors as they confront everyday desires and fears: a lost love, a stalled career, an illness, and a betrayal.Freddie and Greg Tyler seem to have it all: a comfortable home, a beautiful young daughter, a bond that feels unbreakable. But when Greg is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, the sense of certainty they once knew evaporates. Throughout their town, friends and neighbors face the most difficult of life’s challenges and are figuring out how to survive thanks to love, grace, and hope. “A quietly powerful portrait of small-town life…told with wisdom and tenderness” (Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, Yes) A Little Hope is a deeply resonant debut that immerses the reader in a community and celebrates the importance of small moments of connection. Review Praise for Ethan Joella and A Little Hope Named a Best Book of 2021 by TODAY ! “This is Joella’s first novel, and it’s an assured performance, full of nicely observed detail. It may not have a Big Theme, but it has lots and lots of heart. -New York Journal of Books The small moments of life are the ones that make the biggest difference in the characters’ lives. No hyperbole, just real life... A Little Hope is a breath of fresh air. -Bookreporter A Little Hope gives an urgency to each character’s dilemmas and demonstrates that, although the personal issue is singular for the person facing it, human drama is not isolated in a community. What affects one person touches many. Caring pervades. -California Review of Books “This soft-spoken debut is a surprising page-turner, as your hopes for the cast of beleaguered small-town character build and burn bright. Its calm wisdom about bearing the toughest losses-sometimes lightened by unexpected gifts-makes this novel a comforting companion for difficult times.” -People “Poignant and quietly powerful…Joella is particularly deft at deconstructing quiet moments in small-town life and amplifying their significance…[A Little Hope] impressively balances a cast of thoroughly realized personalities grappling with momentous events…these characters transform over time, make amends and see one another more honestly and fully. Their evolution is inspiring - and more than a tad hopeful.” -New York Times Book Review A well-connected community of characters who feel like people you know or people you could be all strike a familiar and fully human chord... Joella’s poetic side shines in his moving novel... From beginning to end, A Little Hope finds the grace of the everyday and homes in on the surprises (both heavy and light) that each day can hold. -BookPage “In A Little Hope, a heartfelt, life-affirming novel, we follow the many stories of the inhabitants of a small Connecticut town…It is a beautiful novel, and as the title suggests, its moving characters and beautiful writing might just give you a little hope.” -Alexandra Daddario, Book of the Month Joella has an eye and ear for suburban pathos, highlighting tragedy and growth in equal parts. . . . Joella pays particular attention to the aftershocks of loss in the residents lives but he doesnt dwell on the maudlin. . . . readers of Meg Wolitzer will gravitate to this immersive, illuminating novel. -Booklist “The residents of a small Connecticut city navigate grief and hope in Joella’s tender debut, a series of vignettes marked by a sense of connection and community…Throughout, the overlapping story lines keep readers turning the pages.” -Publishers Weekly Joella captures the rhythms of life in Wharton and is skilled at identifying both shifts in the weather and events that mark the passage of time in moments so subtle as to be almost undetectable. Readers who enjoy fiction that refl