Сара Перри — новинки

Londona, 1893. Kad Koras Sībornas valdonīgais vīrs – cienījams politiķis – aiziet mūžībā, viņa jūtas drīzāk atvieglota nekā satriekta. Šī laulība nebija laimīga, un Kora tā arī neiejutās sabiedrības dāmas lomā. Viņas urdošais prāts vienmēr ir alcis izzināt pasauli. Lai nomainītu vidi,Kora kopā ar dēlu un viņa aukli dodas prom no metropoles – uz nomaļo Eseksu.Tur drīz vien viņi tiek iesaistīti piedzīvojumā. Klīst baumas, ka pēc trīssimt gadu klusēšanas Eseksā ir atgriezusies čūska, mītisks radījums, kas reiz nogalinājis daudzus. Kad Vecgada vakarā mīklaini iet bojā kāds jauns vīrietis, vietējie ir šausmās. Kora sāk dzīt pēdas izslavētajai čūskai.Vai tā ir kāda jauna dzīvnieka suga? Vai varbūt tik tiešām noticis kaut kas pārdabisks?

«Мельмот» – ошеломляющий готический роман-бестселлер одной из лучших современных писательниц. Хелен Франклин, неприметная англичанка, живет в Праге, зарабатывает на жизнь переводами и вот уже двадцать лет хранит какую-то страшную тайну. Ее секрету, казалось бы, суждено остаться в прошлом, но все меняется, когда через Карела, одного из ее немногочисленных друзей, в руки Хелен попадает странная исповедь. Впервые прочитав историю о Мельмот Свидетельнице – пугающей фигуре из старинных легенд, обреченной вечно скитаться по земле и наблюдать за людскими прегрешениями, – Хелен убеждена, что это просто сказка. Но Карел внезапно исчезает, а сама Хелен обнаруживает, что ее кто-то преследует, и вот тогда-то существование Мельмот начинает казаться ей не таким уж и невероятным. Знаменитая легенда о Мельмоте не одно столетие будоражит фантазию и читателей, и писателей. Многие поколения зачитывались классическим романом Чарлза Метьюрина «Мельмот-Скиталец», и вот новая версия великой истории.

Хелен Франклин, неприметная англичанка, живет в Праге, зарабатывает на жизнь переводами и вот уже двадцать лет хранит какую-то страшную тайну. Ее секрету, казалось бы, суждено остаться в прошлом, но все меняется, когда через Карела, одного из ее немногочисленных друзей, в руки Хелен попадает странная исповедь. Впервые прочитав историю о Мельмот Свидетельнице — пугающей фигуре из старинных легенд, обреченной вечно скитаться по земле и наблюдать за людскими прегрешениями, — Хелен убеждена, что это просто сказка. Но Карел внезапно исчезает, а сама Хелен обнаруживает, что ее кто-то преследует, и вот тогда-то существование Мельмот начинает…

One winter night in Prague, Helen Franklin encounters her friend Karel, half-mad with fear.
He has come into possession of a mysterious old manuscript, filled with testimonies that speak to Helen from 17th-century England, wartime Czechoslovakia, the sweat-soaked streets of Manila and 1920's Turkey. All of them tell of being followed by a tall, silent woman in black, bearing a terrible message.
Helen reads its contents with intrigue, but everything in her life is about to change.

Лондон, кінець XIX століття. Кора Сіборн, до якої чоловік ставився з такою байдужістю, з якою тільки міг, після його смерті відчуває полегшення. Але поки що вона не наважується на нові стосунки. Жінка залишає столицю й оселяється в глухому куточку графства Ессекс. Від нажаханих місцевих жителів вона чує дивну, сповнену містики історію про змія, після появи якого в селищі стали зникати люди. Проте Кора не вірить у це і разом із місцевим пастором намагається всіх заспокоїти. І між цими двома, здавалося б, абсолютно різними людьми виникають стосунки, які змінюють їхні життя. Так усі герої втягуються в містичну й загадкову історію, в якій…

Briti kirjaniku Sarah Perry haaravalt jutustatud „Essexi siug” viib lugeja Victoria ajastu Londonisse ja Essexi külakesse, aega, mil teedrajavad avastused loodusteaduste vallas asetasid uude valgusesse kõik selle, mida seni usuti. Peategelasteks on kirglik loodusteadustehuviline, äsja abikaasa kaotanud Cora Seaborne ja kohalik vikaar Will. Kui külakeses hakkavad ringlema jutud, et müütiline Essexi siug, koletis ammustest aegadest, on taas välja ilmunud, püüavad nii Cora kui Will olukorda omal moel lahendada. Naine on veendunud, et tegu on mõne uue liigiga, mis tuleb „avastada”. Vikaar Willi peamiseks mureks on hoida külakest sattumast paanikasse, mis võiks kaasa tuua moraalse allakäigu ja usust taganemise. Ehkki Cora ja Will on pea kõiges erimeelt, liidab tekkinud segadus nad kokku ja tasapisi hakkab arenema suhe, mille jooksul nende armastus eri vorme võtab. • Waterstone’i poeketi 2016. aasta raamat • 2017. aasta Costa Romaani Auhinna nomiment • 2017. aasta Baileyse Naiste Kirjandusauhinna nominent Briti kirjanik Sarah Perry (snd 1979) on pärit Essexist tõsiusklike baptistide perekonnast. Lapsepõlves polnud tal pea mingit kokkupuudet popkultuuriga, küll aga õppis ta põhjalikult tundma klassikalist kirjandust, muusikat jne. Tänaseks on ilmunud temalt kolm romaani. Lisaks „Essexi siugile” ka debüütromaan „After Me Comes The Flood” (2014) ja „Melmoth” (2018). Lõik raamatust: „Mõnikord mõtlen, et ma müüksin hinge ära, et saaksin elada nii, nagu ma pean. Oh ei, ma ei mõtle, et ilma moraali või südametunnistuseta, mõtlen ainult, et vabana mõtlema neid mõtteid, mis pähe tulevad, laskma neil minna sinna, kuhu mina tahan lasta neil minna, mitte lasta neil kulgeda mööda rööpaid, mille keegi teine on maha vedanud ja mis viivad ainult sinna või tänna …“ Otsmikku kibrutades lasi ta sõrmega üle siu selja ning ütles: „Ma ei ole seda kunagi varem öelnud, mitte kellelegi, kuigi olen kavatsenud, aga jah, ma olengi oma hinge ära müünud, ehkki ma kardan, et ei saanud selle eest eriti head hinda.“ - lk 117 Ajalooromaanide sari „Loo aeg” Sarah Perry „Essexi siug” on esimene romaan Galluse kirjastuse ajalooromaanide sarjast „Loo aeg”, kus pakume lugemiseks tunnustatud tänapäeva kirjanike haaravalt kirja pandud romaane, mis mitte ainult ei räägi ammu juhtunud sündmusest, vaid aitavad kaasaegsel lugejal neid aegu tunda, endast läbi lasta ja annavad nii mõtteainest, mille valguses ka meie ajastusele värske pilk heita. Ilmumas: Francis Spufford „Kuldne küngas” Romaan seikluslikust, ent halastamatust 18. sajandi New Yorgist.

Twenty years ago Helen Franklin did something she cannot forgive herself for, and she has spent every day since barricading herself against its memory. But her sheltered life is about to change.

A strange manuscript has come into her possession. It is filled with testimonies from the darkest chapters of human history, which all record sightings of a tall, silent woman in black, with unblinking eyes and bleeding feet: Melmoth, the loneliest being in the world. Condemned to walk the Earth forever, she tries to beguile the guilty and lure them away for a lifetime wandering alongside her.

Everyone that Melmoth seeks out must make a choice: to live with what they've done, or be led into the darkness. Helen can't stop reading, or shake the feeling that someone is watching her. As her past finally catches up with her, she too must choose which path to take.

Exquisitely written, and gripping until the very last page, this is a masterpiece of moral complexity, asking us profound questions about mercy, redemption, and how to make the best of our conflicted world.

London im Jahr 1893. Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes verlässt Cora Seaborne die Hauptstadt und reist gemeinsam mit ihrem Sohn Francis in den Küstenort Aldwinter. Als Naturwissenschaftlerin und Anhängerin der provokanten Thesen Charles Darwins gerät sie dort mit dem Pfarrer William Ransome aneinander. Beide sind in rein gar nichts einer Meinung, beide fühlen sich unaufhaltsam zum anderen hingezogen. Anmutig und intelligent erzählt dieser Roman - noch vor allem anderen - von der Liebe und den unzähligen Verkleidungen, in denen sie uns gegenübertritt.

Конец XIX века, научно-технический прогресс набирает темпы, вовсю идут дебаты по медицинским вопросам. Эмансипированная вдова Кора Сиборн после смерти мужа решает покинуть Лондон и перебраться в уютную деревушку в графстве Эссекс, где местным викарием служит Уилл Рэнсом. Уже который день деревня взбудоражена слухами о мифическом змее, что объявился в окрестных болотах и питается человеческой плотью. Кора, увлечённая натуралистка и энтузиастка научного знания, не верит ни в каких сказочных драконов и решает отыскать причину странных россказней. Она считает, что змей – попросту неизвестный науке вид пресмыкающегося, который нужно описать для научных целей. Викарий же видит в панике, охватившей его паству, угрозу вере и потому тоже стремится как можно скорее выяснить правду. Двигаясь к истине с разных сторон, убеждённые противники оказываются вовлечены в странную и таинственную историю. Изящный, умный, с литературной игрой роман принимает самые разные обличия – то детектива, то любовной истории, а то и романа нравов.

Сара Перри ловко балансирует на грани между исторической реальностью и вымыслом, викторианским и модернистским романом: в её книге читатель найдёт и остроумных диккенсовских нищих, и любовные сцены, и поэтичные описания природы. Это фантазия на исторические темы, но фантазия полнокровная и живая.

For centuries, the mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of history’s darkest waters—and now, in Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent, it is heading in our direction.

It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts—or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy.

But, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. And then Karel disappears. . . .

A fierce memoir of a mother’s murder, a daughter’s coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and her mission to know the woman who gave her life.

When Sarah Perry was twelve, she saw a partial eclipse of the sun, an event she took as a sign of good fortune for her and her mother, Crystal. But that brief moment of darkness ultimately foreshadowed a much larger one: two days later, Crystal was murdered in their home in rural Maine, just a few feet from Sarah’s bedroom.

The killer escaped unseen; it would take the police twelve years to find him, time in which Sarah grew into adulthood, struggling with abandonment, police interrogations, and the effort of rebuilding her life when so much had been lost. Through it all she would dream of the eventual trial, a conviction—all her questions finally answered. But after the trial, Sarah’s questions only grew. She wanted to understand her mother’s life, not just her final hours, and so she began a personal investigation, one that drew her back to Maine, taking her deep into the abiding darkness of a small American town.

Told in searing prose, After the Eclipse is a luminous memoir of uncomfortable truth and terrible beauty, an exquisite memorial for a mother stolen from her daughter, and a blazingly successful attempt to cast light on her life once more.

An exquisitely talented young British author makes her American debut with this rapturously acclaimed historical novel, set in late nineteenth-century England, about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent that explores questions about science and religion, skepticism, and faith, independence and love. When Cora Seaborne’s brilliant, domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one. Wed at nineteen, this woman of exceptional intelligence and curiosity was ill-suited for the role of society wife. Seeking refuge in fresh air and open space in the wake of the funeral, Cora leaves London for a visit to coastal Essex, accompanied by her inquisitive and obsessive eleven-year old son, Francis, and the boy’s nanny, Martha, her fiercely protective friend. While admiring the sites, Cora learns of an intriguing rumor that has arisen further up the estuary, of a fearsome creature said to roam the marshes claiming human lives. After nearly 300 years, the mythical Essex Serpent is said to have returned, taking the life of a young man on New Year’s Eve. A keen amateur naturalist with no patience for religion or superstition, Cora is immediately enthralled, and certain that what the local people think is a magical sea beast may be a previously undiscovered species. Eager to investigate, she is introduced to local vicar William Ransome. Will, too, is suspicious of the rumors. But unlike Cora, this man of faith is convinced the rumors are caused by moral panic, a flight from true belief. These seeming opposites who agree on nothing soon find themselves inexorably drawn together and torn apart—an intense relationship that will change both of their lives in ways entirely unexpected. Hailed by Sarah Waters as "a work of great intelligence and charm, by a hugely talented author," The Essex Serpent is "irresistible . . . you can feel the influences of Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, and Hilary Mantel channeled by Perry in some sort of Victorian seance. This is the best new novel I’ve read in years" (Daily Telegraph).

Конец XIX века, научно-технический прогресс набирает темпы, вовсю идут дебаты по медицинским вопросам. Эмансипированная вдова Кора Сиборн после смерти мужа решает покинуть Лондон и перебраться в уютную деревушку в графстве Эссекс, где местным викарием служит Уилл Рэнсом. Уже который день деревня взволнована слухами о мифическом змее, что объявился в окрестных болотах и питается человеческой плотью. Кора, увлеченная натуралистка и энтузиастка научного знания, не верит ни в каких сказочных драконов и решает отыскать причину странных россказней. Она считает, что змей — попросту неизвестный науке вид пресмыкающегося, который нужно описать для…

Set in Victorian London and an Essex village in the 1890's, and enlivened by the debates on scientific and medical discovery which defined the era, The Essex Serpent has at its heart the story of two extraordinary people who fall for each other, but not in the usual way.

They are Cora Seaborne and Will Ransome. Cora is a well-to-do London widow who moves to the Essex parish of Aldwinter, and Will is the local vicar. They meet as their village is engulfed by rumours that the mythical Essex Serpent, once said to roam the marshes claiming human lives, has returned. Cora, a keen amateur naturalist is enthralled, convinced the beast may be a real undiscovered species. But Will sees his parishioners' agitation as a moral panic, a deviation from true faith. Although they can agree on absolutely nothing, as the seasons turn around them in this quiet corner of England, they find themselves inexorably drawn together and torn apart.

Told with exquisite grace and intelligence, this novel is most of all a celebration of love, and the many different guises it can take.

One hot summer's day, John Cole decides to leave his life behind.

He shuts up the bookshop no one ever comes to and drives out of London. When his car breaks down and he becomes lost on an isolated road, he goes looking for help, and stumbles into the grounds of a grand but dilapidated house.

Its residents welcome him with open arms - but there's more to this strange community than meets the eye. They all know him by name, they've prepared a room for him, and claim to have been waiting for him all along.

As nights and days pass John finds himself drawn into a baffling menagerie. There is Hester, their matriarchal, controlling host; Alex and Claire, siblings full of child-like wonder and delusions; the mercurial Eve; Elijah - a faithless former preacher haunted by the Bible; and chain-smoking Walker, wreathed in smoke and hostility. Who are these people? And what do they intend for John?

Elegant, gently sinister and psychologically complex, this is a haunting and hypnotic debut novel by a brilliant new voice.

Millions of years ago, humans just happened. Accidents of environment and genetics contributed to the emergence of sentient beings like us. Today, however, people no longer "just happen"; they are created by the voluntary acts of other people.

This book examines several questions about the ethics of human existence. Is it a good thing, for humans, that humans "happened"? Is it ethical to keep making new humans, now that reproduction is under our control? And given that a person exists (through no fault or choice of his own), is it immoral or irrational for him to refuse to live out his natural lifespan? Sarah Perry answers these questions in the negative--not out of misanthropy, but out of empathy for human suffering and respect for human autonomy.

" Every Cradle Is a Grave undertakes a difficult task—to write on discomforting matters from a perspective that is socially unsanctioned. Strange as it may seem to some of us, there are scads of volumes that praise the abuses we endure in our lives. Such works have always been well thumbed, though they are only prayer-books for the purpose of worshiping misery. Sarah Perry is more honest and less perverse on the subject of suffering, treating pain as both a philosophical and a practical problem to which, it is admitted, there is no ultimate solution. Nonetheless, in her view there still remains intelligence and compassion as a means for confronting the insoluble. That is what makes this book as much a necessity as it is a rarity."

--Thomas Ligotti, author of The Conspiracy against the Human Race

Meaning. Value. Birth. Death. Sanctity. These subjects and others are reexamined through the lens of suicide rights and procreation ethics in Sarah Perry's Every Cradle Is a Grave. If you're at all fond of asking the truly Big Questions, this is the read you've been waiting for. Why are we here, and why do we stay? Prepare to have your assumptions dissected and turned on their heads. It's a bumpy ride, but then, so is this little journey we're on as we spin aimlessly around a sun that's destined to burn out, just as surely as each individual life will one day fall back down into the mud from which all life arises. Asking the hard questions is one thing, but hearing answers that might shake us to the core can be something else again.

--Jim Crawford, author of Confessions of an Antinatalist

"In this eminently rational, clear and serious book, Sarah Perry is courageous and strong enough to confront the forbidden truths of human life. Every Cradle Is a Grave should be mandatory reading for anyone who plans to have children."

–Mikita Brottman, author of Thirteen Girls