Sandra Newman

Uma releitura imaginativa e brilhantemente relevante do clássico 1984 de George Orwell, sob o ponto de vista de Julia, a amante de Winston Smith. Londres, cidade principal da Pista de Pouso Um, a terceira província mais populosa da Oceania. É 1984, e Julia Worthing trabalha como mecânica no Departamento de Ficção do Ministério da Verdade. Sob a ideologia do Partido INGSOC e de seu onipresente líder, o Grande Irmão, Julia é cidadã-modelo,...

In 1984, mechanic Julia Worthing, who works in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth, in one impulsive moment, sets in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story, in this imaginative, feminist and brilliantly relevant to-today journey through Orwell's now-iconic dystopia. London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceana. It's 1984 and Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing...

"A young man, Ben, meets a young woman, Kate--and they begin to fall in love. From their first meeting, Ben knows Kate is unworldly and fanciful, so at first he isn't that concerned when she tells him about the recurring dream she's had since childhood. In the dream, she's transported to the past, where she lives a second life as Emilia, the mistress of a nobleman in Elizabethan England. But for Kate, the dream becomes increasingly real and compelling...

Are you tired of bland, overly earnest reading guides that discuss the same old books? Read This Next by Sandra Newman and Howard Mittlemark is the answer. A smart, irreverent, honest, and truly hilarious guide to your 500 new favorite books, Read This Next is aimed at those readers and book groups that are looking for great reading suggestions with more variety and spice than the usual book club picks-while offering food for thought and laughter...