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Gloria Norriss KooKooLand is amemoir written on the edge of aknife blade. Chilling, intensely moving,and darkly funny, it cuts to the heartand soul of a troubled American family,and announces the arrival of a startlinglyoriginal voice.Gloria Norris grew up in the projects ofManchester, New Hampshire with her parents,her sister, Virginia, and her cat, Sylvester. Asnapshot might show a happy, young family,but only a dummkopf would buy that. Nine-year-old Gloria is gutsy and wisecracking.Her father, Jimmy, all dazzle anddanger, is often on the far side of the law andmakes his own ruleswhich everyone elsebetter follow. Glorias mom, Shirley, triesnot to rock the boat, Virginia unwisely defiesJimmy, and Gloria fashions herself into hissidekickthe son he never had. Jimmy takes Gloria everywhere. Hunting,to the racetrack, to slasher movies, andto his parents dingy bara hole in the wallwith pickled eggs and pickled alkies. But itis at Hank Piasecnys gun shop that Gloriameets the person who will change her life.While Hank and Jimmy trade good-humoredinsults, Gloria comes under the spell ofHanks college-age daughter,Susan. Brilliant, pretty,kind, and ambitious,Susan is everythingGloria longs to beand can be, provided she dreams big andaces third grade like Susan tells her to. But, one night, a brutal act changes thecourse of all their lives. The story that unfoldsis a profound portrait of how violence echoesthrough a family, and through a community.From the tragedy, Gloria finds a way to carveout a future on her own terms and ends upjust where she wants to be. Gripping andunforgettable, KooKooLand is a triumph. Best Books of 2016 - NPR Visit the bookconcierge @NPRBooks' guide to 2016's great reads Family Is Tyranny Writ Small In 'Kookooland' : NPR Kookooland is set in the projects of Manchester NH Norris evokes a world of race tracks and drive-ins con men rat hunts at the dump and the Merrimack ACATISTE (rugaciuni) - Forum Crestin Ortodox Am deschis acest topic pentru ca fiecare dintre noi sa recomande din cunostinte sau din experienta ce Sf Acatist i-a fost grabnic ajutator la ce nevoi sau pur si rugaciuni pentru ajutor la casatorie (dupa parintele Rugaciuni pentru dezlegarea vrajilor facute asupra cununiilor la cei care vor sa se casatoreasca si nu pot pentru ca au cununiile legate (dupa parintele ARGATU):
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