- Source: Nora Webster
Nora Webster is a historical novel by Colm Tóibín, published October 7, 2014 by Scribner. The story is set in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland, and in Brooklyn, New York in the middle of the 20th century.
Reception
Nora Webster is a New York Times best seller.
On The Omnivore, in an aggregation of British press reviews, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.0 out of 5. On Bookmarks January/February 2015 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Nora Webster is a subtle meditation on grief, home, family, and memory by an internationally respected writer at the peak of his craft--a meditation in prose that is curiously flat and seemingly empty but that reflects, with perfect clarity, the fullness of life".
The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist, as well as positive reviews from Publishers Weekly and Shelf Awareness.
Kirkus called Nora Webster "[a] novel of mourning, healing and awakening," noting that "its plainspoken eloquence never succumbs to the sentimentality its heroine would reject."
The audiobook, narrated by Fiona Shaw, received positive reviews from Booklist and Library Journal.
Kirkus Reviews named Nora Webster one of the best fiction novels of the year.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Nora Perry (bulu tangkis)
- Jane Webster
- Nora Prentiss
- Pemasaran jarak jauh
- Kejuaraan Bulu Tangkis Inggris Terbuka
- Peraih medali emas pada Kejuaraan Dunia BWF
- Susan Clark
- Retorika
- Beltane
- Love is A Many-Splendored Thing
- Nora Webster
- Colm Tóibín
- Brooklyn (film)
- Piano Trio, Op. 97 (Beethoven)
- Hawthornden Prize
- The Testament of Mary
- Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
- The Writers' Prize
- Susan Clark
- Nora Perry (badminton)
