Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating! Want to participate? Post your own WOW entry on your blog, and leave your link at Breaking the Spine. My pick is:
Europa - August 28, 2012
Winner - Campiello First Novel Award;
Finalist – The Strega Prize for Fiction.
Camelia
is a young Italian woman who lives with her mother in Leeds, a city
where it is always December and winter has been underway for such a long
time that nobody is old enough to have seen what came before. She’s
dropped out of university and translates instruction manuals for an
Italian washing machine manufacturer; her mother, Livia Mega, once a
renowned flautist, spends her days inside taking photographs of holes
she finds in the house. Camelia and her mother communicate in a language
of their own invention, in which words play no part. The lives of these
two women have been undone by a calamity in their recent past, and
there seems little or no possibility of ever finding their way back to a
normal life. But one day Camelia meets Wen, a local shop owner. To win
Camelia’s affections, Wen begins teaching her Chinese ideograms. Through
this new language of signs and subtle variations Camelia learns to see
the world anew and, in it, a chance for renewal.
Stylistically innovative, linguistically thrilling, 70% Acrylic, 30% Wool announces the arrival of an exceptional new talent. A most unusual love story, one as unpredictable as the human heart itself, 70% Acrylic, 30% Wool is funny at times, bittersweet at others. It will find admirers among readers of Karen Russell and Jennifer Egan.
Stylistically innovative, linguistically thrilling, 70% Acrylic, 30% Wool announces the arrival of an exceptional new talent. A most unusual love story, one as unpredictable as the human heart itself, 70% Acrylic, 30% Wool is funny at times, bittersweet at others. It will find admirers among readers of Karen Russell and Jennifer Egan.
(I love Europa Editions, and when I learned of this one the other day, I had to pre-order it (just $10.88 on Amazon).
This one sounds wonderful, Diane....so lovely and tempting. Thanks for sharing....and here's MY WOW POST
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought you'd picked a knitting book. That book sounds great!
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds truly intriguing. Thanks for the spotlight.
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds great - and probably one I wouldn't have heard of anywhere else. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love Europa Editions, too - this sounds like a good one!
ReplyDeleteWow. I would never have thought of photographing holes! Interesting story line. Thanks1
ReplyDeleteNow this sounds different and worth checking out. I like the Europa Editions books.
ReplyDeleteSounds very interesting, hope you enjoy your pick!
ReplyDeleteSounds good, but I would have never have guessed that from the title!
ReplyDeleteGreat pick as usual Diane. I hadn't heard of this one before and it certainly sounds like something I would enjoy. It's an interesting title for sure!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting, but what are Europa books (I've seen you mention them before and I've assumed they are European novels, but are they anything else?).
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