Dana Gynther
Autor(a) de Crossing on the Paris
About the Author
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Obras por Dana Gynther
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Gynther, Dana
- Data de nascimento
- 1963-12-28
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Locais de residência
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Auburn, Alabama, USA
Valencia, Spain - Educação
- University of Alabama (BA in Political Science, MA in French)
- Ocupações
- ESL teacher in Spain, Translator, Author
- Agente
- Michelle Brower (Folio Literary Management)
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Dana Gynther was born in St Louis but moved to the college town of Auburn, Alabama at the age of ten. She got both her BA and MA (Political Science and French, respectively) at the University of Alabama, spending a year and a half living in France in between. She and her husband moved to his hometown-- Valencia, Spain-- nearly twenty years ago where they work as teachers and translators. Dana wrote "Crossing on the Paris," her debut novel, after translating a museum catalogue about ocean liners. They have two teenage daughters and two cats.
Membros
Críticas
Crossing on the Paris por Dana Gynther
This book is about three women: Vera, an older (no age given) American living in Paris who decides to go back home to die since she has been diagnosed with cancer of the breast. She is in first class on the SS Paris. Constance, an American who is coming home from Paris after trying to get her sister to come home to help her mother get better, she is traveling in 2nd class and then Julie, a young and innocent native of France and has decided to work on one of the ships she has seen going in and out of the harbor by her house. She is in steerage. The book goes back and forth between the three women who run into each other at different times. Their stories are very different. This is a really enjoyable book. I felt like I really got to know the three women and what it was like to be on the SS Paris back in 1921. I recommend this book.… (mais)
Very beautifully written story. This is the second story I have read where Lee Miller and Ray Man are featured. It's an interesting take on how Ray Man is a needy artist who is a little jealous of Lee's talents behind the camera and her relationships with other men. He doesn't want her to outgrow him. This story does a great job of portraying a mentor/assistant relationship. Lee is kind of a loner. She really doesn't have many close friends and kind of just does whatever makes her feel good. She's ambitious. This was well worth the read and made me want to research the lives of Lee Miller and Man Ray.… (mais)
This was an interesting look into the lives of three different women in 1921 who all board the same ship, the Paris. One is a third class young waitress who is learning about love and men for the first time. One is a second class somewhat older wife and mother learning about her stuffy life. And the third is a first class elderly lady reflecting on her past life. Each stage and class of life is explored in the course of one week. I was impressed with how much Gynther could fit in such a short time. The brief meetings throughout the week were somewhat forced, but the final meeting that entwined their lives was rather poignant. The ending was somewhat sad, but filled with hope for the future. I look forward to reading more by this new author.… (mais)
Character driven verses plot driven. After coming off two fabulous debut Novels that set the bar so unbelievably high...it's very tough to come next. Nice pace but took me days and days to finish. Not the type of book you say " don't bother me I'm reading". But still good. Loved the concept of writing ones memoir using the alphabet and significant numbers. As a matter of fact I enjoyed the older character SinClair best. But, as was my problem with Steel Magnolias. ... classes do not generally mix like this.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 259
- Popularidade
- #88,671
- Avaliação
- 3.3
- Críticas
- 16
- ISBN
- 7
