The Secret of the Nightingale Palace: A Novel by Dana Sachs (English) Paperback

Description: The Secret of the Nightingale Palace by Dana Sachs Includes author interview and question for discussion. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 35-year-old Anna has recently lost her husband to leukemia. Some time has passed since his death, and its time for Anna to get back on her feet, but she is struggling to move on. Out of the blue, Annas estranged grandmother, Goldie, telephones and orders her to come to New York at once. Goldie Rosenthal is overly opinionated, obsessed with good manners, and flat-out nasty sometimes, but shes family. Before we know it, Anna is sitting at JoJo on the Upper East Side and agreeing to drive Goldie across the country in a Rolls-Royce to deliver a collection of valuable Japanese art to a long-lost friend in San Francisco.Goldie is not entirely honest with Anna about her true motives for the trip, though. She has a tightly kept secret about her life in San Francisco in the early 1940s, and, though hesitant to reveal it, she knows she must share part of her life in order to help Anna move on and discover happiness.Alternating between Goldies experience in the 1940s and Annas perspective now, Dana Sachs has created an unforgettable duo whose stories teach us about the enduring power of love and family. Back Cover Struggling to move on after her husbands death, thirty-five-year-old Anna receives an unexpected phone call from her estranged grandmother, Goldie, summoning her to New York. A demanding woman with a sharp tongue and a devotion to fashion and etiquette, Goldie has not softened in the five years since she and her granddaughter last spoke. Now she wants Anna to drive her to San Francisco to return a collection of exquisite Japanese art to a long-lost friend. Hours of sitting behind the wheel of Goldies Rolls-Royce soften Annas attitude toward her grandmother, and as the miles pass, old hurts begin to heal. Yet no matter how close they become, Goldie harbors painful secrets about her youthful days in 1940s San Francisco that she cannot share. But if she truly wants to help her granddaughter find happiness again, she must eventually confront the truths of her life. Moving back and forth across time and told in the voices of both Anna and Goldie, The Secret of the Nightingale Palace is a searing portrait of family, betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness--and a testament to the enduring power of love. Author Biography Dana Sachs is the author of the novel If You Lived Here and two books of nonfiction, The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman in Vietnam and The Life We Were Given: Operation Babylift, International Adoption, and the Children of War in Vietnam. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, with her husband and two sons. Review "This is Dana Sachss best yet. THE SECRET OF THE NIGHTINGALE PALACE is a charming story, beautifully told. Her prose puts one in mind of the Japanese prints she writes about: colorful, spare, and evocative." -- George Bishop, author of Letter to My Daughter"Dana Sachss beautifully written novel, The Secret of the Nightingale Palace, is so pitch perfect that youll be sad when its over. A gifted storyteller, Sachs has created a multi-generational page-turner that will keep you reading late into the night. Brilliant!" -- Celia Rivenbark, author of You Dont Sweat Much for a Fat Girl"Sachs latest is so beautiful in every aspect that readers will have difficulty pinpointing the best parts. Rich in San Francisco history with brilliant characters youll warm up to, the two different storylines will enrapture you as well....Elegant and tasteful, this novel is not to be missed." -- RT Book Reviews (top pick)"As with most well-crafted literary journeys, its not really about the destination, but this one does feature a sweetly surprising, cinematically styled twist at the end of the road. An ideal recommendation for the book-club set." -- Booklist"[A] satisfying story...Goldies lesson to her granddaughter becomes obvious: we must move past our losses to "make out own parties." I wont give away the twist at the end but will say every time I think of teh way Goldie made her own party, I smile." -- Historical Novels Review"[A] graceful exploration of the human heart. With her signature elegance, she examines the burden of family secrets and how the complexities of culture can both divide and unite at the same time... this hypnotic, satisfying novel will linger in your thoughts long after you finish the last page." -- Kim Fay, author of The Map of Lost Memories"Old-fashioned in the best of ways, this story of a grandmother and granddaughter-revisiting the past in order to chart the future-has all the romantic elegance of the 62 Silver Cloud in which they zoom across the country." -- Michael Lowenthal, author of The Paternity Test and Charity Girl"Sachs takes us from fury to laughter and loss to healing as the true value of a Japanese treasure is finally revealed." -- Pamela Schoenewaldt, author of WHEN WE WERE STRANGERS Long Description The Secret of the Nightingale Palace by Dana Sachs is the poignant story of an estranged grandmother and granddaughter and a secret that ties them together. After her husband dies from leukemia, Anna agrees to help hard-to-please Goldie to bring a collection of valuable Japanese art from New York to California. Harboring a decades-old secret that could change Annas life forever, Goldie must learn to let go of her past so her granddaughter can move on and discover happiness and love. With a narrative that alternates between early 1940s San Francisco and the present day, The Secret of the Nightingale Palace is a beautiful story about the enduring power of love and family. Review Quote This is Dana Sachss best yet.THE SECRET OF THE NIGHTINGALE PALACE is a charming story, beautifully told.Her prose puts one in mind of the Japanese prints she writes about: colorful, spare, and evocative. (George Bishop, author of Letter to My Daughter) Details ISBN0062201034 Author Dana Sachs Short Title SECRET OF THE NIGHTINGALE PALA Language English ISBN-10 0062201034 ISBN-13 9780062201034 Media Book Format Paperback Residence Wilmington, NC, US Imprint Avon Books Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States Subtitle A Novel UK Release Date 2013-02-19 Illustrator Ariel Padilla Birth 19730620 Affiliation Bond University Position Associate Director Qualifications Ph.D. Pages 368 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc DEWEY 813/.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2013-03-04 NZ Release Date 2013-04-18 Imprint US William Morrow Paperbacks Publisher US HarperCollins Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-09-25 US Release Date 2023-09-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168132849;

Price: 23.06 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-12-05T02:44:25.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.74 AUD