La bambina silenziosa - Den Stille Pige, by Peter Hoeg (2006, Copenaghen)

It's like a puzzle gradually to be composed. Kasper's a 40-ish clown with an extraordinary ability to hearing every sound, sounds of emotions, of people, of places, of everything. He tries and save KlaraMaria, a special child apparently kidnapped. Strange things happen, meanwhile, and things are far from being as they look. Interesting. [vague, 2006] http://rubidu-2006.blogspot.it/

Il mio piede sinistro - My Left Foot, by Christy Brown (1954, Ireland)

Christy Brown was born in Dublin on the 5th of June 1932. In a short time, his Mum found out there was something wrong about him and doctors confirmed his heavy cerebral palsy: the only body part he could control was his left foot. But his Mum and Dad support and the love of his many brothers and sisters helped him to grow stronger and brighter. Moving and surprising. [firehand, 2009] http://rubidu-2009-5.blogspot.it/

Sushi per principianti - Sushi For Beginners, by Marian Keyes (2000, Ireland)

Set in Dublin. Ashling works for a brand new magazine. She's young and lives alone, she's altruistic, outgoing, always ready to helping everyone who needs ...this is also due to her peculiar family history. Not so her apparently perfect friend Clodagh, bored by her perfect marriage, her perfect house, her perfect husband. Ashling works for Lisa, a beautiful manager from London, quite bossy and posh. And then Ted, the nice neighbor, Boo, the young homeless, Marcus, the selfish actor, Jack, the handsome and brilliant boss and so on. Engaging. [eyes, 1997] http://rubidu-1997.blogspot.it/

N-W, by Zadie Smith (2012, UK)

London, Caldwell houses, North-West. Leah&Michel, Keisha&Frank, Felix as well live here. We can see this side of the city through their eyes, of each of them. a portrait of a part of London. [z.s., 2009] http://rubidu-2009-2.blogspot.it/

L'anno del giardiniere - Zahradnikuw, by Karel Capek (1925, Prague)

Month by month, how the garden keeper lives his year. Partially ironic. [copia del ritratto di l.c., 2005] http://rubidu-2005.blogspot.it/

Rachel's Holiday, by Marian Keyes (1997, Ireland)

Rachel's addicted to coke but she can't admit it, not even to herself: her overdose obliges her flatmate and close friend Brigit to hospitalize her and call her family in Ireland. Luke, her lovely boyfriend, in desperation, break up with her. She's forced back to Dublin, from New York, and in a center in the Wiklow County. She keeps her distorted view over everything until eventually, gradually, things get their place in the frame. It takes long enough... Very deep. [metissage..a, 2009] http://rubidu-2009.blogspot.it/