検索キーワード： 著者 "Susan Trott" すべてのカテゴリー

Auf einem Berggipfel empfängt der Eremit Joe Menschen aus aller Welt, die an sich zweifeln und seinen Rat suchen. Der Anwalt und die Wissenschaftlerin, der Tänzer und der Koch - sie alle lernen, sich und die Welt neu zu sehen. Doch nicht nur Joes Weisheit, auch der gemeinsame Aufstieg und das Warten verändern die Pilgernden - und geben ihnen die Hoffnung zurück.

The Man on the Mountaintop tells the story of Holy Man Joe, an ageing and unassuming man who lives in a hermitage on top of a mountain. During the summer months, thousands of hopefuls line the path leading to his door, seeking his wisdom. From bombastic, wealthy nobles intent on cheating their way to the top to drunkards who gradually build the physical and mental strength they need to quit their addiction, The Man on the Mountaintop is a rousing tale full of humour, wit and life lessons.

Everyone handles grief differently, but none so differently as Tim Forester, multimillionaire Juice King, who lost his son a year ago. It starts with him quietly pocketing a china flamingo belonging to his three year old niece, Joy, and by his tenth flamingo has escalated to felony grand theft. He is shot by one person and shot at by another. He is losing his business and his wife, but he is feeling better. Flamingo thieving makes his heart beat. He comes alive. In a way he is having a wonderful time. But how will it end? Quite possibly iin prison.