Le Calamity Club

À propos du livre

Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she's left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister's seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg's—converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan to claim what's rightfully theirs. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women's freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences. The Calamity Club will make you laugh, cry, and cheer—an epic testament to underestimated women who know that calamity can be the spark of new beginnings. This is Kathryn Stockett at her most confident, heartfelt, and hilarious—the triumphant return of one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.

D'où vient le score

Les sources donnent une moyenne de 8,4 sur 43 notes, encore peu nombreuses : le vote des lecteurs pèse 19% et le reste tire vers la moyenne de Classements (7,8). D'où 8,0.

Avis de lecteurs

Les critiques les plus appréciées sur Hardcover (créditées).

• EN

  “I have to give The Calamity Club a four-star review based on the first half alone, because it completely sucked me in...even though my local library's 1600 person queue finally caught up with me and forced me to hand the book back right as things were getting good. ​The writing is sharp, the dialogue has real teeth to it, and the atmosphere feels both heavy and remarkably lively. It's frustrating to have had my momentum killed by an automated due date, but honestly, it was good enough that I'm not even mad. I'm just going to buy my own copy in a couple of weeks so I can finally see how this …”

  ★ 4/5Isha sur Hardcover

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