The Wind Whistling in the Cranes
A Novel

This richly multi-layered and multi-generational family saga from acclaimed Portuguese author Lydia Jorge – an author I was sadly unaware of – tells the story of two families, one white, one black, one middle-class, one working-class, and how their destinies become inextricably intertwined. The weal......more

Every book has its cadence, its rhythm, its beat. Often, as a reader, it takes time to find that cadence. For those books with unique, distinct cadence, it can take longer. But once captured by the cadence, you find yourself caught up in the book’s flow, like being carried downriver in a strong curr......more

tysm to netgalley and wwnorton for this arc. i wanted VERY badly to like this book, but something about the prose was incredibly off putting. i hate to put it on translators, but since i can’t read portuguese i will never be sure if it’s the fault of the writing or the translation. the exposition wa......more

Lídia Jorge nous donne à voir le monde à travers le regard candide de sa narratrice : un monde empreint de perversité, de lâcheté, mais que Milène ne "comprend" pas. Faute d'avoir les mots pour exprimer sa pensée, ou l'intelligence pour lier les faits entre eux. C'est aussi un Roméo & Juliette moder......more