Huston, Nancy 1953-

Fault lines by Nancy Huston ( Book )
76 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in 15 languages and held by 2,350 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fault Lines begins with Sol, a gifted, terrifying child whose mother believes he is destined for greatness partly because he has a birthmark like his dad, his grandmother, and his great-grandmother. When Sol's family makes an unexpected trip to Germany, secrets begin to emerge about their history during World War II. It seems birthmarks are not all that's been passed down through the bloodlines. Closely observed, lyrically told, and epic in scope, Fault Lines is a touching, fearless, and unusual novel about four generations of children and their parents. The story moves from the West Coast of the United States to the East, from Haifa to Toronto to Munich, as secrets unwind back through time until a devastating truth about the family's origins is reached

The mark of the angel by Nancy Huston ( Book )
25 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and held by 1,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Paris, a married German woman enters into an affair with a Hungarian Jew who repairs musical instruments. They are united by their World War II past, he a survivor of the Holocaust, she of Russian rapists

Infrared by Nancy Huston ( Book )
30 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 963 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"After a troubled childhood and two failed marriages, Rena Greenblatt has achieved success as a photographer. She specializes in infrared techniques that expose her pictures' otherwise hidden landscapes and capture the raw essence of deeply private moments in the lives of her subjects. Away from her lover, and stuck in Florence, Italy, with her infuriating stepmother and her aging, unwell father, Rena confronts not only the masterpieces of the Renaissance but the banal inconveniences of a family holiday. At the same time, she finds herself traveling into dark and passionate memories that will lead to disturbing revelations."--P. [4] of cover

Dolce agonia : a novel by Nancy Huston ( Book )
32 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 744 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A group of cosmopolitan friends in midlife gather in New England for a Thanksgiving dinner. When it begins to snow they become trapped. With the exception of an enigmatic outsider, they all know too much about each other, their weak points and failures

Slow emergencies by Nancy Huston ( Book )
17 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in English and French and held by 429 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author of "The Mark of the Angel" crafts a brilliant exploration of the conflicts between love and life, family and self, art and the everyday. As dance draws Lin as a passion and profession, she must finally choose between family life and a career on the stage

Instruments des ténèbres : roman by Nancy Huston ( Book )
52 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Un écrivain raconte au présent un tragique fait-divers ancien et relate au passé la brisure de sa vie présente. Un roman sur la création et... son double : l'inspiration. Goncourt des lycéens 1996

Black dance by Nancy Huston ( Book )
11 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and French and held by 366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Screenwriter Milo Noirlac is dying. As he lies in the dark of his hospital bed, voices from Milo's past and present--real and imagined--swirl about his head, each taking on the rhythm of his favorite Brazilian fight-dance, the capoiera. Seated next to him, Milo's partner, bumptious director Paul Schwartz, coaxes Milo through his life story, from the abuse he suffered as a foster child to his lost heritage--his beloved grandfather's priceless library. As Milo narrates, his story becomes the pair's final screenplay, the movie that will be their masterpiece. With Milo's imagination in full flight, several generations of Noirlac ancestors--voices in French and English, German and Dutch, Cree and Gaelic--come to life. There's Neil Kerrigan, his Irish grandfather, classmate of 'Jimmy' Joyce, would-be poet and aspiring activist in the fight against British occupation, crushed by his exile in Quebec; Awinita, Milo's biological mother, an Indian teen prostitute; Eugénio, a street child whom Milo finds and fosters; and Marie-Thérèse, Milo's tough-as-nails aunt. As each voice cascades through Milo's memory, an important piece of family, and world, history is formed."--

Une adoration : roman by Nancy Huston ( Book )
24 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in French and English and held by 297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a legal hearing concerning the death of a man named Cosmo, many strange witnesses, including dead people and inanimate objects, give testimonies. Cosmo is revealed to be very empathetic, so gifted at mirroring others that he loses sight of himself

L'empreinte de l'ange : roman by Nancy Huston ( Book )
38 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Analyse : Roman historique. Roman d'amour

Plainsong by Nancy Huston ( Book )
16 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in English and held by 293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Paula inherits the fragments of her grandfather Paddon's journal, she embarks on an imaginative and obsessive journey to recreate the troubled history of her ancestors. From the hardships of the early frontier, through the Great War and Depression, and into the boom times of the fifties, Plainsong brilliantly captures the story of four generations of a family and a prairie town shaped by the sweeping forces of change