by Joyce Maynard · Duomo Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788492723249
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In 'Como caído del cielo' (Fallen from Heaven), Joyce Maynard introduces us to Henry, a thirteen-year-old boy who lives with his mother Adele, a woman struggling with depression after her divorce. The arrival of Frank, a mysterious man, will change their lives. Henry will learn valuable lessons about life, love, and the importance of putting others before oneself. A touching story about sexual awakening, the secrets that bind people together, and the search for true love.
Joyce Maynard is an American novelist and journalist. She began her career in journalism in the 1970s, writing for several publications, most notably Seventeen magazine and The New York Times. Maynard contributed to Mademoiselle and Harrowsmith magazines in the 1980s, while also beginning a career as a novelist with the publication of her first novel, Baby Love (1981). Her second novel, To Die For (1992), drew on the Pamela Smart murder case and was adapted by Gus Van Sant into the film To Die For in 1995. Maynard received significant media attention in 1998 with the publication of her memoir At Home in the World, in which she describes her relationship with J. D. Salinger.
