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¿Puede un nombre cambiar el destino de una vida? Bear. Julian. Gordon. Tres versiones de una vida Aclamada como «la mejor ópera prima que se ha publicado en años» por The Sunday Times y traducida a

¿Puede un nombre cambiar el destino de una vida?Bear. Julian. Gordon. Tres versiones de una vidaAclamada como «la mejor ópera prima que se ha publicado en años» por The Sunday Times y traducida a más

I si el nom determinés el curs d’una vida? Tres noms, tres versions d'una vida.«El millor debut en anys.» The Sunday Times Després d’una forta tempesta, la Cora va al registre a inscriure el seu sego

A once-in-a-generation debut from a major new talent, The Names is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. Ive just been blown away by the best debut novel in years . . . A genius idea for a bookSunday TimesWildly original and emotionally profoundObserverAn unadulterated success: moving, evocative and utterly convincingThe TimesTHE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLDIt is 1987, and in the wake of a great storm, Cora sets out with her young daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband expects her to follow tradition and call the baby after him - but is it right for her child to inherit his name from generations of domineering men? Her choice will shape the course of their lives.Seven years later, her son is Bear, a name chosen by his sister, hoping he will grow up to be brave and big-hearted. Or he is Julian, the name his mother set her heart on, keen for him to become his own person. Or he is Gordon, named after his father and raised in his cruel image - but is there still a chance to break the mould?Powerfully moving and full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark.A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY, COSMOPOLITAN AND MANY MORE | A READ WITH JENNA AND HAPPY PLACE BOOKCLUB PICKThe viral literary hitGraziaA beautiful, heartwrenching, utterly original novelMiranda Cowley HellerOne of those rare books that makes you glad to be aliveStylistMagnificent . . . Read it. Its very specialChris WhitakerBeautifully written, and wise and tender . . . An utter originalJojo MoyesExceptional . . . will stay with me for a very long timeAnita Rani, Womans HourHeart-shattering . . . a sucker punch of a novelPandora SykesA modern classicJenna Bush HagerHeartbreaking and yet brimful of hope . . . ExceptionalMail on SundayBrilliant . . . one of those books that will make you irritable with anyone who interrupts you, but which youll finish wanting to press into the hands of a friendThe TimesAstonishing, unique and incredibly moving, The Names is a beautiful novel about the courage of a mother in the moment she names her child . . . I know it will stay with me for a long timeJeanine Cummins

The unforgettable debut novel that became an instant global sensation, The Names asks how a name can shape the course of a life and explores the single what-if moments that can overturn a person's fateA MAJOR SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIt is 1987, and in the wake of a great storm, Cora sets out with her young daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband expects her to follow tradition and call the baby after him - but is it right for her child to inherit his name from generations of domineering men? Her choice will shape the course of their lives.Seven years later, her son is Bear, a name chosen by his sister, hoping he will grow up to be brave and big-hearted. Or he is Julian, the name his mother set her heart on, keen for him to become his own person. Or he is Gordon, named after his father and raised in his cruel image - but is there still a chance to break the mould?Powerfully moving and full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark.

Et si le choix de votre prénom déterminait le cours de votre vie ? En 1987, au lendemain d’une grande tempête, Cora se met en route avec sa fille de neuf ans pour déclarer la naissance de son no

¿Puede un nombre cambiar el destino de una vida?Bear. Julian. Gordon. Tres versiones de una vidaAclamada como «la mejor ópera prima que se ha publicado en años» por The Sunday Times y traducida a más

I si el nom determinés el curs duna vida? Tres noms, tres versions duna vida.«El millor debut en anys.»The Sunday TimesDesprés duna forta tempesta, la Cora va al registre a inscriure el seu segon fil