Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource The Air You Breathe : A Novel, Frances De Pontes Peebles

The Air You Breathe : A Novel, Frances De Pontes Peebles

Creator
Author
Narrator
Contributor
Summary
"Echoes of Elena Ferrante resound in this sumptuous saga."--O, The Oprah Magazine "A masterfully choreographed saga of friendship, envy, sacrifice and love--as soulful, layered, and intoxicating as the samba that reverberates from the page." -Georgia Hunter, New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones. The story of an intense female friendship fueled by affection, envy and pride--and each woman's fear that she would be nothing without the other. Some friendships, like romance, have the feeling of fate. Skinny, nine-year-old orphaned Dores is working in the kitchen of a sugar plantation in 1930s Brazil when in walks a girl who changes everything. Graca, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy sugar baron, is clever, well fed, pretty, and thrillingly ill behaved. Born to wildly different worlds, Dores and Graca quickly bond over shared mischief, and then, on a deeper level, over music. One has a voice like a songbird; the other feels melodies in her soul and composes lyrics to match. Music will become their shared passion, the source of their partnership and their rivalry, and for each, the only way out of the life to which each was born. But only one of the two is destined to be a star. Their intimate, volatile bond will determine each of their fortunes--and haunt their memories. Traveling from Brazil's inland sugar plantations to the rowdy streets of Rio de Janeiro's famous Lapa neighborhood, from Los Angeles during the Golden Age of Hollywood back to the irresistible drumbeat of home, The Air You Breathe unfurls a moving portrait of a lifelong friendship--its unparalleled rewards and lasting losses--and considers what we owe to the relationships that shape our lives
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (16 hr., 50 min., 9 sec.))
Isbn
9780525640615
Link
Instance
Label
The Air You Breathe : A Novel
Title
The Air You Breathe
Title remainder
A Novel
Statement of responsibility
Frances De Pontes Peebles
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Echoes of Elena Ferrante resound in this sumptuous saga."--O, The Oprah Magazine "A masterfully choreographed saga of friendship, envy, sacrifice and love--as soulful, layered, and intoxicating as the samba that reverberates from the page." -Georgia Hunter, New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones. The story of an intense female friendship fueled by affection, envy and pride--and each woman's fear that she would be nothing without the other. Some friendships, like romance, have the feeling of fate. Skinny, nine-year-old orphaned Dores is working in the kitchen of a sugar plantation in 1930s Brazil when in walks a girl who changes everything. Graca, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy sugar baron, is clever, well fed, pretty, and thrillingly ill behaved. Born to wildly different worlds, Dores and Graca quickly bond over shared mischief, and then, on a deeper level, over music. One has a voice like a songbird; the other feels melodies in her soul and composes lyrics to match. Music will become their shared passion, the source of their partnership and their rivalry, and for each, the only way out of the life to which each was born. But only one of the two is destined to be a star. Their intimate, volatile bond will determine each of their fortunes--and haunt their memories. Traveling from Brazil's inland sugar plantations to the rowdy streets of Rio de Janeiro's famous Lapa neighborhood, from Los Angeles during the Golden Age of Hollywood back to the irresistible drumbeat of home, The Air You Breathe unfurls a moving portrait of a lifelong friendship--its unparalleled rewards and lasting losses--and considers what we owe to the relationships that shape our lives
Accompanying matter
technical information on music
Cataloging source
TEFOD
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Peebles, Frances de Pontes
Dewey number
813/.6
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
PS3616.E32
LC item number
A47 2018ab
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Rebecca Mozo
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Mozo, Rebecca
  • OverDrive, Inc
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Female friendship
  • Dependency (Psychology)
  • Identity (Psychology)
  • Music
  • Brazil
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
The Air You Breathe : A Novel, Frances De Pontes Peebles
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (16 hr., 50 min., 9 sec.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780525640615
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
b67c064d-cfee-4792-ac10-03ecca68a75a
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1049568719
  • (OCoLC)on1049568719
  • 1421160
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
The Air You Breathe : A Novel, Frances De Pontes Peebles
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (16 hr., 50 min., 9 sec.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780525640615
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
b67c064d-cfee-4792-ac10-03ecca68a75a
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1049568719
  • (OCoLC)on1049568719
  • 1421160
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • Nesmith LibraryBorrow it
      8 Fellows Road, Windham, NH, 03087, US
      42.803361 -71.299481

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Nesmith Library. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.