Bücher von Rene Denfeld

?Rene Denfeld reminds us that storytelling remains one of the most powerful means we have of confronting our darkest human impulses, and sometimes overcoming them.??Washington PostFrom the bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted, a compelling and poignant story of sibling bonds, foster children, monsters masquerading as caretakers, terrifying secrets, and the power of love to right even the most egregious wrongs.Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death.For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to know more about this lost sibling. A solitary young woman, Amanda has always felt distanced from the world around her. Her brain works differently from others, leaving her feeling set apart. Her one true companion is the orphaned polar bear she cares for working at the zoo. By getting to know her birth family, she hopes to understand more about herself. Retired police officer Larry Palmer is a widower with nothing but time and in need of a purpose. He offers to help Amanda find answers. The search leads to shocking and heartbreaking discoveries. Dennis Owen had been a forgotten foster child abandoned to a home for disturbed boys off the coast. As Amanda and Larry dig deeper into the past, the two stumble upon decades of cruelty and hidden crimes?including a barbaric treatment still used today.Told in Rene Denfeld's inimitable style, Sleeping Giants is an enthralling and heartbreaking novel that burrows deep in the heart and will leave no reader untouched.

Vor 20 Jahren verschwand ihre Schwester. Naomi selbst hat kaum Erinnerungen an dieses Ereignis - und doch will die »Kinderfinderin« die Spur aufnehmen. Die Suche führt sie direkt in die Dunkelheit von Portland in Oregon, wo mehr Kinder auf der Straße leben als im Rest des Landes. Und immer wieder findet man die Leichen junger Mädchen im Fluss ... Dort trifft Naomi auf Celia, ein zwölfjähriges Mädchen, das vor ihren Eltern geflohen ist. Der Vater missbrauchte sie, die Mutter ist suchtkrank. Ceilas einzige Hoffnung sind die Schmetterlinge. Sie sieht sie überall um sich herum - ihre schillernden Beschützer und Führer auf den trostlosen Straßen. Poetisch, fesselnd und bittersüß. Rene Denfeld schickt Naomi, die Ermittlerin mit der unheimlichen Fähigkeit vermisste Kinder zu finden, ein weiteres Mal auf eine emotionale Suche. Washington Post: »Erinnert uns daran, dass Geschichten nach wie vor eines der wirkungsvollsten Mittel sind, mit dem wir unseren dunkelsten menschlichen Impulsen begegnen können.« Kirkus Reviews: »Naomi zeigt uns die Botschaft von Denfelds gesamter Arbeit auf: Kein Mensch verdient es, vergessen zu werden.« Margaret Atwood: »Ein herzzerreißender, an den Nerven zerrender und doch hoffnungsvoller Roman.«

Journalist Rene Denfeld explains why her generation has become alienated from the women's movement, maintaining that the actions of the movement's current leadership have actually encouraged a return to the kind of sexual repression and political powerlessness challenged by feminists in the 1970s. Here she offers a practial battle plan which includes confronting the issues of child care and birth control, working for equal government representation, and treating sexual assault as a serious crime.