By Haley Tanner
NAMED via THE nationwide ebook beginning AS A five less than 35 AUTHOR
Vaclav and Lena appear destined for every different. They meet as little ones in an ESL category in Brighton seashore, Brooklyn. Vaclav is precocious and verbal. Lena, suffering from English, takes convenience within the protection of his adoration, his noisy, loving domestic, and the care of Rasia, his big-hearted mom. Vaclav imagines their tale unfolding like a fairy story, or definitely the right phantasm from his valuable Magician’s Almanac. yet at some point, Lena doesn't appear for college. She has disappeared from Vaclav and his family’s lives as though by means of a merciless sleight of hand. For the subsequent seven years, Vaclav says goodnight to Lena with no fail, brooding about if she is doing a similar someplace. at the eve of Lena’s 17th birthday he unearths out. In Vaclav & Lena, Haley Tanner has created unforgettable younger protagonists who evoke the enjoyment, the confusion, and the fervour of getting a profound, eternal connection.
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Praise for Vaclav & Lena
“Wonderful and wrenching . . . vivid characters, plausible romance and darkish undertones make for a relocating tale.”—The manhattan Times
“From the instant they meet, Vaclav and Lena make magic jointly. . . . via the entire twists and turns of the publication, the main enduring subject matter of the radical is love.”—NPR
“Haley Tanner’s guaranteed narrative voice reveals new how one can describe emotion and personality, beautiful the reader time and again with small shocks of understanding. This e-book is unhappy, humorous, actual, and shot via with grace.”—Judy Blundell, nationwide ebook Award–winning writer of What I observed and the way I Lied
“Highly prompt . . . Tanner’s alluring debut novel is a love tale of bizarre innocence and depth [and] a suspenseful, literary paintings that's demanding to place down.”—Library Journal
“A debut to have fun with . . . Tanner’s captivating tale unfolds as gracefully as a flower.”—People
“The magic Tanner makes is as excellent because it is profound.”—Booklist
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Example text
Vaclav dunks his head under the water, to hide from the yellow smell that is in the steam, that is everywhere. Oleg finishes his peeing and puts everything away inside of his pajama pants. Then he looks at the tub, looks at his son submerged under the water, his eyes squeezed shut. Oleg grunts and leaves the bathroom but does not close the door. It is not easy for Vaclav to return to his vision of the future, but he keeps this vision in his mind, in the back of it, so that his dream is never far away from him.
Lena, what we are having here is perfect introduction to the act. It is long and perfect and made of only the best and longest thesaurus words,” says Vaclav. “After third sentence, say, ‘Magic is art of control events using supernatural powers,’ ” says Lena. This sentence is a favorite of Lena’s—she memorized it from The Magician’s Almanac, which is a big old black book with gold around the edges of the pages, all about magic and tricks and illusions. Vaclav kept checking the almanac out of the library, so last year for his birthday she put it in her backpack and took it home with her, so that she could give it to him for a birthday present, and it could be theirs forever.
Vaclav and Lena bow again. ” says Rasia. Vaclav and Lena step down from the coffee table. ” says Oleg. “A magician never reveals the secrets,” says Vaclav. “Oleg,” says Rasia to Vaclav’s father, meaning do not ask about the quarter again. “Thank you,” says Vaclav. “I am glad you like. ” Vaclav is beaming. ” Rasia takes a deep breath. She’s been trying to ignore this idea of a performance at Coney Island, but Vaclav won’t forget. He’s too persistent. He doesn’t know that this is a very bad idea.
