Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating paintin…
Kabar kaburnya para pasien dari Gedung Rehabilitasi Anak dan Remaja yang kejadiannya tidak lama setelah berita pengeboman Gedung Putih, faktanya meninggalkan kekhawatiran sekaligus huru-hara bagi warga New York yang menjadi korban bioterorisme. Kecurigaan pun tak luput dari rumor apakah ada hubungan erat antara kaburnya para anak tersebut dengan terorisme yang menghantui atau tidak. Realita yan…
from the back cover: A housewife, a tramp, a lawyer, a waitress, an actress - ordinary people living ordinary lives in New York at the beginning of this century. The city has changed greatly since that time, but its people are much the same. Some are rich, some are poor, some are happy, some are sad, some have found love, some are looking for love. O. Henry's famous short stories - sensiti…