Sentences with phrase «sweeping saga»

The phrase "sweeping saga" refers to a large and dramatic story that covers a significant period of time and involves many characters and events. Full definition
Masterful Irish novelist Colm Tóibín's sweeping saga of a reluctant emigrant and her unexpected romance in America was adapted into an eponymous film starring young Saoirse Ronan.
The Son — sweeping saga about a Texas ranching and oil family — stars Pierce Brosnan.
From World War I to the sinking of the Titanic, this sweeping saga captures the cavalcade of life like no film before.
This sweeping saga of Northern California wine - making steeps the reader in a heady mix of sex, scandal and the excesses of the supremely wealthy....
So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history.
Kudos, then, to Berry (All the Truth That's in Me, 2013) for creating a sweeping saga that not only deeply entwines both but also dissects its characters» humanity as it looks at the often troubling beliefs that underlay their actions.
It presents a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis and tells the sweeping saga of one working - class couple who decides to take a stand when their only son is killed at the front...
The book, which will be published by Knopf on May 4, is a departure from Smiley's previous work — it's historical, a sweeping saga that spans the life of an American woman, from the 1880s to World War II.
Starring two teenagers — a French girl and a German boy — on opposite sides of the war whose lives become intertwined in surprising ways, this magical, almost fable - like story is a sweeping saga.
Read as one sweeping saga, this shines.
The novel presents a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis and tells the sweeping saga of one working - class couple's decision to take a stand when their only son is killed at the front.
The author skillfully creates a sweeping saga of the entire family unearthing issues of exile, identity, family and sacrifice.
This sweeping saga follows famous starlet Loretta Young's secretary Alda as she finds her footing in the industry, and — you guessed it — falls in love with a scenic painter during a film shoot.
Told in rich, lyrical prose and set against the background of a changing society, Tiger Hills is a sweeping saga about one woman's determination to live life on her own terms — and a riveting novel about the choices we make in the name of family, nation, and love.
Louis Zamperini's story is the type of sweeping saga that practically begs for a film adaptation — as Hillenbrand told us herself in an interview, «So much of his life is spectacular — his races, air combat, a plane crash, his time on the raft — and would translate beautifully to film.»
She is not going to dazzle the reader with a «universal» story, a sweeping saga with adventures across continents, great mysteries or international intrigue.
With fine writing and a wonderful sense of story, Davis corrals a sweeping saga with an unwieldy number of characters and delivers a remarkably simple tale of redemption and perseverance.
A sweeping saga exploring a fascinating event and its impact on future generations.
Together, they form a grand and sweeping saga!
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