Allen Levi

THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON 'A word-of-mouth smash hit' New York Times 'For anything to be truly good, there must be love in it. Nothing is what it's supposed to be if love is not at the core.' One morning, a stranger arrives in the town of Golden. No one knows who he is or where he came from… His name is Theo and he's arrived there by chance – or has he? He visits the local coffeehouse, where ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the walls, portraits by a local artist of the people of Golden. He begins purchasing them, one at a time, and putting them back in the hands of their 'rightful owners'. With each exchange, a story is told, a friendship born, and a life altered. A story of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another. Readers love Theo of Golden… 'Heart-wrenching' ? 'I have read many books in my life – this is without doubt one of the greatest' ? 'The most beautiful book I've ever read' ? 'Destined to become a classic' ? 'I have never cried so many times reading a book' ? 'Salve for the soul' ? ?

One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the town of Golden. No one knows who he is or where he came from… His name is Theo and he's arrived there by chance – or has he? He visits the local coffeehouse, where ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the walls, portraits by a local artist of the people of Golden. He begins purchasing them, one at a time, and putting them back in the hands of their 'rightful owners'. With each exchange, a story is told, a friendship born, and a life altered. A story of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another.

Nikdo neví, odkud přišel… a proč… Bestseller New York Times, který si zamiloval celý svět. Když do města Golden přijede milý, ale tajemný cizinec Theo, vyvolá to mnoho otázek. Kdo je a proč je tady? Dorazí brzy zjara a náhodou – nebo snad ne? – navštíví kavárnu, kde je vystaveno dvaadevadesát zarámovaných portrétů. Thea to inspiruje a rozhodne se postupně skoupit všechny portréty a tiše je věnovat jejich „právoplatným majitelům“. Důsledkem toho se vyprávějí příběhy, rodí přátelství a mění životy. Theo z města Golden je krásně zpracovaný příběh o síle tvůrčí štědrosti, důležitosti údivu pro smysluplný život a o dalekosáhlých možnostech anonymní laskavosti.