A suspense writer comes upon several murder stories on his computer that are written in his own unique style. He doesn't remember writing them, but it is not impossible for him, as a man who suffered memory loss, to be their author. Soon a journey takes him to northwest China along the ancient Silk Road. He is shocked to learn that the murders in the stories really happened in ...(展开全部)

A suspense writer comes upon several murder stories on his computer that are written in his own unique style. He doesn't remember writing them, but it is not impossible for him, as a man who suffered memory loss, to be their author. Soon a journey takes him to northwest China along the ancient Silk Road. He is shocked to learn that the murders in the stories really happened in ...(展开全部)

A book to treasure from one of our literary greats. A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing from the award-winning author of This Mortal Boy. Fiona Kidman’s early stories about New Zealand women’s experiences scandalised readers with their vivid depictions of the heartbreaks and joys of desire, illicit liaisons and unconventional love. Her writing made her a...(展开全部)

A book to treasure from one of our literary greats. A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing from the award-winning author of This Mortal Boy. Fiona Kidman’s early stories about New Zealand women’s experiences scandalised readers with their vivid depictions of the heartbreaks and joys of desire, illicit liaisons and unconventional love. Her writing made her a...(展开全部)

杰西卡·米特福德（Jessica Mitford，1917—1996 ），英国出生的著名作家、记者，以其对美国社会各方面的深入调查和批判闻名。1963年，她的第二本著作《美国式死亡》出版，凭借对于美国殡葬业无情而深入的揭露，成为当年的畅销书。米特福德之后有关美国监狱产业、新生儿护理产业以及民权运动的作品，也获得了巨大的反响。

杰西卡·米特福德（Jessica Mitford，1917—1996 ），英国出生的著名作家、记者，以其对美国社会各方面的深入调查和批判闻名。1963年，她的第二本著作《美国式死亡》出版，凭借对于美国殡葬业无情而深入的揭露，成为当年的畅销书。米特福德之后有关美国监狱产业、新生儿护理产业以及民权运动的作品，也获得了巨大的反响。

本·埃伦瑞奇 美国国家杂志奖的得主，两部畅销小说《以太》（Ether）和《求婚者》（The Suitors）的作者。他的作品见于诸多家报章和杂志，包括《哈珀》、《纽约时报》及《伦敦书评》。 刘怀昭 加拿大麦克马斯特大学硕士，台湾第二十七届梁实秋文学奖翻译奖得主，曾任职北京三联《生活周刊》及香港《明报》（纽约）等媒体的编辑、专栏撰稿人。其中译作《起火的世界》《兴邦之难：改变美国的那场大火》《大屠杀：巴黎公社生与死》先后收入田雷主编的“雅理译丛”，已由中国政法大学出版社出版。

本·埃伦瑞奇 美国国家杂志奖的得主，两部畅销小说《以太》（Ether）和《求婚者》（The Suitors）的作者。他的作品见于诸多家报章和杂志，包括《哈珀》、《纽约时报》及《伦敦书评》。 刘怀昭 加拿大麦克马斯特大学硕士，台湾第二十七届梁实秋文学奖翻译奖得主，曾任职北京三联《生活周刊》及香港《明报》（纽约）等媒体的编辑、专栏撰稿人。其中译作《起火的世界》《兴邦之难：改变美国的那场大火》《大屠杀：巴黎公社生与死》先后收入田雷主编的“雅理译丛”，已由中国政法大学出版社出版。

Mitford's funny and unforgiving book is the best memento mori we are likely to get. It should be updated and reissued each decade for our spiritual health.-- The New York Review of Books Only the scathing wit and searching intelligence of Jessica Mitford could turn an exposé of the American funeral industry into a book that is at once deadly serious and side-splittingly funny...(展开全部)

Mitford's funny and unforgiving book is the best memento mori we are likely to get. It should be updated and reissued each decade for our spiritual health.-- The New York Review of Books Only the scathing wit and searching intelligence of Jessica Mitford could turn an exposé of the American funeral industry into a book that is at once deadly serious and side-splittingly funny...(展开全部)