This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist and adventurer. Living a bacherlor's life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson's existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role of father and the unfamiliar demands of family. A late work by one of A...(展开全部)

西莉亚·莱顿·撒克斯特（Celia Laighton Thaxter，1835—1894），美国著名诗人、散文家、园艺家，自然文学代表人物之一。她是霍桑笔下“可爱的米兰达”，是同时代女作家眼中“最精彩的人物”，对哈萨姆等同时代极具天赋的艺术家有着深切而非凡的影响。她用诗歌、散文与花草、飞鸟、岩石和大海对话，被人们称为“岛屿诗人”和“开在岩石上的花朵”，是其所处时代美的象征。出版《诗集》《海岛生活》《浮木》《儿童诗歌》《田园牧歌》《神秘之旅和其他诗歌》等作品。其中，《海岛生活》《岛上花园》是其流传最广的两部作品，一版再版。 柴尔德·哈萨姆（Childe Hassam，1859—1935），19世纪末20世纪初美国著名的印象派画家，其画作被纽约大都会艺术博物馆等文化机构收藏。他是西莉亚的朋友，也是阿普尔多尔岛的度假客，持续在这座岛上绘画近30年，留下了岛...(展开全部)

In her introduction to this new edition, the gardener, writer, illustrator, and craftsperson Tasha Tudor explores the space Celia Thaxter made for herself on one of the Isles of Shoals and the place her gentle, commonsense journal has held in the hearts of gardeners and artists for over a hundred years. A popular poet in her day, Thaxter is best remembered for AN ISLAND GA...(展开全部)

西莉亚·莱顿·撒克斯特（Celia Laighton Thaxter，1835—1894），美国著名诗人、散文家、园艺家，自然文学代表人物之一。她是霍桑笔下“可爱的米兰达”，是同时代女作家眼中“最精彩的人物”，对哈萨姆等同时代极具天赋的艺术家有着深切而非凡的影响。她用诗歌、散文与花草、飞鸟、岩石和大海对话，被人们称为“岛屿诗人”和“开在岩石上的花朵”，是其所处时代美的象征。出版《诗集》《海岛生活》《浮木》《儿童诗歌》《田园牧歌》《神秘之旅和其他诗歌》等作品。其中，《海岛生活》《岛上花园》是其流传最广的两部作品，一版再版。 柴尔德·哈萨姆（Childe Hassam，1859—1935），19世纪末20世纪初美国著名的印象派画家，其画作被纽约大都会艺术博物馆等文化机构收藏。他是西莉亚的朋友，也是阿普尔多尔岛的度假客，持续在这座岛上绘画近30年，留下了岛...(展开全部)

The Petrakis family lives in the small Greek seaside village of Plaka. Just off the coast is the tiny island of Spinalonga, where the nation's leper colony once was located—a place that has haunted four generations of Petrakis women. There's Eleni, ripped from her husband and two young daughters and sent to Spinalonga in 1939, and her daughters Maria, finding joy in the everyda...(展开全部)

Critically acclaimed author John Julius Norwich weaves the turbulent story of Sicily into a spellbinding narrative that places the island at the crossroads of world history. “Sicily,” said Goethe, “is the key to everything.” It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East. Sicily’s s...(展开全部)

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching and pulse-pounding read. Set in a rich, high-fantasy world with echoes of ancient Rome, it tells the story of a slave fighting for her family and a young soldier fighting for his freedom. Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow ...(展开全部)

‘Tahir spins a captivating, heart-pounding fantasy’ Us Weekly Read the explosive New York Times bestselling debut that’s captivated readers worldwide. Set to be a major motion picture, An Ember in the Ashes is the book everyone is talking about. What if you were the spark that could ignite a revolution? For years Laia has lived in fear. Fear of the Empire, fear of the Martials,...(展开全部)

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