This collection of 12 beautifully rendered tales is an elegant, heartbreaking book about men and women and their missed opportunities. A "New York Times" Notable Book.

罗恩·拉什（Ron Rash，1953— ）美国当代诗人、小说家，目前担任西卡罗来纳大学阿巴拉契亚文化研究帕里斯杰出教授，在该校英语系讲授诗歌和小说写作。 拉什出生于南卡罗来纳州，在北卡罗来纳州度过童年，毕业于加德纳-韦伯大学和克莱门森大学。一九九四年出版首部短篇小说集《新耶稣呱呱落地之夜》，此后创作不断，截至目前已出版七部长篇小说、六部短篇小说集和四本诗集，获得众多奖项和荣誉。 拉什的文学创作受到评论界高度评价，曾获得过通用电气青年作家奖、舍伍德·安德森奖、阿巴拉契亚年度图书奖，两次获得欧·亨利短篇小说奖，并凭借短篇小说集《化学》和长篇小说《萨琳娜》两度入围美国笔会/福克纳奖决选。

罗恩·拉什（Ron Rash，1953— ）美国当代诗人、小说家，目前担任西卡罗来纳大学阿巴拉契亚文化研究帕里斯杰出教授，在该校英语系讲授诗歌和小说写作。 拉什出生于南卡罗来纳州，在北卡罗来纳州度过童年，毕业于加德纳-韦伯大学和克莱门森大学。一九九四年出版首部短篇小说集《新耶稣呱呱落地之夜》，此后创作不断，截至目前已出版七部长篇小说、六部短篇小说集和四本诗集，获得众多奖项和荣誉。 拉什的文学创作受到评论界高度评价，曾获得过通用电气青年作家奖、舍伍德·安德森奖、阿巴拉契亚年度图书奖，两次获得欧·亨利短篇小说奖，并凭借短篇小说集《化学》和长篇小说《萨琳娜》两度入围美国笔会/福克纳奖决选。

New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a countinghouse door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith, amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he w...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since there has been a garden at the House. All the animals of the Hill are very excited about the new Folks moving in, and they wonder how things are going to change. Its only a matter of time before the animals of the Hill find out just who is moving in, and they may be a littl...(展开全部)

New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan island, 1746. One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger fresh off the boat arrives at a countinghouse door on Golden Hill Street: this is Mr. Smith, amiable, charming, yet strangely determined to keep suspicion shimmering. For in his pocket, he has what seems to be an order for a thousand pounds, a huge sum, and he w...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since there has been a garden at the House. All the animals of the Hill are very excited about the new Folks moving in, and they wonder how things are going to change. Its only a matter of time before the animals of the Hill find out just who is moving in, and they may be a littl...(展开全部)

Learn how top VC investors really thinkEvery startup needs capital, and ambitious startups seek it on Sand Hill Road – Silicon Valley’s dream street for entrepreneurs. The most ambitious crave a meeting with Scott Kupor, managing partner of Andreessen Horowitz, the most successful venture capital firm in the world, who funded companies like Airbnb, Pinterest, and Slack.Now Kupo...(展开全部)

What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation? If Silicon Valley is the greatest wealth-generating machine in the world, Sand Hill Road is its humming engine. That's where you'll find the biggest names in venture capital, including famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, where lawyer-turned-entrepreneur...(展开全部)

What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation? If Silicon Valley is the greatest wealth-generating machine in the world, Sand Hill Road is its humming engine. That's where you'll find the biggest names in venture capital, including famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, where lawyer-turned-entrepreneur...(展开全部)