芭贝·柯尔（Babette Cole） 英国著名儿童文学作家、插画家。1949年出生，自小就显露绘画的天分，七岁时创作了自己的第一本书。虽然大学期间曾因太有个性被赶出校门两次，她还是以优异成绩于1973年从著名的坎特伯雷艺术学院毕业。之后进入英国广播公司（BBC），参与了《粉嘟嘟布偶猫》《妈咪陪我看》等经典儿童电视剧的制作。1976年，她正式出版自己的第一本书，至今已有七十多部作品面世，获得了英国凯特芭贝·柯尔格林纳威大奖提名奖、英国库特芭贝·柯尔麦奇勒大奖及美国《父母》杂志选书在内的多项大奖和荣誉。芭贝目前住在英国肯特郡乡间的一所农舍里，和她喜爱的动物们生活在一起。 目录

芭贝·柯尔（Babette Cole） 英国著名儿童文学作家、插画家。1949年出生，自小就显露绘画的天分，七岁时创作了自己的第一本书。虽然大学期间曾因太有个性被赶出校门两次，她还是以优异成绩于1973年从著名的坎特伯雷艺术学院毕业。之后进入英国广播公司（BBC），参与了《粉嘟嘟布偶猫》《妈咪陪我看》等经典儿童电视剧的制作。1976年，她正式出版自己的第一本书，至今已有七十多部作品面世，获得了英国凯特芭贝·柯尔格林纳威大奖提名奖、英国库特芭贝·柯尔麦奇勒大奖及美国《父母》杂志选书在内的多项大奖和荣誉。芭贝目前住在英国肯特郡乡间的一所农舍里，和她喜爱的动物们生活在一起。 目录

A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession. For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal—Suzanne Lombard ha...(展开全部)

A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession.For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal—Suzanne Lombard had...(展开全部)

This is a Summary of Matthew FitzSimmons’ The Short DropA decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession.For legendary hacker and marine...(展开全部)

The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons | A 15-Minute Summary & Analysis Preview: When Benjamin Lombard’s daughter, he being a political figure, goes missing the world holds its breath as she is searched for in all areas of the states. She went missing without warning and was thought to have been kidnapped. Sadly, Benjamin had a secret of his own about her disappearance, though h...(展开全部)

王鸥行（Ocean Vuong） 越南裔美籍诗人、作家。1988年出生于越南胡志明市（旧称西贡），两岁时随母亲搬到美国。先后就读于纽约城市大学布鲁克林学院和纽约大学，现居美国马萨诸塞州的北安普顿，在马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的诗人与作家艺术创作硕士课程担任副教授。 他的诗歌、散文作品常发表于《纽约客》《纽约时报》等刊物。2016年出版的第一部诗集Night Sky with Exit Wounds荣获怀丁奖和艾略特奖。2019年，他获得了麦克阿瑟天才奖。

Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history ...(展开全部)

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable ...(展开全部)

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable ...(展开全部)