'Every family is a ghost story ...' As a child, Charley Benetto was told by his father, 'You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy, but you can't be both.' So he chooses his father, only to see him disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence. Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been destroyed by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his famil...(展开全部)

本书作者是克林顿最喜欢的作家，第一位包揽国际最权威的惊险、犯罪小说奖埃德加·爱伦·坡奖、莎姆斯奖和安东尼奖的美国作家。由大S强力推荐，直击内心最柔弱处的神秘悬念小说。 助理检察官邓肯从一个杀人犯口中得知，多年前死于火灾的妹妹盖瑞，居然是一次谋杀的牺牲品。接下来碎片越来越多，故事也渐渐完整——格雷斯与丈夫杰克以及两个孩子一起生活，她在十五年前经历过一场踩踏惨案，失去了部分记忆。某天，她从照片冲洗店里得到一张神秘的老照片，照片中有五个人，其中一人正是年轻时候的杰克。杰克看到这张照片后不久，便如人间蒸发般消失了。格雷斯四处寻找丈夫，发现了一段被隐藏的往事，竟与十五年前的踩踏惨案有关。同时，一个冷酷无情的杀手来到小镇，无辜者相继惨遭毒手。一切都由那张神秘照片引起，而照片里那个未露脸的人究竟是谁?此刻，魔爪已向格雷斯逼近，她能否摆脱危险并保护自己的孩子，同时查...(展开全部)

Book Description This is the story of a man named Charley who loses his job, leaves his family, and decides, one night, to end his life. Somewhere between this world and the next, he encounters his mother, who died years ago, and he spends one last day with her - a day he never had on earth. This 'ordinary' day covers the whole of their existence, and reveals how Charley, like...(展开全部)

Book Description This is the story of a man named Charley who loses his job, leaves his family, and decides, one night, to end his life. Somewhere between this world and the next, he encounters his mother, who died years ago, and he spends one last day with her - a day he never had on earth. This 'ordinary' day covers the whole of their existence, and reveals how Charley, like...(展开全部)

Lachie MacLachlan, the generous hero of this enchanting tale, is the exception to the rule that the Scots are a thrifty lot. In his "wee house in the heather," Lachie lives with his family of twelve, and he welcomes to his hearth every weary traveler who passes by on a stormy night. "There's always room for one more," says Lachie, and how his grateful guests say a wonderful "th...(展开全部)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by.

Winner of the Caldecott Medal. Lachie MacLachlan, the generous hero of this enchanting tale, is the exception to the rule that the Scots are a thrifty lot. In his "wee house in the heather," where he lives with his family of twelve, he welcomes to his hearth every weary traveler who passes by on a stormy night. "There's always room for one more," says Lachie, and how his grate...(展开全部)