A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, this classic novel, originally published in 1965, is a dark masterpiece that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love. It is the first, and the most famous, novel by one of the most important and original writers of this century.

Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where...(展开全部)

Engaging History and Romance from Bestselling Author Judith MillerWhen Rose McKay convinces her brother, Ewan, to invest in a pottery business, she's determined to assist him in making the venture a

这本《上海LADY》可说是程乃珊上一本畅销书《上海探戈》的姐妹篇。所不同的是，如果说写《上海探戈》时，程乃珊是力图以一个上海人的立场，来记录上海这座城市的独特语言，以及光怪陆离的都市风景背后那种坚实不变的生活态度的话，那么这本《上海LADY》中，她纯粹地以女性的立场去描画上海这座城市与它的女人，不同的职业、地位、形形色色的女人相，构成了一道如此绚烂的风景线。

编辑推荐 她爱吃，闻到糖炒栗子的香味就迈不开腿；赶时髦，动乱年代也要用废电线圈烫头发；追爱豆，追到比弗利山庄与格里高利•派克拥抱合影……她生于1946年，是名副其实的名门之后，却比谁都贴近今天的年轻人。她是上海的女儿，或者说她就是上海，在时代的新旧交替间看似驯顺，又有固执的坚守，外圆内方，自得其乐。于是，笔下流出的文字……，寻常巷弄蛰伏着传奇，别具强盛的生趣。尽管离去已5年，她关于生活的那股子热腾劲，依然在纸面上兴致勃勃，感染着做书和读书的人。 名人推荐 将程乃珊和其他都市描摹比较，我的意见是，程乃珊不可替代。不只材料拥有的优势，更重要的是，文学营养的品质差异。 ——作家 王安忆 程乃珊是上海的女儿，上海哺育了程乃珊，她也以自己的充满感情的个性文字，回报了这座城市。 ——作家 赵丽宏 对乃珊而言，书房乃是战场，是其生命的维系。她每日躲进狭小的书房，奋...(展开全部)

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Receiving less and less attention from his widowed father, Vernon joins with his friends as they ridicule the neighborhood outcasts--Maxine, an alcoholic prone to public displays of outrageous behavior, and Ronald, her retarded son. Then social services trys to put Ronald into a special home, and Vernon finds himself fighting the agency.

Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. A magnificently crafted novel of Regency manners and mores that will delight Austen enthusiasts with its wit and elegant expression.

华莱士·斯特格纳（Wallace Stegner，1909—1993），美国著名作家、环保主义者、历史学家，普利策奖、美国国家图书奖得主。 斯特格纳于1909年出生于艾奥瓦州米尔斯湖，在蒙大拿州、犹他州等地长大，曾在美国和加拿大多地生活，1930年毕业于犹他大学，在艾奥瓦大学获得硕士和博士学位后，先后任教于威斯康星大学和哈佛大学，期间曾指导诺曼·梅勒等人写作。1945年，为指导、扶持更多青年写作者从事文学创作，他转入斯坦福大学创立创意写作项目，并长期在此任教直至退休，二十余年间培养了爱德华·艾比、罗伯特·斯通、戈登·利希等众多知名作家，被称为美国“西部作家的教务长”。1971年斯特格纳退休，斯坦福大学将他设立的创意写作奖学金项目正式命名为“斯特格纳奖金”以示敬意。 斯特格纳一生著有十多部长篇小说、五部史学著作、五十多篇短篇小说及大量散文作品。他曾三度...(展开全部)

Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "just killing time until time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. His job, trafficking the talent of others, had not been his choice. He passes through life as a spectator. A postcard from a friend causes A...(展开全部)