The story of a European woman's self-annihilating plunge into the intrigues, passions, and pagan rituals of Mexico. Lawrence's mesmerizing and unsettling 1926 novel is his great work of the political imagination.

A Fast-Paced Follow-up to the BestsellingSuspense Elisha's Bones!Just three years after the recovery of Elisha's bones, Dr. Jack Hawthorne has given up teaching and resumed the practice of archaeology

Set in Victorian London and an Essex village in the 1890's, and enlivened by the debates on scientific and medical discovery which defined the era, The Essex Serpent has at its heart the story of two extraordinary people who fall for each other, but not in the usual way. They are Cora Seaborne and Will Ransome. Cora is a well-to-do London widow who moves to the Essex parish of ...(展开全部)

The story of a European woman's self-annihilating plunge into the intrigues, passions, and pagan rituals of Mexico. Lawrence's mesmerizing and unsettling 1926 novel is his great work of the political imagination.

Set in Victorian London and an Essex village in the 1890's, and enlivened by the debates on scientific and medical discovery which defined the era, The Essex Serpent has at its heart the story of two extraordinary people who fall for each other, but not in the usual way. They are Cora Seaborne and Will Ransome. Cora is a well-to-do London widow who moves to the Essex parish of ...(展开全部)

Yan Geling s’inspire ici de la légende du Serpent blanc. Selon cette légende, dans un lointain passé, deux esprits- serpents sont arrivés sur Terre pour vivre parmi les humains. Près du lac de l’Ouest, le Serpent blanc et son serviteur, le Serpent vert, ont pris la forme d’une femme et de sa suivante. Un jeune homme passé par là, tombé fou amoureux de la femme, l’a épousée. Leu...(展开全部)

Turtle is in a big hurry. And that’s hard for turtles to do. But he’s off to see something red and he can’t be late. But is it red like Rabbit’s roses? Or Goat’s socks? Or Fox’s roof? All the neighbors want to know, so off they go in a long parade to follow Turtle. But when he finally stops, there’s nothing red in sight. Until all at once they see red, red, red. Yet another tr...(展开全部)

莎拉·佩里 英国作家，1979年出生于埃塞克斯。她拥有英国皇家霍洛威学院创意写作博士学位，除了小说写作，也为《卫报》和《金融时报》撰写评论。2016年，莎拉在布拉格被联合国教科文组织授予“文学之都驻地作家”称号。 《埃塞克斯之蛇》是她的第二部作品，书写了关于生命、爱情和信仰之间的隐秘碰撞，是一部充满智慧与波动的小说。这本书获得了多个文学奖项，包括2016年水石年度图书、2017年英国国家图书奖，并入围2017年科斯塔小说奖、2017年英国女性小说奖和2018年都柏林文学奖长名单。由小说改编的同名电视剧已经上映。

莎拉·佩里 英国作家，1979年出生于埃塞克斯。她拥有英国皇家霍洛威学院创意写作博士学位，除了小说写作，也为《卫报》和《金融时报》撰写评论。2016年，莎拉在布拉格被联合国教科文组织授予“文学之都驻地作家”称号。 《埃塞克斯之蛇》是她的第二部作品，书写了关于生命、爱情和信仰之间的隐秘碰撞，是一部充满智慧与波动的小说。这本书获得了多个文学奖项，包括2016年水石年度图书、2017年英国国家图书奖，并入围2017年科斯塔小说奖、2017年英国女性小说奖和2018年都柏林文学奖长名单。由小说改编的同名电视剧已经上映。