米歇尔.法柏（Michel Faber），英国文坛备受瞩目的小说大师，有“当代狄更斯”之誉，1998年处女作《雨必将落下》赢得多项大奖，被《泰晤士报》赞誉为“炙手可热的天才。 现已出版《雨必将落下》、《199级阶梯》、《勇气伴侣》、《华氏双胞胎》等图书，并荣获尼尔.刚恩奖、杨.圣詹姆斯奖、苏格兰艺术协会奖、马卡蓝推理小说奖与苏格兰十字年度最佳小说奖，作品被翻译成近20种语言畅销全球。

<p>At the heart of this panoramic， multidimensional narrative is the compelling struggle of a young woman to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. Faber leads us back to 1870s London， where Sugar， a nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway， yearns for escape to a better life. Her ascent through the strata of Victorian society offers us intimacy...(展开全部)

米歇尔.法柏（Michel Faber），英国文坛备受瞩目的小说大师，有“当代狄更斯”之誉，1998年处女作《雨必将落下》赢得多项大奖，被《泰晤士报》赞誉为“炙手可热的天才。 现已出版《雨必将落下》、《199级阶梯》、《勇气伴侣》、《华氏双胞胎》等图书，并荣获尼尔.刚恩奖、杨.圣詹姆斯奖、苏格兰艺术协会奖、马卡蓝推理小说奖与苏格兰十字年度最佳小说奖，作品被翻译成近20种语言畅销全球。

Meet Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute in nineteenth-century London who yearns for escape to a better life. From the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, she begins her ascent through society, meeting a host of lovable, maddening, unforgettable characters on the way. They begin with William Rackham, an egotistical perfume magnate whose empire is fueled by his lust for S...(展开全部)

理安·艾斯勒，美国著名文化人类学家，现代文艺复兴的代表人物。国际广义进化论研究小组成员，国际合作关系研究中心的创始人。现任教于加州大学和洛杉矶圣心学院。 艾斯勒是国际公认的具有高度创造性的思想家。她的创作是对我们的过去、现在和未来的真正整体化的研究，她的思想已对哲学和人文科学产生了深远的影响。 主要著作有：《解体》、《平等权手册》、《圣杯与剑》、《神圣的欢爱》。

The phenomenal bestseller, with more than 500,000 copies sold worldwide, now with a new epilogue from the author-- The Chalice and the Blade has inspired a generation of women and men to envision a truly egalitarian society by exploring the legacy of the peaceful, goddess-worshipping cultures from our prehistoric past.

By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature, and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep. . . They even built humans. Emigrees to Mars received androids so sophisticated it was impossible...(展开全部)

By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature, and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep. . . They even built humans. Emigrees to Mars received androids so sophisticated it was impossible...(展开全部)

Formé dès son plus jeune âge pour renverser le terrible Dieu Roi et libérer son peuple de l'oppression, le jeune Siris a réussi à vaincre le tyran en combat singulier. Mais alors qu'il croit en avoir terminé avec cette mission sacrée, Siris se retrouve plongé dans un monde rempli d'anciens conflits et d'alliances changeantes, d'immortels et d'ambitieux qui se verraient bien roi...(展开全部)

Formé dès son plus jeune âge pour renverser le terrible Dieu Roi et libérer son peuple de l'oppression, le jeune Siris a réussi à vaincre le tyran en combat singulier. Mais alors qu'il croit en avoir terminé avec cette mission sacrée, Siris se retrouve plongé dans un monde rempli d'anciens conflits et d'alliances changeantes, d'immortels et d'ambitieux qui se verraient bien roi...(展开全部)