瑪姬‧歐法洛為當代英國極負盛名的小說家，處女作《你走了以後》名列英國《衛報》「25年來最佳小說」，而後更被英國最大連鎖書店Waterstones選為「影響未來最鉅之25位作家」之一。本書為她的最新力作！ 兩個人，一個是英國上層社會的少女，在五六十年代，為了成為獨立新女性、尋求解放而從偏遠的鄉村離家到繁華的都會倫敦，開朗有想法的她不久後墜入了愛情…。五十年後，一位青年男子因女友生產時難產的狀況觸動了他的記憶，開始向過去進行探尋。 居住在同一個城市的兩個人，雖相隔五十年，作者將看似反差極大的兩位主角個性，運用巧妙的情節處理讓他們的故事相接，一段向前、另一段往過去探索，形成令人驚奇的相會，並更深層地探討生命與愛。 本作品顯露出英國女作家瑪姬‧歐法洛對女性內心世界的洞察及優秀的寫作技巧，能得到2010年英國科斯塔小說大獎可說實至名歸！

In this contemporary classic Chester Raccoon seeks love and reassurance from his mother as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school.

In this contemporary classic Chester Raccoon seeks love and reassurance from his mother as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school.

The Dyer’s Hand is the best of W. H. Auden’s critical writings, chosen by himself, including his famous lectures as Professor Poetry at Oxford. In the early 1950s Auden began planning a prose volume that would bring together some of his published essays, lectures, and reviews, together with newly-written notes and aphorisms. In 1956 he was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford,...(展开全部)

约翰·欧文John Irving 当代文坛无可争议的小说宗师，被公认为在世作家中数一数二的角色。他的作品在赢得文坛推崇的同时深受大众喜爱，被翻译成35种文字，世界各地的书店里几乎都能买到欧文的小说。评论界认为欧文是罕见的承袭了现实主义文学精髓的作家，将他誉为“狄更斯再世”。 ◆日本作家村上春树曾表示，欧文是自己的文学偶像。他曾将欧文作品译介到日本，采访过欧文，还与欧文在纽约中央公园一同慢跑。 ◆欧文作品曾三次入围美国国家图书奖，1980年凭借《盖普眼中的世界》摘得桂冠。 ◆欧文作品在好莱坞也炙手可热，曾有5部小说被改编成电影，他本人也是一名杰出编剧。1999年，欧文以《苹果酒屋的规则》拿下奥斯卡金像奖改编剧本奖。 ◆欧文代表作《苹果酒屋的规则》《独居的一年》和《第四只手》均登上过《纽约时报》畅销榜榜首，成为当年炙手可热的经典之作。 ◆欧文1942年生...(展开全部)

While reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nation’s first hand transplant. But what if the donor’s widow demands visitation rights with the hand? In answering this unexpected question, John Irv...(展开全部)

The Dyer’s Hand is the best of W. H. Auden’s critical writings, chosen by himself, including his famous lectures as Professor Poetry at Oxford. In the early 1950s Auden began planning a prose volume that would bring together some of his published essays, lectures, and reviews, together with newly-written notes and aphorisms. In 1956 he was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford,...(展开全部)

The “most clever plotter on the planet”(Publishers Weekly) Jeffery Deaver returns in this twisty new thriller, as forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs track a criminal with a bizarre and catastrophic m.o.—toppling the construction cranes in New York City. When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and injury...(展开全部)

1934 年 8 月 7 日，由任弼时、萧克、王震领导的红六军团奉中华苏维埃中革军委命令从湘赣根据地向外围挺进。1934 年 10 月 1 日，先遣西征的红六军团在连续突破敌军围追堵截的残酷环境下，穿越湖南、广西后到达贵州黄平。此时的红军因连续作战、行军，不但减员严重，还缺粮少弹，急待补充。就在部队拟于次日秘密突袭旧州城时，出于作战需要扣压了途中相遇的薄复礼夫妇等一行 8 人。当时红军的政策是把外国教会划归为反动势力，因此攻克旧州后，红六军团决定继续扣留薄复礼等两个可疑的外国教士并随军审查。此后，红军始终处在湘鄂川黔滇山区艰苦的转战之中，为解决被扣的外国教士的问题，红军与有关方面的联络均需费时费力地互相寻找。再加上国民党政府、湘西土匪、教会等方面的破坏、敌视等原因，致使薄复礼本人不得不随红军行动长达18个月之久，行程近19000里。 尽管非薄复礼本人...(展开全部)

Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . . She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest ca...(展开全部)