'One day I shall repay you for your kindness.' With these words a rat makes a solemn promise to a lion who has allowed the tiny creature to escape from between his fearsome paws. But what can a little rat do to help a mighty lion, the King of the Jungle? The simple messages of this La Fontaine fable - that acts of kindness will always be returned and that even the strongest and...(展开全部)

克莱尔·弗尼斯，曾就读于剑桥大学，后又获得亚伯丁大学文学硕士学位及英国巴斯斯巴大学写作专业文学硕士学位。毕业后，克莱尔曾在关注无家人士的慈善机构负责处理媒体关系，也曾担任伦敦市市长的新闻发布官员数年。 《鼠年》是她的处女作，在书中，她以细腻的文笔、幽默的言词探索了悲伤、孤独、母女关系、家庭和爱的种种意义。

克莱尔·弗尼斯，曾就读于剑桥大学，后又获得亚伯丁大学文学硕士学位及英国巴斯斯巴大学写作专业文学硕士学位。毕业后，克莱尔曾在关注无家人士的慈善机构负责处理媒体关系，也曾担任伦敦市市长的新闻发布官员数年。 《鼠年》是她的处女作，在书中，她以细腻的文笔、幽默的言词探索了悲伤、孤独、母女关系、家庭和爱的种种意义。

克莱尔·弗尼斯，曾就读于剑桥大学，后又获得亚伯丁大学文学硕士学位及英国巴斯斯巴大学写作专业文学硕士学位。毕业后，克莱尔曾在关注无家人士的慈善机构负责处理媒体关系，也曾担任伦敦市市长的新闻发布官员数年。 《鼠年》是她的处女作，在书中，她以细腻的文笔、幽默的言词探索了悲伤、孤独、母女关系、家庭和爱的种种意义。

The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his fathe...(展开全部)

埃默·托尔斯（Amor Towles） 1964年出生于美国波士顿地区，本科毕业于耶鲁大学,后在斯坦福大学取得文学硕士学位。其后二十年间托尔斯在纽约一家投资公司任职。 他47岁出版第*一部小说《上流法则》，此书一鸣惊人，成为当年的书市黑马，并获得《华尔街日报》2011年度十大好书、2012年的菲茨杰拉德文学奖等多项殊荣。他的第二和第三部长篇小说《莫斯科绅士》《林肯公路》出版后也都高踞各大年度好书榜，被比尔·盖茨和美国前总统奥巴马列入个人喜爱书单。 目前他的三部作品已被翻译成三十多种语言。

The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his fathe...(展开全部)

埃默·托尔斯（Amor Towles） 1964年出生于美国波士顿地区，本科毕业于耶鲁大学,后在斯坦福大学取得文学硕士学位。其后二十年间托尔斯在纽约一家投资公司任职。 他47岁出版第*一部小说《上流法则》，此书一鸣惊人，成为当年的书市黑马，并获得《华尔街日报》2011年度十大好书、2012年的菲茨杰拉德文学奖等多项殊荣。他的第二和第三部长篇小说《莫斯科绅士》《林肯公路》出版后也都高踞各大年度好书榜，被比尔·盖茨和美国前总统奥巴马列入个人喜爱书单。 目前他的三部作品已被翻译成三十多种语言。

Caught during a failed robbery, Slippery Jim diGriz cuts a deal--to journey to a prison planet filled with homicidal maniacs to recover a lost alien artifact--that puts his freedom and his life on the line.

I may only be in fourth grade, but I know more than most adults. I take notes every day and read all kinds of books, so I have a solid grasp on the world around me. But suddenly, there are penguins in my town! I know it has something to do with the lady at the dentist and her weird powers, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it...