Through the eyes of two boys and their father, William Maxwell reveals the complex woman who is the unacknowledged source of their happiness--and whose death during the influenza epic of 1918 will devastate them all. They Came Like Swallows tenderly depicts the currents of love and need that run through every family--and whose true depth becomes evident only in moments of trage...(展开全部)

Discover William Maxwell’s classic, heart-breaking portrait of an ordinary American family struck by the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic 'A story of such engaging warmth that it would thaw the heart of any critic… Will melt many a reader to tears’ TIME Elizabeth Morison is an ordinary woman. Yet, to eight-year-old Bunny, his mother is the centre of his universe. To Robert, her elder ...(展开全部)

威廉·麦克斯韦尔 (William Maxwell,1908-2000) 著名编辑、小说家、散文家、童书及传记作者，曾任职《纽约客》40载，是纳博科夫、厄普代克、塞林格等诸多美国当代重要作家的伯乐、知己与导师。著有包括《妈妈走的那一年》《再见，明天见》在内的6部长篇小说，荣获美国国家图书奖、美国艺术与文学学院奖章、美国笔会/马拉穆德奖、马克· 吐温奖等。

Flighty but good-hearted Victoria Jones craves love, intrigue, and adventure. She strikes gold in Edward, a handsome and mysterious traveler whom she's vowed to follow to the ends of the earth. Yet no whirlwind affair can prepare Victoria for what unfolds once she lands in Baghdad. Not a day in Edward's shadow, and she hears whispered warnings of danger and witnesses the murder...(展开全部)

John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. Two fierce Amazon Pirates, Nancy and Peggy, challenge them to war and a summer of battles and alliances ensues.

The Witcher returns in this action-packed sequel to Baptism of Fire, in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired The Witcher video games. The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life. But the net around her is closi...(展开全部)

阿兰·R.米勒特，美军少将军衔。2005年就任俄亥俄州立大学雷蒙德·E.梅森中心军事历史学教授，后担任新奥尔良大学历史学教授兼艾森豪威尔中心美国研究所所长。2004年，军事历史协会授予他终身成就奖——塞缪尔·埃洛特·莫里森奖。著有《美国海军陆战队历史》《为胜利而战：打赢第二次世界大战》《为了共同的国防：美国军事史》《南征北战：杰拉尔德·C.托马斯和美国海军陆战队，1917—1956》《他们为朝鲜而战》等。

阿兰·R.米勒特，美军少将军衔。2005年就任俄亥俄州立大学雷蒙德·E.梅森中心军事历史学教授，后担任新奥尔良大学历史学教授兼艾森豪威尔中心美国研究所所长。2004年，军事历史协会授予他终身成就奖——塞缪尔·埃洛特·莫里森奖。著有《美国海军陆战队历史》《为胜利而战：打赢第二次世界大战》《为了共同的国防：美国军事史》《南征北战：杰拉尔德·C.托马斯和美国海军陆战队，1917—1956》《他们为朝鲜而战》等。

摄影师张晓说：这是个并不真实的世界，我喜欢他们。他们在某个时刻的状态已经超越了现实的自己，像是在梦游。我拍照片时很少和他们对话，只是眼神的交流，更多的时候是迅速按下快门，快门声伴随着刺眼的闪光灯直射过去，他们这才如梦初醒地诧异地看着我，等他们回过神来，我已经匆匆离开。因为他们的眼神很多是我所不敢面对的。我像是在逃避，正如逃避镜子中的我自己。

贺循失明后，执意回老家旧宅生活。　　春光明媚，爬藤月季探出别墅大门，贺循深居简出，短短几个月，赶走了三个保姆。　　最后招进来的那个女保姆，工作不负责，爱占小便宜，满嘴谎话，举止轻浮。　　她说自己年龄三十八，小眼歪嘴满脸雀斑，丧夫守寡，孤苦无依，求他不要解雇她。　 贺循心里越觉越蹊跷。　　后来他试图拼凑出这个女人的形象——二十八岁，单亲妈妈，染头发穿舞裙，坑蒙拐骗的小太妹长大了。 # 美丽的梦和美丽的诗一样/都是可遇而不可求的/常常在最没能料到的时刻里出现 我喜欢那样的梦/在梦里 一切都可以重新开始/一切都可以慢慢解释/心里甚至还能感觉到所有被浪费的时光 竟然都能重回时的狂喜和感激 # （席慕蓉）阅读指南：1.女主有娃（孩子不是男主的）2.雷点很多，有任意雷点者慎入3.不定时更新