约书亚•弗里斯 美国畅销作家，1974年出生于伊利诺伊州，在加利福利亚大学欧文分校获得艺术硕士学位。其处女《曲终人散》使作者一举成名，并入围美国国家图书奖。弗里斯的第二部小说《当爱远行》被《经济学人》的图书编辑称为“过去十年来读过最好的新小说”。本书是作者的第三部长篇小说，在布克奖开始纳入美国小说的第一年，本书便进入了布克奖短名单。 吴文忠 北京航空航天大学外语学院英语教授，翻译系副主任。九三学社党员。主要方向英美文学、英语语言教学及英汉、汉英翻译实践，先后在辽宁大学外语学院和北京航空航天大学外语学院任教。主要讲授美国当代小说课、英汉及汉英翻译实践、口译等课程。译有《倒带人生》《血色花瓣》等书。

约书亚•弗里斯 美国畅销作家，1974年出生于伊利诺伊州，在加利福利亚大学欧文分校获得艺术硕士学位。其处女《曲终人散》使作者一举成名，并入围美国国家图书奖。弗里斯的第二部小说《当爱远行》被《经济学人》的图书编辑称为“过去十年来读过最好的新小说”。本书是作者的第三部长篇小说，在布克奖开始纳入美国小说的第一年，本书便进入了布克奖短名单。 吴文忠 北京航空航天大学外语学院英语教授，翻译系副主任。九三学社党员。主要方向英美文学、英语语言教学及英汉、汉英翻译实践，先后在辽宁大学外语学院和北京航空航天大学外语学院任教。主要讲授美国当代小说课、英汉及汉英翻译实践、口译等课程。译有《倒带人生》《血色花瓣》等书。

In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older...(展开全部)

In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older...(展开全部)

Set during the year preceding the Easter Uprising of 1916 -- Ireland's brave but fractured revolt against British rule -- At Swim, Two Boys is a tender, tragic love story and a brilliant depiction of people caught in the tide of history. Powerful and artful, and ten years in the writing, it is a masterwork from Jamie O'Neill. Jim Mack is a naïve young scholar and the son of...(展开全部)

A masterful love story set against a backdrop of epic history and unforgettable courage In the waning months of World War II, a small group of people begin the longest journey of their lives. At the center is eighteen-year-old Anna, the daughter of Prussian aristocrats, and her first love, a twenty-year-old Scottish prisoner of war named Callum. With his boyish good looks and...(展开全部)

Set during the year preceding the Easter Uprising of 1916 -- Ireland's brave but fractured revolt against British rule -- At Swim, Two Boys is a tender, tragic love story and a brilliant depiction of people caught in the tide of history. Powerful and artful, and ten years in the writing, it is a masterwork from Jamie O'Neill. Jim Mack is a naïve young scholar and the son of...(展开全部)

You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight.

For fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, The Postmistress , and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a story of love, war, loss, and the scars they leave set during the years of World War II and its aftermath. It’s 1941. Babe throws like a boy, thinks for herself, and never expects to escape the poor section of her quiet Massachusetts town. Then Worl...(展开全部)

Everyone has secrets. Some we keep to protect ourselves, others to protect those we love. A devoted city dweller, Cornelia Brown surprised herself when she was gripped by the sudden desire to head for an idyllic suburb. Though she knows she's made the right move, she approaches her new life with trepidation and struggles to forge friendships. Cornelia's mettle is quickly te...(展开全部)