Not since "The Thorn Birds" has Colleen McCullough written a novel of such broad appeal about a family and the Australian experience as "The Touch." At its center is Alexander Kinross, remembered as a young man in his native Scotland only as a shiftless boilermaker's apprentice and a godless rebel. But when, years later, he writes from Australia to summon his bride, his Scotti...(展开全部)

Spanning nearly fifty years, from the 1860s through to the turn of the century, "The Touch" tells the story of Alexander Kinross, who flees from a childhood of poverty in Scotland to make his fortune in the Australian and the American gold fields. In the process, he meets the woman he loves but can never marry - and marries a woman who can never love him. When Alexander Kinross...(展开全部)

丹尼尔 • 凯斯（Daniel Keyes，1927—2014） 作家，雨果奖和星云奖得主，俄亥俄大学英文系教授，擅长在小说中探讨人类最精微、最深层的心理问题。 漫威漫画草创时期他与斯坦 • 李（Stan Lee Stan Lee ）共事，因《献给阿尔吉侬的花束》获雨果奖和星云奖。1981—1981年出版的《24 个比利》获拉斯维兹小说奖、日本星云奖。他还著有《比利战争》《5个莎莉》等多部探讨多重人格分裂的作品，以及描写核事故的惊悚小说《危尘》。凯斯擅长以医疗背景描写人类心理，他的名字几乎与“精神分析小说”画上等号。 2000 年，美国科幻协会向凯斯颁发年度荣誉作家奖（Author Emeritus Author Emeritus)，以表彰他在医疗科幻领域的成就。丹尼尔 • 凯斯的所有作品在全球有30多个语种的版本，累计销量超过千万册。2014年6月...(展开全部)

""I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known...and I will be Queen of England.""Thus, bestselling author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable heroines: Katherine of Aragon. Known to history as the Queen who was pushed off her throne by Anne Boleyn, here is a Katherine the world has forgotten: the enchant...(展开全部)

""I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known...and I will be Queen of England.""Thus, bestselling author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable heroines: Katherine of Aragon. Known to history as the Queen who was pushed off her throne by Anne Boleyn, here is a Katherine the world has forgotten: the enchant...(展开全部)

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes ...(展开全部)

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes ...(展开全部)

威廉·戈德曼（William Goldman, 1931–2018） 美国小说家、剧作家、电影编剧。出生于芝加哥，毕业于哥伦比亚大学英文系，二十六岁时出版了第一部小说《金殿》，后来进入好莱坞，为电影撰写剧本，成为横跨小说和编剧两大领域的殿堂级人物，被作家肖恩·伊根称为“ 20世纪下半叶最受欢迎的说书人之一”。他的小说代表作包括《马拉松人》《公主新娘》等，编剧代表作包括《虎豹小霸王》《总统班底》《危情十日》等。 ———————— 刘勇军 资深英语译者，湖南邵东人，闲暇时读书、译书、写作，翻译出版过《霍比特人》《纳尼亚传奇》《月亮与六便士》等多部文学作品。

Historical novelist Philippa Gregory returns to Tudor England with this tale of the challenge-strewn life of the Spanish Infanta Catalina, who became Queen Katherine, Henry VIII's first wife. Originally married to Henry's older brother, Prince Arthur, she must honor her late husband's memory and deathbed wish by denying the truth of their passionate but short-lived love. By cla...(展开全部)

Splendid and sumptuous historical novel from this internationally bestselling author, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. We think of her as the barren wife of a notorious king; but behind this legacy lies a fascinating story. Katherine of Aragon is born Catalina, the Spanish Infanta, to parents who are both rulers and warriors. Aged four, she is betrothed to Arth...(展开全部)