一個在自家旅館工作的女孩麻裏被一個中年的俄語翻譯深深吸引了，她着迷于他的聲音，他的儀態和他的神秘。麻裏背著自己的母親偷偷地與這個中年男人約會，一步一步陷入了一段不能自拔的戀情。有一天，中年男人把麻裏帶到他居住的一個孤島上面，或許原本麻裏期待的是一場浪漫的約會，可等來的卻是中年男人的性虐。經過那晚的疾風驟雨后，麻裏雖然害怕，卻更不能離開那個中年男人了。他們一次又一次的在那個小屋裏進行著他們的遊戲。麻裏漸漸知道，中年男人的妻子死于一次意外，她開始懷疑是不是這個男人失手用圍巾把自己的妻子勒死。這個疑問一直存在于她的心中，直到有一天，她在男人的家裏見到了他的外甥。他是一個啞巴，確切地說是一個沒有舌頭的人，他在大學學習建築，在麻裏眼中，中年男人很愛他的外甥，這種愛讓她感受到原本屬於自己的愛被剝奪了。有一次，麻裏在沙灘上遇到了正在做素描的他的外甥。他們用紙條傳遞...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 While his mother and father are away, a little elephant goes to visit his uncle. And what a time they have! Uncle Elephant makes wishes come true, tells amazing stories, and trumpets the dawn. The visit is perfect, except for one thing-it ends much too soon.

This structurally and psychologically compact drama takes place on an estate in 19th-century Russia, exploring the complex interrelationships between a retired professor, his second wife, and the daughter and brother-in-law from his first marriage. Interwoven themes of weakness, delusion, and despair–balanced by an underlying message of courage and hope–make this one of the mos...(展开全部)

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J. Sheridan LeFanu's Silas is the dark doppelganger to his brother Austin Ruthyn. When Austin dies and his daughter Maud is sent to live with her brooding uncle, the creeping, horrible nature of Silas' character unfolds. Addicted to laudanum and prey to inexplicable visions, Silas appears like a spirit to his neice Maud. Silas has his own plans for Maud and the fortune she will...(展开全部)

阿瑟·黑利(1920-2004)，他出生英伦，参加皇家空军征战二战，写尽美国社会百态之后，终老于巴哈马，但更愿承认自己是加拿大人。 他的小说改编成电影，引领好莱坞的灾难片风潮；他的小说改编成电视剧，创造出历史最高的收视纪录。 他的小说入选MBA教材，成为从业人员的必读之书；他的小说入选英文课本，是学习写作的经典范本。 他是畅销书之父，作品被译作38种语言，总销量17亿册。他无时无刻不在编织故事，一天却只能创作600字。 他是行业小说之王，人们从他的小说里了解空港经营、酒店管理、媒体运作、金融内幕，他却谦虚道：“我就是个讲故事的人，读者的其他收获不过是偶然罢了。”

With his national bestsellers A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, Peter Mayle gave new meaning to the phrase "great escape." Now he has written a delightful novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense, set in the beguiling French region he has staked out as his own.

One fine day, and I know how romantic and old-fashioned that sounds, but it is what happened in my case, I packed a rucksack, took leave of my mother, and caught the train to Breda. An hour later - you know how small the Netherlands is - I was standing at the side of the road on the Belgian border sticking my thumb in the air, and I have never really stoppped since.' After maki...(展开全部)

Since making his first voyage as a sailor to earn his passage from his native Holland to South America, Cees Nooteboom has never stopped traveling. Now a selection of his best travel pieces are gathered together in this collection of immense range and depth, informed throughout by author's wonderful sense of humor. From exotic places like Isfahan, the Gambia, and Mali, to seem...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 In Uncle Silas , Sheridan Le Fanu's most celebrated novel, Maud Ruthyn, the young, naïve heroine, is plagued by Madame de la Rougierre from the moment the enigmatic older woman is hired as her governess. A liar, bully, and spy, when Madame leaves the house, she takes her dark secret with her. But when Maud is orphaned, she is sent to live with her Uncle Silas, her fa...(展开全部)