On the heels of a hasty wartime marriage, Penelope Keeling is left to repent at leisure in the English seaside town of Porthkerris, where her artist father and her French mother are spending the duration of World War II. Safe in the embracing arms of that warm household, Penelope forgets her sour husband and takes a lover, and in that relationship, too, she weathers the war's privations and its hardest blows. In a beautifully detailed family saga that shifts effortlessly back and forth in time, Pilcher (Under Gemini) recounts Penelope's story and that of her three children. When their grandfather's work suddenly comes into vogue, Nancy, obsessed over status, and sleek Noel, adept at getting the most and giving the least, join in urging their mother to sell The Shell Seekers, a painting that gives her great joy. Only Olivia, a cool and collected magazine editor, refuses to be party to their barely concealed avarice. Pilcher's 13th book is a satisfying and savory family novel, in which rich layers of description and engagingly flawed characters more than make up for the occasional cliche. 100,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo; Troll Book Club main selection.
Rosamunde Pilcher is the author of such worldwide bestsellers as The Shell Seekers, September and Coming Home. She lives with her husband Graham and their dog Daisy in Perthshire, Scotland.
Lisa Burgett is a classically trained actress who has appeared in many leading theatrical roles in London and Seatle. She was long associated with Book-It Theatre in Seatle, which specializes in bringing works of literature to stage, and she starred in the company's production of Lady Chatterley's Lover and A Prayer for Owen Meany. Ms. Burgett has also appeared in many British and American radio productions and played a leading role in the feature film, Around the Fire.
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我通常是个对阅读抱有很高期待的人,很多书能让我觉得“还可以”,但真正能让我“惊艳”的却不多。这本书,毫无疑问,属于后者。它的结构安排非常巧妙,仿佛一盘精心摆放的棋局,每一步都充满了深意。作者的文字功底毋庸置疑,那些句子,读起来就像一首首优美的诗歌,带着节奏感和韵律感。而且,它并非空泛地追求华丽的辞藻,而是在最恰当的地方,用最精准的语言,描绘出最生动的画面。我特别欣赏的是,这本书能在如此广阔的背景下,依然能够聚焦于个体的细微之处,并且将两者完美地融合在一起。它让我看到了宏大叙事下的个体命运,也让我体会到了个体情感如何折射出时代的光影。读完之后,我感到一种深深的满足感,仿佛经历了一场触及灵魂的旅行,并且对生活中的许多事物有了全新的认识。
评分这本书给我的感觉,更像是一次心灵的洗礼。它不像那种让你捧腹大笑或者潸然泪下的故事,它的力量在于一种不动声色的渗透。你读着读着,会发现自己好像被一种温柔的力量包围着,那些文字不仅仅是信息,更像是一种共鸣。我尤其喜欢它对于人物内心世界的描绘,那种不动声色的观察,那种对情感细微变化的捕捉,简直太到位了。你会在某个瞬间,觉得自己就是书中的某个人,或者,书中的某个人就活在你身边。我发现自己会在阅读的过程中,不自觉地停下来,去回想自己的人生经历,去思考一些一直萦绕在心头却又难以言说的感受。这本书就像一面镜子,照出了我内心深处的一些东西,让我对人性有了更深的理解,也对生活有了更豁达的态度。它没有说教,没有灌输,只是静静地呈现,却能引发如此深刻的共鸣,这本身就是一种巨大的力量。
评分这本书带给我的体验,是一种非常独特且难以用简单的语言来形容的感觉。它更像是一场与时间的对话,一种对过往的沉思。我注意到作者在处理叙事的时候,非常擅长运用一种“留白”的手法,让你在阅读的过程中,能够有足够的空间去填充自己的想象,去体会那些未被言说的情感。这种方式,既增加了阅读的趣味性,也让故事更加耐人寻味。我喜欢它那种娓娓道来的风格,不像一些书那样急于抛出情节,而是让故事在一种舒缓的节奏中徐徐展开。在阅读的过程中,我会时不时地停下来,去品味那些字里行间的情感,去揣摩人物的内心世界。这本书给我的感觉,就像是老朋友间的交谈,没有太多华丽的辞藻,但每一个字都饱含深意,都能触动你内心最柔软的地方。
评分我必须承认,这本书在我的阅读清单里,算是一个迟来的惊喜。我通常不太容易被那些过于情绪化的故事所打动,但我发现,这本书在不动声色中,却有着强大的感染力。它的魅力在于一种淡淡的忧伤,一种对过往的眷恋,以及一种对生命的深刻理解。我喜欢作者在描写人物的时候,那种不动声色的刻画,仿佛你在观察生活中的普通人,却能从中发现他们身上不平凡的光辉。这本书给我的感觉,就像是在一个宁静的午后,独自一人坐在窗边,看着阳光穿过树叶洒下的斑驳光影,那种感觉,既有淡淡的忧伤,也有深深的温暖。它让我开始反思一些一直以来被我忽视的生活细节,也让我对人生的意义有了更深刻的体会。这本书,值得你花时间去细细品味。
评分这本书的封面设计就很吸引人,那种带着些许复古感的插画,仿佛预示着一个充满故事的世界。我拿到这本书的时候,就迫不及待地想一头扎进去。它给人的感觉是一种沉静而悠远的氛围,像是那种需要你慢慢品味,才能体会其中真味的书。我通常不太喜欢那些上来就讲大道理或者情节过于戏剧化的书,而这本书似乎就属于那种,它用一种非常自然、不做作的方式,一点点地渗透进你的心。读的时候,我脑海中会浮现出一些画面,可能是某个阳光明媚的午后,或者是一场细雨绵绵的傍晚,那种置身于一种宁静而深刻的思考中的感觉。我喜欢作者在描述细节时那种细腻的笔触,仿佛能触碰到事物的质感,听到细微的声音。而且,它不像一些书那样,读完就忘,这本书似乎会在你的脑海里留下一些印记,让你在之后的生活中,会时不时地回想起其中的某些片段,引发一些新的思考。
评分Average, guess I was much impressed by her latest but no eye for the earlier ones. Family saga, but too lopsided really, to Olivia.
评分Average, guess I was much impressed by her latest but no eye for the earlier ones. Family saga, but too lopsided really, to Olivia.
评分Average, guess I was much impressed by her latest but no eye for the earlier ones. Family saga, but too lopsided really, to Olivia.
评分Average, guess I was much impressed by her latest but no eye for the earlier ones. Family saga, but too lopsided really, to Olivia.
评分Average, guess I was much impressed by her latest but no eye for the earlier ones. Family saga, but too lopsided really, to Olivia.
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