From Publishers Weekly The 18th case for turn-of-the-century London policeman Thomas Pitt offers Perry's guaranteed entertainment, although without the full depth of last year's Ashworth Hall. Now in command of the Bow Street station, Pitt is sent to the home of prominent vicar and scholar Ramsay Parmenter, where a young woman has died in a suspicious fall down the stairs. Unity Bellwood was as adept at irritating others as she was at her work of translating ancient texts with the reverend. Pitt faces the awkward possibility that the dead woman was pushed by Parmenter himself; by Parmenter's intense son, Mallory, who is annoying his Anglican father by studying to become a Catholic priest; or by Dominic Corde, a curate who lives in the house. Complicating issues is the fact that Dominic, the widowed husband of Pitt's wife Charlotte's dead sister, is an elegant former wastrel with whom Charlotte was once infatuated. As Pitt probes "all the little sins" of the household, he discovers secrets that several of his suspects have failed to confess about themselves and about Unity. Meanwhile Charlotte, drawn to visit Dominic, witnesses social interactions among the family group that her husband, in his official capacity, could not observe. Within this clearly drawn cast, the face of the villain begins to emerge even before Pitt is called in on a second death in the household and closes in on the crimes' solution. Author tour. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library Journal YA-Perry continues to reveal the intricacies of women's rights in Victorian society in this murder mystery. When Inspector Thomas Pitt investigates the murder of Unity Bellwood, he is forced to admit that his former brother-in-law, Dominic, is one of the key suspects. Or did her employer, Reverend Parmenter, push her down the stairs? Unity was antagonistic and flaunted women's rights and Darwin's ideas in Parmenter's very traditional home. Pitt's wife is appalled that Dominic could be a suspect and helps with the detective work. Even though there is a limited number of possible perpetrators, readers will still be surprised as clues are found to reveal the answers. This is more of a character study than a novel of action, but it will appeal to Perry's fans.Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VACopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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我通常对历史背景厚重的小说敬而远之,总觉得阅读过程会变成一场查阅百科全书的苦役,但这本作品完全颠覆了我的看法。作者高明之处在于,他把复杂的历史背景和社会结构,不是以说教的方式灌输给我们,而是将它们巧妙地编织进了角色日常生活的细枝末节之中。比如,关于土地所有权的争执,不是通过冗长的法律条文来展现,而是通过一次失败的家庭晚宴、一次不愉快的仆人调动来侧面烘托。这种“润物细无声”的叙事手法,让读者在享受精彩故事的同时,自然而然地吸收了大量的时代信息,而且不会感到任何负担。更重要的是,作者似乎在探讨一个永恒的主题:在巨大的社会惯性面前,个体的反抗究竟能掀起多大的涟漪?书中几处关于打破常规的尝试,最终都以一种近乎悲剧性的方式收场,让人不禁反思,我们今天的世界,是否依然被类似的无形枷锁所束缚?这种跨越时空的共鸣感,使得这本书的阅读体验非常沉重,但又极富启发性。
评分这本书的对话简直是教科书级别的!我通常不太在意小说里的对白,觉得很多时候只是为了推动情节的工具,但在这部作品里,每一句台词都充满了重量和潜台词。人物之间的交流,与其说是信息交换,不如说是一场场精妙的心理交锋。他们说的话,和你以为他们想表达的意思之间,隔着好几层纱。我甚至需要反复回读某些场景,去体会那种“只可意会不可言传”的微妙之处。比如,两位主要角色在讨论天气时,实际上是在试探对方对某个重大事件的立场,那种看似风平浪静下的暗流汹涌,让我读得手心冒汗。作者对不同角色的口吻把握得极其精准,即便是受过相同教育的贵族,他们说话的细微差别——词汇的选择、语速的停顿——都清晰地区分了他们的阶层背景和个人性格。我感觉自己不是在看小说,而是在偷听一场高级的秘密会议。这种对语言的驾驭能力,无疑是这本书最令人震撼的地方,它让角色鲜活得仿佛随时会从纸页中走出来,质问我为何如此专注地窥探他们的私密对话。
评分如果用一个词来形容这本书的阅读体验,我会选择“沉浸”。这不是那种让你大呼过瘾、拍案叫绝的娱乐性小说,而更像是一次精心布置的、需要全神贯注才能体会的艺术装置。作者构建的世界是如此完整且自洽,以至于我读到一半时,不得不放下书本,上网去搜索那个时代的一些风俗习惯,只为了更好地理解书中人物的某些行为逻辑。我尤其被书中对于“未说出口的真相”的处理方式所吸引。很多关键信息都是通过角色的犹豫、眼神的闪躲、甚至是环境的突变来暗示的,留给读者的解读空间非常大。这要求读者必须调动起所有的观察力和推理能力,去拼凑出完整的图景。它考验的不是你的阅读速度,而是你的耐心和共情深度。读完后,那种意犹未尽的感觉,不是因为情节没有交代清楚,而是因为你感觉自己刚刚结束了一段真实而深刻的人生经历,需要时间来整理思绪,消化这份厚重的精神馈赠。这是一部需要细细品味、值得反复重读的佳作。
评分天哪,这本书简直把我带到了另一个时空!从翻开第一页开始,我就感觉自己不再是坐在沙发上的读者,而是某个维多利亚时代伦敦雾气弥漫的街道上,脚步匆匆的旁观者。作者对环境细节的描绘简直达到了令人发指的地步,那些煤烟的味道、湿漉漉的鹅卵石路面上的反光,甚至能想象出那些穿着厚重呢子大衣的人们身上散发的淡淡的威士忌和烟草混合的气味。故事情节的推进非常巧妙,它不像那种一上来就抛出爆炸性事件的小说,而是像慢火炖煮的老汤,味道层层叠叠地释放出来。那些人物关系的铺陈,那种看似不经意却暗流涌动的权力游戏和情感纠葛,让人读起来非常过瘾。我特别欣赏作者对于社会阶层的敏锐观察,无论是上流社会的虚伪做作,还是底层民众在挣扎求生时的坚韧与卑微,都被描绘得入木三分。读完后,我不得不关上书本,深吸一口气,仿佛需要时间让我的思绪从那个遥远的世界回到现实。这本书的结构有一种古典的韵律感,每一个章节的收尾都恰到好处地勾起了我对下一部分的强烈好奇心,这种被牢牢抓住的感觉,是很多现代小说所欠缺的。
评分说实话,这本书的叙事节奏一开始让我有点摸不着头脑,它似乎故意放慢了脚步,像是在进行一场冗长的、充满隐喻的哲学思辨。我差点因为开头那些似乎与主线无关的自然景象描述而感到不耐烦,那些关于天气、光线和植物生长的细腻描写,如果不是出于一种极高的文学素养,很容易让人觉得是赘述。但是,当我坚持读过前三分之一后,我突然明白了作者的意图。这些看似无关的片段,其实是为后面人物的心理状态和命运转折埋下的伏笔,它们构建了一种独特的、近乎宿命论的氛围。作者的语言风格非常冷峻和精确,很少有煽情的词汇,但正是这种克制,反而爆发出巨大的情感张力。我特别喜欢其中一段对手写信件的描摹,每一个笔触、墨迹的洇开,都仿佛在诉说着信件主人内心的挣扎与犹豫,这种对“非语言信息”的捕捉能力,非常罕见。全书读下来,它更像是一部关于“时间流逝与记忆重塑”的实验性作品,挑战了传统小说的阅读习惯,但回报是深刻而持久的思考。
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