English Summary/英文概要: Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she’s in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, she’s walking out on her job, her home, her life. It’s a day she thought might come, and one she’s prepared for - but nothing could prepare her for what will happen next. As she flees north using multiple disguises, Bird has to work out who exactly is on her trail, and who - if anyone - she can trust. Like many people, she has fantasised about escape for a long time, but now it’s actually happening. Is her greatest fear that she will be hunted down, or that she will never be found?
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 伯德是一个在逃亡的女人。前一分钟,她在伯明翰的办公室里开会——下一分钟,她就离开了她的工作,她的家,她的生活。这是她认为可能到来的一天,她准备好的一天。但她无法为接下来会发生的事情做好准备。 当伯德试图找出到底是谁在跟踪她时,她还必须决定,如果有人的话,她可以信任谁。她最害怕的是她会被追捕,还是她永远不会被找到?(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况: ‘[E]ven better than Doughty’s brilliant
runaway best-seller Apple Tree Yard ...a
terrific read.’
Daily Mail
‘At the heart of this nail-bitingly tense
and compelling spy novel is a lonely and
haunted protagonist who stays in the
mind long after the final page has turned.’
Paula Hawkins
‘Doughty is a brilliant storyteller who
knows how to build suspense to breaking
point.’
The Times
‘Louise Doughty leads her unnerved
readers into dark territory’
Hilary Mantel
‘Doughty has a particular gift for
unsettling stories, for making us ask
difficult questions of ourselves, our own
relationships and choices’
Observer
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