SONGS OF LOVE AND WAR
Book ID/图书代码： 03540015B81629
English Summary/英文概要： Their lives were mapped out ahead of them. But love and war will change everything...West Cork, Ireland, 1900. The year marks the start of a new century, and the birth of three very different women: Kitty Deverill, the flame-haired Anglo-Irish daughter of the castle, Bridie Doyle, the daughter of the Irish cook and Celia Deverill, Kitty’s flamboyant English cousin. Together they grow up in the dreamy grounds of the family’s grand estate, Castle Deverill. Yet their peaceful way of life is threatened when Ireland’s struggle for independence reaches their isolated part of the country. A bastion of British supremacy, the castle itself is in danger of destruction as the war closes in around it, and Kitty, in love with the rebel Jack O’Leary and enflamed by her own sense of patriotism, is torn between loyalty to her Anglo-Irish family and her deep love of Ireland and Jack. Wrenched apart by betrayal, their world turned to ash, the girls’ friendship seems all but lost as they are swept to different parts of the globe. Yet, they have one thing in common: a fierce and unwavering longing for Castle Deverill and all the memories contained within it.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 未来生活的美好图景已勾勒在他们眼前。但爱与战争将改变一切。。。。。。爱尔兰，韦斯特考克，1900年。这一年标志着一个新世纪的开始，以及三名迥然相异的女性的诞生：琪蒂•戴夫里尔，有着一头火红头发的盎格鲁爱尔兰人，堡主的女儿；卜丽娣•道尔，一名爱尔兰厨师的女儿；以及西莉亚•戴夫里尔，琪蒂艳丽的英国表妹。三人一起在家族庞大的地产---梦幻一般的戴夫里尔城堡中长大。然而当爱尔兰的独立斗争进入隔离的白热化状态后，她们平静的生活也即将终结。作为英国的高级防御工事，随着战争的不断逼近，城堡本身也处在时刻毁灭的危险之中，而琪蒂爱上了叛乱者杰克•奥利力并深受自身爱国主义情怀的鼓舞，深感左右为难，一边需要忠于自己的盎格鲁•爱尔兰家族，另一边则是他深爱的爱尔兰和杰克。背叛将他们的世界化成尘土与灰烬，三名姑娘也逐渐失去了联系，身处世界的不同角落。尽管如此，她们还是有着一个共同之处：对于戴夫里尔城堡强烈并且坚定不移的渴望以及城堡带给她们的共同回忆。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：’Santa Montefiore at her best - an enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments’ (Dinah Jefferies, author of The Tea Planter’s Wife)
Secrets abound, friendships are fractured, and life-altering decisions are made in a delicious read that leaves the reader hungry and eagerly awaiting the next course. Booklist Review (starred)
Montefiore’s compelling family saga, the first in a trilogy, is highly recommended, particularly for lovers of Irish fiction and/or stories of World War One and the 1920s, as well as those who enjoy novels about the enduring power of women’s friendships. Library Journal (starred review)
It’s a novel that compels readers with its quick pace and multidimensional characters whose loves and loyalties are continually tested. Montefiore beautifully evokes the atmosphere of the country from WW1 to the fight for Home Rule through her characters’ tangled lives and passions as well as the land and the castle itself. The novel is at times tender, yet beautifully sad, and then tense and gripping, leaving much for readers to wonder about at the end. RT Book Reviews
’A powerful story of love, loyalty, and friendship, The Girl in the Castle is an exquisitely written novel set against the magical, captivating landscape of Ireland. [...] The Girl in the Castle is everything I love about historical fiction!’ Colleen Turner, A Literary Vacation blog
About the Author/作者介绍： 桑塔•蒙特菲奥，1970年生于英格兰，并于汉普郡长大。她嫁给了历史学家西蒙•西巴格•蒙特菲奥，目前两人与两个孩子莉莉和萨莎住在伦敦，更多信息请访问：www.santamontefiore.co.uk.
Born in England in 1970, Santa Montefiore grew up in Hampshire. She is married to historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. They live with their two children, Lily and Sasha, in London. Visit her at www.santamontefiore.co.uk.
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