THE DRY

Book ID/图书代码： 03540015B83067

English Summary/英文概要： Jane Harper’s pacy, gripping debut novel THE DRY explores the return of a city Federal policeman, Falk, to the drought-stricken country town of his youth. The townspeople are stunned by the brutal murder of a mother and child. That the husband and father did it seems obvious; but Falk can’t help questioning, and he is soon drawn in deep as the secrets of his own past emerge more powerfully than ever.

With strongly created relationships, a gripping story and sharp dialogue THE DRY is a story of desperation, resolution and small-town prejudice, played out against the blistering extremes of life on the land.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Jane Harper的首部小说《干旱》情节紧凑、引人入胜，讲述了联邦警探Falk从城市返回干旱的童年乡村小镇的故事。镇上的人被一起残忍的母亲、孩子谋杀案所震惊。似乎很明显，这起谋杀案的罪犯是被害母亲的丈夫、被害孩子的父亲。但Falk对此十分怀疑，随着他步步深入的调查，他过去的秘密也慢慢浮出水面……

小说人物关系错综复杂，情节引人入胜，人物对话犀利，讲述了一个发生在极端生活环境中的有关绝望、决心和小镇偏见的故事。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：荣获2015年维州文学大奖

Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2015

I’m delighted to share with you the very exciting news that film rights in THE DRY have been sold to Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea at Pacific Standard! More info can be seen here:

http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/news/4334

THE DRY by Jane Harper - “It’s extremely rare and exciting to read a debut that enthralls from the very first page and then absolutely sticks the landing. Told with heart and guts and an authentic sense of place that simply cannot be faked, THE DRY is the debut of the year.” C.J. Box (Eva)
in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/books/review-dry-jane-harper.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0.

author’s website which she keeps up-to-date with news and reviews: http://janeharper.com.au/News-Engine/ID/43/The-Dry-out-in-US-UK. She’s had lots of extra traffic following Reese Witherspoon’s tweet (see below):
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RWitherspoon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BPNvmDlgf8H/?taken-by=reesewitherspoon&hl=en

In the meantime, I thought that you’d be interested in an article which Jane wrote about some of the inspiration about THE DRY:

http://www.booklistreader.com/2017/05/01/books-and-authors/clues-to-my-crime-jane-harpers-the-dry/

Also, The Everygirl, an influential blogger in the US, included THE DRY on their list of beach read recommendations (complete with a flowchart to help you choose the right book for your vacation!): http://theeverygirl.com/10-beach-reads-for-summer-2017/

Finally, it’s been announced that THE DRY has been shortlisted for two ABA awards in Australia – General Fiction Book of the Year and New Writer of the Year:

https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/05/01/89679/abia-2017-shortlists-announced/

I’m delighted to share with you the news that THE DRY has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2017 . It has received this following endorsement from Ian Rankin, “I devoured it in just over 24 hours…Spellingbinding”. It’s also featured as one of Whoopi Goldberg’s books of the summer: see https://twitter.com/TheView/status/885613084584357889

We’re delighted to announce that casting is underway and filming is to begin within months on a movie adaption of Jane Harper’s The Dry.

I’m delighted to share with you information on the prestigious award that Jane Harper won last week.

About the Author/作者介绍： “Jane Harpe的《干旱》是一部引人入胜的侦探小说。多起命案促使一位警探回到了他多年前逃离的乡村小镇。小说在探讨澳大利亚乡村生活的过程中将归属、忠诚和原谅等多个主题交织在一起。作品人物关系错综复杂，现场感十分强烈，让读者从头到尾都处于猜测的状态，直到故事的最后一页。Harper创作了一部非凡的罪案小说，定能吸引一大批读者。”

‘Jane Harper’s The Dry is a taut detective novel in which a multiple homicide drags a city policeman back to the small country township he fled years earlier. It weaves together themes about belonging, loyalty and forgiveness in an exploration of the best and worst of rural Australia. With complex characters and a rich sense of place, The Dry keeps the reader guessing until the last page. Harper has delivered an accomplished piece of crime writing; one destined to find a wide audience.’

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Dutch, German and Swedish pre-empt and have received offers in from Italy, Norway and Israel. Further offers in from France, Denmark and Spain!
UK rights sold at auction in a 3-book deal to Clare Smith at Little, Brown, US rights sold in a 3-book deal to Amy Einhorn at Flatiron and ANZ rights sold at auction in a 3-book deal to Cate Paterson at Pan Macmillan. Translation rights sold in the Netherlands in a pre-empt (AW Bruna), Germany in a pre-empt (Rowohlt), Italy (Bompiani), Spain at auction (Salamandra), France at auction (Editions Kero), Sweden in pre-empt (Forum), Norway (Cappelen Damm), Denmark in a pre-empt (People’s Press), Poland in a pre-empt (Czarna Owca), Israel in a pre-empt (Modan) and Serbia (Vulkan). A first offer in from Japan!/From Vincent Translation rights have sold in the Netherlands in a pre-empt (AW Bruna), Germany in a pre-empt (Rowohlt), Italy (Bompiani), Spain at auction (Salamandra), France at auction (Editions Kero), Sweden in pre-empt (Forum), Norway (Cappelen Damm), Denmark in a pre-empt (People’s Press), Poland in a pre-empt (Czarna Owca), Israel in a pre-empt (Modan), Russia (AST), Serbia (Vulkan) and the Czech Republic in a pre-empt (Host). I also have offers in from Hungary, Turkey and Japan.

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