THE RUNAWAY WIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 04332815B83721
English Summary/英文概要： THE RUNAWAY WIFE (Harper July 12, 2016) is a story of adventure, survival, and romance—and of a man’s discovery of a world outside his conventional life and a new vision of himself within it.
Recently fired from his high-power finance job and dumped by his fiancée, Jim Olsen has come to the Swiss Alps to clear his head. At the charming Cabane des Audannes, he meets Clio, Thalia and Helene Castellane, who are on a quest of their own: their mother, Calliope, has fled to these mountains to escape her philandering politician husband’s most recent scandal. As snow threatens to descend upon the Alps, the women have come to bring their mother home.
But the sisters are at the point of surrender; it is time for them to return to Paris. Buoyed by wine and inspired by their beauty, Jim impetuously volunteers to assume their search, but soon realizes that he is in over his head. The Alps are filled with beauty and danger, not the least of which is Calliope’s desire to stay hidden. And all the while Jim finds himself haunted by the memory of her daughters and conflicted in his desire for them.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《逃跑的妻子》是讲述了一个有关冒险、生存以及浪漫的故事——叙述了一个男人如何发现常规生活以外的世界。
由于刚刚失业、又被未婚妻抛弃，Jim Olsen来到瑞士阿尔卑斯山散心。在风景如画的Cabane des Audannes，Jim遇到了Clio，Thalia和Helene，她们正在找寻她们的母亲，她们的母亲Calliope为了躲避其丈夫的绯闻，逃离到这篇山区。由于大雪即将来临，这几位女性急着要将母亲带回家。
但是姐妹们有点放弃的意思，对她们来说是时候回巴黎了。受到酒精的作用，加上被这些美女所激励，Jim自告奋勇承担起找寻她们母亲的责任，但很快，他意识到事情没有想象的那么容易。阿尔卑斯山充满了美丽与危险，而Calliope又一心想躲在山里，Jim想起了她的女儿们，这些记忆一直萦绕着他的心头。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：高度好评
“Elizabeth Birkelund是一名优雅、充满智慧的作家，其作品洋溢着活力与诙谐，我喜欢她将美国主题与欧洲主题融合在一起的手法” ——Roxana Robinson
“《逃跑的妻子》是Elizabeth Birkelund的一本悬疑类新作，讲述了在野外生存的故事——瑞士阿尔卑斯山脉的荒野以及人类心灵的荒野” ——Lauren Belfer, 《纽约时报》畅销小说作家
“Elizabeth Birkelund文笔优美，充满神秘感，笔下的故事生动多彩，体现出自然世界的韵味。她讲述了一个感觉上既非常古老又非常现代的故事，故事背景设定在风景如画但又充满危险的山区，故事和山区似乎相互交织，互相依赖。” ——Beth Gutcheon
“从瑞士阿尔卑斯山脉令人惊叹的高峰到巴黎和纽约令人陶醉的权利场，《逃跑的妻子》将人类探险推上了顶峰，并且探究了人类心灵的深处” ——Ellen Feldman
Advance Praise
“Elizabeth Birkelund is a graceful, intelligent writer, full of energy and wit, and I love the way she blends American and European themes.”—Roxana Robinson
“The Runaway Wife, Elizabeth Birkelund’s suspenseful new novel, is a story of survival in the wilderness -- the wilderness of the Swiss Alps, and of one’s own heart. In Birkelund’s gorgeous prose, the mountains take on an astonishing glory and ferocity, a fitting background for Jim Olsen’s poignant and compelling journey from sorrow to self-discovery.”—Lauren Belfer, New York Times bestselling author of City of Light
"Elizabeth Birkelund writes a sensuous, myth-ridden prose, intensely alive to the colors, textures and scents of the natural world. She spins a tale here that feels both ancient and very new, and sets it in a landscape at once so dangerous and so beautiful that the story and the mountains seem to be part of each other. It’s quite an experience."—Beth Gutcheon, author of Gossip.
“Racing from the breathtaking heights of the Swiss Alps to the heady power circles of Paris and New York, The Runaway Wife scales the peaks of human adventure and plumbs the depths of the human heart. Alive with the clash of cultures and the thrill of self-discovery, Birkelund has written Le Divorce for the outsdoorsy set.”—Ellen Feldman, author of Next to Love.
About the Author/作者介绍： Elizabeth同时著有另一部受到法国文化灵感的小说《裁缝》，该书于2000年出版。在英国，《裁缝》由Hutchinson 和 Arrow 出版，在德国、俄罗斯等其他国家也相继出版。该书十分畅销，广受好评。Elizabeth是《大都会》的金融专栏作家，同时也为其他媒体撰稿。她现居纽约。
Elizabeth is the author of another French-inspired novel, The Dressmaker, which Holt published in 2000 (she wrote that novel under her married name, Oberbeck). In the UK, The Dressmaker was published by Hutchinson (hc) and Arrow ( pb); in Germany it was published by AufBau; in Russia it was published by Mir Knigi. It was chosen as a B&N Discovery Pick, sold very well and received great praise (please see attached). Elizabeth was the personal finance columnist for Cosmopolitan and wrote for over fifteen years for Working Woman, Self, Glamour, among other publications. She lives in New York City.
Format:电子手稿
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况： Brazil (Editora Primavera)
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