THE LIGHTKEEPERS

Book ID/图书代码： 03371015B83974

English Summary/英文概要： In The Lightkeepers, we follow Miranda, a nature photographer who travels to the Farallon Islands, an exotic and dangerous archipelago off the coast of California, for a one-year residency capturing the landscape. Her only companions are the scientists studying there, odd and quirky refugees from the mainland living in rustic conditions; they document the fish populations around the island, the bold trio of sharks called the Sisters that hunt the surrounding waters, and the overwhelming bird population who, at times, create the need to wear hard hats as protection from their attacks.

Shortly after her arrival, Miranda is assaulted by one of the inhabitants of the islands. A few days later, her assailant is found dead, perhaps the result of an accident. As the novel unfolds, Miranda gives witness to the natural wonders of this special place as she grapples with what has happened to her and deepens her connection (and her suspicions) to her companions, while falling under the thrall of the legends of the place nicknamed “the Islands of the Dead.” And when more violence occurs, each member of this strange community falls under suspicion.

The Lightkeepers upends the traditional structure of a mystery novel —an isolated environment, a limited group of characters who might not be trustworthy, a death that may or may not have been accidental, a balance of discovery and action —while also exploring wider themes of the natural world, the power of loss, and the nature of recovery. It is a luminous debut novel from a talented and provocative new writer.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在这部小说中，我们将跟随自然摄影师Miranda来到加州沿海极具异域风情却又危险重重的Farallon群岛进行为期一年的自然风光拍摄。在那里进行研究工作的科学家是她唯一的同伴，他们都是来自大陆的古怪难民；他们记录岛屿周围的鱼群，在周围海域出没的鲨鱼三姐妹和有时不得不让他们戴上坚硬帽子进行自卫的大量鸟类。

在到达后不久，Miranda被岛屿上的一个居民袭击。几天后，袭击者被发现死于一场可能的意外。随着故事的展开，Miranda目睹了这个独特地方壮丽的自然美景，也进一步加深了与同伴们的关系和对他们的怀疑。而随着更多暴力事件的发生，这一古怪社区的成员也开始被怀疑。

小说颠覆了神秘小说的传统结构——孤立的环境、可能并不值得信赖的有限的人物、一起可能是意外的死亡事件、探索和行动之间的平衡——同时探索了更加广泛的主题，包括自然世界、丧失的力量、恢复的本质。这位才华横溢的新秀作家创作了一部非常出色的小说处女作。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：“奇怪而荒凉的Farallon群岛是这部迷人的处女作的故事背景……Geni在写作时体现出了故事大师清晰、冷静的自信。这是一场发生在令人难忘的野生栖息地令人着迷、身临其境的冒险。”——《出版人周刊》星级评论

“Farallon群岛的6个生物学家，正如他们观察的动物一样，凭借本能生存。他们分析、沉迷，却以或凶残，或温柔，或出于原始需求的方式对待彼此。我们被这些岛屿和故事人物深深吸引，在这个令人着迷的故事里，包括读者在内的所有人都感受不到脚下坚实的土地。本书是一部非常出色的作品：紧张、真实、杰出，值得全心阅读。”——ebecca Makkai，作家

“The strange and desolate Farallon Islands serve as the backdrop for this evocative and enchanting debut novel… Geni writes with the clear, calm confidence of a master storyteller. This is a haunting and immersive adventure, set in an unforgettable, wild habitat of its own.” —Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“The six biologists of the Farallon Islands, like the animals they observe, survive on instinct. Even as they analyze and obsess, they act upon each other with ferocity, with tenderness, with primal need. We are as captivated by, as trapped by, these islands as the characters — and no one in this hypnotic story, including the reader, stands on solid ground. The Lightkeepers is a stunner: intense, surefooted, masterful. This is a book to swallow whole.” —Rebecca Makkai, author of The Hundred-Year House

“Miranda’s travelogue, at once emotional and dreamy and rendered in crisp, stunning prose, is so central to the book that readers may at times forget the underpinnings of the locked-room mystery or brush off the question of her reliability as a narrator…Geni may be unmatched in her ability to describe nature in ways that feel both photographically accurate and emotionally resonant. Natural wildness, human unpredictability, and the subtle use of literary devices are woven here into a remarkable, vertiginous web.” —Kirkus (Starred Review)

"What a strange, wonderful novel this is. At once a soaring paean to the natural world and a story filled with mystery and intrigue as deep and dark as the sea. The Lightkeepers is mesmerizing."—Cristina Henriquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans

“Part ghost story, part murder mystery, part meditation on the cruel impartiality of nature, The Lightkeepers holds the reader enthralled in the grasp of an achingly vulnerable, creepingly unreliable narrator. Evocative of Lily King’s Euphoria, this riveting debut novel is both an exotic escape from the familiar world and an unflinching exploration of the universality of human nature." —Gina Frangello, author of A Life in Men

A nice accolade for THE LIGHTKEEPERS in OPRAH’s O Magazine : http://www.oprah.com/book/The-Lightkeepers?editors_pick_id=62076 -- one of its 18 of the Best Books for National Reading Month

A Barnes & Noble 2016 Discover Award Finalist – WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW NIGHT

The Lightkeepers upends the traditional structure of a mystery novel — an isolated environment, a limited group of characters who might not be trustworthy, a death that may or may not have been accidental, a balance of discovery and action — while also exploring wider themes of the natural world, the power of loss, and the nature of recovery. It is a luminous debut novel from a talented and provocative new writer.

YAY! Abby’s THE LIGHTKEEPERS wins BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER AWARD.

http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Award-Winning-Books-2017-Pulitzer-Prize-Winner

About the Author/作者介绍： Abby Geni，毕业于欧柏林大学及爱荷华作家培训班，获得爱荷华奖学金。她的作品获得了Glimmer Train Fiction Open第一名，并曾入选2010年美国最佳故事名单。

Abby Geni is a graduate of Oberlin University and the Iowa Writers Workshop as well as the recipient of an Iowa Fellowship. Her work won first place in the Glimmer Train Fiction Open and was listed in The Best American Stories 2010.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：RIGHTS SOLD: German-Piper French – Actes Sud Poland - Illuminatio Łukasz Kierus

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