WHEN THE FLOODS CAME
Book ID/图书代码： 08136015B85522
English Summary/英文概要： In a world prone to violent flooding, Britain, ravaged 20 years earlier by a deadly virus, has been largely cut off from the rest of the world. Survivors are few and far between, most of them infertile. Children, the only hope for the future, are a rare commodity.
For 22-year-old Roza Polanski, life with her family in their isolated tower block is relatively comfortable. She’s safe, happy enough. But when a stranger called Aashay Kent arrives, everything changes. At first he’s a welcome addition, his magnetism drawing the Polanskis out of their shells, promising an alternative to a lonely existence. But Roza can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to Aashay than he’s letting on. Is there more to life beyond their isolated bubble? Is it true that children are being kidnapped? And what will it cost to find out?
Clare Morrall, author of the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Astonishing Splashes of Colour, creates a startling vision of the future in a world not so very far from our own, and a thrilling story of suspense.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在一个暴力泛滥的世界，20年前遭受致命病毒袭击的英国已经几乎与世界完全隔绝。幸存者少之又少，而且大多数人不孕不育。未来的唯一希望——孩子——已经变成了一种稀缺商品。
对22岁的Roza Polanski来说，和家人一起在孤立的塔楼中生活还算舒适。她感到很安全、很快乐。但陌生人Aashay Kent的到来让一切发生了改变。起初，他很受欢迎。他的魅力使Polanski一家开始尝试与其他人交往。但Roza总是觉得Aashay有所隐瞒。除了他们孤立的家庭，生活真的还有更多意义吗？真的有孩子被绑架了吗？探寻真相要付出什么样的代价？作者在这部小说中创造了一个惊人的未来世界，讲述了一个充满悬念的惊悚故事。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：“Clare Morrall是一位极具天赋的作家，她的作品没有华丽的辞藻，却能讲述直击心灵的故事……随着叙述的深入，会渐渐显现出强大的力量”——Nick Rennison，《星期日泰晤士报》
“Morall的写作自信而精致。”——《星期日泰晤士报》
“Morall是一位自信而尖锐的作者。”——《Newsday》
RAISE FOR AFTER THE BOMBING: Oscillating between World War II and the early Sixties, Morrall sets about evoking the war’s enduring impact on those who were left behind on the home front, too young to take part yet irrevocably shaped by it nonetheless . . . an engaging story throughout. (Hephzibah Anderson Daily Mail)
Unusually emotional and moving . . . You’ll fly through it in no time - and love every minute of this deep, engrossing experience. (Essentials)
I was enchanted from the very first page. The author’s descriptions of war-torn Exeter are so vivid, I felt I was there. (Good Housekeeping)
A potent evocation of the war on the Home Front and its emotional impact on the young people who survived it . . . as much a tale about identity and survival as it is about the impact of national trauma on individuals . . . Her dedication to authenticity has paid off. The novel resonates with the age (Danuta Kean Independent on Sunday)
Clare Morrall is a writer with a gift for unflamboyant but effective storytelling . . . her narrative has a cumulative power (Nick Rennison The Sunday Times)
PRAISE FOR CLARE MORRALL: Morall writes with poise and delicacy (The Sunday Times)
Morrall is a sure, sharp writer (Newsday)
About the Author/作者介绍： Clare Morral英国布克奖（Man Book Prize）决选作家。莫瑞在出书以前，当了二十多年的“未出版小说家”，完成了四部长篇小说全遭出版社退稿。然而，正式出版的首部作品《这世界色彩缤纷（Astonishing Splashes of Colour）》甫上市便创下销售佳绩，并且进入2003年布克奖决选名单。后相继出版小说《记忆流离（Natural Flights of the Human Mind）》《The Language of Others》《The Man Who Disappeared》（入选2010年电视读书俱乐部夏季书目）《The Roundabout Man》《After the Bombing》。
Clare出生于艾克赛特，现居住于英国伯明翰。她的正职为音乐老师，育有两个女儿。
Clare Morrall’s first novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, was published in 2003 and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize that year. She has since published the novels Natural Flights of the Human Mind, The Language of Others, The Man Who Disappeared, which was a TV Book Club Summer Read in 2010, The Roundabout Man and After the Bombing.
Born in Exeter, Clare Morrall now lives in Birmingham. She works as a music teacher, and has two daughters.
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