DARK FIRES SHALL BURN

Book ID/图书代码： 11980515B85847

English Summary/英文概要： A powerful historical crime novel inspired by a real unsolved murder.

1946: Templeton and Annie are siblings on the run. On the streets of Sydney, they meet the hard-bitten Dot. As they become embroiled in Dot’s world of petty theft and prostitution, Annie falls into a relationship with the abusive Jack, a two-bit thug, who has just escalated a turf war with an old and formidable enemy.

Meanwhile, 11-year-old friends Frances and Nancy have lost their fathers in World War II, and are witness to the social upheaval as soldiers return home and the community tries to mend its rifts. When Frances stumbles into a bungled drive-by shooting, she unwittingly becomes entangled with Jack and his gang. Then Templeton discovers the body of Frances, who has been raped and murdered, in a local cemetery. Convinced that Jack is responsible, he sets out to prove it, and is drawn into the city’s criminal underbelly.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一部非常震撼的历史犯罪小说，灵感来自一起真实的谋杀悬案。

1946年：Templeton和Annie是一对正在逃亡的兄妹。在悉尼街头，他们遇到了顽强的Dot。两人进入了Dot小偷小摸和卖淫的世界。Annie爱上了一个名不见经传的暴徒Jack，而他刚刚挑起了一场和强大宿敌的战争。

与此同时，同为11岁的两个朋友Frances和Nancy都在二战中失去了自己的父亲，并见证了战后士兵回国、社会疗伤的动荡岁月。Frances因为一场意外的枪战和Jack扯上了关系并卷入了他的帮派。然后Templeton在当地一座公墓发现了Frances的尸体，她被强奸并谋杀了。他坚信Jack和这件事脱不了干系，便开始调查真相，并卷入了这座城市的犯罪中心。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：“小说讲述了一个震撼的故事，将生存和救赎与战后过渡社会的安顿和背叛融合在了一起……这是一个令人读来欲罢不能的传奇故事……”——Ashley Hay，作家

“黑暗、敏感、引人入胜；这部小说让我读来心惊胆战。”—— Mette Jakobsen，作家

’A powerful and compelling story, Dark Fires Shall Burn balances survival and salvation against the accommodations and betrayals of a shifting post-war world. With a voice that’s as imperative as it’s alive, Anna Westbrook conjures her 1940s Sydney with a visceral sensuality and a poet’s eye. A seductive tale that will draw you in and on, Dark Fires Shall Burn bristles with necessity and heartbreak.’ - Ashley Hay, author of THE RAILWAYMAN’S WIFE

’Dark, tender and gripping; this book sent my heart racing.’ - Mette Jakobsen, author of THE VANISHING ACT

About the Author/作者介绍： ANNA WESTBROOK，居住在悉尼的作家、诗人、学者。在新南威尔士大学获得博士学位，在悉尼纽约大学教授创意写作。她的诗歌在美国、法国、澳大利亚等多国发表。2016年入围Vogel奖决赛短名单。

ANNA WESTBROOK is a Sydney-based writer, poet, and academic. Anna completed a PhD at the University of New South Wales and lectures in creative writing at New York University Sydney. Her poems have been published in the USA, France, and Australia. Anna was shortlisted for the 2006 Vogel award.

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