THE WEEK I RUINED MY LIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 01890016B89445
English Summary/英文概要： Ali Devlin never had any doubts when she glided up the aisle to marry her childhood sweetheart, Colin Devlin. But two beautiful children and twelve years can change all that. Ali can no longer relate to the man she fell in love with. He is there, everyday, a committed father but in her eyes, a failing husband. A civil word is hard to find and the vows she readily took are becoming more and more difficult to fulfil. When she decides to go back to work after being a stay at home mother for years, things in the marriage go from bad to worse.
Reigniting her passion for the arts, Ali finds her dream job at the City Arts Centre and despite Colin’s protests that she is neglecting her family and her perpetual guilt as a working mother, she stays in the job. And when she meets artist-in-residence Owen O’ Neill, she can’t help but compare him to Colin. He is everything her husband isn’t any more: attentive, funny, respectful, caring, charming and undeniably sexy. There is chemistry but Ali isn’t the type of woman to have an affair – or is she? Unsure of everything in her life, a work trip to Amsterdam brings it all to a head.
Life can spiral on a moment with the realisation of what is truly important in our lives. As events dramatically and unexpectedly unfold in front of her, Ali realises what were the only important things all along. Now it’s time to stand on her own two feet, whatever the consequences.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Ali Devlin和她青梅竹马的恋人Colin Devlin结婚时，心头从未有过任何疑惑。但两个漂亮的孩子和十二年的光阴改变了一切。Ali觉得眼前的男人根本不是自己当初爱上的人。他每天就在眼前晃荡，是个好父亲，但是个失败的丈夫。很难用一个好字眼来形容他，而自己当初婚礼上的誓言确实是越来越难以遵守了。在做了很多年的全职妈妈以后，Ali准备重回职场。这时候，原本就糟糕的婚姻变得更加让人难以忍受了。
Ali重燃起对艺术的激情并在城市艺术中心找到了她梦寐以求的工作。尽管Colin抗议她忽视家人，在她内心也为成为一个上班妈妈而觉得内疚，但Ali坚持要留住工作。而当她遇见驻点艺术家Owen O’ Neill后，她不禁将他和Colin相比。他有她的丈夫已经失去的一切：细心，有趣，尊重她，关心她，有魅力，而且无可否认，他十分性感。两人之间有暗流涌动，但Ali不是那种会搞外遇的女人——或者她其实也会？在对自己人生中的一切都不那么确定的时候，一次前往阿姆斯特丹的工作之旅让一切有了开始的可能。
当我们真正意识到什么才是最重要的东西时，人生的螺旋会在这个顿悟中走向某个方向。随着各种事情戏剧性而且出乎意料地在她面前展开，Ali认识到了什么才是唯一重要的事情。无论后果如何，现在是时候做出决定了。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：新鲜、有趣、无比迷人，从第一页开始就是如此。（CLAUDIA CARROLL评价《When Love Takes Over》）
充满希望、独特的视角和诚实的文字——我看得爱不释手。（VICTORIA SMURFIT评价《The Other Side of Wonderful》）
一幅关于当代都柏林的充满了爱与思念而且高度写实的画像。（FIONA LOONEY评价《I Always Knew》）
一本必读的书。（爱尔兰版《Tatler》）
我崇拜这本书，并预言它的成就将是巨大的。我也希望你现在就去读它。（Claudia Carroll）
“Fresh, funny and utterly captivating right from the very first pages.” CLAUDIA CARROLL on When Love Takes Over
“Hope, insight and page-turning honesty – I devoured it!” VICTORIA SMURFIT on The Other Side of Wonderful
“A highly engaging portrait of love and longing in comtemporary Dublin.” FIONA LOONEY on I Always Knew
’A must read.’ – Irish Tatler
’I adored this book and predict it’s going to be huge… I’d urge you to read it now.’ – Claudia Carroll
Brilliant review in the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-3690657/CHICK-LIT.html
About the Author/作者介绍： Caroline Grace-Cassidy是爱尔兰作家和演员。她在Gaiety School of Acting接受演技训练，首次登台即出演了出演了最终赢得BAFTA奖的儿童节目“Custers Last Stand Up”中的Mary Mull一角。此后，她出现在各种BBC、RTE、TG4和TV3的电视剧中，还有一些大荧幕作品。2011年，她转型成为全职作家，迄今已经发表四部小说。2012年，Cassidy作为创始者，成立了一个女性影视制作公司，并撰写、监制和导演了五部短电影。她的第一部剧情长片剧本已完成，并在制作中。Cassidy还为包括《Woman’s Way》、《U Magazine》等杂志撰稿，2012年后还成为TV3午间节目的常驻成员。
Caroline Grace-Cassidy is an Irish writer and actress. She trained as an actress at the Gaiety School of Acting before landing her first role as Mary Mull on BAFTA award-winning children’s programme Custers Last Stand Up. She then went on to appear in various productions for BBC, RTE, TG4 and TV3, alongside a variety of feature films. Turning to full-time writing in 2011, Cassidy has published four novels. In 2012 Cassidy was a founding member of an all female Film & TV Production Company, for which she has written, produced and directed five short films. Her first feature film script is completed and in development. Cassidy is a contributor for Woman’s Way, U Magazine, Irish Country Magazine and has been a regular panellist for the Midday show on TV3 since 2012.
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