RAIN BIRDS: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 01899517C00003
English Summary/英文概要： Alan and Pina have lived contentedly in isolated – and insular – Boney Point for thirty years. Now they are dealing with Alan’s devastating early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As he is cast adrift in the depths of his own mind, Pina is left to face the consequences alone, until the arrival of a flock of black cockatoos seems to tie him, somehow, to the present.
Nearby, conservation biologist Arianna Brandt is involved in a project trying to reintroduce the threatened glossy black cockatoos into the wilds of Murrungowar National Park. Alone in the haunted bush, and with her birds failing to thrive, Arianna’s personal demons start to overwhelm her and risk undoing everything.
At first, when the two women’s paths cross, they appear at loggerheads but – in many ways – they are invested in the same outcome but for different reasons. Ultimately, unexpected events will force them both to let go of their pasts and focus on the future.
Rain Birds is a powerful and lyrical novel about love, grief and loss, one that examines personal tragedy as set against global and environmental responsibilities, and how we negotiate our often-conflicting ideals.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Alan和Pina孤独地在一个叫做Boney Point的岛屿住了三十年，但他们对此心满意足。如今他们必须得要应付Alan被确诊为早期的老年痴呆症。他越来越沉浸在自己的头脑之中，Pina需要面对孤独的后果，直到一群黑色的鹦鹉将他带到了现实世界之中。
住在附近在生物保护学家Arianna Brandt参与了将受到威胁的黑色鹦鹉重新放归野外的项目，目的地是Murrungowar国家公园。在孤独的丛林里，鸟儿们似乎没能如预期一样顺利地生活下去，Arianna逐渐也被自己的心魔所控。
起初，两个女人之所以相遇只是偶然，但从很多方面来说她们都为了不同的理由做了相同的决定。最终，不可预期的事件将迫使她们走出自己的过去，关注于即将到来的未来。
这是一本充满力量和诗情画意的小说，关于爱，关于悲伤，关于失去，关于在地球和环境责任之上的个人悲剧，关于我们如何努力去实现自己的理想。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：Harriet McKnight精巧但果断地将两个女性的故事编织在一起，寻找那些在不断变化的世界中静止的时刻。充满智慧，引人入胜，虽然对书中的人物充满同情，但很好地避开了过分伤感的表述。（Melanie Joosten）
"With a delicate yet decisive hand, Harriet McKnight deftly weaves the stories of two forthright women searching for moments of stillness in an ever-changing world. Intelligent and absorbing, Rain Birds eschews sentiment in favour of clear-eyed empathy for its characters." – Melanie Joosten
About the Author/作者介绍： Harriet McKnight的作品入围了2014年的Overland VU短篇故事奖、2015年的ABR Elizabeth Jolley短篇故事奖以及2016年的Overland Neilma Sidney短篇故事奖。她还担任The Canary出版社的执行编辑。本书是她的小说处女作。
Harriet McKnight’s work has been shortlisted for the 2014 Overland VU Short Story Prize, the 2015 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, and the 2016 Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize. She works as Managing Editor of The Canary Press. Rain Birds is her debut novel.
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