THE SEYMOUR TAPES
Book ID/图书代码： 03635005B03160
English Summary/英文概要： Dr Alex Seymour seems to have it all - with a solid marriage of twenty years, two teenage children, a new baby and an unblemished career as a London GP, his life seems perfect - but then a simple trip to the local supermarket changes things irrevocably. As he witnesses a shoplifter foiled by a combination of the owner’s beady eye and the surveillance camera under the counter, Alex Seymour starts thinking about the reality and the fragility of his own seemingly perfect domestic situation, and what he does not see. With a son he suspects is stealing, a daughter whose first boyfriend may be going too far, and a wife he thinks is being unfaithful, Alex needs something to help him find out the truth and put him back in control. Enter Sherry Thomas, the mysterious Managing Director of Cyclops, and the catalyst for Alex Seymour’s descent into a world ruled by cameras, tapes, lies and deceit, with devastating consequences. A gripping novel of suspense that mirrors modern preoccupations with surveillance, tabloid voyeurism and morality and gives us Sex, Lies and Video Tape in fiction form for the 21st century.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 亞曆克斯•西摩博士似乎擁有一切 — 有著一個二十年的穩固婚姻,兩個十幾歲的孩子,一個新生嬰兒和一份在倫敦從事開業醫生的清白的職業生涯,他的生活近乎完美 — 但隨著一次簡單的當地超市之行，卻不可逆轉地改變了所有的事情。當他目睹了一個商店扒手挫敗于店主警惕的目光和櫃檯下監控攝像頭時,亞曆克斯•西摩開始思考現實和他看似完美的外表生活下的脆弱,他開始疑惑自己所沒有看到的事物。隨之而來，他開始懷疑兒子是否有偷竊行為,女兒和第一個男朋友的感情是否可能會失控,妻子是否可能對他不忠,亞曆克斯需要有人能幫他找出真相,讓他停止這一切胡思亂想。雪麗•湯瑪斯進入了他的生活,這個神秘的獨眼巨人的董事總經理,催化了亞曆克斯•西摩陷入一個由相機、磁帶、謊言和欺騙所主宰的世界,從而造成了一場災難性的後果。這部懸念迭起的小說,反映了當下社會風氣下所盛行的監測,小報狗仔隊和道德底線問題，和傳遞給我們的性、謊言和錄影磁帶隱私內幕消息，對21世紀小說載體所帶來的影響和衝擊。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 《同星同源》是作家提姆·洛特(Tim Lott)的第六部小说。其著名的回忆录《枯玫余香》(The Scent of Dried Roses)曾荣获美国笔会J·R·阿克利奖，《白城哀曲》(White City Blue)荣获惠特布莱德处女作奖，近期作品《无畏》(Fearless)被英国卫报提名为儿童图书奖候选之一。
Under the Same Stars is TIM LOTT’S sixth novel. His memoir, The Scent of Dried Roses won the PEN/J.R. Ackerley award and White City Blue won the Whitbread First Novel award. His most recent book, Fearless was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Book award.
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