THE WHITE CROSS
Book ID/图书代码: 11426018C00012
English Summary/英文概要: With the words of his dead father ringing in his ears, Sir Garon leaves his new wife, Elise, and their green domain of Haddertun for blood and dust and disillusionment in Palestine. Meanwhile at home Elise is forced to fight for her survival and her honour in the brutal man’s world that is twelfth century England. Set against the backdrop of the Third Crusade and a villainous King Richard, The White Cross is a passionate and moving love story, and so much more - a thrilling and engaging novel that shines a fresh light on timeless issues of morality and faith and the futility of war, and offers a whole new reading experience.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 伴随着死去父亲的话语在耳边回荡,Garon爵士离开了他的新婚妻子Elise和他们的家园,来到巴勒斯坦血腥、幻灭的世界。与此同时,Elise被迫在20世纪英国残酷的男性世界中为自己的生存和荣誉而战斗。故事发生在在第三次十字军东征和邪恶国王李察统治中的背景之下,讲述了一个充满激情和动人的爱情故事,是一部激动人心、引人入胜的小说,它为道德和信仰这个永恒的主题以及战争的徒劳带来了全新的视角,并为读者带来了全新的阅读体验。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况:“太精彩了!人物塑造非常出色,令人信服。”
“本书包罗万象——研究、描述性写作、大胆的现实主义、历史的准确性、发人深省的动机。”
“精彩的作品——你仿佛真的进入了那个时期的黑暗世界。”
“本书值得反复阅读,每一次阅读都会揭开其复杂性的全新一面。”
“不要在这里读这些评论了,快去读这部精彩的历史小说吧。其中蕴含了精彩的文学宝藏。”
’Brilliant. Really brilliant! The characterisation was excellent and believable.’
’It’s all here - research, descriptive writing, gutsy realism, historical accuracy, enlightening motivations.’
Wonderful stuff - you really enter the dark world of those ancient times.’
’It is destined to be a book read several times over, each time giving up another layer of complexity.’
’Stop reading these reviews and read this brilliant historical novel. It’s absolutely packed with literary treasures.’
About the Author/作者介绍: Richard Masefield,来自一个作家家庭——John Masefield是他的表亲。他热爱动物和户外活动,从小就决定从事耕种和写作的工作。在实现自己的梦想之前,他一直在辛勤劳动。事实上,他的第一部出版小说是在挤奶时写成的。他仍然和他的妻子住在萨塞克斯的农场里,他们花大量的时间和大家庭中的子孙后代一起生活。Richard Masefield comes from a family of writers - John Masefield was his cousin - and with a love of animals and the outdoors he decided at a young age that he would farm and write, if necessary both at once. It took years of hard work before Richard could realise his dream, and in fact his first published novel was written while milking a herd of Friesian cows. He still lives on his farm in Sussex with his wife Lee and together they spend as much time as possible with their large family of children and grandchildren.
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