THE ROAD TO GRANTCHESTER

Book ID/图书代码： 02000018C00053

English Summary/英文概要： The captivating prequel to the treasured Grantchester series follows the life, loves and losses of a young Sidney Chambers in post-war London It is 1938, and eighteen-year-old Sidney Chambers is dancing the quickstep with Amanda Kendall at her brother Robert’s birthday party at the Caledonia Club. No one can believe, on this golden evening, that there could ever be another war. Returning to London from the war seven years later, Sidney has gained a Military Cross, and lost his best friend on the battlefields of Italy. The carefree youth that he and his friends were promised has been blown apart, just like the rest of the world - and Sidney, carrying a terrible, secret guilt, must decide what to do with the rest of his life. But Sidney has heard a call: constant, though quiet, and growing ever more persistent. To the incredulity of his family and the derision of his friends - the irrepressible actor Freddie, and the beautiful, spiky Amanda - Sidney must now negotiate his path to God: the course of which, much like true love, never runs smooth. The touching, engaging and surprising origin story of the Grantchester Mysteries’s beloved Archdeacon Sidney Chambers, The Road to Grantchester will delight new and old fans alike.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这部迷人的珍贵的‘格兰切斯特’系列的前传讲述了战后伦敦，年轻的西德尼·钱伯斯(Sidney Chambers)的生活、爱情和所遭受的损失。 那是1938年，十八岁的西德尼·钱伯斯和阿曼达·肯德尔(Amanda Kendall )兄长罗伯特，在苏格兰人俱乐部(Caledonian Club)举办的生日派对上跳着快步舞。没有人能相信，在这个令人沉醉的金色夜晚，没有人会相信另一场战争将会爆发。 七年后回到伦敦，西德尼获得了一个战功十字勋章，却在意大利战场上失去了他最好的朋友。他和他的朋友们所承诺的无忧无虑的青春已经破灭了。另外，就像世界上其他人一样-西德尼内心有一种可怕的负罪感，他必须决定如何度过余生。但是他听到了一个呼唤：:尽管安静，但始终如一，而且越来越执著。面对家人的怀疑和朋友们的嘲笑，执拗的演员弗雷迪和美丽性格活泼的阿曼达，西德尼向上帝寻求出路：这条路如同真爱一般，永远是充满了荆棘。 《通往格兰切斯特之路》将会令新老读者铁粉们欣喜不已，最终所讲述的一段格兰切斯特经典系列中，最令我们钟爱的‘神父’最为动人，引人入胜和意外的故事起源 (Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Praise for the Grantchester series: ’Perfect reading for a sunny English garden -- Kate Saunders * The Times * There is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries -- Barry Forshaw * Independent * Each tale is beautifully crafted and surprising. I hope for many more volume -- AN Wilson * Spectator * The clerical milieu is well rendered as an affectionate eye is cast over post-war England - a perfect accompaniment to a sunny afternoon, a hammock and a glass of Pimm’s * Guardian * Runcie is emerging as Grantchester’s answer to Alexander McCall Smith. The book brings a dollop of Midsomer Murders to the Church of England, together with a literate charm of its own * Spectator * An engaging summer read -- Alexander McCall Smith * Observer * The series has a charming quaintness and deftly turning plot twists * Independent * It takes a first-class writer to put together a convincing storyline for such unlikely circumstances ... We should welcome him to the ranks of classic detectives * Daily Mail * Chambers turns out to be a winning clergyman-sleuth ... There is no denying the winning charm of these artfully fashioned mysteries * Independent * Totally English, beautifully written, perfectly in period and wryly funny. More please! * Country Life * The author writes with warmth and insight about the tricky questions facing individuals in a post-war, godless universe ... Runcie works his magic using a sense of suspense that creates an atmosphere of delicious anticipation * Independent * Runcie has honed his style of light, escapist, small-town crime stories to something approaching perfection * Herald * Runcie has the gift of the born storyteller with an easy style that makes it hard to put the book aside * Daily Mail * No detective since Father Brown has been more engaging than Canon Sidney Chambers. Perfect company in bed -- Salley Vickers Alexander McCall Smith’s Mma Ramotswe is going to have to look to her laurels! Sidney Chambers’s adventures are thoroughly captivating and engaging -- Amanda Craig, author of Hearts and Minds A perfect accompaniment to a sunny afternoon, a hammock and a glass of Pimm’s * Guardian *

About the Author/作者介绍： James Runcie is an award-winning film-maker and the author of ten novels that have been translated into twelve languages Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death, the first in `The Grantchester Mysteries’ series, was published in 2012, soon followed by Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night, Sidney Chambers and The Problem of Evil, Sidney Chambers and the Forgiveness of Sins, Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation and Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love. In October 2014, ITV launched Grantchester, a prime-time series starring James Norton as Sidney Chambers, with the second season airing in March 2016, and a third in May 2017. Future series are planned. James Runcie is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Commissioning Editor for Arts at BBC Radio 4. He lives in London and Edinburgh.

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