THE PRACTICE OF DECEIT: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 02330005B05845
English Summary/英文概要： When Eric Lavender meets the attorney Colleen O’Brien Golden, his position as one of Manhattan’s chic psychotherapists and most eligible bachelors suddenly loses its appeal. The sexy, stylish Colleen lures him to live with her and her young daughter in the exclusive suburb of Scarsdale. To his amazement, Eric is besotted and soon settles into the unexpected bliss of marriage and domesticity with their new baby and his loving stepdaughter. He even becomes a local hero when the police turn to him for help in resolving a hostage crisis.
But Eric’s transformation comes to an abrupt halt when the police knock on his door again -- this time with handcuffs. He and Colleen are caught up in an explosive conflict of interest involving their clients. When Eric discovers that Colleen has gone to extreme lengths to conceal her secret past, she retaliates with horrendous charges against him. Eric must uncover the truth before his children, his career, and his freedom are taken from him forever.
As she did in her bestseller Almost, Elizabeth Benedict navigates the turbulent waters of love, law, psychology, and ethics with biting wit and penetrating insight. The Practice of Deceit is a razor-sharp novel of marriage -- and divorce -- gone awry.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 纽约市的心理理疗师Eric Lavender年过不惑，他享受着快乐的单身生活，原本他会一直这样单身的过一辈子，但是当他父亲去世，恰巧这时又遇上了美丽迷人但又颇有心计的单亲妈妈Colleen，Eric的重心也开始转移到了想成立一个家庭的想法上。所以当Colleen告诉Eric她怀孕时，Eric很自然地满心欢喜，也把组成家庭的想法化成了现实。起初一切都很顺利，女儿出生了，Eric也迁居到纽约集中了高级中产阶级家庭的市郊，现在的Eric真是又惊又喜，没想到自己会这么喜欢现在的生活方式。
但是这样的好景没过多久，Eric就开始发现自己的老婆行为不轨，和他们两人都交往的客户有不平常的关系。越是深入了解，Eric越觉得Colleen不对劲，好象有什么天大的秘密被藏着掖着，信口雌黄，谎话满天。他越是接近事实真相，Colleen就越是图谋不轨，几乎要把Eric刚刚得到的幸福化作一个可怕的梦魇。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Elizabeth Benedict is the author of Slow Dancing, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize, The Beginner’s Book of Dreams, Safe Conduct, and The Joy of Writing Sex. Her work has appeared in Salmagundi, the New York Times, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, The American Prospect, and other periodicals. She has taught writing at Princeton University, Swarthmore, and at the University of Iowa Writers’Workshop.
Benedict以第一人称执笔，她令人信服一针见血抓住了这样一位钻石王老五的真实一面：连他自己都想不到像他这样死了心要单身一辈子的人居然也会喜欢家庭、鸡毛蒜皮的家务事、起眼的郊区生活，以及所有任何一位有自知之明、上了年纪的花花公子都避之不及的体面装饰。自认为自己的妥协退让，做出的牺牲还有对自满的抵制情绪多少可以让他避开别人所遇到的麻烦和危险，但是当他发现这一切都突然向他迎来是的那种惊讶的表情实在刻画的非常到位。当然故事最吸引人的一点还要算Benedict好好玩了一把性别角色对换游戏，她设计的一场阴谋要是背后的始作俑者是一位男性的话，也许，就算不能完全理解，但至少能被大家接受。这场由女反派人物一手主使的大阴谋因为可能激起熊熊的怒火而变得越发的危险可怕。真实的动机和人物，既卑鄙可耻又魅力十足，让我们真真切切地领教了如果一个女人手中有了一定的权利，她会有多么的可怕。《虚伪的勾当》分析了要是和不该交往的人走的太近会惹出的麻烦和危害，它一定会让所有的单身汉在面对婚姻问题时踯躅不前.
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