THE TATTOOED FLOWER
Book ID/图书代码： 11980505B09962
English Summary/英文概要： In 1942, eleven-year-old Emil Braun cheated death for the first time, when he escaped the clutches of Dr Mengele in a selection queue at Birkenau. In the next three years, and at other concentration camps, he did so time and again, often through the kindness of strangers.
Many years later, after making a new life for himself in Australia, Emil and his daughter Suzy face the greatest trial of all. Suzy and her father love each other in the way most fathers and daughters do: they are too lazy to ask questions, too busy to listen, and not curious enough about the people they call family. Now, though, Suzy’s father is dying …
The Tattooed Flower is the tender and illuminating story of how a father and daughter choose to spend their last years together: Suzy discovering her father’s past as a child of the Holocaust; and her father teaching his family, by example, how to live well, love fully, and die without fear or regret.
The Tattooed Flower finds hope, love, and beauty in the saddest of places. This is a remarkable, compelling book about life’s lessons, and how one man can leave a mark and make a difference.
Suzy Zail was born in 1966 in Melbourne, and has worked as a solicitor specialising in litigation. After the birth of her first child, Suzy left the law to concentrate on her real passion — writing. Suzy has written for magazines, and is the author of award-winning children’s books. Her children’s fiction has been published in Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 「最後十四堂星期二的課」 「奇想之年」的味道。
面臨即將死亡的親人，作者透過和父親最後的相處與生活點滴，了解父親的生命經驗與智慧，領悟生命的意義與希望
1942年，11歲的Emil Braun頭一次死裏逃生，便從比克瑙集中營那位惡魔般的門格勒醫生的人體實驗魔爪中逃了出來。在接下來的三年中，他又一次次的從集中營中逃脫了，當然這都因為許多陌生人的好心救助。多年之後，Emil在澳洲重新開始了自己的新生活，他和女兒Suzy卻遇到了最大的考驗。Suzy和父親彼此相親相愛，就和其他的父女沒什麼差別；他們懶得提問題，又忙得沒空按下心來傾聽，其他的家人也沒有什麼特別的想法。然而現在Suzy的父親正一步步走向人生最後一段路。《The Tattooed Flower》是一部講述父親與女兒之間如何度過他們最後一段時光，溫情又發展出許多引人深思的故事：最後的時光裡，Suzy才慢慢瞭解到父親童年的經歷；父親以身作則教授家人們生活的價值，如何全心全意的付出愛，及能毫無恐懼和遺憾地來面對死亡。《The Tattooed Flower》在悲傷的境遇中尋找希望、愛和美麗。
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About the Author/作者介绍： 作者简介：Suzy Zail出生于1966年的墨尔本，是一位诉讼律师。在生完第一个孩子后，Suzy离开了法律界，一心专注自己的爱好-----写作。Suzy为各个杂志撰稿，还创作了很多童书。她的童书在澳洲、加拿大和美国出版。
Format:HARDCOVER
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