SEX AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 06830005B10205
English Summary/英文概要： A teacher of English as a second language, forty-year-old Katherine Miner is an expert on idiomatic phrases and subtle verbal cues. When it comes to the opposite sex, however, she’s baffled enough to choose early retirement from the dating game. It’s not that she hates men, it’s just that she doesn’t trust them. After all, her soon-to-be ex-husband has dropped all contact with their son, and her own father disappeared from her life thirty years ago. And then Kat meets Magnus Grimmson, a tall, good-looking, tongue-tied Icelander in the front row of her class. Magnus doesn’t appear to pose any threat -- in fact, he seems to understand less about women than Kat does about men. But just when Kat considers risking a little intimacy, her father reappears in her life, causing unexpected complications. Emotionally torn, Kat is left to question whom she can trust -- and to realize that she still has a lot to learn about men and the kind of communication they don’t teach in school.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作品On the Couch and The Dominant Blonde的著名作家Alisa Kwitney又给我们带来一部关于成人教育的诙谐新作。英语老师Katherine Miner是惯用语、微妙语言暗示及默认的文化习俗这些方面的专家，但是当她碰上两性问题时，她却变得一筹莫展。她的女朋友们和她的母亲都告诉她奔四的女人都得把约会当作是工作，但是Kat决定提早退出这项工作，并不是因为她恨男人，只是她不信任他们。毕竟，即将与她离婚的丈夫已经无情地抛弃了他们的孩子，就像三十年前她父亲这样抛弃她一样。Kat一边教会她的学生如何处理混乱的个人生活，一边却再也无心经营自己的感情生活。Magnus Grimmson一个英俊的冰岛人的出现似乎对Kat构不成任何威胁，事实上这个男人比她更需要了解女人。接着，Kat收到了他父亲的来信，这个间谍老爸想要试图了解自己的女儿。父亲的再次出现使得事情变得更加复杂，Kat 刹时意识到自己对异性，对友谊，对非言语的交流还知之甚少，她迷茫自己究竟能相信谁。作者Kwitney以其幽默轻松的写作风格告诉读者四十岁的女人并未走到穷途末路，有时甚至是人生的又一春。
Awards/获奖情况："A witty, engaging read."---Chicago Sun-Times
"Smart, sassy...funny, and emotionally true, a great read!"---Jennifer Crusie, bestselling author of Bet Me
"An engaging and intelligently written comedy."---Publishers Weekly
"A sassy, sexy story that proves that being middle-aged is not necessarily the end of the world."---Tucson Citizen
"Smart, funny, and very real. Alisa Kwitney gets to the heart of relationships and portrays them with wit and honesty."---Leslie Schnur, author of The Dog Walker
About the Author/作者介绍： Alisa Kwitney is the author of On the Couch, Does She or Doesn’t She?, The Dominant Blonde, Till the Fat Lady Sings, and the forthcoming Flirting in Cars. Her books have been translated into Russian, German, and Japanese. A former comic book editor with DC Comics/Vertigo, Kwitney holds an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Columbia University. She lives with her family in the Hudson River Valley and New York City. Visit her website at www.alisakwitney.com.
作者Alisa Kwitney是一位土生土长的纽约人，她出生、成长以及现在仍住在曼哈顿西区。她是一名康涅狄格洲卫斯理大学英语专业的毕业生，也曾就读于哥伦比亚大学小说写作专业，她曾公开承认在哥伦比亚就读期间她对浪漫小说和喜剧书十分痴迷。
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