THE PICNIC

Book ID/图书代码： 01890006B02491

English Summary/英文概要： This is an engaging story about love and absence. One day in 1973, a woman mysteriously vanishes from a family picnic in Toronto and the multilayered narrative of The Picnic explores the effect this has on her daughter and granddaughter who return home to Scotland without her. Crossing three generations, bridging two continents and spanning over twenty years, it is an intriguing novel that tackles issues of female identity, exile and belonging and the conflict between sexual desire and family loyalty from an entirely fresh perspective. Lesley’s lively and rhythmic prose and well-observed characters make this a joy to read.
Thoughtful, beautiful, tender and, at times, unsettling, The Picnic hails the arrival of a brilliant new literary talent.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本書藉由祖母，母親與女兒，這三代女人的情感交集，讓我們明白，當人與人互相隱藏心結時，內心就永遠無法有踏實感。
莉莉(Lily)是一位平凡的蘇格蘭母親，和一般母親一樣，凡惱著她正值青春期的女兒沙蒂(Sadie)。某日，莉莉接獲加拿大家鄉中的妹妹發生車禍，於是帶著沙蒂回到她闊別已久，遲遲不願踏進的家鄉。23年前，莉莉在某個夏日的家族野餐時，小莉莉親眼見到自己的母親刻意製造一場失蹤，而這一別，讓她的完整的家庭破碎，這是她永遠不能釋懷的傷痛…。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Lesley McDowell蘇格蘭聖安祖大學英文系畢業。目前是自由作家，曾為《泰晤士報文學增刊作家》、《周日獨立報》、《蘇格蘭人報》、英國《周日先鋒報》等撰稿。
Lesley McDowell was an academic in the Department of English at the University of St Andrews from 1995–97. Since then, she has worked as a freelance critic, writing for The Times Literary Supplement, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Herald and The Scotsman. She lives in Glasgow.

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