GARDEN SPELLS
Book ID/图书代码： 06830006B06448
English Summary/英文概要： In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small, quiet house in an even smaller town, is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel, Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of that enchanted tree, and the extraordinary people who tend it.…
The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its edible flowers, imbued with special powers. Generations of Waverleys tended this garden. Their history was in the soil. But so were their futures.
A successful caterer, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her mystical plants—from the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets and the pansies that make children thoughtful, to the snapdragons intended to discourage the attentions of her amorous neighbor. Meanwhile, her elderly cousin, Evanelle, is known for distributing unexpected gifts whose uses become uncannily clear. They are the last of the Waverleys—except for Claire’s rebellious sister, Sydney, who fled Bascom the moment she could, abandoning Claire, as their own mother had years before.
When Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own, Claire’s quiet life is turned upside down—along with the protective boundary she has so carefully constructed around her heart. Together again in the house they grew up in, Sydney takes stock of all she left behind, as Claire struggles to heal the wounds of the past. And soon the sisters realize they must deal with their common legacy—if they are ever to feel at home in Bascom—or with each other.
Enchanting and heartfelt, this captivating novel is sure to cast a spell with a style all its own….
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 描寫在小鎮上一個喜歡用花草入菜的女子克萊兒，住在祖母留下的老宅裡，親手打理祖傳下來的花園與果樹，宴會廚師的她用自己栽種的花草入菜，並調配出可以增添氣氛轉變客人心情的菜餚，鎮上的居民傳言她家有祖傳魔法。後院的蘋果樹十分調皮，它的果實雖然可口誘人，但吃了後會讓人看到關係一生的重大事件，但可能是好事，也可能是壞事。
當她原本為了躲避週遭異樣眼光而遠離他鄉的妹妹雪黎，突然帶著女兒回來。且隔壁剛搬來的大學教授也走進她的生命裡，這些不速之客溫暖了克萊兒的生命。然而在雪梨丈夫找上門時，最後保護她們的竟是那顆調皮的頻果樹。(Vicky)
Awards/获奖情况：版權已售：英國、德國、希臘、荷蘭、瑞典
WINNER --2008 SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance)Book Award 由南方書店聯盟選出當年度最受矚目最令人津津樂道的書籍 獎項簡介 "Asheville, N.C resident Sarah Addison Allen has made a fan out of us! In her first novel, Allen gives us great characters, a pinch of magic and a beautiful cover that draws us in." ~Two Sisters Bookery
Review:
...Spellbindingly charming, Allen’s impressively accomplished debut novel will bewitch fans of Alice Hoffman and Laura Esquivel, as her entrancing brand of magic realism nimbly blends the evanescent desires of hopeless romantics with the inherent wariness of those who have been hurt once too often. ---Booklist (Starred review) - Carol Haggas
With enough grassroots buzz, Allen’s mainstream debut...could become a best seller...It’s refreshing to find a Southern novel that doesn’t depend on folksy humor or stereotypes but instead on the imaginative use of magical realism. Just buy it, read it, and recommend it to others.---Library Journal (Starred review) - Rebecca Kelm
...The blending of horticultural folklore, the supernatural and a big dollop of Southern flavor should find favor with a wide swath of readers. ---Publishers Weekly
It is a privilege and an honor to lend support to Sarah Addison Allen and her amazing and magical first novel GARDEN SPELLS. This story is simply as irresistible as it is unforgettable. Ms. Allen has put writers everywhere on notice and raised the bar as high as an apple tree. My only regret is that GARDEN SPELLS wasn’t a thousand pages longer! Congratulations to you, Sarah Addison Allen for an off-the-blocks triumph! I can’t wait to see what you come up with next! ---New York Times Bestseller - Dorothea Benton Frank
Sarah Addison Allen has crafted a wonderful story that will cast a spell on everyone who has the pleasure of reading it. GARDEN SPELLS has a harvest of rich characters, a plot that will have you checking what you eat, and a heart that is overflowing with the tangled joys and sorrows of love and life.---Kris Radish, author of Sunday List of Dreams
GARDEN SPELLS is so tender and enchanting, it drew me in on page one, and held me captivated—without letting me go for even a minute—until the end. I fell in love with Sarah Addison Allen’s writing, and her world. She believes in love, and that’s her magic: She conjures a garden of moon vine and angel’s trumpet, fills it with characters who need each other, and writes so well you’ll never forget any of them. ---New York Times Bestseller - Luanne Rice
GARDEN SPELLS is truly spellbinding, beautifully crafted and as bewitching as the title suggests. This is Southern charm at its most beguiling, with characters you’ll take to your heart, a delicious love story, and a magical garden you’ll wish was in your own backyard. I devoured it in one sitting and was left eagerly awaiting Sarah Addison Allen’s next novel. ---Eileen Goudge, author of Women in Red
Sweet and magical, sure to cast its spell over even the most skeptical heart.---New York Times Bestseller - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
There is magic in Sarah Addison Allen’s GARDEN SPELLS, and not all of it involves the supernatural. Much of the novel’s power comes in the form of the very human story of two sisters who, as grown women, find their way into each other’s hearts for the first time. GARDEN SPELLS is enchanting in the purest sense.---Jean Reynolds Page, author of Accidental Happiness
GARDEN SPELLS is a rare and mesmerizing novel, brimming with light and fierce joy and the sharp shadows that must accompany such a tale. I desperately want to go live in Bascom and fall asleep in the Waverley’s garden and let the magic and sweetness fill my every hour with its heady sense of possibility. So will you. This is one of the of the most charming books I’ve read in ages!---Barbara Samuel, author of Madame Mirabou’s School of Love
About the Author/作者介绍： Sarah Addison Allen lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she is at work on her next novel.Sarah Addison Allen目前居住在北卡羅萊納州
《花園魔力》是作者第一本書即讓她成為紐約時報暢銷作家。
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
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