WHITETHORN WOODS
Book ID/图书代码: 03035007B12317
English Summary/英文概要: The town of Rossmore is a special place, full of character and charm. Nestled beside the Whitethorn Woods, the town has grown since the days when it was small and friendly and everyone knew everyone else; now it has chain stories and traffic problems and housing estates. But it still has the woods, with the well dedicated to St Ann,. Which is why there is going to be such a fuss about the plans for the new road, cutting through Whitethorn Woods. The people of Rossmore are divided. No one is more concerned than the curate, Father Brian Flynn, who has no idea which faction to support. Surely Neddy Nolan’s family should take the compensation being offered for their land? But wasn’t Neddy’s mother given a cure at the well many years ago? And what about the childless London woman who came to Whitethorn Woods begging the saint for help, with unexpected consequences? Full of Maeve Binchy’s warmth, humour and compassion, WHITETHORN WOODS tells of the people of Rossmore, each with their own story, as they wait for the great road of progress...
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 本书描述一个渐渐发展的爱尔兰小镇,一个小镇百姓视为心灵寄托的圣坛,因为道路开发而面临拆或不拆的问题,圣坛管理员弗林看着这一切冲突,思考物质建设与精神充实该如何取得平衡?作者开始在这条道路上构画出很多不同人物,怀着不同目的,遇到不同问题,都来到山渣林,你会发现这些人物好象就存在你我生活周遭,让我们深思,人生不就是这些人的投射面吗?
罗斯茅是个十分特别的地方,是个具有个性而又有魅力的小镇。位于山楂林的旁边,自小镇建立以来,这一直是个友好的小地方,镇上的左邻右舍都彼此熟知;如今这座小镇日益繁华,出现了各式各样的连锁商店,交通问题,房地产。但这里仍然还有树木,为圣安娜教堂提供材料,而人们打算拆除这个宗教圣地,兴建一条新的高速公路。住在这里的居民将要面临的是一场大变革…
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About the Author/作者介绍: Maeve Binchy was born in Dublin and was the London Correspondent for the Irish Times. Her first novel was LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE, and she has now sold millions of copies of her books around the world. She lives in Dublin with her husband, Gordon Snell.梅芙•賓奇現在已經67歲,德國人後來移居愛爾蘭。柏林大學歷史系畢。先在幾所女子學校任教,後進入《愛爾蘭時報》撰寫專欄。從她第一本書《點燃一支小蠟燭》(Light a Penny Candle)。
隨後出版的《丁香公車》(The Lilac Bus,1984)和《回聲》(Echoes,1985)兩部小說,曾被拍成電視。《朋友圈》(Circle of Friends,1990)拍成電影,明妮•德賴弗(Minnie Driver)主演;其他作品還包括《螢火蟲夏天》(Firefly Summer,1987)、《庫柏海灘》(The Cooper Beach,1992)和《鏡湖》(Glass Lake,1994)。
1997年問世的《晚間課程》(Evening Class),在星期日泰晤士報十部暢銷書排行榜上,曾連續十七周排名第一。其後的《塔拉路》(TaraRoad,1998年)被美國著名電視訪談節目主持人奧普拉選為每月推薦好書後,賓奇在美國的聲望開始大增;該書的全球銷量也突破百萬,開始成為英語界的暢銷書女王。1999年,她被授予英國圖書獎的終身成就獎。
如果說講故事也是一門藝術,那梅芙•賓奇就是這行的藝術大師之一。因為她不是走文學路線,她說她的寫作像是在聊天,好像和她聊著聊著,你會漸漸想通一些事情而豁然開朗。所以如果要說賓奇的寫作風格,她說「像講個故事給朋友聽」。
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