THE DROWNING GIRL (美國書名: YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER)
Book ID/图书代码： 00500008B23469
English Summary/英文概要： Every once in a blue moon, a masterful writer dives into gothic waters and emerges with a novel that—like Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, Minette Walters’s The Breaker, and Donna Tartt’s The Little Friend—simultaneously celebrates and transcends the tradition. Welcome Margaret Leroy to the clan.
What’s the matter with Sylvie?
Such a pretty girl. Four years old; well loved by her young mother, Grace. But there’s something . . . “off ” about the child. Her deathly fear of water; her night terrors; most of all, her fixation with a photo of an Irish seaside town called Coldharbour.
“Sylvie, tell me about your picture. Why’s it so special, sweetheart?” My heart is racing, but I try to make my voice quite calm.
“That’s my seaside, Grace.” Very matter-of-fact, as though this should be obvious. “I lived there, Grace. Before.”
Grace doesn’t know what to do with this revelation—she’s barely scraping by as it is. A single mother with no family, Grace works full-time at a London flower shop to support herself and Sylvie. Overwhelmed by her inability to help her daughter, she turns to Adam Winters, a dashing psychology professor with some unusual theories about what might be troubling the child. Together, they travel to seemingly idyllic Coldharbour, hoping to understand Sylvie’s mysterious connection to the place. Impossible as it may seem, Grace has to accept that her daughter may be remembering a past life. And not only that: the danger bedeviling Sylvie from her past life is still very much a threat to her in this one.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一個四歲小女孩Sylvie和她的媽媽Grace上街買東西，途中卻發生車禍，肇事者逃逸。母親被告知孩子將永遠不能康復，倍受打擊的父母同意拔除孩子的唯生器。但神奇的事發生了，小女孩沒有死，但也沒有醒來，這樣的發展也讓父母的婚姻面臨破裂…
另一主軸，撞Sylvie的卡車司機心中其實充滿內疚，他企圖自殺，但就是死不了。他發現自己來到一個黑暗的地方，像是兩個世界之間的夾縫，唯一能看見的是一群神秘，枯乾，似乎靈魂已被榨乾的人。他想，這應該就是地獄吧？他該如何拯救自己，離開困境…
本書使讀者看到一件事情的多面向，獨自在夜深人靜下，人們內在苦苦掙扎中的心聲。作品呈現悲傷後如何獲得希望，揭示了寬恕的力量以及擁抱希望的可貴與代價。(CL)
Awards/获奖情况：2009倫敦書展好書推薦 NewBooks magazine featured title
Lovereading May 2009 Book of the Month
’Margaret Leroy writes like a dream.’ ---Tony Parsons東尼‧帕森斯
’What a storyteller Leroy is, and what an eye she has for contemporary life.’ ---Fay Weldon菲‧維爾登
About the Author/作者介绍： Margaret worked as a social worker and counsellor, specialising in marital therapy and child protection for fifteen years, before becoming a full-time writer.
Margaret曾是一名社会工作者和辅导员，从事婚姻治疗和儿童保护工作长达15年，之后开始潜心写作。她注目于当代社会生活，笔下的世界，并非仅仅是恐惧,亦非常美丽。她的写作手法直接而知性,捕捉危险的瞬间,向你展现一个你从未发现的世界。
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：SOLD
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