AWAKENING
Book ID/图书代码： 12751008B26198
English Summary/英文概要： How did it all begin? I suppose it would be the day I rescued a new-born baby from a poisonous snake, heard the news of my mother’s death and encountered my first ghost ...Veterinary surgeon Clara Benning is young and intelligent, but practically a recluse. Disfigured by a childhood accident, she lives alone and shies away from human contact wherever possible. But when a man dies following a supposed snake bite, the victim’s post mortem shows a higher concentration of venom than could ever be found in a single snake. Assisted by her softly spoken neighbour and an eccentric reptile expert, Clara unravels sinister links to a barbaric ancient ritual, an abandoned house and a 50-year-old tragedy that left the survivors fiercely secretive. Then the village’s inventive attacker strikes again, and Clara’s own solitary existence is brutally invaded. For someone the truth must remain buried in the past ...even if they have to kill to keep it there.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Clara Benning 是个兽医，她年轻聪明，却选择过隐士般的生活，很少与他人接触。她之所以会如此是因为儿童时遭遇的意外给她身体和心灵都带来了巨大的创伤。 某个清晨，Clara Benning 接到一通来自一个心急如焚的母亲的电话，说是有条蛇正盘绕在婴儿床上，孩子的性命处于千钧一发之际，Clara Benning 连忙赶到现场救下孩子并将毒蛇放生野外。
在这个意外发生之后，有个医生主动联系Clara 询问她一个已逝病人的相关情况，这个病人正是中蛇毒而亡的。更令人疑惑不解的是，虽然被害者的身旁只发现了一条被他打死的蛇，可他体内的蛇毒远远要超过一条蛇所能分泌出的毒液。
Clara在翻阅记录的时候发现这类事件在她所住的村子里常有发生，事有蹊跷。祸不单行，就在这时，Clara 得到母亲去世的消息。
与此同时，有个乐队的成员在听了Clara的歌声后想邀请她加入乐团当歌手，这让Clara 这个脸上带疤的遁世者陷入了极大的恐惧。
Clara在邻居和一个性情古怪的爬行类动物专家的帮助下开始调查此事，渐渐顺藤摸瓜发现了一种野蛮的古老仪式﹑一座废弃的屋子﹑一桩持续50年之久的悲剧和几个极度隐蔽的幸存者。
正值此时，村庄再次受到人为的攻击，这严重破坏了Clara 宁静的生活。对有些人而言，事实的真相必须被掩埋在过去，无人知晓，为了达到这一目的，就算是大开杀戒也无所谓。
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Awards/获奖情况：Won the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award
About the Author/作者介绍： S. J. Bolton was born in Lancashire. Awakening is her second novel.Her spellbinding debut, Sacrifice, is out now in paperback. She lives near Oxford with her husband and young son. S. J. Bolton 出生于英格兰兰开夏。Awakening 是她的第二部作品。首部作品，Sacrifice 已发行了平装本。作者同丈夫和儿子现居于离牛津附近。
Format:HARDCOVER
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