THE HUNGRY SEASON
Book ID/图书代码： 14780009B31331
English Summary/英文概要： It’s been five years since the Mason family vacationed at the lakeside cottage in northeastern Vermont, close to where prize-winning novelist Samuel Mason grew up. The summers that Sam, his wife, Mena, and their twins Franny and Finn spent at Lake Gormlaith were noisy, chaotic, and nearly perfect. But since Franny’s death, the Masons have been flailing, one step away from falling apart. Lake Gormlaith is Sam’s last, best hope of rescuing his son from a destructive path and salvaging what’s left of his family.
As Sam struggles with grief, writer’s block, and a looming deadline, Mena tries to repair the marital bond she once thought was unbreakable. But even in this secluded place, the unexpected—in the form of an over-zealous fan, a surprising friendship, and a second chance—can change everything.
From the acclaimed author of Two Rivers comes a compelling and beautifully told story of hope, family, and above all, hunger—for food, sex, love and success—and for a way back to wholeness when a part of oneself has been lost forever.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 五年以來，這一直是Mason（曼森）家族在北美東部佛蒙特州湖邊小屋的假期，這裡接近獲獎小說家Samuel Mason（萨缪尔•曼森）成長的地方。夏季時，Sam（山姆）和他的妻子Mena（米娜），還有他們的雙胞胎Franny（弗蘭妮）和Finn（芬恩）在Gormlaith湖畔渡過歡鬧，噪雜和近乎于完美的時光。但自打弗蘭妮離世，曼森家一直遭受打擊，幾近散架。Gormlaith湖是山姆挽救迷途的兒子和家庭的最後僅有的一線希望。當山姆糾結於喪子之痛，寫作障礙，和即將到來的截稿日期時，妻子米娜嘗試著修復她曾一度認為牢不可破的婚姻關係。但即使身處在這與世隔絕的地方，意想不到的 — 用一種超級粉絲出現的形式，一段令人驚喜的友誼，和第二次機遇 — 可以改變一切。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：來自《出版人週刊》在她的第五部小說裡，格林伍德把悲傷用另一種名稱詮釋 —— 饑餓。馬森家族，由於喪失了16歲的弗蘭妮而遭受打擊，遠離在聖地牙哥的家園，來到佛蒙特州渡過夏日時光。著名的小說家山姆•曼森無法施展才藝，在他的女兒去世前那以前，这些對他來說曾是輕而易舉的事情：語言顯得如此蒼白無力，如同脆弱的骨髓。山姆再也不能產生共鳴，特別是與妻子米娜，他開始耗費時光。饑餓（悲傷的吞噬）驗證了對於痛失家人和欲望的强烈隐喻，雖然借助於情感上的逃避只是權宜之計：米娜考慮周全，當芬恩，弗蘭妮的雙胞胎中的倖存的一個，吸食大麻時。這個故事還涉及到Dale Edwards，一個古怪的大學生和山姆小說的粉絲寫信告訴山姆，他因為自己的自傳小說，已提前在出版社那裡拿到了預付款。她不顧艱辛地，興高采烈地，滿懷信心地穿越鄉村尋找她鍾愛的作家，意欲把自己的作品推崇為深邃的心靈讀物。但格林伍德的匆忙收尾做得卻很乾淨俐落。
"Greenwood is a writer of subtle strength, evoking small-town life beautifully while spreading out the map of Harper’s life, finding light in the darkest of stories." ---Publishers Weekly on TWO RIVERS"
About the Author/作者介绍： T. Greenwood（T.格林伍德）是六部小說的作者。她曾被授予Sherwood Anderson Foundation （舍伍德 安德森基金會），（美國）全國藝術基金會的嘉獎，近期又受到馬里蘭國家藝術理事會的嘉獎。《Two Rivers/兩河平原》在去年的聖地牙哥圖書獎被譽為最佳通俗小說。她的另四部小說一直是BookSense （書商協會）76/獨立協會的首選；《THIS GLITTERING WORLD/這個明亮的世界》是2011年1月的選集，她的第七部小說《GRACE/格蕾絲》將在2012年四月出版發行。
她同時在加利福尼亞聖地牙哥分校的推廣計畫部和流行聲樂部教授創意寫作。她和丈夫，Patrick（派翠克），以及兩個女兒住在加州聖地牙哥。她還是個攝影愛好者。
你可以在她的個人網站上瞭解關於T. Greenwood（T.格林伍德）的更多資訊：http://www.tgreenwood.com 和她的個人博客：
http://www.mermama.blogspot.com & http://www.ephemerafiles.blogspot.com
T. Greenwood is the author of Breathing Water, Nearer Than the Sky, and Undressing the Moon, the latter two both Booksense 76 picks. She has received grants from the Sherwood Anderson Foundation, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation and, most recently, the National Endowment for the Arts. She teaches creative writing at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She lives with her husband and their two daughters in the D.C. area, where she is also an aspiring fine arts photographer.
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