IN A HEARTBEAT

Book ID/图书代码： 14780009B32580

English Summary/英文概要： From the acclaimed author of One September Morning comes a gripping new novel that explores one family’s journey in the wake of a horrific crime and its unexpected aftermath.

Kate McGann is wrenched from sleep by the 3 a.m. phone call every parent dreads. Her nineteen-year-old son, Ben, is lying unconscious in a Syracuse hospital after being attacked in his sleep by an unknown assailant with a baseball bat.

While Kate waits, frantically wishing for Ben to wake up and take back his life, she tries to uncover who could have done something so brutal. Ben’s talent as a baseball player on his college team made some teammates jealous, but could any of them have hated him enough to do this? The crisis brings all of Ben’s relationships into sharp focus—and also leads Kate to unsettling revelations about her marriage. And with each discovery, Kate learns what happens when a single unforeseen event changes everything, and the future you’ve taken for granted is snatched away in a heartbeat…

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书是《某个九月清晨》（One September Morning）获奖作者又一部夺人眼球的新作，讲述了一个家庭在恐怖犯罪和其难以预知的后果之后的经历。
凯特•麦克橄（Kate McGann）凌晨三点从睡梦中爬起，接到了每个父母害怕的致命电话。她19岁的孩子本（Ben）在睡梦中遇到了无名人士用棒球棍的突袭，躺在锡拉丘兹医院，昏迷不醒。
当凯特在等待的时候，她极度祈求本清醒过来，挽回他的生命，她想要找出幕后黑凶，是谁这么残忍。本在大学棒球队是一位很有天赋的棒球运动员，是其他队员嫉妒的对象，但是有谁会如此结下如此深仇大恨下此重手？这个危机将本的亲人提到了重点，使凯特开始发现自己婚姻的背后。每一个发现都让凯特学会观察当一个可预见的小事改变每件事的时候，会发生什么，以及你想当然的未来正在消失。(XJJ)

Awards/获奖情况：Complex, intriguing characters and an intensely emotional plot make In a Heartbeat compelling. Noonan does a wonderful job of blending the mystery behind the crime with a cast of well-developed characters whose personal stories pull the reader into the novel. From the devoted mother to her emotionally detached ex-husband to the police detective working the case, each character brings breadth and perspective.
Kate McGann’s19-year-old son Ben, an amateur baseball player, is in a coma after being bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the dorm where his summer league team is residing. Kate and Syracuse police detective Greg Cody grow closer as they examine the numerous rivalries between the team members, two of whom had fought with Ben publicly on previous occasions and now benefit from his absence on the team roster.

About the Author/作者介绍： 洛萨林德•诺南（Rosalind Noonan）成长于马里兰郊区，她很喜欢自己的大家庭。她说，“有我和我的四个兄弟姐妹一起，整个星期天早晨就是一个大爆炸。当我们变成卡通互传糖果的时刻，会客厅就变成了节日的气氛。”
她在瓦格纳学院上学的时候住在港景大堂（Harbor View Hall），那座宿舍可以看得到纽约港以及自由女神像和曼哈顿的南部。毕业以后，她在纽约当编辑，为不同的图书出版商编辑文案。她在新学校学习剧本和戏剧写作。她目前和丈夫、两个孩子住在太平洋西北部。更多详情，请看她的个人网站：www.RosalindNoonan.com.

Rosalind Noonan grew up in suburban Maryland and enjoyed being part of a large family. “With my four siblings, Saturday mornings were a blast,” she says. “There was festival seating on the living room floor as we tuned into cartoons and passed the Sugar Pops.”
While attending Wagner College in Staten Island she lived in Harbor View Hall, a dormitory that offers an inspiring view of New York Harbor, including the Statue of Liberty and the southern tip of Manhattan. After graduation she worked in New York City as an editor and copywriter for various book publishers. She has studied writing for screen and theater at The New School. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children. Visit her at www.RosalindNoonan.com.

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