THE PROMISE OF RAIN
Book ID/图书代码： 05430010B37485
English Summary/英文概要： My mother died the same day as Marilyn Monroe. August 4th, 1962. Mom’s death would force my father to ’return’ to our family. Even though he came home every night, a large part of my dad was not really there.
Ethie Coulter was born after her father Howard returned from the war in 1945. She never knew him as he was before, never knew that he had been an open, loving man and a devoted husband. When his wife dies in bizarre circumstances, Howard must take on the burden of looking after eleven-year-old Ethie and her two older brothers. Why, Ethie wonders, is he so silent and withdrawn? She can’t help noticing that his breath often carries the smell of alcohol.
Howard was one of hundreds of Canadian soldiers sent to the Far East following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. Surviving the fierce battle for Hong Kong, he became a POW, moving from camp to notorious camp, watching his friends die of disease, starvation and worse.
Yet Howard carries more than the physical and mental scars inflicted by his captors. Something happened in Hong Kong, a secret that he has carried for nearly two decades. Ethie, inquisitive and fearless, will be the one to work her way towards the truth and help her father come to terms with the past.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我的母亲和玛丽莲•梦露去世于同一天，1962年8月4日。母亲的离开迫使得父亲不得不回到家里，然而尽管他每晚都回来，我却可以感觉到父亲留下的只是一尊躯壳而已。
埃希•考尔特出生于1945年，那年父亲已经从战场回来。她从来都不知道父亲以前的样子，从不知道父亲曾经是多么的开朗，他不仅曾是一名受人尊敬的男子，更是一个一心一意的丈夫。妻子突然离世后，霍华德不得不承担起照顾11岁的埃希和两个长子的责任。小小的埃希时常好奇，为何父亲总是沉默而内敛？她也无法不注意到父亲散发出的气息中总是夹杂着一丝酒味。
霍华德曾是成千上万名加拿大军人中的一员，日本偷袭珍珠港后，他们被派往远东地区。尽管在激烈的香港战场上幸存下来，霍华德却也从此成了一名战俘---从一个集中营被移往另一个更为臭名昭著的集中营，在那里他目睹了朋友们在疾病、饥饿和更为可怕的环境下陆续死去。
然而，俘虏者加诸在霍华德身上的远非单纯的生理和心理创伤。
很显然在香港的那段时间，霍华德经历了一些事情，使得他20年来独自承担着某个秘密。埃希喜爱探究和无所畏惧的性格在此时再度凸显，她将以自己的方式挖掘出事情的真相，从而帮助父亲坦然面对过去。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 多娜•米尔勒现与丈夫居住在英国哥伦比亚省。其第一部小说《河流背后》颇受好评，因而在世界范围内广泛发行。《雨之诺言》是其第二本小说作品。Donna Milner lives in British Columbia with her husband. Her first novel was the acclaimed After River which was sold all over the world. The Promise of Rain is her second novel.
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