PERFECT LIVES
Book ID/图书代码： 04300010B38095
English Summary/英文概要： In an English seaside town, lovers and children, young men and middle-aged women weave in and out of each other’s lives and stories.
A mother is tormented by her daughter’s tattoo; another only pretends to love her baby. A wife stalks her husband and his new lover; a broken egg through a letterbox tells a story that will not go away; the cat thinks he knows best.
Threaded throughout are longings for love and poignant disappointments, surprising pleasures and temptations. Some will fall but some, like the small boy at the circus who sees his babysitter fly past on a trapeze wearing little more than a blue bra and spangles, will retain their feeling of awe.
Perfect Lives follows Polly Samson’s rapturously received first collection, Lying in Bed. They are rueful, knowing, witty, poignant, bashful, bold. Her genius is in the nuance.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一個英國海邊的小鎮，一位母親正為女兒的刺青行為所苦惱；一位母親佯裝自己對孩子的愛意；一位妻子暗中調查他的丈夫及情婦間的姦情；一顆破掉的蛋透過信箱訴說一段令人無法遺忘的故事；一隻自以為神通廣大無所不知的貓…
在這看似平常的故事裡，我們將看到生命如何竭盡所能在「生活」中找出何謂完美及新的方向…(Vincent)
Awards/获奖情况：榮獲英美當代得獎作家一致推薦的驚豔之作！ "These intertwined, silken stories deftly expose the heart-sickness behind so many of the burnished surfaces of contemporary life."---John Banville(2005年曼布克獎得主，約翰．班維爾)
"An unexpected combination of romp and classical: thought-provoking, sassy and comforting."---Ali Smith(英國惠特布萊德獎小說奬得主，艾莉．史密斯)
"With her effortless prose and unflinching eye, Samson dips beneath the surface of apparently contented, even blessed lives and the result is compelling, disturbing and moving."---Maggie O’Farrell(2005年的毛姆文學獎得主，瑪姬‧歐法洛)
Polly Samson’s Perfects Lives is featured in The Bookseller as a ’booksellers’ choice’ of the titles due for publication in November 2010.
"Polly Samson’s stories pick you up by the scruff of the neck and shake you free from comfy unchallenging fiction. Perfect Lives is a bold collection digging beneath the surface of happy contemporary lives showing life and love for real. Mothers, daughters, lovers and friends all fall under Polly Samson’s wise gaze with poignant and funny results."
About the Author/作者介绍： Polly Samson，1962年生於英國倫敦。丈夫是英國樂團「平克佛洛依德」(Pink Floyd)的吉他首及主唱David Gilmour。Polly的寫作天分很早在表現在「平克佛洛依德」的歌曲中。曾出版過一本小說Out of the Picture及短篇故事Lying in Bed。今年受邀擔任Asham Award（http://www.ashamaward.com/）短篇小奬的評審，一同受邀的作者還有Sarah Waters。目前與家人居住在倫敦。www.pollysamson.com
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