RED RUBY HEART IN A COLD BLUE SEA (GERMAN TITLE: RUBINROTES HERZ, EISBLAUE SEE)

Book ID/图书代码： 02330010B39357

English Summary/英文概要： When Florine Gilham’s mother disappears while on a vacation away from their coastal Maine village, her grief-stricken lobsterman father tells her they must get on with their lives, no matter what. How this happens and what choices they both make regarding their lives shape the backbone of this gritty, tragi-comedic novel where the setting is as much of a character as the characters themselves. These are people you know, or wish you knew, or will be glad to get to know.

Morgan Callan Roger’s debut novel sets the reader down on the road leading to Ray’s general store, the woods, the harbor, and the houses clinging like barnacles to the granite on this thin-soiled piece of the Maine coast. Her characters grab your heart and your soul, most particularly the protagonist, the maddening, funny, and stubborn Florine.

Set in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1960s, this is a blunt, yet compassionate portrayal of the harsh realities of grief and its aftermath, the daily horror of living with the memory of a missing loved one, the slow healing that takes place, and ultimately, the comfort of place, of people, and of Florine’s love for a thin boy with a crooked smile whose silences say more than words ever could. The author’s Maine-dipped dialogue is as sharp, witty, and salty as the rugged cliffs standing guard against the relentless Atlantic Ocean. Blessed with a character that would have given Harper Lee’s Scout a run for her money, RED RUBY HEART IN A COLD BLUE SEA is unforgettable.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 如果今年還沒看到一本令妳心動的作品，請將這本放入妳必讀的書單中！

Florine Gilham的母親在某次度假旅行途中突然莫名的消失了，而她傷心欲絕的父親要她無論如何堅強起來，忘掉母親回到生活的正常軌道。遺忘，相信這對任何人來說都是件艱難卻又唯一能減少痛苦的方法！作者將故事設定在50年代美國緬因州的港邊小鎮，讓故事氛圍沈浸在一股濕鹹的海水味中，透過主人翁小女孩Florine幽默卻又頑強的孩童性格，以一種單純思念至愛親人的心情，轉化成面對往後的人生的動力及期望！(Vincent)

Awards/获奖情况：德國暢銷排行榜No. 3
German Bestseller No.3

Rights sold:
Germany - Mare Verlag
North America – Viking Penguin
Spain - Ediciones B

Reviews:
¨ “…A charming, all-embracing empathy, grounded by a witty, positive sense of humor. The reader is left with the touristy desire to explore all the places so colorfully depicted and to meet the likeable villagers in person.” – Jüdische Zeitung

¨ “Wittily and with her own kind of humor Florine tells about what it means to be true to yourself and to find happiness.” – sat1 Frühstücksfernsehen

¨ “The novel is set in Sixties America and is an especially beautiful story about growing up. Everybody who has a teenager at home or even remembers what the years between 12 and 20 felt like will sink into this book.” – NDR1

¨ “A beautifully told story about growing up set in front of the backdrop of the rough and distinct landscape of the northeastern USA. After finishing, you will immediately want to buy a summer house on the East Coast.” – NDR info

¨ “This book is like cinema: walk inside, sit down and be right in the middle of others’ lives. Funny, exciting, sad, tragic, it has everything and everything happens. It’s a perfect summer book. If there’s only one going in your suitcase this year, please let it be this one. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. You’ll be through with it in two days, even though it has over 400 pages. Because you won’t be able to stop.” – WDR2

¨ “A book worth reading, especially for people who want to reminisce about a childhood they never actually had in this way.” – Berliner Literaturkritik

¨ “A novel full of feeling that somehow manages not to slide into sentimentality. The characters all share the same kind of dry humor that comes from a fisherman’s hard life, the salty air of the sea and the motto: you have to take what you want – life is too short not to do it. Florine is a dazzling character full of vitality and sensibility that doesn’t need to fear the comparison with her missing mother.” – Aviva Berlin

¨ “RED RUBY HEART IN A COLD BLUE SEA by Morgan Callan Rogers - whose humor is as brilliant as it is dry - carries you off to a fishing village on the coast of Maine, USA. You can almost taste the salty sea air.” – Bolero

¨ “The appeal of Morgan Callan Roger’s debut novel appeal lies in her humor and the endearing characters.” – Cosmopolitan

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