THE THINGS THAT KEEP US HERE: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 01240010B42827
English Summary/英文概要： Everything seems quiet on Ann Brooks’s suburban cul-de-sac. Despite her impending divorce, she’s created a happy home and her daughters are adjusting to the change. She feels lucky to be in a supportive community and confident that she can handle any other hardship that life may throw her way. But then, right before Thanksgiving, a crisis strikes that turns everybody’s world upside down. Suddenly her estranged husband is forced back onto her doorstep, bringing with him his beautiful graduate assistant. Trapped inside the house she once called home, confronted by challenges she never could have imagined, Ann must make life-or-death decisions in an environment where the simple act of opening a door to a neighbor could jeopardize all she holds dear. The choices she makes will impact the lives of those around her irrevocably and linger in the reader’s memory in this marvelous first novel, written with authority, grace, and wisdom.
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Chinese Summary/中文概要： Ann Brooks住在郊区过着静如死水的生活。虽然她马上就要离婚了，但是她营造了快乐的家庭气氛，让她的女儿能够适应生活中的变化。她很幸运地找到一个互助团体，她也有自信能够战胜生活中的一切困苦。但是就在感恩节前，发生一件足以让每个人的生活都翻天覆地的事情。她那没良心的丈夫又回到她的面前，还带来了自己漂亮的女助理。
被困在这个曾经被她称作家的地方，面对这些她从未想象过的挑战，Ann必须做出生死抉择。她做出的决定将改变自己身边的很多人。
这本文字优美、充满着智慧的小说将把故事带到每一个读者恍如身临其境，久久无法被释怀。
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Awards/获奖情况：“用真挚的情感来抵御残酷的现实。我一口气读完了整本书。”——Jacquelyn Mitchard “非常引人入胜......简洁的语句和紧凑的节奏......喜欢Jodi Picoult、Robin Cook和P.D.James的读者一定会喜欢这本小说。”——图书馆杂志
“引人入胜......喜欢悬疑小说的读者一定会喜欢。”——达拉斯早间新闻
“非常出色的处女作，值得每个人一读。”——James Rollins，《艾登的圣坛》作者
“保证你欲罢不能的小说。”——Lisa Gardner，《生而为诉》作者
“出色。”——洛杉矶时报
About the Author/作者介绍： Carla Buckley出生在华盛顿。她做过很多份工作，包括给一个美国参议员当助理新闻秘书，担任史密森协会的分析家，以及为国防承包商做技术文员。她现在和丈夫及孩子住在俄亥俄州。这本书是她的第一本小说。她的新书将会于2011年上市。 Carla Buckley was born in Washington, D.C. She has worked in a variety of jobs, including a stint as an assistant press secretary for a U.S. senator, an analyst with the Smithsonian Institution, and a technical writer for a defense contractor. She currently lives in Ohio with her husband and children. The Things That Keep Us Here is her first novel. Bantam Dell will publish Buckley’s next novel in 2011.
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