THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 10820011B44127

English Summary/英文概要： Three women struggle as the Depression dawns.

In the summer of 1929, three strong-willed women, related by marriage, gather under one roof: widowed matriarch Maude Hennesey, whose belief in old-fashioned ways is shared by the ladies of her club; her pretty, spoiled daughter Rachel; and daughter-in-law Marie, who’s been forced by her husband, Harry, to uproot their two small children and take up residence in his family’s East Texan home until economic circumstances improve. Monte Schulz, son of celebrated Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz, examines not only the conflicts within the family, but the racial, gender and religious tensions of small-town Bellemont. As the summer wears on, Maude firmly lectures the unwelcome Marie on class distinctions, Rachel fights and flirts with her dashing pilot beau CW, and Marie reevaluates her marriage to salesman Harry during their separation, while fending off her employer Jimmy Delahaye’s slow seduction.

Meanwhile, storms gather as a child’s unnatural death sends shock waves throughout the community, instilling a sense of dread in both the reader and Marie, who’s already lost her firstborn to tragedy. Things come to a head when a black war hero, Julius, is accused of murder: surprising truths about these three women are revealed. In the calm after the storm, each woman learns to live her life on her own terms.

Schulz’ dynamic female characters, though accessible to a wide audience, have particular appeal for women. Schulz understands that readers find it refreshing when authors flesh out their protagonists by examining who they are through the prism of familial interactions, not just romantic relationships. Contemporary readers can identify with many of the issues that wife and parent Marie struggles with in The Last Rose of Summer, even though (and, perhaps, because) it concludes just as the Jazz Age is poised to shift into the Great Depression.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 三名女性的争执，直到大萧条开始。

1929年夏天，三名意志坚强的妇女，通过婚姻关系，聚集在同一个屋檐下：丧偶的女家长 Maude Hennesey，她与其它的姐妹们分享自己古老的信仰;她那漂亮，娇惯的女儿 Rachel，儿媳Marie，她曾被丈夫Harry强迫除掉两个孩子，居住在东德克萨斯丈夫家中，直到经济情况好转。 Monte Schulz，著名花生漫画家Charles Schulz的儿子，不仅见证了家庭内部的矛盾，还有种族，性别以及贝勒蒙特小城镇宗教的紧张局势。随着夏天到来，Maude坚决要以等级地位来训诫不受欢迎的 Marie，Rachel与她帅气的男友争吵调情，Marie在分居中重新审视了自己与推销员Harry的婚姻，同时躲避着雇员Jimmy Delahaye循序渐进的诱惑。

同时，在一个孩子非正常地死亡之后，暴风终于降临了，连整个社会都震惊不已，引起了读者们和Marie的恐惧心里——她已经承受过失去孩子的悲剧。当黑色的战争英雄 Julius被指控谋杀时，事情走到了一个尽头：有关于这三个女人令人惊讶的事实被揭示出来。暴风雨后的平静，每个女人都懂得以自己的方式生活。

Schulz的生动女性人物，接近广泛的读者群众，尤其对女性十分有吸引力。Schulz知道，当作者通过家族内部互动展现出他们的个性，而不只是人际关系让主角们变得耳目一新时，读者们会体验到其中的新鲜感。当代读者可以认同的问题是在《夏天的最后一朵玫瑰》中妻子与父母之间的争执，即使（也许，是因为）它的结论是爵士乐时代正准备向大萧条转移。(兼职翻译-PXD)

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About the Author/作者介绍： Monte Schulz在UCSB的美国研究院取得了硕士学位。于1990年出版了他的第一部小说《顺流而下》，并且在接下来的十二年内撰写一本有关爵士乐时代的小说《约旦之侧》。他为他的父亲——已故漫画家 Charles M. Schulz撰写了这本小说。它跟随《夏天的最后一朵玫瑰》成为三部曲中的第三部。

Monte Schulz received his M.A. in American Studies from UCSB. He published his first novel, Down By the River, in 1990, and spent the next twelve years writing a novel of the Jazz Age—This Side of Jordan. He wrote it for his father, the late cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz. It is followed by The Last Rose of Summer and a third book in the trilogy.

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