THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Book ID/图书代码： 00200011B45400
English Summary/英文概要： New York, 1945 - Sara Smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city attends her brothers Thanksgiving Eve party. As the party gets into full swing, in walks Jack Malone, a US Army journalist back from a defeated Germany and a man unlike any Sara has ever met before – one who is destined to change Sara’s future forever.
But finding love isn’t the same as finding happiness – as Sara and Jack soon find out. In post-war America chance meetings aren’t always as they seem, and people’s choices can often have profound repercussions. Sara and Jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control and that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstance. In this world of intrigue and emotional conflict, Sara must fight to survive –against Jack, as much as for him.
In this mesmerising tale of longing and betrayal, The Pursuit of Happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destiny.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1945年紐約：年輕、聰慧美麗的薩拉•斯邁思要用自己的方式到大城市參加兄弟們的感恩節晚會。當晚會進入高潮時剛從德軍回來的美軍記者傑克•馬龍走了進來。薩拉從未見過這樣的男人，這樣一個將用永遠改變薩拉生命的男人。
愛情的來臨與找到幸福是不一樣的。薩拉和傑克慢慢發覺，在戰後的美國邂逅並沒有他們想像的那麼美麗，而人們的選擇將迎來可怕的結果。薩拉和傑克發覺他們被無法控制的強大力量所左右，而控制他們的命運的不只有環境。在這個陰謀算計，情感衝突矛盾的世界中，薩拉必須與傑克鬥爭，這為了自己的生存，也為了傑克的安全。
這部關於欲望和背叛的愛情小說訴說了關於異心、果斷的道德選擇和命運的不確定性。
(Celia）
Awards/获奖情况：‘Curl up and enjoy’---Spectator ‘This superb story of divided loyalties and personal tragedy will leave you pinned to your seat’---Woman & Home
‘This is a book that demands attention, gripping from the first pages to the closing chapters’---Marie Claire
About the Author/作者介绍： 1976年從鮑登大學畢業後，他在都柏林的三一學院學習了一年。1977年他回到都柏林經營艾比劇院下“孔雀劇院”。28歲時，他辭掉劇院的工作，開始專注於寫作。為BBC寫了幾本廣播劇和舞臺劇後，他開始寫小說。第一本小說根據他在埃及旅行的經歷寫成了“Beyond the Pyramids”。隨後完成的“The Moment”和“Leaving the world”在2011年11月出版後便躍居法國暢銷榜單第一。至今為止，他出書10本，暢銷歐美22個國家市場。單本銷售達20萬左右。他的小說大多以歐洲社會和自然風景為背景寫成，在法國受到極高的褒獎。先後在2007年和2009年獲得法國藝術與文學騎士勳章和《費加羅報》文學大獎賽第一名。改編自“The Big Picture”的電影《全域》("L’homme qui voulait vivre sa vie”)，由法國王牌影星凱薩琳-德納芙主演，于2011年第八屆法國影展期間在中國四個城市巡迴展演，受到中國年輕人的喜愛。此外，他還為《星期日泰晤士報》、《星期日郵報》、《Esquire》和《GQ》等主流媒體寫專欄文章。
Douglas Kennedy’s novels have all been highly praised bestsellers. His work has been translated into sixteen languages and in 2006 he received the French decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he now lives in London and has two children.
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