HOUSE OF STICKS
Book ID/图书代码： 11980511B46470
English Summary/英文概要： Bonnie, never domestically inclined, has given up her life as a musician to become a stay-at-home-mother to three small children. She tells herself she has no regrets but sometimes the isolation and endless drudgery feel insurmountable, threatening to swamp the love between Bonnie and her partner, Pete.
Her almost-happy life is threatened by the intrusion of a character from her husband’s past. Doug, an old mate of Pete’s, is eccentric and intrusive, a lame duck who drifts in and then never seems to leave, bringing trouble with him. His unsettling presence provides the catalyst for this very suspenseful novel.
When both Bonnie’s and Pete’s allegiances are tested, and the cracks really start to show in the life they’ve built together, it seems the threat might not come only from outside but from within as well.
A tightly crafted novel, House of Sticks is a revealing portrait of domestic life. It is also about trying to stay connected in a disconnected society. It’s a story of identity and community, loyalty and love.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 邦妮（Bonnie）从未想过有一天自己会放弃音乐人的生活转作家庭主妇。尽管她一再告诫自己没有后悔，但有时候，孤独和空虚还是会令其翻腾，也威胁着他们夫妻间的情分。她看似平静的生活被丈夫过去的友人破了坏，亦使得本个故事增添了更多的悬疑味道。邦妮和丈夫在岌岌可危的生活中经受着考验。而且，危胁似乎不仅有外在的原因，还有他们自身的原因。这是一个在支离的社会努力找寻联系，一个关于定位、团结、忠诚和爱的故事。(兼职翻译-XJJ)
Awards/获奖情况：凯特•维克（Kate Veitch ）：“作者看透了海岸线边的生活状况。海伦在这里遇见了亨利，但这是一片能把纯真的人变成邪恶力量的地呀。” 克莱尔•伯蒂克（Clare Bowditch ）：“非常棒。作者的水平很高。”
四颗星（FOUR STARS）：“作者在此处女作里显示了其真实的天分，简直无与伦比，令人大开眼界。相信读者也会被这绘声绘色的文字倾倒。”
About the Author/作者介绍： 佩吉•弗卢（Peggy Frew），墨尔本知名乐队Art of Fighting成员，佳作云集，本书是她创作的第一部小说。作为尚未发表的手稿，去年获得了维多利亚总统文学奖。 Peggy Frew’s debut novel, House of Sticks, won the 2010 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards for an unpublished manuscript. Peggy is a member of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Melbourne band Art of Fighting. Her story ‘Home Visit’ won The Age short story competition in 2009, and another story, Highwayman, was highly commended in the University of Canberra National Short Story Competition. Her stories have appeared in New Australian Stories 2, Kill Your Darlings, and Meanjin.
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