A THEORY OF SMALL EARTHQUAKES
Book ID/图书代码： 12312511B47002
English Summary/英文概要： In the early 1980s, Alison Rose is powerfully drawn to Zoe, a fellow college student and free-spirited artist who offers emotional stability and love outside the norm. Despite insecurities about being “different” Alison lets herself fall for Zoe, a girl three years her junior yet decades ahead in self-confidence and identity. Upon graduation they move to Berkeley, CA, a haven for “alternative lifestyles” yet still divisive enough to throw a wrench into Alison’s fragile happiness. When the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake strikes the Bay Area, Alison’s fragile world crumbles as well, and amidst the devastation she leaves Zoe for a “normal” life with a man.Mark is everything Zoe is not–compassionate, patient, safe–and Alison revels in the normalcy of it all. When she finds herself pregnant only three months into their relationship, she holds back a truth only Zoe knows: the baby could below be Mark’s or the donor the women selected when they were trying got start a family. When Corey is born Zoe allows this secret to remain, and serves as a third parent to the boy. Together the parents strive to create a life together.
A THEORY OF SMALL EARTHQUAKES beautifully illustrates that family is an evolving, sometimes-indefinable entity, one that demands courage and compassion to witness and honor the many faces of love.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 20世纪80年代早期，艾莉森•罗斯遇见佐伊，她瞬间便被这位周身散发着自由气息的艺术女生深深吸引，佐伊可以给她稳定的情感与爱情，但是他们的爱情却是有违于世俗伦理的。尽管自己的爱情与常人的有那么些与众不同，艾莉森还是深陷其中，佐伊只比艾莉森大三岁，却散发出超凡的自信与个性的气息。毕业后，她们定居在加利福尼亚的伯克利，一个可以容纳接受各类生活方式的庇护所，但是远离熟悉的地方还是给艾莉森本来就脆弱的快乐带来了一丝痛苦。当1989年一场突如其来的地震侵袭了海湾地区，它也一并摧毁了艾莉森原本就支离破碎的世界，极度悲伤之际，艾莉森终于做出决定，离开佐伊，找一个正常的男人，开始一段正常的新生活。 马克身上具有佐伊所没有的一切特质--有同情心，有耐心，让人有安全感--而艾莉森也深深沉醉于久违的正常关系的乐趣之中。然而在她和马克的关系才开始了三个月后，她便发现自己怀孕了，这场惊喜背后却可能隐藏着她和佐伊共同的小秘密：孩子要么的确是马克的，要么也有可能是她曾经为了和佐伊共建家庭是所选择的精子提供者的。小科里出生后，佐伊让这个秘密永远的埋藏了下去，并于马克夫妇一起，担任起了孩子的第三位家长，他们共同努力，一同创造全新的幸福生活。
《动荡余波》向我们唯美的展示了家庭---一个不断完善发展的过程，甚至有时候，也并不如我们所想像的那般稳定，但它让我们鼓起勇气，充满激情的去正视和尊重爱的每一面，不论它们是好是坏。(兼职翻译-DC)
Awards/获奖情况：“梅雷迪斯•马兰是一位极富感染力的故事讲述者，他既有一颗宽广的心，也有上帝赐予的珍贵才能。”----泰利•马凯利蓝，作家，《等待舒口气》等 “每个女人都是艾莉森•罗斯，只要她坚持不懈的同机遇作斗争，以最终获得健康幸福的家庭，在本书中，罗斯的救赎也一度显得危机四伏机会渺茫。《动荡余波》带领我们从全新的视角看待爱，性，嫉妒与忠诚，最重要的是，它带领我们感受了母性的光辉。”----阿耶莱特•瓦德曼，著有《坏妈妈》《红钩路》
“梅雷迪斯•马兰一出场便给我们带来了如此炫目的作品，他带领我们去重新关注生命中的纽带，尽管有时候他们矛盾的纠缠在一起，却依旧充满了生活的启发，乐趣，且深深的打动我们每个人的内心，于此同时他向我们生动展示了我们该用何种方式为获得我们所渴望爱而奋斗。我极力推崇该书。”----卡罗莱纳•里维特，著有《你的画像》
“毋庸置疑，这是令人惊叹的非小说作家梅雷迪斯•马兰的一部成功小说。《动荡余波》是睿智的，性感的，妙趣横生的，同时也是折磨人的痛苦的，总之，这是一部极为精致的小说，它讲述欲望和信任，教会我们爱与家庭。”----安娜•拉莫特，著有《不完美的小鸟》《一只又一只》
1) VANITY FAIR: Hot Type, February 2012
2) READER’S DIGEST: Tiny mention on books page, February 2012
3) THE MONTHLY: Excerpt in Feb. issue with East Bay event listings.
4) LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL: Small review in March 2012.
5) SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BOOK REVIEW: Ran Sunday 2.12.
6) ZYZZYVA ONLINE: Q&A with Oscar V posted 2.14.
7) MORE.COM : Q&A posted 2.14.
8) BERKELEYSIDE: posted 2.14.
9) LHJ ONLINE: Q&A with Caroline Leavitt posted 2.16.
10) BOSTON GLOBE review ran 2.16.
"This tender, timely story reminds us we don’t need to read historical fiction to find novels about marriage; in fact, we need novels like "A Theory of Small Earthquakes” to help us understand the history same-sex marriage is making today."---The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review, 2.12.12
"A family’s world is irrevocably rocked when an old female lover from Mom’s past reappears, in Meredith Maran’s sexy, audacious, politically charged, and sure-to-be-talked about first novel, A Theory of Small Earthquakes (Soft Skull Press). Ah, l’amour, l’amour."--- Vanity Fair, Feb. 2012
“A fictional parenting triangle that challenges assumptions."---Reader’s Digest, February 2012
"This intriguing, timely yarn gracefully brings up a number of provocative topical issues, most importantly the changing dynamics of what it means to be a family.
Maran’s novel effectively reminds us that this possible seismic social shift is really less a “hot topic’’ than a question of deeply human needs."---The Boston Globe, 2.17.12
“Call it Two Women, One Man and a Baby. Maran’s take on the modern family is at once unexpected and totally relatable.”---Ladies’ Home Journal, March 2012
"Maran, who has set several of her 10 non-fiction books in Berkeley, clearly loves the city, quirks and all, and her affection comes through in passage after passage."---Berkeleyside, 2.15.12
About the Author/作者介绍： 马兰是一位收获了多个奖项的作家，包括一些非小说类书籍《我的谎言》，《下课》以及《活在当下是什么感觉》（这些书籍均为在日本出版）。她长期为《人民》《自我》《家庭圈》《更多》《琼斯妈妈》和《旧金山记事》以及沙龙网站供稿，是全国书籍评论委员会成员，有两个儿子，均已成年。 Maran is the award-winning author of several nonfiction books including MY LIE, CLASS DISMISSED, and WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE NOW. (None of them published in Japan.) She is a contributor to People, Self, Family Circle, More, Mother Jones, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Salon.com. She is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and mother of two grown sons.
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