WHEN WE WERE THE KENNEDYS: A MEMOIR FROM MEXICO
Book ID/图书代码： 02330011B48048
English Summary/英文概要： 1963, Mexico, Maine: The Wood family are much like the town’s other immigrants: close, Catholic, and dependent on the wages Dad earns as a laborer at the Oxford Paper Company, the town’s chief employer.
Monica Wood narrates the struggle of a family of women who find themselves bereft outsiders when Dad suddenly dies and the mill is diminished by its first large-scale labor strike. The nation, too, is shocked by the loss of its leader, the first Catholic president.
Wood weaves these strands into a compelling look at the steadfast maturing of a nine-year-old child confronting loss and redemption as her family, her town, and her country undergo tumultuous change.
Monica Wood is the author of four works of fiction, most recently ANY BITTER THING (Chronicle, 2005; Ballantine pb) which spent 21 weeks on the American Booksellers Association extended bestseller list. It was also a Book Sense Top-Ten pick and one of the 10 Best Books of the Year at BeliefNet.com. Her other fiction includes ERNIE’S ARK (Chronicle, 2002; Ballantine, pb) selected by nine towns for "One Book, One Community" programs; MY ONLY STORY (Chronicle, 2000; Ballantine, pb) a finalist for the Kate Chopin Award; and her first novel, SECRET LANGUAGE (Faber, 1993; Ballantine re-issue, 2002).
Monica’s widely anthologized short stories have won a Pushcart Prize and been featured on public radio, including the NPR program Selected Shorts. She also writes books for writers and teachers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1963年，墨西哥，缅因州。Wood家就和镇上的大多移民一样，平易近人，信仰天主教，主要依靠在牛津纸业公司工作的父亲养家糊口。 Monica Wood 记叙了她曾遭遇的苦难，当一个家庭的支柱——父亲忽然去世，因为第一次大规模的罢工导致工厂的骤然减少，一个女人的生活似乎顿时失去了希望。而这个国家也正因失去了他们的第一任天主教总统在经历动荡。
Monica将这些动人的故事编织在一起，当一个九岁的孩子面对她的家庭，城镇，以及国家动荡不安时，是怎么渐渐变得成熟坚定的。
Monica Wood是四部小说的作者，最近的一部为《一切苦物》（纪事，2005，百龄坛），21个星期稳居美国书商协会畅销书名单，它还是百龄坛网年度十佳最佳书籍。她的其他小说包括《恩尼方舟》（纪事，2002；百龄坛），由九个城镇”一书，一个社区”项目选出；《我的故事》（纪事，2000；百龄坛）决赛时获得凯特萧邦奖；以及她的第一部小说，《秘密语言》（费伯，1993；百龄坛补发，2002）。
Monica的短篇故事选集赢得了手推车奖并被收录在公共广播，她也为作家和教师写作。(兼职翻译-XAT)
Awards/获奖情况：这是一本相当动人的书，将失去，生活和爱如此艺术而又仔细地呈现。Monica Wood 将她所有卓越的小说写作技巧都展现在这本扣人心弦，引人共鸣的回忆录中了。——Ken Burns 每过几年，回忆录的形式会复兴一次，带我们回到过去那个共同的梦想世界，那时我们更像真实的自己。Monica出色地写出了丰富，精确，客观的回忆录，带我们回到了乡村纸业工厂城镇的生活，这不仅是她年轻时的记忆，也是整个美国的。《如果我们是肯尼迪》一块感人至深的宝石！”——Andre Dubus三世
”Monica Wood 的回忆录丰满而引人入胜。我都不知道我曾为家庭经历了这么多。《如果我们是肯尼迪》描述了一个几乎要被世人遗忘的工厂城镇，充满了希望，情感与奇迹。——Michael Paterniti
About the Author/作者介绍： Monica Wood是四部小说的作者，最近的一部为《一切苦物》，21个星期稳居美国书商协会畅销书名单，它还是百龄坛网年度十佳最佳书籍。她的其他小说包括《恩尼方舟》和《我的故事》，决赛时获得凯特萧邦奖。 Monica Wood is the author of four works of fiction, most recently Any Bitter Thing, which spent 21 weeks on the American Booksellers Association extended bestseller list and was named a Book Sense Top Ten pick. Her other fiction includes Ernie’s Ark and My Only Story, a finalist for the Kate Chopin Award.
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