THE NIGHT RAINBOW

Book ID/图书代码： 02000011B50739

English Summary/英文概要： It is summer in the south of France, and Pea and her little sister Margot spend their days running free, inventing games in the meadow behind their house. But Pea has worries beyond her five and a half years. Her father has died in an accident, and her mother has just lost a baby. Maman is English, already isolated in this small, foreign village, and in her compounded grief, she has retreated even further. Pea and Margot stay out of her way and try to make things better, but they can’t make Maman happy again. When Pea befriends Claude, a man who seems to love the meadow as she does, she wonders if he could be a new papa. But why do the other villagers view Claude with suspicion, and what secrets does his large empty house hold? Beautifully written, haunting, and full of surprises, The Night Rainbow is a novel about innocence and experience, grief and compassion, and the blessings and perils of imagination.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 新生代作家Claire King是畢業於劍橋大學的高材生，曾是英國文學雜誌《The View From Here》的小說線主編，她的短篇故事集多次入圍BBC及布里司托短篇故事獎。目前Claire與家人居住法國，本書是她的首部長篇小說，透過小女孩心中的純真與異想，描繪人生歷經深刻的痛苦和失落，一個人該如何從悲傷走出、甚至得到救贖…?

法國南部是一個適合療傷的地方，五歲的琵雅和四歲的瑪歌在最需要親情關懷的年紀，痛失因意外死去的父親，而她們的母親也因為懷孕難產，無法同時承受失去兒子和丈夫的打擊而變得異常憂鬱。

失去父親和未出生的弟弟，琵雅變得比一般同年齡的孩子更早熟。她渴望親情與母愛，總是試著讓難過的母親能活得更快樂，但不管怎麼做，母親還是不理不睬，似乎當琵雅不存在這個家裡。

失去母愛，琵雅尋求心靈的慰藉，只能跟瑪歌待在一起，兩人在從前父母最愛的牧場草地上玩耍，一起野餐，一起玩她們最愛的捉迷藏。但琵雅漸漸發現，瑪歌的心靈似乎扭曲變形，常常有著一些怪異舉動和黑暗異想。在瑪歌的行為開始充滿威脅之前，琵雅該如何進入她的內心深處解救她自己，甚至同時解開母親的心結…(CL)

Awards/获奖情况：In addition to the rave reviews and extensive blog coverage of the hardback, THE NIGHT RAINBOW paperback has been attracting further media interest:

‘Emotional and beautifully written, you’ll be on tenterhooks throughout’ Stylist

‘The Night Rainbow maintains the simple rhythms of a fairy story. It is a tale of renewal and of hope. King successfully pitches Pea’s innate optimism against the seemingly dark forces of adult grief, creating a novel of escalating tension.’ Daily Mail

‘With its perceptive portraits of nature and friendship, King’s novel offers a reminder of the essence of childhood.’ Metro

‘An original, beguiling debut’ Marie Claire

Quirky, elegant and sweet: I loved it! (Joanne Harris)

At once moving and gripping, elegant and spare, The Night Rainbow is a daring novel about a child faced with the baffling world of adult grief. Claire King nails the voice of the child narrator from the first page; Pea is a heroine you won’t forget (Maggie O’Farrell)

Emotional and beautifully written, you’ll be on tenterhooks throughout (Stylist)

An original, beguiling debut about the consequences of an imaginatively lived life (Marie Claire)

About the Author/作者介绍： Claire King was born in England, educated at Cambridge, and is the fiction editor for The View from Here magazine. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the BBC’s Opening Lines program and the Bristol Short Story Prize. She lives in the south of France with her husband and two children. This is her first novel.

Format:电子手稿

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold to Italian, German, Dutch

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