THE GLIMPSE
Book ID/图书代码： 06580111B50894
English Summary/英文概要： Claire’s utterly compelling debut Young Adult novel combines the star-crossed romance of Romeo and Juliet with the terror of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the dystopian world of Noughts and Crosses.
THE GLIMPSE is set in London, in the not too distant future, where people are now divided into Pures and Crazies, according to the results of a DNA test; the Crazies are sectioned off to live within ’the City’, on the other side of the Community wall. Until the age of fifteen Ana has lived a privileged existence amongst the Pures, but her whole world crumbles when she finds out that her DNA test was faked: she’s one of the Crazies. Ana has just three years before she will be cast out of the Community.
But Ana meets Pure-born Jasper and is offered a ticket to freedom when he asks her to Join with him. She looks forward to a ’normal’ life, and fulfilling her dreams of becoming a musician. Then, just a week before the Joining ceremony, Jasper goes missing; it appears he is somewhere in the City, and no one knows why. Ana sets off on his trail, which takes her through the underbelly of society and into the pits of the human soul. And as she delves deeper into the mystery of Jasper’s disappearance Ana uncovers some devastating truths that destroy everything she has grown up to believe, but she also learns to love as she has never loved before.
It’s powerful, gripping, and thought-provoking on the subject of mental health, with a fresh and original voice and fantastically memorable characters - particularly our heroine. Claire has successfully pulled off the trick of combining a brilliantly imagined, convincing alternative world with a intelligent and page-turning plot - and of course, like all the best YA novels, there’s a heart-wrenching love triangle as Ana is torn between her old life and loyalties and the new world and the new (gorgeous!) love interest in the City.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 克莱尔史无前例的首部青少年小说，结合《朱丽叶与罗密欧》的凄美、《飞跃杜鹃鸟巢的人》的惊悚以及《拼字游戏》（Noughts and Crosses）一样地狱般的处境。《惊魂一瞥》故事发生在不久将来的伦敦。那是的人类根据基因分为纯净人和疯狂人。疯狂人居住在城市里，隔着分界墙的社区居住着纯净人。安娜直到15岁前一直生活在纯净人中间，可是当她发现自己的基因验证有误，而自己本属于疯狂人的时候，她的世界彻底垮掉。三年后，安娜将会被驱逐出纯净人社区。
但是安娜遇到了纯净族的贾思博，他主动提供给她一张通往自由国度的票并要求安娜加入自己的行动。一心渴望“正常”生活的安娜，期盼成为音乐家。可是就在参加仪式的一周前，贾思博神秘失踪。传言他出现在疯狂人住的城市里的某个角落，但没有人知道原因。安娜开始踏上追寻贾思博的旅途, 而她也彻底观察了社会的弱点、透析了人类心灵的点点滴滴。随着她陷入贾思博失踪之谜越深，她所了解的真相就越残酷，她发现伴随她成长起来的那些信念不复存在。但是，她也学会了从未有过爱的付出。
本书强烈有力、扣人心弦并发人深省，用全新、原创的观点以及令人难以忘怀的角色—尤其是我们的女主工—探讨了精神健康这一主题。克莱尔成功地刻画了一个令人信服精彩的虚拟世界，情节设计高超，令读者爱不释手。此外，与所有优秀的青少年小说一样，本书讲述了一个令人心碎的爱情三角恋: 安娜在过去的生活、她所面临的忠诚以及在城市里重新所邂逅的真爱中苦苦挣扎。(XMM & CK)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 克莱尔13岁的时候就创作了一部奇幻的舞台剧，并根据路标而命名。尽管《危险生存》从未搬上大荧幕，她还是从中学时代到大学一直坚持写作和梦想。克莱尔首先取得了电影专业学士学位，随后又在英国电影协会BFI工作数年。她做着跑腿和摄影助理的工作，并一同梦想拍摄属于自己的影片。2000年，克莱尔创作并指导了自己的第一部短片《颜色》，该片最后卖给Canal Plus。如今，克莱尔专心创作青少年小说。她和法籍的丈夫及两位儿子在巴黎和伦敦两地定居。
Claire wrote her first paranormal screenplay at the age of thirteen and named it after a road sign. Danger Alive never made it to the big screen, but she continued to write and daydream her way through school and university. Claire graduated with a first BA (Hons) in Film Studies, and spent the next few years working in the BFI. She worked as a runner and camera assistant, and fantasised about creating her own films. In 2000, she wrote and directed the short film, Colours, which sold to Canal Plus. Today, Claire is concentrating on writing YA fiction. She spends her time between Paris and London, along with her French husband and two young sons.
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