THE TRIALS OF TIFFANY TROTT
Book ID/图书代码： 03277012B52313
English Summary/英文概要： An engaging first novel that takes a humorous look at the ever-growing singles scene, and the dilemma of successful thirty-something women trying and often failing to ‘have it all’.
Tiffany Trott is attractive, eligible and sparky – so why is she (as her bossy best friend puts it) ‘a complete failure with men’? Stung into indignant action, she decides she’ll hunt down Mr Right herself – or even Mr All Right, who’s got to be better than the Mr Catastrophics who litter her recent past. So begins Tiffany’s eventful odyssey through the Love Jungle. From blindingly bland dates to introduction agencies, small ads and Club Med, Tiffany tries the lot in her quest for a mate. But as she ponders her puzzling lack of a life partner, Tiffany watches her friends face problems of their own – and begins to wonder whether marriage and motherhood is quite what she wants after all…
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 广告创意撰稿人蒂法尼，是个梦想结婚的大龄未婚女青年。在这个欲望横生的都市，她的小小愿望不过是想寻找一份安稳的婚姻，彼此有爱，有共同话语空间。可是，她相亲，登广告，参加单身派对，像个孤独的灵魂游遍城市的每个角落，却一无所获。她困在自己假想的爱情里，困在一个没有打算离婚的已婚男人的爱意里，当结婚的假想成真，她却选择了出逃……
精彩语录：
我是有多傻啊，我让那些自私的、不愿承担责任的男人们把我缠住太久了。我这是自食其果啊。在一个女人超过三十三岁后，一个男人就不能独占她超过六个月而不把自己的意图讲清楚，否则就要被罚款。
人们总就会这么对你说：“那个对的人就在转角等着你呢。”没有！哪有什么好男人在转角等着我？倒是很可能有个下流的浑蛋站在转角。我对他也很感兴趣，浪费了大把时间在他身上，然后那浑蛋走了，把我留在原地。
我真希望成为一个家庭主妇吗？我不确定我真的需要这些。我不想现在就被束缚住毕竟，我还很年轻，我还有很长的人生，在走出这重要的一步以前，我还有很多人想要认识，很多地方想要去，很多事情想要做。在我的脑海中，我能看到我自己“非常安定”的样子，那样子让我“非常惊慌”。(AC)
Awards/获奖情况：编辑推荐
《一个人的婚事》是英国现代女性小说掌门人伊莎贝尔•沃尔夫写给都市单身女人最贴心的作品，英伦治愈系风格的巅峰之作，被誉为英国版的《欲望都市》。
在这个繁华时代里，有这么一群单身女郎最惹人怜爱：她们永远年轻美丽，却永远拒绝结婚。跟《欲望都市》一样，《一个人的婚事》将笔尖对准了都市单身女性的情感世界，她们爱得起，恨得起，她们都有强烈的自我主张和生活态度，她们外表个性独立，经常被人贴上“剩女”、“白骨精”等类型化标签，其实她们的内心却并不确定自己要什么。她们需要弄清楚的问题很多，而日子却太少。
你想改变一个男人，还是想改变自己对男人的期望？
你奋不顾身爱的那个人，会不会是最不值得爱的人？
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读《一个人的婚事》让我又兴奋，又感慨，这一切再现实不过了。善良的女主角蒂法尼身边总有一群超有爱的人，她的每一次可怕的约会都逗得我哈哈大笑！我太喜欢蒂法尼的说话方式了，“事实上我没这么说……我只是说……”生活中我们不正是这样心里一套，嘴上一套？——读者 芥末
我没有经历过蒂法尼那么多次约会，但我太能理解她身上发生的可怕经历了。相比之下，我的相亲之路虽然不一帆风顺，但仍算是美好的。《一个人的婚事》是一本读来不累、又能治愈心灵的轻小说，虽然它没有赢得普利策文学奖，但沃尔夫仍然是我心目中最有才华的女作家之一。——读者 静以
如果你结婚了，对感情有些焦虑，或者觉得生活太古板，不如读一读《一个人的婚事》。 我保证你会发现，自己身边的Mr. Right不是个极品，该是多么值得庆幸的事；如果你单身，你一定会爱死了蒂法尼的故事，每个女人在找到真爱之前，都要经历过无数个Mr. Wrong。他们是过客，但让你成长。——读者 洛奇之家
’I absolutely, genuinely loved The Trials of Tiffany Trott. It’s quite a while since I enjoyed a book this much. To be frank I wish I’d written it myself. It’s funny, charming, upbeat and unputdownable. Acutely observed and so well written. I was completely diverted and entertained. It deserves to do fantastically well.’ --- MARIAN KEYES
In this hilarious and distinctly British debut novel, 37-year-old Tiffany Trott, a recently dumped London copy writer, takes desperate measures to find Mr. Right, or at least Mr. "ok-looking-bordering-on-the-almost-acceptable." Armed with expensive cosmetics and designer duds, Trott vows to waste no time on golfers, "commitophobes," cross-dressers, or men with the distasteful names Terry, Kevin or Duane. Wolff cleverly chronicles the inevitable disillusionments befalling Trott as she responds to personals ads, attends singles events, signs up at introduction agencies and goes on a long list of blind datesAonly to meet the likes of a lecherous television reporter and a "Seriously Successful" married man. Trott’s compulsive list making, large circle of friends and unique ability to commiserate with household appliances set up Wolff’s one-liners. Her distinctive humor is consistent, most memorably in Trott’s experience as birthing coach to an unmarried friendAshe graciously accepts the assumption that she is a lesbian partner. Quaint English vocabularyA"nosh," "knackered," "beastly," "pernicketiness"Awill add to the amusement for stateside readers. (Aug.) ---From Publishers Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： 伊莎贝尔•沃尔夫，英国女性小说掌门人。名列亚马逊畅销作家榜。现代英国最有叙事天赋的女性作家，作品已售23个国家。英国《每日邮报》专栏作家。在BBC服务12年，担任国际台的新闻制作人与记者，也曾替许多报纸杂志撰写专栏，其中于1997年为《每日电讯报》撰写的Tiffany Trott专栏，才刊出一周，沃尔夫便收到出版社的出书合约，从此展开她始料未及的小说家生涯。作品包括《古董衣情缘》《画中情缘》《宠物情缘》《一个人的婚事》等。
Isabel Wolff was born in Warwickshire and read English at Cambridge. She is the author of seven other bestselling novels, which are published in 23 languages. She lives in London with her family.
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