BEAUTY

Book ID/图书代码： 06830012B52752

English Summary/英文概要： When Alix Miller takes off for a remote spot in New Hampshire to paint a portrait of the reclusive aristocrat Leland Crompton, nothing has prepared her for what’s in store. The housekeeper is unnerving. The castle-like house -- with its massive chimney, mullioned windows, and ironwork gate with wrought-iron roses -- gives her chills. And Lee himself is disfigured by a rare genetic disease.

In the long hours of work that follow, deep in the wintry woods, Alix discovers that beneath Lee’s exterior lies a remarkable man, a man she could come to love. The problem lies in convincing Lee...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 当亚历山德拉米勒出发前往新罕布什尔州的一个偏远地方，为利兰布朗普顿画像时，她对即将发生的事猝不及防。这所房子几乎就是一座城堡，内有巨大的烟囱，竖框直棂窗，锻铁的大门点缀着铁制的玫瑰图案。管家让人不胜其烦。而利兰本人因一种罕见的遗传疾病而长相丑陋。但在他们一起在深冬的树林里经历了长时间的工作中，亚历山德拉发现在利兰令人不安的外表下，隐藏着一个真正的王子。渐渐地，她意识到自己爱上了这位外貌丑陋的男子，而这位王子似乎全然不相信亚历山德拉对他真挚的感情。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Revisionist fairy tales with a message are definitely a ’90s thing, and Wilson’s lightweight but strained debut is a retelling of the classic story of Beauty and the Beast. The latter is Leland Crompton, a rich recluse who lives on a remote estate in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, writing mysteries under the nom de plume of Harris Bellefleur and hiding his grotesquely deformed face. Yet family tradition dictates that his portrait must be painted, and Alix Miller, aka Beauty, is the latest of her family of artists to accept the commission. Of course, Alix, who narrates, has an unworthy boyfriend-oblivious and selfish photojournalist Mark. And, of course, she is ready for true love. Wilson spins her tale with some skill, but her stilted dialogue is clunky with platitudes ("You know that the friends of adversity are friends forever"). Leland is an appealing character, however. With his generosity and his gracefulness as he skates, he demonstrates that real beauty is active, found in movement and deed, not in the static medium of a portrait. His self-effacing humor is refreshing: When posing for Alix, he quips, "As you can see, I have no bad side." In opting for a weeper of an ending, however, Wilson pushes her love story over the brink into the kind of bathos that only romance addicts will embrace. Major ad/promo; first serial to Good Housekeeping. ---From Publishers Weekly

YA-This novel based on the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" makes no attempt to duplicate the fantasy and magic of Robin McKinley’s Beauty (HarperCollins, 1978), but the love story told is equally compelling. This is a Beauty of the ’90s, facing her beloved father’s death from cancer and involved with a handsome man wrapped up in his career. Beauty, an artist, meets Beast, a reclusive writer, when she is asked to paint his portrait. She ultimately proclaims her love for him, but he rejects her; the final metamorphosis of Beast is not a physical, but an emotional one: he must recognize that he is lovable in spite of his misshapen face and body. YAs will enjoy this romance, and will be challenged by the issues it addresses: how one can be a loving daughter or son to a dying parent, and how one faces the possibility of conceiving a child who may be born with a severe genetic defect. Finally, how does one get beyond appearance to find the heart and soul of a person? --- Molly Connally, Kings Park Library, Fairfax County, VA, From School Library Journal

In this beautifully written contemporary retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," Alix Miller is hired to paint a portrait of Leland Crompton, following a centuries-old tradition in which the artistic Millers have been patronized by the aristocratic Cromptons. Alix arrives at her subject’s isolated New Hampshire home to discover that his face is seriously deformed, the result of a genetic disorder. Her hopes of merely taking a few photographs and returning home to paint a portrait she’s unenthusiastic about are dashed, as Leland refuses to allow himself to be photographed. Resigned to spending time getting to know her subject, Alix finds herself increasingly drawn to the lonely, intelligent man. This is a wonderful, loving story with two believable and appealing protagonists. The author’s use of language is illuminating. A little gem. --- Elizabeth Mary Mellett, Brookline Public Library, Mass., From Library Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： Susan Wilson lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her husband, two cats, and a horse. One daughter is still at home; the other lives in Boston. When not writing, Susan enjoys singing in the community chorus and mucking stalls.

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