THE SCHEMER
Book ID/图书代码： 07861212B53423
English Summary/英文概要： The heir to Martina Cole’s crown with a story of murder, the underworld, violence and treachery.It’s 1983 and Stephanie Crouch’s life is dull. She is desperate to escape the run-down, pokey council house she shares with her overbearing family, but at fourteen years old she has nowhere to go.
When Stephanie meets East End wide-boy Barry, his cockney charm and quick tongue soon have her head over heels in love. Finally Stephanie feels like her dreary life is on the up. But too young to control their fate, Stephanie and Barry are torn apart when he is whisked away to Spain by his family.
Lonely and heartbroken Stephanie turns to Barry’s childhood friend Wayne for comfort, and their friendship soon blossoms into romance, leaving Barry fuming and promising revenge …
Ten years later Barry returns to England. Within one month Stephanie’s happy world with Wayne is turned upside down. People immediately start to point the fi nger of accusation at Barry, but is he the one to blame?
Or should Stephanie look elsewhere to find the schemer who has ruined her life?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这个故事是有关发生在Martina Cole王室继承人身上一系列的谋杀，黑社会，暴力和背叛事件的。
那是1983年，一个名叫Stephanie Crouch的女孩正过着百无聊赖的日子。她极力想要从这破落狭小的小房子里搬出去，想要逃离她霸道的家庭，但是年仅14岁的她实在无处可去。
那一年，Stephanie遇见了西部男孩Barry，他的伦敦口音和快速的语调一下就让Stephanie怦然心动。可是坠入爱河的两个年轻人发现他们的美梦已经到了尽头。由于太年轻，他们无力抗争自己的命运，Barry被父母强行带往西班牙，就这样和Stephanie分开了。
Stephanie感到心碎而孤单，于是向Barry的儿时好友Wayne寻求安慰，他们之间的友谊迅速变成了爱情，这使得Barry很生气，并誓言要报复......
十年之后，Barry回到了英国，之后的一个月，Stephanie和Wayne原本幸福美好的生活就被彻底打乱了。人们都把矛头指向Barry,但他是真正要加害他们的人吗？
还是Stephanie应该再仔细好好地想想到底是谁破坏了她原本美好的生活？
(XAT)
Awards/获奖情况：这个充满了暴力，背叛和家庭关系的故事在作者的笔下被精彩地呈现，使读者爱不释手。——《世界新闻报》 ‘Brilliantly delivers a story of violence, treachery and family ties… Easy to read and hard to put down’ – News of the World
About the Author/作者介绍： KIMBERLEY CHAMBERS的人生丰富多彩，她当过电台音乐主持人，街头商人和出租车司机。KIMBERLEY目前居住在罗姆福德，埃塞克斯，把这她出生长大的地方作为写作的背景，所以故事才更生动有趣。她刚与Harper Collins签订了3本书的合约。 KIMBERLEY CHAMBERS is a wonderfully colourful character who has been a disc jockey, a street trader, and a mini-cab driver. Born and brought up in the world about which she writes so vividly, Kimberley lives in Romford, Essex. She has just signed a new 3 book deal with Harper Collins.
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