HAVISHAM: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 04560012B54122
English Summary/英文概要： A compelling prelude to Great Expectations, telling the story of Miss Havisham’s early life, before heartbreak comes to define her.
There was a delicate tracery of gold foil on the back of the dress. How strange that such a consummately made garment should be worn for this one day only. But, as every girl growing up understood, her wedding day was the most significant she would know: a woman’s crowning glory.
Catherine Havisham was born into privilege. Handsome, imperious, she is the daughter of a wealthy brewer, and lives in luxury in Satis House. But she is never far from the smell of hops and the arresting letters on the brewhouse wall - HAVISHAM. A reminder of all she owes to the family
name, and the family business.
Sent by her father to stay with the Chadwycks, Catherine discovers literature, music and masquerades - elegant pastimes to remove the taint of new money. But for all her growing sophistication Catherine is anything but worldly, and when a charismatic stranger pays her attention, everything - her heart, her future, the very Havisham name - is vulnerable.
Havisham is a masterly tribute to one of Dickens’s most celebrated and iconic characters
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本引人入胜的作品是狄更斯经典小说《远大前程》的前奏，讲述了郝薇香小姐的早期经历—那时心痛还未将她侵蚀……
在礼服的背面镶着用金箔制作的精致花纹，可是那样一件精美绝伦的外衣只能在今天享用是多么奇怪啊！但是，随着每个女孩渐渐长大，她们就会明白，自己的婚嫁日将是最有意义的一天——一个女人的最高荣耀。
凯瑟琳.郝薇香生于权贵之家。她的父亲是位富裕的酒商，一家住在富丽堂皇的豪宅里，再加之容貌美丽端庄，因而养成了盛气凌人的脾性。但是，她从来不能摆脱啤酒花的味道，以及啤酒厂墙壁上张贴的逮捕信——郝薇香。这些都提醒她自己愧对于家族的姓氏以及家族的生意。
父亲将她送到查德威科一家，让她有机会接触文学、音乐以及各种舞会——通过这些优雅的消遣来消除新进钱财的污点。凯瑟琳日益成熟起来，但是她收获的除了老于世故，再无其他。一位魅力非凡的陌生人注意到她，关注着她的内心，也关注着她的未来。此时，郝薇香家族的姓氏变得不堪一击。
《郝薇香小姐》是一部对狄更斯笔下最著名、最具标志性的人物杰出的致敬之作。(XMM)
Awards/获奖情况：“《提灯笼的人Lantern Bearers》是一部关于诱惑与背叛的作品，以鬼祟方式、清晰的思路讲述了一个卑鄙下流、动乱不安的故事。——《苏格兰周日报》
“可以与任何伟大作品相提并论悬疑小说杰作。——《泰晤士报》对《提灯笼的人》的评价。
“故事情节紧凑、引经据典、冷嘲热讽。”——《独立报》对《为记录的秘密》的评论。
“苏格兰当代最优秀的作家。”——亚历山大.麦考.史密斯
“犀利而智慧……最优秀的作品之一。”——《独立报》对《提灯笼的人》的评价。
“极度富有雄心。”——《苏格兰人》对《佩内普罗的帽子》的评论。
“The Lantern Bearers is a story of seduction and betrayal, a nasty, unsettling tale told with stealth and disturbing clarity.”---Scotland on Sunday
“A master of suspense to rank alongside the greats”---The Times on The Lantern Bearers
“Tight-knit, allusive and sardonic”---Independent on Unwritten Secrets
“Scotland’s finest contemporary writer.”---Alexander McCall Smith
“Bitingly intelligent … among the very best”---Independent on The Lantern Bearers
“Cleve and extremely ambitious”---The Scotsman on Penelope’s Hat
About the Author/作者介绍： 罗纳德.弗雷姆于1953年出生于格拉斯哥。他已经出版发行了13部全球知名的小说，也是一位获奖电视广播剧作家。他的处女作《冬日旅程》是第一届贝蒂.特拉斯科（Betty Trask Prize）文学家的联合优胜奖得主。《提灯笼的人》入围布克文学奖（The Man Booker Prize），并获得苏格兰年度图书赛尔泰奖。（Saltire Award for Scottish Book of the Year）Ronald Frame was born in Glasgow in 1953. He is the author of thirteen internationally published works of fiction, and is an award-winning television and radio scriptwriter. His debut novel, Winter Journey, was the joint winner of the first Betty Trask Prize for fiction. The Lantern Bearers was longlisted for The Man Booker Prize and won the Saltire Award for Scottish Book of the Year.
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