CHAI TEA SUNDAY: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码: 00110912B55008
English Summary/英文概要: Explore the true resilience of the heart—and one woman’s determination to find hope in a world fraught with adversity
Thirtysomething Nicky Fowler has it all—a rewarding career, a loving husband and the perfect home. But when she and her husband suffer a complicated tragedy, the strain of two people dealing with an impossible situation in different ways breaks up their marriage.
Emotionally lost, Nicky travels to Kenya to volunteer at an orphanage. Amidst the violence and abject poverty, Nicky discovers the one thing that keeps Kenyans moving forward: hope. Over steaming mugs of chai, the country’s signature drink, Nicky opens up to her host mother, Mama Bu, and finds understanding, love and strength. And with that strength, Nicky realizes what she needs to do to save the endangered children she’s grown to love. Based on a true story, Chai Tea Sunday is a glorious portrayal of the power of the human spirit.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 改編自真實故事「上天關了一扇門 必會為你開另一扇窗」
失去一切的心碎女子 拋下所有 來到天災人禍不斷的肯亞
卻在看似沒有未來之地 發現希望的種子 也救贖自己
Kenyan Chai Tea:肯亞傳統飲品,其成分包括茶葉、牛奶、糖以及薑等香料。每個肯亞家庭都會飲用這種茶,而這也是肯亞家庭少數能負擔得起的食物。
邁入三十大關的Nicky擁有令人稱羨的生活:收入優渥的工作,還有全心全意疼愛她的老公。生活看似美滿,但夫妻倆卻有個缺憾…兩人一直沒有愛的結晶。他們為了擁有自己的寶寶,耗盡一切心力,但卻被令人心碎的消息徹底擊沉….兩人以各自的方式處理悲傷,也因此,曾經非常相愛的夫妻就此走上不同的人生道路。
Nicky決定前往未知的世界療傷,因為喜歡小孩,她到了肯亞的一所孤兒院擔任教學志工。原本Nicky對如此動盪不安又極度貧困的地方沒有懷抱任何期待,但她發現,這裡的人們卻依然對生命保持樂觀,而且仍覺得未來充滿希望。Nicky在當地寄宿家庭遇見充滿智慧的Mama Bu,她的生活哲理,以及肯亞美味的Chai Tea漸漸撫慰Nicky充滿傷痕的心,也讓Nicky決定不再沉浸於自己的情緒當中,而是要振作起來,去拯救那些身處艱困環境的肯亞孤兒們…。(DC & Eva)
Awards/获奖情况:"阅读本书将无疑为你带来一种全新的愉悦观感。" ---《滑铁卢记录报》( 2012年4月20日) "A refreshing and enjoyable read." ---Waterloo Record (April 20, 2012)
About the Author/作者介绍: Heather A. Clark在加拿大最大媒體公司之一的行銷部門工作,現居於安大略省,本書是她的第一本小說。 Heather A. Clark works in the marketing department at one of Canada’s largest media outlets. She lives in Oakville, Ontario.
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
Rights Status/版权销售情况:Simplified Chinese/简体中文:AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文:AVAILABLE
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况:
原文第一章内容:暂无
手稿:暂无
大纲:暂无