THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 06830012B55059

English Summary/英文概要： In this spectacular new novel, Barbara O’Neal delivers a generous helping of the best in life–family, food, and love–in the story of a woman’s search for the one thing worth more than anything.

At thirty-seven, Tessa Harlow is still working her way down her list of goals to “fall in love and have a family.” A self-described rolling stone, Tessa leads hiking tours for adventurous vacationers–it’s a job that’s taken her around the world but never a step closer to home. Then a freak injury during a trip already marred by tragedy forces her to begin her greatest adventure of all.

Located high in the New Mexico mountains, Las Ladronas has become a magnet for the very wealthy and very hip, but once upon a time it was the setting of a childhood trauma Tessa can only half remember. Now, as she rediscovers both her old hometown and her past, Tessa is drawn to search-and-rescue worker Vince Grasso. The handsome widower isn’t her type. No more inclined to settle down than Tessa, Vince is the father of three, including an eight-year-old girl as lost as Tessa herself. But Tessa and Vince are both drawn to the town’s most beloved eatery–100 Breakfasts–and to each other. For Tessa, the restaurant is not only the key to the mystery that has haunted her life but a chance to find the home and the family she’s never known.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在这本杰出的新作中，芭芭拉.奥尼尔慷慨大方地分享了如何感受生命中最美好的东西—家庭、食物以及爱。通过这个故事，作者讲述了一个女人如何追寻最重要的东西。

泰莎.哈洛今年37岁，但是还在苦苦忙于完成人生清单上的目标，那就是“恋爱并结婚成家。” 泰莎称自己为“一个居无定所的人”，她带领一群具有冒险精神的度假者徒步旅行。这个工作使得她能够周游世界，但是永远不能贴近家庭。但是，她在旅途中不幸受伤，被迫开始她人生中最艰难的冒险。

Las Ladronas 位于墨西哥山区的一个高地，成为吸引富人以及时尚人士的胜地。与此同时，这里也曾是泰莎饱受童年创伤的苦难所，只是如今的她已经记不太清了。现在，在一步步挖掘自己古老的家乡以及自己过去的同时，泰莎深深地被搜救工人文斯.格莱索所吸引。可是这个帅气的鳏夫并不是适合泰莎，因为他比泰莎还要不安分。此外，他是三个孩子的父亲，其中包括一个与泰莎一样茫然的8岁小女孩。不过泰莎和文斯都喜爱到镇上最受人喜爱的小饭馆（100 Breakfasts）就餐，而且彼此喜欢。对于泰莎而言，这个餐馆是她解开萦绕她多年的身世之谜的关键，同时也为她找到从未感受过的家庭关爱提供了机会。(XMM)

Awards/获奖情况：Tessa Harlow returns home to her father and her birthplace, Las Ladronas, N.Mex., after a traumatic accident. There she meets Vince, a single father with three high-spirited girls. Vince and Tessa soon become lovers, but know they can’t have anything more permanent, because as Tessa tells him, she’s a wanderer. Also, as Tessa snoops into town history, she uncovers secrets that call into question everything she thinks she knows about her parents. Too many interlinking plots and convenient resolutions temper the firm grasp O’Neal (The Lost Recipe for Happiness) has of the spiritual Southwest. In her favor is a talent for persuasively portraying men, women and children and a definite reverence for cooking. So while the contrived climax may annoy, the recipes and the depth of the characters will please. (Jan.) ---From Publishers Weekly

Tessa Harlow is on the move again. A travel guide, she’s lived all over the world since she was a child, following Renaissance Faires with her hippie father; but after an accident in a Montana river, she’s been sidelined. When she decides it’s once again time to move, she heads to a small northern New Mexico town called Los Ladrones. The small town is being revived, thanks to the tourists, and she’s testing the waters for work, visiting hotels, restaurants, and churches; but in doing so, she uncovers multiple secrets. Many years ago, she and her father lived on a commune outside of Los Ladrones, now an organic farm, with many of the same residents who now seem to know something she doesn’t. The farm raises more questions than it answers about her family, and memories of something tragic and long buried in her subconscious are resurfacing and cannot be ignored. O’Neal has created a powerful and intriguing story rich in detailed and vivid descriptions of the Southwest. ---Hilary Hatton, From Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： 芭芭拉.奥尼尔创作了一大批备受赞誉的小说，包括《如何打造完美生活》和《遗失的幸福秘诀》，并一举拿下了2010年美国言情小说奖（RITA AWARD)。至此，作者已经是第六次夺得该奖项。在她刚刚二十出头之际，芭芭拉就售出人生中的第一部小说，并以芭芭拉.塞缪尔和露丝.温德这两个笔名出版发行。芭芭拉的作品销路广泛，已经卖到意大利、澳大利亚、新西兰、法国、德国以及波兰等多个国家。除了写作，芭芭拉兴趣广泛，喜爱橄榄油、桃子、可口的麦芽酒、园艺以及各种各样体型庞大的狗。此外，她还是一名长途步行者，曾在2010年迈上了圣雅各朝圣者之路(Camino de Santiago de Compostela），并完成了部分旅程。她希望在不远的的将来可以把余下的旅途走完。虽然出生于科罗拉多州，但是目前她和爱人—一名英国籍耐力运动员—以及四只无家可归的动物住在派克峰附近。

Barbara O’Neal is the author of a number of highly acclaimed novels, including the Target Club Pick How to Bake a Perfect Life and The Lost Recipe for Happiness, which won the RITA in 2010, bringing her total number of RITA awards to six. She sold her first novel in her twenties, and has also published under the names Barbara Samuel and Ruth Wind, and her books have been sold in Italy, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, and Poland. Barbara loves olive oil, peaches, good ale, gardening, and all big dogs. She’s also a long distance walker who traveled a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in 2010, and hopes to return to walk the rest in the near future. A native of Colorado, she now lives on the skirts of Pikes Peak with her partner, a British endurance athlete, and four animals who convinced her they needed rescue.

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