LEOPOLD BLUE

Book ID/图书代码： 11701212B56293

English Summary/英文概要： In 1993 the world is watching as South Africa enters a new era. But in the small town of Leopold change comes slowly, if at all. It might be a time when the son of the family housekeeper can travel the world on a scholarship, but it’s also still one where a white teenager is marked out forever after calling him her best friend. Caught between her liberal mother and a rigid community, Meg is lonely without ever being alone, and stifled by unspoken conventions while unable to let go of their reassuring familiarity. The arrival of a new friend who breaks all the rules promises to alter everything, but can Meg really change who she is?

This stunning debut is a coming-of-age story that is universally recognisable while evoking with perfect authenticity a very specific sense of place and time. Capturing both the joy and the eternal, Sunday-afternoon boredom of the final moments in a small-town upbringing, LEOPOLD BLUE is a novel about freedom, fear and love.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1993年，全世界都见证了南非这个国家迈入了一个新的时代。但是在奥利彼得这个小城镇里变化却进行得非常缓慢，或者说根本没有改变。在这个小镇里，一个白人管家的儿子可以用奖学金环游世界，而在下一刻，他也可以因为被一个女孩称作最好的朋友而被其他的孩子排挤。这个女孩叫做Meg,她的母亲喜欢不拘泥于尘世的生活，而她们所在的社区又是如此的保守，Meg夹在中间，感到很孤单，哪怕她从来都没有独处的机会，枯燥的约定规则让她感到窒息，但同时她又无法跳脱这些给她带来安心的熟悉感。有一天，镇里来了一个新朋友，她保证会打破规则，并改变一切，但是Meg真的能够改变自我吗？

这部惊人的处女作被社会大众所认可，作品中的地点时间都充满着真实感。作品抓住了所有快乐和永恒的细节，星期日下午一个百无聊赖的小镇正在缓缓崛起。《阴郁的奥利彼得》讲述的是一个有关于自由，恐惧和爱的故事。(XAT)

Awards/获奖情况：Rosie Rowell Wins 2015 Branford Boase Award

About the Author/作者介绍： Rosie Rowell 于2003年从南美搬到英国，现在与她的丈夫和三个孩子住在伦敦。

Rosie Rowell moved to the UK from South Africa in the 2003, and lives with her husband and three children in London.

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