LETTERS FROM SKYE

Book ID/图书代码： 01240012B56641

English Summary/英文概要： Published writer, Elspeth Dunn, has never left her native Isle of Skye, in the far northwest of Scotland. When a fan letter arrives one day from a college boy in foreign-sounding Urbana, Illinois, the two strike up a correspondence that quickly becomes the center of both of their lives. Swept up in the war effort, Davey soon volunteers as an ambulance driver for the French Army, a reckless job sought by ex-pilots and race car drivers, and Elspeth waits on her remote Scottish island, worried she’ll lose her love before ever even seeing his face.

A generation and another war later, Elspeth’s daughter Margaret is busy escorting the children of London and Edinburgh to safe homes in the countryside, all while falling in love with her best friend, a soldier in the RAF. But when her mother mysteriously disappears, and letters start raining from their wainscoting in the aftermath of a bombing, Margaret must figure out what happened to her family so long ago if she ever hopes to see her mother again.

The author has a wonderful way of unfurling these two storylines and drawing us into the lives of these characters through the words they’ve written on paper….

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 透著《查令街84號》的典雅，繼承《根西島文學與土豆皮餡餅俱樂部》的風格，用書信傳遞戰爭期間的愛與生命的力量，如《女郵政局長》般動人心弦，比《女裁縫》更催人淚下。 作家埃爾斯珀斯•鄧恩從未離開過她的故鄉，蘇格蘭西北部的凱斯島。一天，一封來自美國伊利諾斯州厄巴納的書迷來信在她平靜的生活中引起一陣漣漪。一封美國大學男孩的書信對埃爾斯珀斯來說像是另一個世界的來信——陌生、新奇。他們很快成為了筆友，建立起了對他們的人生至關重要的情誼。 一戰爆發，美國男孩大衛志願為法國軍隊開救護車。這是一份有風險的工作，應徵的都是前飛行員或是賽車手。而此時，埃爾斯珀斯只能等在遙遠的蘇格蘭島，為自己的愛人忐忑不安，她不希望失去這個還未見面的愛人…… 幾十年過去了，二戰又爆發，埃爾斯珀斯的女兒瑪格麗特正努力保護倫敦和愛丁堡的孩子，把他們送到安全的鄉村。護送過程中，她愛上了自己的好朋友，一位任職於英國皇家空軍的士兵。可是她母親卻神秘失蹤了。一場空襲過後，從家裡牆板夾縫裡掉出了成千上萬封信。瑪格麗特若還想見到她母親，就一定得從這些信中弄清楚家裡多年前的秘密。 作者巧妙地將這兩條線索編織在一起，運用書信把讀者引入到人物的世界中來。你定將被潔西嘉塑造的世界吸引，為故事的人物感動不已。(Celia)

Awards/获奖情况：“A love story to the power of the written word.”—USA Today

“Jessica Brockmole is a gifted storyteller who weaves beauty and emotion into her pages. Letters from Skye will tug at your heart and make you long for the salty air of the Isle of Skye.”—Sarah Jio, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Camellia and Blackberry Winter

“Letters from Skye is a captivating love story that celebrates the power of hope to triumph over time and circumstance.”—Vanessa Diffenbaugh, New York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers

“[A] remarkable story of two women, their loves, their secrets, and two world wars . . . [in which] the beauty of Scotland, the tragedy of war, the longings of the heart, and the struggles of a family torn apart by disloyalty are brilliantly drawn, leaving just enough blanks to be filled by the reader’s imagination.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A poignant tale of a stubborn love that bridges the lives and wars of two generations, Letters From Skye gives the reader a story to inhale as well as read, unfolding amid the gripping panorama of a changing world—an absorbing and rewarding saga of loss and discovery.”—Kate Alcott, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker

“By turns lyrical and flirtatious, Brockmole’s debut charms with its wistful evocation of a time when handwritten, eagerly awaited letters could bespell besotted lovers.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Jessica Brockmole’s Letters from Skye is a fascinating, lyrical tale of love and loss. Gracefully weaving the tales of lovers and brothers and sisters spanning two wars, Brockmole expertly explores the toll of both honesty and deception upon hearts battered by war and society’s expectations.”—Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife

About the Author/作者介绍： 我從小就喜歡歷史小說，睡前就會讀蘿拉•英格爾斯•懷爾德的書。現在我開始寫小說:。閒置時間，還會作為歷史小說評論的編輯組成員，寫歷史小說評論。我喜歡遊蕩在二手書市場，穿梭在古董，古玩店裡，這就是我的尋寶遊戲！ ——潔西嘉•布洛克摩爾

I have been enamored with historical fiction since I was old enough to sit still for bedtime readings of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Now, I write stories of my own (and am much better at sitting still). When not writing, I can be found reviewing historical fiction as part of the Historical Novels Review’s editorial team. I enjoy getting lost in secondhand book stores and sifting through odd bits of ephemera and calling it "research".

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