FAREWELL, DOROTHY PARKER
Book ID/图书代码： 06830013B59670
English Summary/英文概要： What if inspiration came to visit...and wouldn’t leave?
When it comes to movie reviews, critic Violet Epps is a powerhouse voice. But that’s only because she’s learned to channel her literary hero, Dorothy Parker, the most celebrated and scathing wit of the 20th century.
If only Violet could summon that kind of courage in her personal life.
Determined to defeat her social anxiety, Violet visits the Algonquin Hotel to pull strength from the hallowed dining room, where Dorothy Parker and so many other famous writers of the 1920s traded barbs. But she gets more than she bargained for when Dorothy Parker’s feisty spirit rematerializes from an ancient guestbook and hitches a ride onto her life.
Violet is shocked and thrilled to be face-to-face with her idol, but when the gin-swilling writer takes up residence in her home and grows pricklier and more outspoken by the day, the timid movie critic is pushed to her limit. With her job threatened, her new relationship in tatters, and the custody fight for her orphaned niece in jeopardy, Violet is forced to face her fears ...and she makes sure Mrs. Parker does the same.
Wickedly funny and surprisingly poignant, Farewell, Dorothy Parker perfectly re-imagines one of America’s most iconic voices in a captivating and unforgettable tale.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 当灵感来敲门时会留下什么？
当谈到电影评论时，评论家Violet Epps是一个精力旺盛的发言者。但是，这仅仅是因为她学会了如何引导她的文学英雄，Dorothy Parker，是20世纪最有名和严厉的智者。
如果Violet只在她的个人生活才能召唤那样的胆略。
Violet决心击败她的社交焦虑，于是她参观了Algonquin酒店从神圣的用餐室获得力量，20世纪20年代Dorothy Parker和许多其他著名作家针锋相对的地方。但她得到比她预想的还多，Dorothy Parker争强好胜的精神是从一个古老的留言板中获得，这使得她的生活像搭了顺风车一样。
Violet为能够与她的偶像面对面而感到震惊和高兴，但当大口喝杜松子酒的作家需要住在她家，随着时间变长，极易发怒又直言不讳，胆小的影评人被推到她忍耐的极限。随着她的工作受到威胁，她的新关系名存实亡，她争夺岌岌可危的外甥女孤儿的监护权，Violet不得不面对她的恐惧......而她确定Parker夫人会做同样的事情。
邪恶的幽默和令人惊讶的凄美，《永别了，Dorothy Parker》用一个迷人、令人难忘的故事完全重颠覆了美国最标志性的语言。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：Review
"Meister skillfully translates the rapier-like wit of the Algonquin Round Table to modern-day New York ... [with] pathos, nuanced characters, plenty of rapid-fire one-liners, and a heart-rending denouement."—Publishers Weekly
"Farewell, Dorothy Parker is a delightful haunting. How wonderful to have the renowned wit--America’s wisegirl--as resident ghost and adviser.... Ellen Meister’s new novel is smart and fun."—Susan Isaacs, New York Times bestselling author of As Husbands Go"
Gone four decades and still missed, Dorothy Parker now has a starring role in Ellen Meister’s delicious new novel. No doubt Mrs. Parker, wherever she is, must be smiling."—Marion Meade, author of Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?
"In Farewell, Dorothy Parker, Ellen Meister provides refreshing insight into Mrs. Parker as a wit, civil rights advocate, and writer. Both of this bitchin’ novel’s main characters--Violet and Dorothy--can visit me any time."—Mark Ebner, New York Times bestselling author of Hollywood, Interrupted
"What bliss to be in the company of a reimagined Dorothy Parker! Ellen Meister’s wonderful novel delivers the wit, ingenuity and elegiac sass worthy of the Algonquin Table’s most quoted member. Long live Dorothy Parker and her zingers, resurrected so winningly in these pages."—Elinor Lipman author of The Family Man
About the Author/作者介绍： Mark Ebner，《纽约时报》畅销书《好莱坞，中断》的作者。
“在一家唱片名为Dorothy Parker的公司是多么幸福的事啊！Ellen Meister的精彩小说宣扬了机智，心灵手巧并哀悼了值得Algonquin Table引用最多的成员。Dorothy Parker和她的偏见将栩栩如生的长存于这些页面中。 ”—《 居家男人》的作者Elinor Lipman
Ellen Meister是早先三部小说的作者：《来生》，《智能》和《苹果木PTA的秘密自白》。她曾在《SmokeLong季刊》和《DimeStories》担任编辑 。Meister在霍夫斯特拉大学成人教育学院教创意写作，并创办了一个在线组织，她在那里扮演着一个有抱负的女性作家导师。
Ellen Meister is the author of three previous novels: The Other Life, The Smart One, and Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA. She has held editorial positions at SmokeLong Quarterly and DimeStories. Meister teaches creative writing at Hofstra University School of Continuing Education and runs an online group where she mentors aspiring women authors.
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