BONE AND BREAD
Book ID/图书代码： 06481013B59835
English Summary/英文概要： Beena and Sadhana are sisters who share a bond that could only have been shaped by the
most unusual of childhoods — and by shared tragedy. Orphaned as teenagers, they have
grown up under the exasperated watch of their Sikh uncle, who runs a bagel shop in
Montreal’s Hasidic community of Mile End. Together, they try to make sense of the rich,
confusing brew of values, rituals, and beliefs that form their inheritance. Yet as they grow
towards adulthood, their paths begin to diverge. Beena catches the attention of one of the
“bagel boys” and finds herself pregnant at sixteen, while Sadhana drives herself to
perfectionism and anorexia.
When we first meet the adult Beena, she is grappling with a fresh grief: Sadhana has died
suddenly and strangely, her body lying undiscovered for a week before anyone realizes
what has happened. Beena is left with a burden of guilt and an unsettled feeling about the
circumstances of her sister’s death, which she sets about to uncover. Her search stirs
memories and opens wounds, threatening to undo the safe, orderly existence she has
painstakingly created for herself and her son.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Beena和 Sadhana是姐妹，她们有一个只能以最不寻常的童年和一起分担的灾难来塑造的约定。青少年时就成为孤儿的他们在他们的Sikh叔叔的暴怒监管下成长，一个在蒙特利尔的哈西德派社区的麦尔哈德经营一个百吉饼面包店。他们一起试图理解富人，混淆品质的价值，形成他们产业的礼仪和信念。然而，随着他们的成长迈向成年，其路径开始出现分歧。 Beena获得了 “面包圈男孩”的注意并发现自己在16岁时怀孕了，而Sadhana强迫自己做到完美主义和厌食。
当我们第一次见到成人的Beena ，她正在努力和新悲痛作斗争：Sadhana突然死亡，奇怪的是，在人们意识到发生了什么事之前，她的尸体一个星期都未被发现。 Beena被留下负担着内疚和不安定的感觉，关于她即将揭开的妹妹死亡的情形。她搜索记忆并打开伤口，危险将破坏要她精心为她和儿子创造的安全，有序的生活。(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Saleema Nawa是短篇小说集《女修道院院长》的作者，这是入围魁北克作家联合会第一本书奖。她的小说 《我的三个女孩》在2008年赢得了旅程奖。在渥太华，安大略省出生和长大，她目前在蒙特利尔，魁北克生活和工作Saleema Nawaz is the author of the short story collection Mother Superior, which was
shortlisted for the Quebec Writers’ Federation Best First Book Prize. Her story “My
Three Girls” won the Journey Prize in 2008. Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, she
currently lives and works in Montreal, Quebec.
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