THE STORMS OF WAR
Book ID/图书代码： 10010013B61617
English Summary/英文概要： The first novel in esteemed TV historian Kate Williams’s groundbreaking new series which opens in 1914. For fans of ATONEMENT, BIRDSONG and DOWNTON ABBEY.
In the idyllic early summer of 1914, life is good for the de Witt family. Rudolf and Verena are planning the wedding of their daughter Emmeline, while their eldest son, Arthur, is studying in Paris and Michael is just back from his first term at Cambridge. Celia, the youngest of the de Witt children, is on the brink of adulthood, and secretly dreams of escaping her carefully mapped-out future and exploring the world.
But the onslaught of war changes everything and soon the de Witts find themselves sidelined and in danger of losing everything they hold dear. As Celia struggles to make sense of the changing world around her, she lies about her age to join the war effort and finds herself embroiled in a complex plot that puts not only herself but those she loves in danger.
With gripping detail and brilliant empathy, Kate Williams tells the story of Celia and her family as they are shunned by a society that previously embraced them, torn apart by sorrow, and buffeted and changed by the storms of war.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 知名荧幕历史学家凯特•威廉姆斯全新突破系列作品中的第一部小说，以1914年为故事开端，以满足《赎罪》《鸟鸣》和《唐顿庄园》迷们喜好。
1914年，田园般的美妙初夏，对德维特一家而言，生活是美好的。鲁多夫和薇诺娜正在准备女儿艾玛琳的婚礼，而他们的长子亚瑟正在巴黎求学，而迈克尔则刚刚完成剑桥第一学期的课程。德维特兄妹中最小的西莉亚也即将成年，并且她私下梦想着有朝一日可以逃离她那早已精心规划好的未来，去探索外面的世界。
然而战争的突然降临改变了一切，很快德维特一家便发现他们远离了原来的一切并面临着失去挚爱之人的危险。西莉亚挣扎着想要了解她所处的瞬息万变的世界，因此她谎报了年龄，参加战争，却发现自己深陷一场复杂的阴谋之中，不仅让自己也让她所爱的人们为之身陷危险。
凯特•威廉姆斯用引人入胜的细节描写与睿智丰富的情感讲述了西莉亚和其家人的故事，曾经拥抱他们的社会在关键时刻弃他们于不顾，伤痛让他们支离破碎，战争的风暴缓慢地冲击与改变着他们所有人。(DC)
Awards/获奖情况：一部魔法般美丽的家族传奇故事：如果你是《唐顿庄园》的剧迷们，相信本书一定不会令你失望。（艾莉森•维尔）A beautifully conjured family saga. Fans of DOWNTON ABBEY will love it (Alison Weir)
About the Author/作者介绍： 凯特•威廉姆斯是一名社会历史学家，宪法专家与皇室专家，播音员及作家，其著有《英格兰情妇》（England’s Mistress） (Hutchinson, 2006); 《成为女皇》（Becoming Queen ）(Hutchinson, 2008); 《男人的享乐》（The Pleasures of Men）; 《青年伊丽莎白》（Young Elizabeth） (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012)等作品。
Kate Williams is a social historian, constitutional and royal expert, broadcaster and author of England’s Mistress (Hutchinson, 2006); Becoming Queen (Hutchinson, 2008); The Pleasures of Men; Young Elizabeth (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012).
Format:
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights Sold: Italian: Baldini Castoldi
原文第一章内容：暂无
手稿：暂无
大纲：暂无