LITTLE MERCIES
Book ID/图书代码： 02330013B64812
English Summary/英文概要： In her latest ripped-from-the-headlines page-turner, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf shows how one small mistake can have frightening life-altering consequences...
Veteran social worker, Ellen Moore, has seen the worst side of humanity -- the vilest acts one person can commit against another. She is a fiercely dedicated children’s advocate and a devoted mother and wife. But one blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that Ellen could never have imagined, threatening to shatter everything she holds dear and trapping her between the gears of the system she works for. Meanwhile, ten-year-old Jenny Briard has been living with her well-meaning but irresponsible father since her mother left them, sleeping on friends’ couches and moving in and out of cheap motels. When Jenny suddenly finds herself on her own, she is forced to survive with nothing but a few dollars and her street smarts. The last thing she wants is a social worker, but when Ellen’s and Jenny’s lives collide, little do they know just how much they can help one another. A powerful and emotionally-charged tale about motherhood and justice, Little Mercies is a searing portrait of the tenuous grasp we have on the things we love the most, and of the ties that unexpectedly bring us together. By the author of the bestselling novels, THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE, THESE THINGS HIDDEN, and ONE BREATH AWAY.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 资深社工Ellen Moore曾目睹过人性最丑陋的一面，一个人可以对另一个人做出最为卑劣的事情。她是一位热情的护幼倡导者，一位尽职的母亲和妻子。但一个酷热的夏天，一次稀松平常的疏忽之举将会给Ellen带来从未想到过的结果，直接将会威胁到她所珍视的一切，让她陷入两难困境。
这是关于母性和正义，一部充满强烈情感的故事，《善念》是我们对生命中所最为挚爱的，以及这份爱让最终成为一种纽带的，一次深入写照。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：•Target exclusive edition includes LITTLE LIES
•BJ’s Wholesale Club Bookclub Pick of the Month for July
•“A story of motherhood, guilt, and redemption, LITTLE MERCIES examines our deepest fears and highest hopes. Gudenkauf’s prose is searingly raw, as Ellen’s confusion, guilt, and pain are laid bare. Thrilling and emotionally tender, this novel, with its driving pace, will appeal to fans of Lisa Scottoline and Jodi Picoult.” – Booklist
•“Gudenkauf is back with a riveting, fast-paced story…Combines page-turning intensity with deep questions about priorities and the sacrifices women make in their lives…This novel is full of hope, despite a sometimes harrowing focus on abused children. Recommend to those looking for a quick read with lots to discuss; ideal for book groups.” – Library Journal
About the Author/作者介绍： 美國暢銷小說家Heather Gudenkauf，出生於南達科他州，三歲時與家人搬至愛荷華州畢業於愛荷華州立大學。首部作品The Weight of Silence甫推出時即獲得各方極高的評價，目前與家人定居於愛荷華州並持續地創作中。
Heather Gudenkauf is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and These Things Hidden.
Heather was born in Wagner, South Dakota, the youngest of six children. At one month of age, her family returned to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota where her father was employed as a guidance counselor and her mother as a school nurse. At the age of three, her family moved to Iowa, where she grew up. Having been born with a profound unilateral hearing impairment (there were many evenings when Heather and her father made a trip to the bus barn to look around the school bus for her hearing aids that she often conveniently would forget on the seat beside her), Heather tended to use books as a retreat, would climb into the toy box that her father’s students from Rosebud made for the family with a pillow, blanket, and flashlight, close the lid, and escape the world around her. Heather became a voracious reader and the seed of becoming a writer was planted.
Heather Gudenkauf graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in elementary education, has spent her career working with students of all ages and continues to work in education as a Title I Reading Coordinator.
Heather lives in Iowa with her husband, three children, and a very spoiled German Shorthaired Pointer named Maxine. In her free time Heather enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking, and running. She is currently working on her next novel.
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