THE ANCHORESS
Book ID/图书代码： 04560013B64813
English Summary/英文概要： The Anchoress is the extraordinary story of Sarah, cloth-merchant’s daughter who, having repulsed the advances of the Lord‘s son, has decided that the only way she can keep herself safe from men and to serve God is to become an anchoress, a holy woman permanently enclosed in a small cell at the side of the village church. There were few choices for respectable women in the 13th century other than marriage but after her beloved sister Emma dies in childbirth, Sarah decides on a life of prayer and service to God. A woman’s body was considered a strange and dangerous thing, sinful and weak, inflaming the lust of men and hazardous during childbirth and Sarah hopes to keep herself safe, in refuge. But even the thick unforgiving walls of her cell cannot keep the outside world away and it is soon clear that her body and soul are still in great danger.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《女隐士》讲述了一个关于莎拉的精彩故事，莎拉是一名布商的女儿，在拒绝了地主儿子的追求后，她认为唯一可以远离男人并潜心为上帝服务的方法便是成为一名女隐士，将自己与世隔绝在村庄教堂的小地窖里，永远地成为一名圣女。对于13世纪的女性而言，要想获得尊重并过上体面的生活，她们几乎别无选择，唯有通过结婚的方式来达到，然而当心爱的妹妹艾玛死于难产时，莎拉便决定开始她潜心祈祷以服务上帝的生活。女性的身体被认为是奇怪而危险的物体，充满着罪恶却又极为虚弱，能够点燃男人的欲火却又会在生产时引发危险，因此莎拉希望通过将自己束缚于隐蔽之处来确保自己的安全。然而即便是厚厚的地窖墙壁也无法完全隔绝外面的世界，很快莎拉便将发现她的身体与灵魂都又重新深陷危险之中。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：So beautiful, so rich, so strange, unexpected and thoughtful ... I loved this book. (Elizabeth Gilbert)
‘A book about fear, the need for human touch, and the boundaries of intimacy.’ Independent
‘Sarah’s story is so beautiful, so rich, so strange, unexpected and thoughtful – also suspenseful. The
narrative examines the question of whether a woman can ever really retreat from the world, or whether
the world will always find a way to come after you...even if you try to nail yourself into a tomb.
I loved this book, and I loved meeting Robyn. I think this is a fantastic book club read, if any of you are
looking for new material.’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Cadwallader is a poet of loneliness; few writers have captured so completely the essential madness that
accompanies hermitage.’ Kirkus
‘A perceptive and arresting debut, which illuminates the medieval attitude towards women, and marks
Australian Cadwallader as a writer to watch.’ Observer
‘You might never read a novel so sensuous yet unconcerned with romantic love. The Anchoress achieves
what every historical novel attempts, reimagining the past while opening a new window…to our present
lives.’ Sydney Morning Herald
About the Author/作者介绍： 罗宾•卡德瓦拉德现居住在澳大利亚首都郊外的葡萄园中，迄今为止他已出版了数不清的获奖短篇小说故事、书评、诗集以及一部基于其博士论文题材的非小说类书籍，该书主要探究有关于人们对于贞洁及中世纪女性机构的看法。Robyn Cadwallader, who lives among vineyards outside the Australian capital, has published numerous, prize-winning short stories and reviews, as well as a book of poetry and a non-fiction book based on her PhD thesis which explored attitudes to virginity and female agency in the Middle Ages.
Format:HARDCOVER
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：France (Denöel), UK (Audio, Bolinda), US (FSG)
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