THE SON OF A CERTAIN WOMAN
Book ID/图书代码： 11701213B64877
English Summary/英文概要： Here comes Percy Joyce.
From one of Canada’s most acclaimed, beloved storytellers: The Son of a Certain Woman is Wayne Johnston’s funniest, sexiest novel yet, controversial in its issues, wise, generous and then some in its depiction of humanity.
Percy Joyce, born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in the fifties is an outsider from childhood, set apart by a congenital disfigurement. Taunted and bullied, he is also isolated by his intelligence and wit, and his unique circumstances: an unbaptized boy raised by a single mother in a fiercely Catholic society. Soon on the cusp of teenagehood, Percy is filled with yearning, wild with hormones, and longing for what he can’t have—wanting to be let in...and let out. At the top of his wish list is his disturbingly alluring mother, Penelope, whose sex appeal fairly leaps off the page. Everyone in St. John’s lusts after her—including her sister-in-law, Medina; their paying boarder, the local chemistry teacher, Pops MacDougal; and...Percy.
Percy, Penelope, and Pops live in the Mount, home of the city’s Catholic schools and most of its clerics, none of whom are overly fond of the scandalous Joyces despite the seemingly benign protection of the Archbishop of Newfoundland himself, whose chief goal is to bring “little Percy Joyce” into the bosom of the Church by whatever means necessary. In pursuit of that goal, Brother McHugh, head of Percy’s school, sets out to uncover the truth behind what he senses to be the complicated relationships of the Joyce household. And indeed there are dark secrets to be kept hidden: Pops is in love with Penelope, but Penelope and Medina are also in love—an illegal relationship: if caught, they will be sent to the Mental, and Percy, already an outcast of society, will be left without a family.
The Son of a Certain Woman brilliantly mixes sorrow and laughter as it builds toward an unforgettable ending. Will Pops marry Penelope? Will Penelope and Medina be found out? Will Percy be lured into the Church? It is a reminder of the pain of being an outsider; of the sustaining power of love and the destructive power of hate; and of the human will to triumph.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这里将谈到珀西•乔伊斯
加拿大最负盛名，最有爱的故事之一：《某个女人的儿子》是韦恩•约翰斯顿的最有趣，最性感的小说，然而，它的事件、智慧和慷慨以及一些对人性的描写存在争议。
珀西•乔伊斯出生在纽芬兰的圣•约翰的，由于先天性缺陷十五年来都没有童年。他常常被嘲笑和欺负，也因为其聪慧和独特的环境而被孤立：一个未受洗礼的男孩由一个单亲母亲在激烈的天主教社会抚养长大。很快到了青年时期，珀西充满了向往，荷尔蒙激长，对不曾拥有的东西充满了渴望——想要被接纳。他的愿望清单最上方是令人不安而且吸引人的母亲，佩内洛普，她的性感相当引诱人。圣•约翰的每个人都对她有私欲——包括她的嫂子麦地那；他们的房客，当地的化学老师波普斯•麦克杜格尔 ……以及珀西。
珀西，佩内洛普和波普斯住在天主教学校的山上，大部分的神职人员都不太喜欢有丑闻的乔伊斯，尽管看似温和的纽芬兰大主教开始保护他，而这个人的目标是通过一切必要手段把“小珀西•乔伊斯”拉近教会。在追求这个目标的过程中，珀西学校的负责人布拉泽•麦克休，力图揭示他所感觉到的乔伊斯家庭背后的复杂关系的真相。背后也确实隐藏了黑暗的秘密：波普斯爱上了佩内洛普，但佩内洛普和麦地那却有一个非法的关系，她们相爱了：如果被抓到，她们将被送往精神病院，而珀西已经是一个社会弃儿，将再次失去家庭。
《某个女人的儿子》出色的混合了悲伤和欢笑，构建了一个令人难忘的结局。波普斯会和佩内洛普结婚吗？佩内洛普和麦地那会被发现吗？珀西会被诱入教会吗？这是局外人的痛苦提醒；爱的持续力和恨的破坏力；人的意志将胜利。(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 韦恩•约翰斯顿（http://waynejohnston.ca/）在纽芬兰出生和成长。他的畅销小说包括《神圣的瑞安斯》，《世界其他地区》，《天堂的保管人》，《纽约的探险家》和《殖民地的梦想》，而且这本书将被拍成电影。《世界其他地区》入围了吉勒文学奖和国际都柏林文学奖。约翰斯顿也是另外一本屡获殊荣的畅销回忆录《巴尔的摩的官邸》的作者。他住在多伦多。Wayne Johnston (http://waynejohnston.ca/) was born and raised in Newfoundland. His bestselling novels include THE DIVINE RYANS, A WORLD ELSEWHERE, THE CUSTODIAN OF PARADISE, THE NAVIGATOR OF NEW YORK and THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS, which will be made into a film. A WORLD ELSEWHERE was Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Johnston is also the author of an award-winning and bestselling memoir, BALTIMORE’S MANSION. He lives in Toronto.
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