KIDS THESE DAYS: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 00342513B65681
English Summary/英文概要： In the spirit of Jonathan Tropper and Kevin Wilson, Drew Perry takes aim at the two sides of a man’s impending fatherhood—abject terror and unconditional love. Walter and Alice are expecting their first baby, but their timing is a bit off: Alice has quit her job, and Walter, once a successful loan officer, has been unexpectedly downsized. They’ve had to relocate to Florida to live rent-free in Alice’s deceased aunt’s condo, and when Alice’s brother-in-law Mid offers Walter a job, he can’t refuse. But the things he doesn’t know—about Mid’s murky dealings and the secret arrangements of his shady small-business empire—are beginning to unnerve him. Tensions escalate until the day Mid’s mysteriously procured bright yellow Camaro becomes the object of a police chase—with Walter riding shotgun.
Drew Perry paints a landscape of weird, strange, beautiful Florida and its inhabitants—all wholly original, hilarious, and utterly believable. And at the center is a wonderfully sensitive portrait of a father-to-be who is filled with trepidation, paralyzed by the thought of taking responsibility for another human life when he won’t even take responsibility for his own. Kids These Days is a novel about a man who finally grows up—and just in time.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 德鲁•佩里继承了乔纳森•特洛普和凯文•威尔森的创作风格，在本书中，他将带领我们观察即将初为人父的男孩性格中的对立的两面---一面是绝望无助中衍生而出的惊恐，而另一面则是无条件的父爱。华尔特和爱丽丝的第一个孩子即将出世，但他们的时间安排却似乎出了些小问题：爱丽丝辞去了工作准备待产；华尔特本是一名成功的信贷师，然而却意外的遭到了裁员。两人不得不搬往爱丽丝去世的姨妈位于佛罗里达州的免费公寓；当爱丽丝的姐夫米德向华尔特提供了一份工作时，华尔特完全无法拒绝。原先华尔特对米德所从事的肮脏勾当和对其生意的秘密安排一无所知，然而随着时间的推移，得知真相的他开始变得紧张与焦虑。直到一日米德不知从哪里搞来的黄色雪佛兰科迈罗开始成为了警察们追踪的目标，而华尔特当时正握着一把猎枪坐在车上，紧张气氛开始不断升级，一触即发。
德鲁•佩里描绘出了一幅有关于美丽的佛罗里达州和生活在其中的居民们的生动图景，同时略带有一丝诡异与奇怪之处---一切都显得那么原始与本色，令人欢欣，同时完全真实可信。而在整个故事的中心地带，作者用精彩的笔触细致的刻画出了男主人公初为人父时内心的胆怯， 以及他在尚未无法对自己负责，却又必须承担起对另一个新生命的责任时的无助感。《初为人父》是一部有关于一名在最后关头及时地长大成人的新手父亲的故事。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 德鲁•佩里的第一部作品《恰正如你》曾入围Flaherty-Dunnan首部小说奖终决选，该书曾被SIBA O kra选中，并曾是2010年度《大西洋》期刊杂志最佳图书奖入围作品。他曾在《黑骑书评》《大西洋杂志》《阿拉斯肯季度评论》及《新故事》等南方杂志上刊登作品。作者现居住在北卡罗琳娜州格林斯伯勒市，并于伊隆大学从事教职。更多信息请访问作者官网：www.drewperry.net.Drew Perry’s first book, This is Just Exactly Like You, was a finalist for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, a SIBA Okra Pick, and an Atlanta Journal Constitution Best Book of 2010 pick. He has published fiction in Black Warrior Review, Atlanta Magazine, Alaskan Quarterly Review, and New Stories from the South. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, and teaches at Elon University. Visit him online at www.drewperry.net.
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