SKID
Book ID/图书代码： 00410314B67950
English Summary/英文概要： The sequel to Roland Watson-Grant’s acclaimed novel Sketcher
Having left the Louisiana swamp behind, the Beaumonts are finding it hard to settle into the big city. As he unpacks the boxes after their move to Eastern New Orleans, the now sixteen-yearold Skid finds a diary which had belonged to his older brother Frico. Among various other family secrets that emerge from this discovery is the startling revelation that “Skid” is a hoodoo word of ominous significance. This throws Skid’s mind into turmoil and prompts him to launch into a quest for the real meaning of his name and the very foundations of his own being, an adventure which will pit him against his own brother and lead him to encounter Claire, a mysterious girl who seems to hold the answers to some of his questions.
Heart-warming, funny and poignant, Skid – the second volume in Roland Watson-Grant’s Trilogy of the Swamp after the critically acclaimed Sketcher – continues the exploration of a young man’s coming of age in today’s broken world.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 罗兰德•沃特森•格朗特广受好评的 小说作品《速写者》的续篇。
博蒙特兄弟离开了路易斯安那的沼泽地，却发现难以在大都市中获得一个栖息之地。与兄长搬到新奥尔良东部后，年仅16岁的斯基德在整理行李时偶然发现了兄长弗里哥的日记本。除了许许多多其他的家族秘密，斯基德还震惊地发现原来自己的名字是一个有着不详含义的伏都教词语。斯基德陷入了混乱，他决定试着前去探寻自己名字真正的含义，并去了解自己的族人，然而这场冒险不但将使得他从此与自己的兄长对立，同时也将让他遇见一个名叫克莱尔的神秘女儿，并且她似乎隐约知道一些问题的答案。
《斯基德》这本来自罗兰德•沃特森•格朗特的沼泽三部曲中的第二部，既暖人心扉，风趣幽默，同时又不乏犀利与尖锐之处，继大受好评的第一部作品《速写者》之后，本书将继续探索年轻人们在当今这个支离破碎的世界中的成年故事。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 罗兰德•沃特森•格朗特在西印度大学中学习文学。他曾是一名英文老师，现于广告出版行业从事创意指导工作。他的作品《速写者》的短篇故事版曾获Lightship 短篇小说奖提名。Roland Watson-Grant studied Literature at the University of the West Indies. A former teacher of English, he now works in advertising as a creative director. A short-story version of Sketcher was nominated for the Lightship Short Story Competition.
interview with the author: http://www.almabooks.com/page.html?id=70
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