BLUE STARS
Book ID/图书代码： 06840014B71697
English Summary/英文概要： BLUE STARS is a novel about women on the home front today. It tells the story of Ellen, a Midwestern literature professor, who is unwillingly drawn into the Iraq War when her legal ward Michael suddenly enlists as a Marine; and of Lacey, a proud Army wife who struggles to pay the bills and keep things going for her son while her husband is deployed.
Ellen and Lacey cope with the fear and stress of a loved one at war while also confronting day-to-day challenges of motherhood, jobs, and a society that often ignores or misunderstands what war means to women today. Their lives become intertwined in Walter Reed Army Hospital, where each woman must live indefinitely while caring for their wounded soldiers. They form an alliance, and an unlikely friendship, while helping each other survive the dislocated surreal world of Walter Reed. Whether that means fighting for proper care for their men, sharing a six-pack, or coping with irrevocable loss, Ellen and Lacey pool their strengths to make it through. In the end, both women are changed, not only by the war and its fallout, but by having known each other during this time.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《蓝星》是一部有关于今天守卫家庭“战线”的女性们的故事。本书讲述了中西大学的文学教授艾伦，因为她在法律上监护的人接受征召参加了海军，而不得不被卷入伊拉克战争的故事；莱西是一名光荣的军嫂，努力地在丈夫参军期间能够维持各项开支，养活儿子。
艾伦和莱西一边要应对深爱之人在战争中的恐惧与压力，同时还要面对日复一日的挑战：关于成为母亲，工作，以及一个即便今日也往往忽视或误解战争对女性影响的社会。两人的交集始于沃尔特•瑞德军队医院，在那里每个女人都过着充满未知的生活，同时她们还要照看伤员。她们形成一个联盟，建立起一种近乎不可能的友谊，帮助彼此在沃尔特•瑞德脱离现实的环境中生存下去。不论那意味着为男性伤员们争取更好的照料，共享啤酒，还是应对难以挽回的失去的痛苦，艾伦和莱西都凝聚力量挺了过去。最终两个女人都发生了改变，改变她们的不仅仅是战争及其余波，而是在这场战事中更多地了解了彼此。(DC)
Awards/获奖情况：“泰德洛夫这部引人入胜的新作，生动地就像是一则新闻快报，深入地探究了政治是如何将个体生活搞得支离破碎。故事以伊拉克战争为背景，描述了三名迥然相异的女性，挣扎着应对丈夫的征召入伍，应对家庭，以及军队医院折磨人的巨大痛苦，而那里正是男人们必须愈合的地方。”
“《蓝星》有关于我们抛给彼此的生命线，有关于我们能感知到的忠贞，也有关于我们所承受的失去的伤痛，这是一部迷人并且重要的小说作品。”卡洛琳•利维特，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有Pictures of You
“As vivid as a news flash, Tedrowe’s riveting new novel explores the shatteringly personal cost of politics. Set against the backdrop of the Iraq War, three very different women grapple with deployment, the home front, and most harrowing of allthe military hospital where their men must heal.
About the life lines we throw each other, the loyalties we feel, and the losses we endure, Blue Stars is as dazzling as it is important.” Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You
About the Author/作者介绍： 艾米丽•格雷•泰德洛夫是一名作家，著有Commuters (HarperPerennial 2010)，该书曾入选Target Break Out Pick、Indie Next Pick，并曾是《娱乐周刊》的最佳新平装出版物。该书曾获得来自包括《出版商周刊》、《柯克斯》、《书单》、《芝加哥论坛报》、《芝加哥太阳时报》、《图书馆期刊》等在内热情洋溢的评论。艾米丽的短篇小说曾被刊登在《芝加哥论坛报》、Crab Orchard 评论、Other Voices,、Sycamore 评论, 以及Painted Bride Quarterly等报刊杂志上。她所获得的虚构奖包括2008年Sewanee 作家大会上颁发的George and Anne Borchardt奖学金，这是一个 由伊利诺斯州艺术委员会颁发的文学奖，也是Ragdale基金的一员。艾米丽出生于纽约，现和她的丈夫及两个女儿居住在芝加哥。
EMILY GRAY TEDROWE is the author of Commuters (HarperPerennial 2010) which was a Target Break Out Pick and an Indie Next Pick and was featured in Entertainment Weekly’s Best New Paperbacks. The book earned rave reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Library Journal. Emily’s short fiction has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, Crab Orchard Review, Other Voices, Sycamore Review, and Painted Bride Quarterly. Her fiction awards include the George and Anne Borchardt scholarship to the 2008 Sewanee Writer’s Conference, a Literary Award from the Illinois Arts Council, and a residency from the Ragdale Foundation. Originally from New York, Emily now lives in Chicago with her husband and two young daughters.
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