AT THE HEART OF THE UNIVERSE: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 12070014B74185

English Summary/英文概要： The story of two women--both mothers--in love with the same daughter, Samuel Shem’s At the Heart of the Universe is an epic novel set deep in rural China against the backdrop of an ancient mountain monastery during the time of Mao’s one-child population control policies. Inspired by the author’s experiences as parent of an adopted child, it describes the drama of adoption and the journey of loss and rebirth that can happen when a daughter brings together her adopted mother and her birth mother high on a mountaintop.

Set in 1991 in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, where a Chinese daughter is given up; then, again in Changsha ten years later, when the same daughter returns with her adopted American parents; then roaming across southern China until, high atop Emei San, one of only four Chinese "sacred mountains" that still has an active Buddhist monastery, something happens that does not reverse--but fundamentally changes--the irrevocable losses that have accumulated in these lives.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这个史诗般的故事发生在上世纪90年代计划生育政策实施期间的湖南长沙。讲述了爱着同一个女儿的两位母亲的故事。小说的灵感来自作者的亲身经历，主要描绘了领养的戏剧性过程以及女儿与自己的养母和生母一起在山顶上发生的有关失去和重生的故事。

一个中国女孩在1991年的湖南长沙被抛弃。10年后，这个女孩和自己的养父母回到长沙。在峨眉山顶上，发生了一件不可逆转的事情……(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：“一部震撼人心的杰作。一个让你终生难忘的故事。鲜活的角色和生动的描写让中国长沙和峨眉山显得形象生动。是我读过的最好的书之一，我爱上了这本书。”——Frances Moore Lappé，《Diet for a Small Planet and EcoMind》的作者

““A powerful, gripping tour de force. A story that will stay with you forever, unforgettable characters, and vivid writing that brings China alive from Changsha City to the sacred Mount Emei. One of the very best books I’ve ever read and fallen in love with.” —Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet and EcoMind

“[At the Heart of the Universe] is an imaginative and truly creative exploration of the amazing ways that adoption affects the many people touched by it.” —Shanti Fry, founder of the nationwide organization Families of Children from China (FCC), and editor of the FCC newsletter

"This is both a gorgeous novel of particulars set against the fascinating backdrop of the Chinese mountains, and a hauntingly universal account of loss, gain, and new beginnings." —Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

“The historic confrontation between America and China is distilled to its poignant essence in At the Heart of the Universe—a story of one family and its unbreakable ties both to one another, and to the larger human fate. Samuel Shem is a sharp-minded, compassionate writer whose work always illuminates.” —James Carroll, author of Warburg in Rome

"At the Heart of the Universe is a moving exploration of what it means to be a family in this global world, and the complications of love within it. These characters are heartbreaking in both their flaws and yearnings, and by the ending, I had tears in my eyes." —Shilpi Somaya Gowda, NYT bestselling author of Secret Daughter

About the Author/作者介绍： SAMUEL SHEM是一位畅销小说作者，其写作的现代经典小说《The House of God》销售了220万册。他的另一部小说《The Spirit of the Place》曾被USA Book News评为年度最佳小说，被Independent Publishers评为2009年度最佳小说。

Bestselling novelist SAMUEL SHEM is best known as the author of the 2.2 million copy-selling modern classic, The House of God, that describes the horrors and banalities of working in hospitals, required reading for medical students and doctors. A Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Medical School faculty member for over three decades, Shem is currently on the faculty of NYU Medical School. He has given over fifty medical school commencement addresses on "Staying Human in Medicine." His other books include The Spirit of the Place, named USA Book News Best Novel of the Year and Independent Publishers Best Novel of the Year in 2009. His play Bill W. and Dr. Bob, co-written with his wife Janet, about the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, had a nine-month run Off-Broadway in 2013. He lives in Boston and Costa Rica, together with Janet and their daughter Katie.

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