THE YEAR OF NECESSARY LIES

Book ID/图书代码： 13566014B76307

English Summary/英文概要： One amazing year in a remarkable woman’s life journey becomes the inspiration for generations when she takes a huge risk, follows her heart, embraces forbidden love, and unwittingly becomes the champion of a winged world that is on the brink of extinction. It’s 1903, the world is poised for drastic change, and Julia Briton is a naive, beautiful Boston socialite who suffers a series of devastating losses and discovers that her beloved husband is involved in the plume trade—the massive slaughter of birds for use in the fashion industry. When Julia is secretly ushered into the early 20th century by a group of brazen female activists, she boldly risks everything and embarks on a perilous journey to the wilds of untamed Florida, a place of great danger where men will stop at nothing to get what they want and where one man, and a faithful friend, force her to make yet more life-changing decisions. Years later, when Julia’s great-granddaughter, Kelly, discovers some hidden tape recordings in her famous great-grandmother’s dresser and learns the real truth about Julia’s year, a year that changed the course of history, she must decide what to do with her grandmother’s incredible legacy. Will she keep the real secret of “The Year” or will she be brave enough to follow her own heart?

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一名了不起的女性遵循内心的声音，冒着巨大的风险，拥抱了一段禁忌之恋，全然不知她已在不知不觉中成为了一个日益濒临灭绝世界的斗士；而这名女性生命中最精彩的这一年也得以激励代代后人。1903年，世界即将迎来巨变，此时的茱莉亚•布雷顿还是一名天真美貌的波士顿时尚名媛，她发现自己深爱的丈夫竟涉嫌羽毛交易---大量屠杀鸟类以将其羽毛使用在时尚产业中，经历着一系列最痛苦的失去。20世纪初，在一群英勇无畏的女性活动家的秘密引荐下，茱莉亚冒着失去一切的风险，踏上了一趟危机四伏的旅途，前往佛罗里达州尚未被人类文明征服的荒野深处；虽然这里充满危险，但人类不达目的绝不罢休，正是在这片土地上，她遇到了一位充满信念的朋友，迫使她作出甚至远远超过改变人生的重大决定。许多年后，直到茱莉亚的曾曾孙女凯莉在她著名曾祖母的衣橱里发现了一些被藏起来的录音磁带，才得知茱莉亚那一年的真相，意识到这一年改变了历史的进程。面对曾祖母留下的无与伦比的珍贵遗产，她必须作出决定。究竟是保守有关“那一年”的真正秘密，抑或者她能够勇敢的面对自己的内心？（DC）

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About the Author/作者介绍： 克里斯•拉迪丝，作家，著有9部小说和2部非小说作品。拉迪丝还曾是一名获奖记者，杂志写手，全国专栏作家，同时她还参与经营有一家名为Wine Madonna的酒吧，位于福罗里达州的圣彼得堡市，她还会在那里面向全球读者举办图书俱乐部活动以及一些文学活动。她称自己的写作类型是“人人都曾前往过的地方”，必须通过彼此相互了解认识。拉迪丝大受欢迎的作品有TheElegant Gathering of White Snows, Dancing Nakedat the Edge of Dawn, Annie Freeman’s FabulousTraveling Funeral, The Sunday List of Dreams,Searching for Paradise in Parker P.A., The ShortestDistance Between Two Women, Hearts on a String,Tuesday Night Miracles，以及 A Grand Day to Get Lost。

Kris Radish is the author of nine novels and two works of non-fiction. A former award-winning journalist, magazine writer, nationally syndicated columnist, Radish is also co-owner of a wine lounge, the Wine Madonna, in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, where she hosts books clubs and special literary events with groups from across the globe. She calls her genre “Broads Who Have Been There,“ and it takes one to know one. Her widely popular novels include TheElegant Gathering of White Snows, Dancing Nakedat the Edge of Dawn, Annie Freeman’s FabulousTraveling Funeral, The Sunday List of Dreams,Searching for Paradise in Parker P.A., The ShortestDistance Between Two Women, Hearts on a String,Tuesday Night Miracles and A Grand Day to Get Lost.

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