1.'The Time Traveler's Wife' by Audrey Niffenegger
1.《時光旅行者的妻子》奧黛麗·尼芬格
The story of Henry, who involuntarily travels through time, and Clare, the woman who loves him for almost her entire life. This love story will draw you in and make you want to go back and read parts of the novel again and again.
男主亨利自小患慢性時間錯位癥,但女主克萊爾深愛亨利一生。這部愛情小說引人入勝,令人不禁一遍遍重溫。
2.'The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd
2.《蜜蜂的秘密生活》蘇·蒙克基德
Set in the South during the 1960s, this coming of age story deals with race, love and Lily Owen's search for a connection with her mother who died when she was young. It's an especially good summer read, when you can imagine sipping Coke on a porch and smelling jasmine.
故事背景設(shè)定在20世紀(jì)六十年代的羅萊納州南部小鎮(zhèn),講述了種族歧視、人間真情以及莉莉·歐文探尋幼時離世的母親死亡秘密的故事。這是一本極好的夏日讀物,可以一邊在走廊里閱讀,一邊啜著可樂、嗅著花香。
3.'The Blood of Flowers' by Anita Amirrezvani
3.《花之血》安妮塔·阿米瑞瓦尼
Anita Amirrezvani's debut novel,The Blood of Flowers, tells the story of a young woman in 17th-century Iran with a passion for knotting rugs. Her life is thrown into an uproar when her father dies, and she and her mother must depend on the kindness of wealthy relatives and hope that the young woman finds a wealthy husband. The Blood of Flowers is superbly written and a moving story, sure to entrance readers.
《花之血》是安妮塔·阿米瑞瓦尼的處女作,講述了一名生活在十七世紀(jì),熱衷于織毯的伊朗女孩的故事。父親意外去世以后,女主人公的生活發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化。她和母親不得不依靠富裕親戚的接濟(jì),因此全家人都希望女主能嫁個有錢人!痘ㄖ肺墓P流暢,情感動人,引人入勝。
4.'Midwives' by Chris Bohjalian
4.《助產(chǎn)士》克里斯·波杰利安
This Oprah Book Club pick tells about a midwife on trial for manslaughter after a home delivery goes wrong. Told from the viewpoint of the midwife's daughter, this mystery deals with love, family, birth and death as the family works through the consequences of one tragic night.
奧普拉讀書俱樂部曾講述過這個故事,一位助產(chǎn)士因接生失誤致人死亡而接受審判。全書以助產(chǎn)士女兒的視角闡述了一部悲劇過后,有關(guān)愛情、家庭、生死的故事。
5. 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A Novel' by Rebecca Wells
5.《丫丫姐妹會的神圣秘密》瑞貝卡·威爾斯
It is a beautiful story of one woman's quest to reconcile with and understand her mother by delving into the secrets contained in her sisterhood notebook. This Southern story will make you laugh and cry.
這部小說講述了一個動人故事。女兒試圖從姐妹的日記中了解母親的秘密,以便能緩和與母親的緊張關(guān)系,深入了解母親。這部南方小說既讓人笑又讓人哭。
6.'The Splendor of Silence' by Indu Sundaresan
6.《靜謐之光》櫻杜·桑妲蕾森
Splendor of Silenceis the story of a young woman and the secretive American soldier she meets in India. It is romantic and passionate but doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities of life under British rule. The author, Indu Sundaresan, skillfully weaves romance with historical fiction, making for a satisfying, poignant and highly-recommended read.
《靜謐之光》全書圍繞一位年輕女人與其在印度邂逅的秘密的美國士兵而展開。這部小說浪漫又不失激情。此外,作者并不回避英國統(tǒng)治之下殘酷的社會現(xiàn)實(shí)。該書作者櫻杜·桑妲蕾森以羅曼史筆法寫歷史綺情,其作品精彩絕倫,鞭辟入里,強(qiáng)烈推薦閱讀。
7.Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons' by Lorna Landvik
7.《憤怒的主婦吃糖糖》洛娜·馬克
Angry Housewives Eating Bons Bons by Lorna Landvikis the story of five women in a book club in Minnesota from 1968 to 1998. They support each other through good and bad, finding a lifeline in their friendships.
該書講述了1968年至1998年間,美國明尼蘇達(dá)州一讀書俱樂部里五位女性的故事。她們榮辱與共,相互支持,從友誼中汲取生命的力量。
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