In contemporary Sierra Leone, a devastating civil war has left an entire populace with secrets to keep. In the capital hospital, a gifted young surgeon is plagued by demons that are beginning to threaten his livelihood. Elsewhere in the hospital lies a dy
Aminatta Forna The Hired Man-雇工
The new novel from the winner of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, The Hired Man is a taut, powerful novel of a small town and its dark wartime secrets, unwittingly brought into the light by a family of outsiders.
Aminatta Forna has established herself
Aminatta Forna has established herself
Aminatta Forna Happiness-幸福
London. A fox makes its way across Waterloo Bridge. The distraction causes two pedestrians to collide--Jean, an American studying the habits of urban foxes, and Attila, a Ghanaian psychiatrist there to deliver a keynote speech. From this chance encounter,
Aminatta Forna Ancestor Stones-祖先石
A powerful, sensuously written novel that, through the lives of women, beautifully captures Africa’s past and present, and the legacy that her daughters take with them wherever they live.
From the author of The Devil That Danced on the Water - a timele
From the author of The Devil That Danced on the Water - a timele
Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe-鲁滨逊漂流记生活中的严肃反思与惊险
Excerpt from Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: With His Vision of the Angelick World
In their Guilt or well or they could, tho', principal Pym rate if to hit Place, and we fay no more.
In their Guilt or well or they could, tho', principal Pym rate if to hit Place, and we fay no more.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe(Robinson Crusoe #2)-鲁滨逊漂流记续集
The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (now more commonly rendered as The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe) is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719. Like its significantly more popular predecessor, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adven
Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe(Robinson Crusoe #1)-鲁滨孙漂流记(鲁滨孙漂流记#1)
This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe-and the wil
Paul Theroux Blinding Light-耀眼之光
From the New York Times best-selling author Paul Theroux, Blinding Light is a slyly satirical novel of manners and mind expansion. Slade Steadman, a writer who has lost his chops, sets out for the Ecuadorian jungle with his ex-girlfriend in search of insp
Paul Theroux The Lower River-较低的河流
Ellis Hock never believed that he would return to Africa. He runs an old-fashioned menswear store in a small town in Massachusetts but still dreams of his Eden, the four years he spent in Malawi with the Peace Corps, cut short when he had to return to tak
Paul Theroux My Other Life-我的其他生命
In the Washington Post Book World, Sven Birkerts called this exuberant novel "a complex and gripping work of invention and confession . . . I understood again how the prose of a true writer can bring us to a world beyond." The book spans almost
Paul Theroux Millroy the Magician-魔术师米尔罗伊
Fourteen-year-old Jilly Farina was mesmerized by Millroy the Magician at the Barnstable County Fair. After all, he once turned a girl from the audience into a glass of milk and drank her. But when Jilly stepped into the wickerwork coffin during a performa
Lisa Jewell Vince and Joy-文斯和乔伊
Remember falling in love for the first time? Remember thinking, This is The One? Remember life getting in the way? From adolescent snogging to apartment shares, relationships, career crises, and children, Vince & Joy is the unforgettable story of two live
Lisa Jewell Thirty-nothing-三十无事
The hit romance about the havoc an old flame can set in motion . . .
Ever wondered what happened to your first love?
Imagine bumping into them twelve years later and realizing you still fancy them rotten. That's exactly what happens to Dig Ryan
Ever wondered what happened to your first love?
Imagine bumping into them twelve years later and realizing you still fancy them rotten. That's exactly what happens to Dig Ryan
Steven Johnson Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer-延长生命:长寿简史
作者:Steven Johnson
标题:Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer《延长生命:长寿简史》
简介:As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one hund
标题:Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer《延长生命:长寿简史》
简介:As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one hund
Lisa Jewell The Truth About Melody Browne-关于梅洛迪·布朗真相
When she was nine years old, Melody Browne's house burned down, taking every toy, every photograph, every item of clothing and old Christmas card with it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions, it took with it all her memories - Melod
Lisa Jewell The Making of Us-创造我们
In a hospice in Bury St Edmunds, a man called Daniel is slowly fading away. His friend Maggie sits with him every day; she holds his hand and she listens to the story of his life, to his regrets and to his secrets. And then he tells her about the children
Lisa Jewell The House We Grew Up In-我们长大的房子
Meet the Bird family. They live in a honey-colored house in a picture-perfect Cotswolds village, with rambling, unkempt gardens stretching beyond. Pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and tow-headed twins Rory and Rhys all attend the village school and eat home-co
Lisa Jewell After the Party(Ralph's Party #2)-聚会之后
Eleven years ago, Jem Catterick and Ralph McLeary fell deeply in love. They thought it would be forever, that they’d found their happy ending. As everyone agreed, they were the perfect couple. Then two became four, and an apartment became a house. Romanti
Lisa Jewell Ralph's Party(Ralph's Party #1)-拉尔夫的派对(拉尔夫的派对#1)
Meet the residents of the London brownstone on 31 Almanac Road who together weave a tangled web of romance. Ralph, a ne'er-do-well artist, suddenly realizes he's head over heels in love with his new flatmate Jem, the most fun and sensible girl h
Lisa Jewell One-Hit Wonder-一鸣惊人
Shy and gawky, Ana has always daydreamed about living the life of her exotic half-sister, Bee, a pop singer who had a #1 hit single before she inexplicably vanished from the celebrity scene. When Bee turns up dead, Ana is dispatched to the big city to cle
Lisa Jewell Before I Met You-在我遇见你之前
After her grandmother Arlette's death, Betty is finally ready to begin her life. She had forfeited university, parties, boyfriends, summer jobs - all the usual preoccupations of a woman her age - in order to care for Arlette in their dilapidated, alb
Lisa Jewell A Friend of the Family-家里的朋友
Brothers Tony, Sean, and Ned had the perfect upbringing, but now that they are grown up, real life is starting to get in the way. Tony’s dealing with divorce and a weight problem. Novelist Sean is up against a serious case of writer’s block and a shock a
Lisa Jewell 31 Dream Street-梦想街31号
1990. Please write and tell me why you should live here.
Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house with too many bedrooms to count as a wedding present from his father, but his marriage is over within a month. Very alone, and very lonely, Toby posts an
Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house with too many bedrooms to count as a wedding present from his father, but his marriage is over within a month. Very alone, and very lonely, Toby posts an
Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker-精彩小镇:纽约客中的纽约故事
New York City is not only The "New Yorker" magazine's place of origin and its sensibility's lifeblood, it is the heart of American literary culture. Wonderful Town, an anthology of superb short fiction by many of the magazine's mo
Susan Choi Trust Exercise-信任练习
In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this s