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Hester

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內容簡介 當伊索貝兒和重度鴉片陳癮的藥劑師丈夫愛德華，一路顛簸從蘇格蘭來到新英格蘭的薩冷，原本期待要展開新生活，愛德華卻突然決定要到船上當軍醫，丟下身無分文且孤立無援的她。 伊索貝兒決定自力更生，用一手驚人的刺繡功夫賺取生活費用，並認識了年輕的納桑謬‧霍桑─為祖先用莫須有罪名將女人打入牢獄的過去，耿耿於懷的年輕作家。他們互相吸引著彼此，越走越近，伊索貝兒就像他的謬思，給他創作的靈感，然而伊索貝兒巧奪天工的刺繡，卻讓女巫的傳言甚囂塵上... 作者Laurie LicoAlbanese付諸多年研究世界名著《紅字》的作者納桑謬‧霍桑(Nathaniel Hawthorne)，17世紀於新英格蘭的薩冷地區(Salem)女巫審判風氣盛行，影響霍桑早年的創作，她甚至還爬梳到這裡最早期的「地下鐵路」(幫助南方黑奴偷渡到北方的祕密通道)。同時，Laurie也鑽研當時的刺繡藝術，刻劃伊索貝兒的刺繡時鉅細靡遺，彷彿歷歷在目，結合真實歷史事件與架空的角色，重新塑造與想像啟發《紅字》女主角Hester形象的來源。 Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Edinburgh for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they’ve arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic––leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible. When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows––while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. As the weeks pass and Edward’s safe return grows increasingly unlikely, Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer and closer. Together, they are a muse and a dark storyteller; the enchanter and the enchanted. But which is which? A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspiredThe Scarlet Letter , and a journey into the enduring legacy of New England’s witchcraft trials. RESEARCH AND IMAGINATION COMBINED: Laurie spent years researching Nathaniel Hawthorne’s early career and the history of Salem during and after the infamous witch trials. She studied the intricacies of needlework and embroidery in the early 19th century, to better inform her deions of Isobel’s talents, and she delved deep into the archives to understand the burgeoning presence of the Underground Railroad in New England in the late 1820’s and early 1830s. While the novel is rich with visual detail, it is also vibrantly imagined, and take readers on a transporting journey into a world painted in vivid color, and marked by legend and adventure.

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作者介紹 Laurie LicoAlbaneseLaurie Lico Albanese has published fiction, poetry, journalism, travel writing, creative nonfiction, and memoir. Her books include Stolen Beauty, Blue Suburbia: Almost a Memoir, Lynelle by the Sea, and The Miracles of Prato, co-written with art historian Laura Morowitz. Laurie is married to a publishing executive and is the mother of two children.

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最佳賣點 : 在獵巫風氣盛行的17世紀新英格蘭，她的勇氣與信念能否戰勝迂腐守舊的思想？