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The Night Ship

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內容簡介 1628年，梅凱為了尋找替荷蘭東印度公司工作的父親而踏上一段旅程，她搭上巴達維亞號，當時最大也最宏偉的一艘船。在漫長的航程中，一個年幼如她但聰明的孩子必須學會生存並和他人打交道，但隨著航程進行，她查覺到甲板底下似乎有什麼詭計正密謀著，一道詭譎的陰影蒙上，這趟航程是否能平安抵達也產生變數。 1989年，因母親去世，吉爾被送到澳洲珊瑚礁海岸外的一座釣魚小島上，和他難相處又易怒的祖父同住，在這片海岸裡除了有豐富的海洋生態，還有許多過去失事沉沒的船隻殘骸，吉爾發現小島上，漁民們習慣在樹枝上掛滿彩帶與娃娃，他們說是避免那些船難的死者作祟，特別是一個小女孩的鬼魂。吉爾和研究海底沉船遺跡的科學家探索這塊土地，同時，島上因為資源缺乏與短少，住民不滿的情緒和憤怒在不同派系間流竄... 結合真實歷史、奇幻與民間傳說，Jess Kidd寫出人性的殘酷與黑暗，同時也讓兩個主角在不同時空，展現出不凡的勇氣與溫暖光輝。 1628. Embarking on a journey in search of her father, a young girl called Mayken boards the Batavia, the most impressive sea vessel of the age. During the long voyage, this curious and resourceful child must find her place in the ship’s busy world, and she soon uncovers shadowy secrets above and below deck. As tensions spiral, the fate of the ship and all on board becomes increasingly uncertain. 1989. Gil, a boy mourning the death of his mother, is placed in the care of his irritable and reclusive grandfather. Their home is a shack on a tiny fishing island off the Australian coast, notable only for its reefs and wrecked boats. This is no place for a child struggling with a dark past and Gil’s actions soon get him noticed by the wrong people. The Night Ship is an enthralling tale of human brutality, providence and friendship, and of two children, hundreds of years apart, whose fates are inextricably bound together.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Jess KiddJess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. Her first novel, Himself, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and she was the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in the same year. In 2017, Himself was shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and longlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger. Her second novel, The Hoarder, was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Both books were BBC Radio 2 Book Club picks.

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最佳賣點 : 交錯時空下的奇遇，兩個孩子在被仇恨與猜疑氛圍終尋找真相