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Among Friends

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內容簡介 從一場慶祝開始，最終卻走向背叛，擊碎了兩個家庭之間的信任。「精雕細琢的作品。」——約翰·歐文（John Irving）「技藝高超……兼具詹姆斯式的細膩與阿普代克、理查·葉慈筆下那種全然美國式的實感。這位作家值得期待，令人興奮且寄予厚望。」——約翰·班維爾（John Banville）「精彩、狡黠又細膩……每一句話都讓人懸著一口氣，等著下一記重擊。哇。」——米蘭達·考利·赫勒（Miranda Cowley Heller）「這本小說擁有強大的智慧、鮮明的聲音與嶄新的視角，讓我重新思考每日生活。《朋友之間》帶我進入它冷冽的世界，讓我以不同方式面對日常。這對任何一本小說，尤其是處女作而言，都是一項不凡的成就。」——理查·福特（Richard Ford）秋季的一個週末，在紐約郊區一棟舒適的鄉間別墅裡，兩個緊密交織的家庭齊聚一堂，慶祝屋主的五十二歲生日。他們一起構成了一幅令人稱羨的中年寫照。夫妻之間是三十多年深交的老友，他們的女兒們一起長大，日常裡的晚餐、遊戲與儀式，處處展現出彼此間深厚的連結。但這個週末卻有所不同。一場突如其來的嫉妒與怨懟，最終引爆一個難以啟齒的行為，其後果將揭露這群人長年所棲身的危險裂縫。 由哈爾·艾博特（Hal Ebbott）以迷人優雅與熾烈精確的筆觸寫成，Among Friends是這位重要文學新星的驚人出道作。本書深刻探討了關係中的背叛，並觸及階級、婚姻、友誼、權力等主題，以及人們為了守住看似完美世界而對自己說的那些謊話。What begins as celebration gives way to betrayal, shattering the trust between two families“Exquisitely crafted.” —John Irving“Masterly…Ranges from the most exquisite, Jamesian discriminations to the graspable, all-American solidities of Updike and Richard Yates. This is a writer to watch, with excitement and the highest expectations.' —John Banville“Wonderful, sly and subtle…Every sentence keeps you hanging in the air, waiting for the next punch to the gut. Wow.”—Miranda Cowley Heller"In the way that a forceful intelligence or an infectious voice or a fresh vision can alter how we observe and answer the world, Among Friends brought me into its cool environs and made me engage my days differently. It's no small accomplishment for a first novel, or for any novel." —Richard FordIt’s an autumn weekend at a comfortable New York country house where two deeply intertwined families have gathered to mark the host’s fifty-second birthday.Together, the group forms an enviable portrait of middle age. The wives and husbands have been friends for over thirty years, their teenage daughters have grown up together, and the dinners, games, and rituals forming their days all reflect the rich bonds between them.This weekend, however, something is different. An unforeseen curdling of envy and resentment will erupt in an unspeakable act, the aftermath of which exposes treacherous fault lines upon which they have long dwelt.Written with hypnotic elegance and molten precision, and announcing the arrival of a major literary talent, Hal Ebbott’s Among Friends examines betrayal within the sanctuary of a defining relationship, as well as themes of class, marriage, friendship, power, and the things we tell ourselves to preserve our finely made worlds.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Hal EbbottHal Ebbott is a writer living in New York. Among Friends is his first novel.

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 人們為了守住看似完美世界而對自己說的那些謊話，將擊碎兩個連結緊密的家庭……