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凜冬將至

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內容簡介 題材獨特，一鳴驚人，陰鬱氣氛宛如《咆哮山莊》，澳洲出版銷量僅次於丹‧布朗《地獄》即將改編電影。【派特的幸福劇本】影后珍妮佛勞倫斯主演。【飢餓遊戲】蓋瑞羅素執導。Goodreads Choice Awards 2013「最佳歷史小說」亞馬遜年度百大編輯選書、當月選書、最佳首作美國獨立書商九月頭號選書英國《衛報》首作獎決選英國水石書店2013年最佳新人澳洲i-Book年度最佳書籍、年度最佳小說「當一個女人的生死取決於旁人口中的故事時，她還能夠承受什麼希望呢？」冰島歷史最後一名斷頭台上的死刑犯。女僕愛妮絲‧馬格努多特來年春天斬首示眾之前，她被押送到地區政務專員的農場裡，與湯森夫婦及他們的兩名女兒同住。對於死刑犯到來，湯森全家感到憤恨又恐懼，迴避與她交談。拘禁期間，愛妮絲僅要求更換牧師。艱苦農家生活日復一日，加上年輕牧師托瓦多的心靈教誨，對峙僵持的氣氛悄悄轉換了。在愛妮絲生命最後一個冬季，連呼吸都會刺痛的酷劣氣候中，她說出了不可告人的祕密……她娓娓道出她罕為人知的一生。《凜冬將至》是一部令人動容的小說。28歲的澳洲作家漢娜‧肯特，結合親身見聞及深入研究，讀者彷彿從第一頁起就置身兩世紀前凜冽孤絕的冰島大地。英國《衛報》稱讚罕有如此蠻荒的地景與極端的氣候被如此精緻曼妙地刻畫，譽為一封獻給冰島的黑暗情書。作家天賦文采驚人，故事中的罪愆與緘默令人心痛，讀者將見證一名女子在乖舛命運折磨下努力活下去的故事。本書簡介出自中文版《凜冬將至》時報文化出版Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and a BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick!Northern Iceland, 1829.A woman condemned to death for murdering her lover.A family forced to take her in.A priest tasked with absolving her.But all is not as it seems, and time is running out: winter is coming, and with it the execution date.Only she can know the truth. This is Agnes's story . . .Based on actual events, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is a dark, thrilling work of historical fiction, and a beautiful and gripping read.

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各界推薦 'Outstanding' – Madeline Miller, author of Circe'Gripping, intriguing and unique' – Kate Mosse, author of The Burning Chambers'One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I've read' – Independent'Remarkable' – Sunday Times'A must-read' – GraziaShorlisted for the Guardian First Book AwardShortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards

作者介紹

作者介紹 Hannah KentHannah Kent was born in Adelaide in 1985. She is the co-founder and publishing director of Australian literary journal Kill Your Darlings. In 2011 she won the inaugural Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award. She is the author of Burial Rites, The Good People and Devotion.

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最佳賣點 : 題材獨特，一鳴驚人，陰鬱氣氛宛如《咆哮山莊》，澳洲出版銷量僅次於丹‧布朗《地獄》
即將改編電影。【派特的幸福劇本】影后珍妮佛勞倫斯主演。【飢餓遊戲】蓋瑞羅素執導。