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內容簡介 「最華麗的藝術之作，2016年第一本必讀之作！」─《美麗佳人雜誌》「沉浸在充滿異國風情、性感及心碎的故事情節中，迫不及待想知道每位主角的最後結局。」─《Glamour》李倫京以《鋼琴教師的情人》在英美文學界中造成廣大迴響。「一部令人感到無限滿足的作品。」─《People》「人生必讀之作。」─《O:歐普拉雜誌》「一個少見且精美的故事。」─伊莉莎白．吉兒伯特，《享受吧！一個人的旅行》作者在長久等待下，李倫京的第二本作品終於出版，三個個性迥異且居住在異地香港的美裔女性，交織出一段探討情感、自我認同及母女關係的動人作品。Mercy是一位韓裔美國人，最近剛從哥倫比亞大學畢業，因為一段不堪的過往，過著一種遊蕩且毀滅的生活；Hilary是一個生活富裕的家庭主婦，認為唯有懷孕才能挽救她即將破滅的婚姻；Margaret曾經是個擁有三個小孩的母親，在接踵而來的意外事件發生，開始質疑她的母親身份。這三位女性都各自面對心魔，也因為居住在同一個社區，使她們的命運碰撞在一起。透過李倫京細膩的筆法及敏銳的觀察，描繪出女人內心最深處的秘密。韓裔作家李倫京(Janice Y. K. Lee)，從小在香港長大，取得哈佛大學英美文學及語言學位。曾在美國版《Elle》及《Mirabella》雜誌擔任編輯。第一本小說《鋼琴教師的情人》(The Piano Teacher)轟動英美文學界，榮登《紐約時報》暢銷排行版第11名。韓裔作家李倫京繼轟動英美的《鋼琴教師的情人》後最新作品，動人地描述身處異地香港的三名美籍女性的母女關係、婚姻以及友誼。From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Piano Teacher, a beautiful, transporting novel about motherhood, marriage, and friendshipJanice Y. K. Lee’s blockbuster hit debut, The Piano Teacher, was called “immensely satisfying” by People, “intensely readable” by O, The Oprah Magazine, and “a rare and exquisite story” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Now, in her long-awaited new novel, Lee explores with devastating poignancy the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong.Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering loss. As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all. Atmospheric, moving, and utterly compelling, The Expatriates confirms Lee as an exceptional talent and one of our keenest observers of women’s inner lives.
