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紫荆花 (The Orchid Tree)

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作者简介西沃恩·玳珂出生于香港,在西澳大利亚州首府珀斯接受教育成长,并于1981年迁往英国。其后她一直在伦敦工作,还曾开过邮局、经营过含早餐的旅管,最近的经历是在一所威尔士高中里教授现代外语课程。她和丈夫以及两只猫现居意大利北部的威尼托区,全职写作、研究历史人物,并享受甜蜜的"夫妻生活"。 《紫荆花》灵感来自于作者在香港战后殖民时代的成长经历。1942-1945年期间在英国这块前殖民地上,她的祖父母曾被日本人扣留。此时的她在收容帐篷里努力求生存,也正是在这段时期,本书的写作创意酝酿成形。那段特殊时期的香港已经一去不返,却永远扎根在她的心里,她想让那段不复存在的历史在自己笔下复活。内容简介故事以日占时期的香港为背景,当时的香港社会价值观正发生剧变。从收容所的冒险到香港香料港的美景,西沃恩·玳珂的小说将为读者带来既浪漫又刺激的冒险之旅,讲述主人公心灵的成长与救赎。"这是一次令人沉醉其中的阅读"——Renita D'Silva(畅销书Monsoon Memories作者)内容简介:凯特·沃尔斯利生活在外籍社区,过着富有而享有特权的单纯生活。但自从1941年12月日本人占领了香港后,她就被转移到了脏乱的帐篷居住。在40英里外的澳门,索菲亚· 罗德古斯的父亲邀请一个日本人家庭到家里共进晚餐,这令索菲亚心中疑窦丛生,也使得她与自己控制欲极强的异母哥哥里奥之间生出嫌隙。忍受着艰苦的生存环境、屈辱、疾病,以及饥饿,凯特和有一半中国人血统的查尔斯相互扶持共渡难关,并在紫荆花树下互托真心。他们的爱情能否在战争和偏见的双重压力下存活下来?A coming-of-age story set against the background of the Japanese occupation and changing values in society.From the perils of internment to the beauty of Hong Kong's fragrant haven, Siobhan Daiko's novel will take you on a sensuous journey of adventure, romance and redemption.An evocative and mesmerising read.Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of Monsoon Memories.PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONKate Wolseley lives a rarefied life of wealth and privilege in the expatriate community. But when the Japanese take over the colony in December 1941, she's interned in a squalid camp. Forty miles away, in Macau, Sofia Rodrigues' suspicions are aroused when her father invites a Japanese family to dinner, an event which leads to a breach between Sofia and her controlling half-brother, Leo. Enduring cramped conditions, humiliation, disease, and starvation, Kate befriends Charles – who's half Chinese - and they give their hearts to each other under the orchid tree. Can their love survive war and prejudice?


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Publisher: ZHE JIANG PUBLISHING UNITED GROUP

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  • File size: 575 KB
  • Release date: August 8, 2016

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Chinese

作者简介西沃恩·玳珂出生于香港,在西澳大利亚州首府珀斯接受教育成长,并于1981年迁往英国。其后她一直在伦敦工作,还曾开过邮局、经营过含早餐的旅管,最近的经历是在一所威尔士高中里教授现代外语课程。她和丈夫以及两只猫现居意大利北部的威尼托区,全职写作、研究历史人物,并享受甜蜜的"夫妻生活"。 《紫荆花》灵感来自于作者在香港战后殖民时代的成长经历。1942-1945年期间在英国这块前殖民地上,她的祖父母曾被日本人扣留。此时的她在收容帐篷里努力求生存,也正是在这段时期,本书的写作创意酝酿成形。那段特殊时期的香港已经一去不返,却永远扎根在她的心里,她想让那段不复存在的历史在自己笔下复活。内容简介故事以日占时期的香港为背景,当时的香港社会价值观正发生剧变。从收容所的冒险到香港香料港的美景,西沃恩·玳珂的小说将为读者带来既浪漫又刺激的冒险之旅,讲述主人公心灵的成长与救赎。"这是一次令人沉醉其中的阅读"——Renita D'Silva(畅销书Monsoon Memories作者)内容简介:凯特·沃尔斯利生活在外籍社区,过着富有而享有特权的单纯生活。但自从1941年12月日本人占领了香港后,她就被转移到了脏乱的帐篷居住。在40英里外的澳门,索菲亚· 罗德古斯的父亲邀请一个日本人家庭到家里共进晚餐,这令索菲亚心中疑窦丛生,也使得她与自己控制欲极强的异母哥哥里奥之间生出嫌隙。忍受着艰苦的生存环境、屈辱、疾病,以及饥饿,凯特和有一半中国人血统的查尔斯相互扶持共渡难关,并在紫荆花树下互托真心。他们的爱情能否在战争和偏见的双重压力下存活下来?A coming-of-age story set against the background of the Japanese occupation and changing values in society.From the perils of internment to the beauty of Hong Kong's fragrant haven, Siobhan Daiko's novel will take you on a sensuous journey of adventure, romance and redemption.An evocative and mesmerising read.Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of Monsoon Memories.PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONKate Wolseley lives a rarefied life of wealth and privilege in the expatriate community. But when the Japanese take over the colony in December 1941, she's interned in a squalid camp. Forty miles away, in Macau, Sofia Rodrigues' suspicions are aroused when her father invites a Japanese family to dinner, an event which leads to a breach between Sofia and her controlling half-brother, Leo. Enduring cramped conditions, humiliation, disease, and starvation, Kate befriends Charles – who's half Chinese - and they give their hearts to each other under the orchid tree. Can their love survive war and prejudice?


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