The thirteenth Tale 第十三個故事
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作者 |
Setterfield, Diane.
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書名 |
The
thirteenth tale : a
novel / Diane
Setterfield. |
出版資訊 |
New York :
Washington Square Press,
2007. |
版本項 |
1st Washington
Square Press trade pbk.
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Alt title |
13th tale |
稽核項 |
406 p. ; 21 cm. |
內容簡介 |
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瑪格麗特自小在父親經營的古書店幫忙,個性內向,平時喜歡讀傳記,也嘗試過替古人寫傳。一天,她突然收到知名暢銷女作家薇妲?溫特的來信。溫特一直過著隱居的生活,非常神秘低調,從未明白道出自己的出身背景,反倒編造了很多離奇故事來唬弄採訪的記者。但是,由於年事已高,加上病痛纏身,她決定說出自己真正的人生故事,於是寫信請瑪格麗特來為她寫傳。
出於好奇,同樣深居簡出的瑪格麗特來到約克郡見溫特。按照溫特的?述,她的母親美麗而任性,父親、哥哥都聽從於她,而母親的一對雙胞胎女兒則是行為怪異。她對女作家的故事既著迷,又疑惑,無法完全相信。於是她開始著手調查這個家族,依照自己的調查結果將這個家族的故事拼接起來。
然而,尋找真相的過程令人膽戰心驚,並徹底改變了瑪格麗特自己的命運……
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Sometimes, when
you open the door to
thepast, what you
confront is your
destiny.
Reclusive author Vida
Winter, famous for her
collection of twelve
enchantingstories, has
spent the past six
decades penning a series
of alternate livesfor
herself. Now old and
ailing, she is ready to
reveal the truth about
herextraordinary
existence and the
violent and tragic past
she has kept secret
forso long. Calling on
Margaret Lea, a young
biographer troubled by
her ownpainful history,
Vida disinters the life
she meant to bury for
good. Margaret
ismesmerized by the
author's tale of gothic
strangeness -- featuring
the beautifuland willful
Isabelle, the feral
twins Adeline and
Emmeline, a ghost, a
governess,a topiary
garden and a devastating
fire. Together, Margaret
and Vida confront the
ghosts that have haunted
them while becoming,
finally, transformed by
the truth themselves.
資料來源:博客來 Amazon
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Little, Big
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作者 |
Crowley, John, 1942-
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書名 |
Little, big /
John Crowley. |
出版資訊 |
New York :
HarperPerennial, 2006. |
版本項 |
1st Harper Perennial
Modern Classics ed. |
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稽核項 |
538 p., 16 p. :
ill., geneal. table ; 23
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Fantasy 奇幻小說 |
內容簡介 |
Science Fiction Book
Club『過去五十年間最優秀的科幻奇幻小說,1953-2002』 |
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描述一個美國家庭與仙境的長期接觸,包容了從塔羅牌到電視機,從松頓·伯格斯式動物語言到生動愛情故事等各種元素。這本書不但再次展現了作者在早期小說《深淵、野獸和引擎的夏天》中所表現出來的藝術水準,甚至還有超越之處,更為他奠定了抒情奇幻(
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John Crowley's
masterful Little,
Big is the epic
story of Smoky
Barnable, an
anonymous young man
who travels by foot
from the City to a
place called
Edgewood—not found
on any map—to marry
Daily Alice
Drinkawater, as was
prophesied. It is
the story of four
generations of a
singular family,
living in a house
that is many houses
on the magical
border of an
otherworld. It is a
story of fantastic
love and
heartrending loss;
of impossible things
and unshakable
destinies; and of
the great Tale that
envelops us all. It
is a wonder.
About the Author
John Crowley is the
recipient of an
American Academy of
Arts and Letters
Award for
Literature. He lives
in the hills above
the Connecticut
River in northern
Massachusetts with
his wife and twin
daughters. His
critically acclaimed
works include
DÆmonomania, Love &
Sleep, Ægypt, The
Translator, and,
most recently,
Lord Byron's Novel:
The Evening Land.
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作者 |
Harmer, Jeremy. |
書名 |
Trumpet
voluntary / Jeremy
Harmer. |
出版資訊 |
Cambridge, England :
Cambridge University
Press,
1999.(2006printing) |
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稽核項 |
111 p. : map ; 20
cm. |
類型 |
Thriller(恐怖小說) |
內容簡介 |
如果可以的話,可以把好的回憶深藏,壞的過去都遺忘嗎?
美麗的音樂家除了留下一封E-mail就從人間蒸發,她焦急如焚的丈夫想盡了各種方法就是想要打聽到她的下落,但卻發現了一段關於音樂與愛情所交織的過去....
Modern, original fiction
for learners of English.
A musician disappears,
leaving only a strange
e-mail message. Her
husband, in a desperate
search to find her,
revisits their shared
past and has to face up
to some unpleasant
realities, before trying
to rebuild his life. His
journey of discovery
takes us across the
world to Poland and Rio
and deep into the human
heart. |
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資料來源:劍橋英語學習網 |
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作者 |
Maley, Alan. |
書名 |
A tangled web /
Alan Maley. |
出版資訊 |
Cambridge, England :
Cambridge University
Press,
2004.(2008printing) |
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稽核項 |
96 p. : maps ; 20
cm. 3 CD-ROM |
類型 |
Thriller(恐怖小說) |
內容簡介 |
本讀本榮獲 The Extensive
Reading Foundation ★「LLL
Award Finalist 2005」★
「IWiLL
第十一次全國英語閱讀線上挑戰」推薦讀本 |
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Dan
Combes是一個前任英國海外情報處MI6情報員,目前定居法國過著平靜的日子。但有一天他突然受到以前同事的襲擊,他才終於了解原來他與情報處的關係尚未了斷。他相信受到攻擊必定與以前在柏林和中美洲的執行的任務有關,但那已經是五年以前的事了,為什麼他們現在要致他於死地?Dan被迫回到英國,去面對那個痛苦的過去——謊言與狡詐交織的世界,這次他必須做一個真正的了斷。
Dan Combes is a former
MI6 agent living
peacefully in France.
After being attacked by
a former colleague, he
realises his
relationship with the
British Secret Service
has not yet finished. He
believes the attack is
linked to his roles in
Berlin and Central
America. But that was
over five years ago so
why do they want him
dead now? Dan returns to
England and faces his
difficult past - a web
of lies and deceit.
Cambridge English
Readers is an exciting
series of original
fiction, specially
written for learners of
English. Graded into six
levels - from beginner
to advanced - the
stories in this series
provide easy and
enjoyable reading on a
wide range of
contemporary topics and
themes.
Visit the Cambridge
English Readers website
for free resources:
www.cambridge.org/elt/readers
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資料來源:劍橋英語學習網 |
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作者 |
Wilson, Judith, 1947-
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書名 |
Staying
together / Judith
Wilson. |
出版資訊 |
Cambridge ; New York
: Cambridge University
Press,
2001.(2006printing) |
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稽核項 |
80 p. : maps ; 20
cm. 3 CD-ROM |
類型
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Romance(浪漫愛情故事) |
內容簡介
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本讀本榮獲 The Extensive
Reading Foundation ★「LLL
Award Finalist 2004」★ |
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日本女孩來到英國就讀語言學校,想在結婚前嚐嚐獨立的滋味,但是卻與非洲留學生相戀。她該放棄在日本痴心等候的未婚夫呢?還是跟她心儀的人回到黑色大陸?一本看完讓人再三回味的故事…
Cambridge
English Readers
is an exciting
new series of
original
fiction,
specially
written for
learners of
English. Graded
into six levels
– from
elementary to
advanced – the
stories in this
series provide
easy and
enjoyable
reading on a
wide range of
contemporary
topics and
themes.
Ikuko goes to
England to
study, promising
to return to
Japan to get
married. But in
Birmingham,
Ikuko not only
discovers
another way of
life but also a
great deal about
herself. This is
a powerful story
about a love
that is carried
across three
continents and
even time itself
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The cassette(s)
contains a
recording of the
full text of the
book |
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資料來源:劍橋英語學習網 |
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Leve 3 初中級:Tales of the supernatural
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作者 |
Brennan, Frank. |
書名 |
Tales of the
supernatural / Frank
Brennan. |
出版資訊 |
Cambridge ; New York
: Cambridge University
Press, c2004 |
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稽核項 |
64 p. ; 20 cm. + 2
sound discs (digital ;
3/4 in.) |
類型 |
Short stories(短篇小說) |
內容簡介 |
本讀本榮獲 The Extensive
Reading Foundation ★「LLL
Award Finalist 2005」★
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本書包括六個短篇小說,述說一段又一段匪夷所思、無法解釋的故事。關於一個電影明星,他因為和一個陌生人共舞而讓自己陷入危機之中…。關於一個男人重新經歷了他父親發生過事…。一個愛爾蘭裔的美國家庭要設法避開一個神秘的人物,他代表他們無法擺脫的過去…。當所有人都說那棵老樹非常危險時,偏偏有一個女人就是不相信…。一個美國作家漸漸地變得日本化,行為舉止言語思想都開始變得像一個日本人…。還有一個殺手在醫院裡目睹自己的死亡…。帶著驚悚和超自然力量的這些故事十分引人入勝…
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Modern, original
fiction for learners of
English. Six stories
about a world we cannot
explain. A film star
discovers the dangers of
dancing with a stranger.
A man comes face-to-face
with his father's
history. An
Irish-American family
cannot escape someone
from the past. A woman
doesn't listen to
warnings about an old
tree. An English writer
slowly becomes more and
more Japanese. And a
killer watches himself
die in hospital. |
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資料來源:劍橋英語學習網 |
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作者 |
Moses, Antoinette.
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書名 |
Jojo's story /
Antoinette Moses. |
出版資訊 |
Cambridge, England :
Cambridge University
Press,
2006.(2007printing) |
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稽核項 |
47 p. : ill. ; 20
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類型 |
Human interest(人物故事)
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內容簡介 |
本讀本榮獲 The Extensive
Reading Foundation ★「LLL
Award Winner 2004」★
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村莊裡突然來了一隊士兵,屠殺了全村的居民,Jojo
因為到田裡玩耍而逃過一劫,但從此失去了家人和朋友,人生陷入萬劫不復的絕境。他的國家遭到戰火無情的荼毒,藉由英國記者
Chris 的幫助,Jojo
說出了這個慘絕人寰的故事,而他自己也在這樣的過程中成長而終於找回自我。 |
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Cambridge English
Readers is an exciting
new series of original
fiction, specially
written for learners of
English. Graded into six
levels – from elementary
to advanced – the
stories in this series
provide easy and
enjoyable reading on a
wide range of
contemporary topics and
themes.
'There aren't any more
days. There's just time.
Time when it's dark and
time when it's light.
Everything is dead, so
why not days too?'
Everyone in Jojo's
village is dead, and
ten-year-old Jojo is
alone. |
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資料來源:劍橋英語學習網 |
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Leve 1 入門級: A death in Oxford
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作者 |
MacAndrew, Richard.
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書名 |
A death in Oxford
/ Richaed MacAndrew. |
出版資訊 |
Cambridge [England]
; New York : Cambridge
University Press, 2006. |
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稽核項 |
32 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
1 CD-ROM |
類型 |
Murder mystery(謀殺推理劇) |
內容簡介 |
清晨六點多,Leighton博士被發現全身是血,陳屍在自己家中。命案現場東西凌亂散落一地。是自殺還是他殺?殺人動機又是為何?殺人兇手到底是誰?
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Modern, original
fiction for learners of
English. When Dr
Leighton is murdered
Inspector Frank Williams
and Sergeant Kate Miller
set out to track down
her killer. Was it her
husband, her son or her
colleague? All had
reasons to hate her but
which one killed her?
資料來源:劍橋英語學習網
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