RIVER’S EDGE: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 14780006B05501

English Summary/英文概要： After her mother’s death, Elise Braun is sent away from her native Germany to live with distant relatives in the United States. Although her father only wants to save her from the impending war and the horrors of the new regime, Elise can’t help but feel abandoned. Despite the warmth of her American family, and her great gift as a pianist, Elise is haunted by loneliness and by the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis. As she grows into a beautiful, strong young woman, Elise must reconcile her love for her adoptive country and her ties to home, and find her own place in a new and tumultuous world.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 二次大戰期間，小女孩Elise的母親不幸罹難，被迫離開她的家鄉與父親，寄住在遠親的家裡。「自由」、「富庶」的美國始終與Elise格格不入，深感被拋棄的她，也鎮日沉溺在鋼琴的世界裡，不想面對現實。直到一天她終於了解，接受新家並不代表忘記或背叛、遠離童年的家鄉，Elise才開始探索身邊的新世界。（TT）

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About the Author/作者介绍： Marie Bostwick Skinner was born and raised in the Northwest. Since marrying the love of her life twenty-four years ago, she has never known a moment’s boredom. Marie and her family have moved a score of times, living in eight U.S. states and two Mexican cities, and collecting a vast and cherished array of friends and experiences. Marie has three handsome sons and now lives with her husband in Connecticut where she writes, reads, quilts, and is active in her local church. Visit her at www.mariebostwick.com.
Marie Bostwick早年是活躍於電視廣告圈與音樂劇的演員，婚後淡出，無意中參加了寫作工作坊之後，被老師大力鼓勵創作文學與出版，並且成為紐約時報暢銷書排行榜常客作家。
她天性纖柔溫暖，除了寫作之外，也替失聰孩童上課。
她的另一項最愛，是針線工藝，包括拼布與刺繡…等，小說裡充滿大量相關知識與技巧，甚至與眾多讀者組成線上的同好俱樂部，十分有趣。
由於她的文字精巧細密，卻極為易讀，貼近人心，有治療傷痛與紓解憂鬱的作用，因此常被各種讀書俱樂部推薦為最佳讀物，一方面可以帶人遠離困境，一方面又能為讀者注入面對現實的勇氣。

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