How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets (Annivesary) (10TH ed.)

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 378 pages

Publisher:Soho Press Inc

Imprint:Soho Press Inc

ISBN:9781616954314

Published:20 Mar 2014

Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Weight:338g

Dimensions:208 x 140 x 26 (mm)

Pub. Country:United States

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

Fathers never forget seeing their kids for the first time. But Evan is greeting his son, Dean, fourteen years late. The boy had been shuttled secretly to another city, along with his teenaged mother, while still a newborn. Now his mother has passed away, and Evan is it—Dad. An instant single parent.

 Evan was once lead guitarist for a hot band with a hit single; now 31, he gets by as a guitar instructor to middle-aged guys, and does menial work in a music shop. With Dean in the picture he has to change fast, which means facing up to the past, to his own father, and to the epilepsy that haunts him and threatens his every moment.

对三十一岁的他来说，生活的温度可望而不可承受，指尖一触便须缩回。西雅图湖西路上的一间小公寓，是伊凡完美的藏身处，站在窗边，山光水影尽收眼底。然而，一通陌生的电话将他招向一场意外的葬礼——分手多年的初恋女友因车祸去世，只留下十四岁的迪恩。他的儿子。单身时的无拘无束霎时合拢，有所牵挂的日子令他怦然心动。可同时，蛰伏已久的心网慢慢张开。伊凡知道，许多年来，自己已经习惯隔着距离爱与被爱。他开始犹豫、徘徊，他想缩回心灵的城堡，他有太多逃避的理由……

评论

“A funny, bewitching, observant book about families, fathers and sons, and growing up, no matter how old you are.”—The Oregonian

“A beautifully un-shiny novel of passion, forgiveness and the life force that is fatherhood.”—PNBA Awards Committee

“Captivating, moving, and always observant ... a wonderful, beautiful book; I will never forget it!”—Ben Sherwood, author of The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud

“Hits all the frets of a powerful story: sharp-witted dialogue, vivid characters, insight into medical challenges and prose that snaps like well-placed plucks of guitar strings. . . . I hold up my lighter and turn it full-flame for Stein’s latest work. Encore!”

—The Seattle Times 

这是一本关于家庭、父子和成长的有趣、迷人、敏锐的书，无论你多大。——俄勒冈人

这是一部关于激情、宽恕和父爱的生命力的不光彩的美丽小说。——PNBA颁奖委员会

迷人、动人、善于观察……一本精彩、美丽的书;我永远都不会忘记!——本·舍伍德，《查理·圣·克劳德的生死》的作者

击中了一个强大故事的所有烦恼:机智的对话，生动的角色，对医学挑战的洞察力，以及像弹拨吉他弦一样迅速的散文……我拿起我的打火机，打开它的最大火焰斯坦因的最新作品。再来一个!——《西雅图时报》

作者简介

Garth Stein is the author of two other novels, the worldwide bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain, now published in 30 languages, and Raven Stole the Moon, as well as a play, Brother Jones. He lives in Seattle with his wife, three sons, and their dog, Comet.

加思·斯坦还著有另外两部小说，一部是全球畅销书《雨中赛车的艺术》，现已被翻译成30种语言出版;另一部是《乌鸦偷了月亮》，还有一部戏剧《琼斯兄弟》。他和妻子、三个儿子以及他们的爱犬Comet生活在西雅图。