Everything on a Waffle 《松饼屋的异想世界》 ISBN9780312380045

在一个暴风雨的夜晚，小樱的爸爸和妈妈都消失在了海上。镇上所有的人都告诉小樱她的父母已经遇难了，只有小樱打从心底相信，她的父母总有一天会回来。这以后，她跟杰克舅舅，“红秋千上的女孩”松饼屋的包泽小姐，还有镇上形形色色的人，都经历了很多变故。不变的是小樱的信念，还有“红秋千上的女孩”，它的所有菜色依然都放在松饼上，连牛排、炸鱼和松饼都是！
Primrose Squarp simply knows her parents did not perish at seaduring a terrible storm, but try convincing the other residents ofCoal Harbour on that score. For all practical purposes, at leastfor the time being, Primrose is an orphan, and there’s no greatclamoring of prospective adopters. After realizing theimpracticality of continuing to pay Miss Perfidy (amothball-scented elderly lady) an hourly wage to baby-sit her, thetown council is able to locate a relative, Uncle Jack, whoreluctantly takes Primrose into his care. Primrose does warm up toliving with him and in his home, despite the eerie noisesresembling a hockey game that haunt her in the night. But truesanctuary can always be found at a restaurant called The Girl inthe Swing, where everything—including lasagna—is served on awaffle, and where the proprietor, Miss Bowzer, offers a willingear, as well as sage advice. Through a mixture of eccentric humorand probing philosophy, author Polly Horvath makes Primrose’ssearch for peace and understanding a most memorable one.

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主角小樱以生动的口吻叙述了她所遭遇的种种意外事件，再加上食谱与令人难忘的众多角色，其中包括一位面恶心善的松饼屋女主人……本书从头到尾都让人拍案叫绝！
——《出版人周刊》
在波莉·霍维斯的妙笔之下，小樱的悲惨境遇以轻松活泼的方式呈现在读者眼前……用细腻的文笔写搞笑的情节是个困难的任务——而波莉漂亮地完成了这个任务。
——《号角图书》
　　叙事风格充满机趣与嘲讽式的幽默，波莉生动的故事以温柔?智慧作为基调。
——凯瑟琳·欧迪恩（纽伯瑞奖评审团主席）