Son:The final book in the Quartet Giver [Hardcover] 儿子:记忆传授者四部曲最终篇 ISBN 9780547887203
作者: Lois Lowry 著
出版社:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012年10月
简介: “They called her Water Claire.” When the young girl washed up on their shore, no one knew she hadbeen a Vessel. That she had carried a Product. That it had beencarved from her belly. Stolen.Claire had had a son. She was supposed to forget him, but that wasimpossible. When he was taken from their community, she knew shehad to follow. And so her journey began.But here in this wind-battered village Claire is welcomed as one oftheir own. In the security of her new home, she is free and loved.She grows stronger. As tempted as she is by the warmth of morehuman kindness than she has ever known, she cannot stay. Her son isout there; a young boy by now. Claire will stop at nothing to findher child . . . even if it means trading her own life.With Son, the two-time Newbery Medal–winning Lois Lowry has spunanother mesmerizing tale in this thrilling and long-awaitedconclusion to The Giver. “Claire’s story stands on its own, but as the final volume inthis iconic quartet, it holistically reunites characters, reprisesprovocative socio-political themes, and offers a transcendingmessage of tolerance and hope.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review