Return of Captain John Emmett B

作者：  Elizabeth

出版社：little brown 2011年04月

简介：
1920. The Great War has been over for two years, and it hasleft a very different world from the Edwardian certainties of 1914.Following the death of his wife and baby and his experiences on theWestern Front, Laurence Bartram has become something of a recluse.Yet death and the aftermath of the conflict continue to cast a pallover peacetime England, and when a young woman he once knewpersuades him to look into events that apparently led her brother,John Emmett, to kill himself, Laurence is forced to revisit thedarkest parts of the war. As Laurence unravels the connectionsbetween Captain Emmett's suicide, a group of war poets, a bitterregimental feud and a hidden love affair, more disquieting deathsare exposed. Even at the moment Laurence begins to live again, itdawns on him that nothing is as it seems, and that even thoseclosest to him have their secrets ...

【媒体评论】

** 'If you like to kick back with some very high-class literarywallowing, this fabulously enjoyable novel has absolutelyeverything. Speller's writing is gorgeous, her research immaculateand very lightly worn. Sheer bliss Kate Saunders, THE TIMES **'With its portrait of a war-blighted nation, Elizabeth Speller'sgripping first novel shares territory with Pat Barker'sRegeneration trilogy ... Speller offers a fast-paced literarythriller ... This is a remarkable piece of storytelling ... EqFINANCIAL TIMES ** 'An erudite and engrossing thriller ... Amulti-layered labyrinth of secrets convene in this taught, tensebut richly sensitive story, which will fascinate you from page oneEASY LIVING ** 'Covering death, poetry, a bitter regimental feudand a hidden love affair, it's set to be the new BIRDSONG - onlybetter INDEPENDENT

Safe Haven

作者：  Nicholas

出版社：little brown 2011年04月

简介：

　　Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But inorder to learn to love again you must learn to trust again. When amysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small Americantown of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about herpast. Beautiful yet unassuming, Katie is determined to avoidforming personal ties until a series of events draws her into tworeluctant relationships. Despite her reservations, Katie slowlybegins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knitcommunity. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggleswith the dark secret that still haunts her ...Eventually, though,Katie realizes that a choice must be made between a life oftransient safety and one of riskier rewards ...and that in thedarkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.

Safe Haven

作者：  Nicholas

出版社：little brown 2011年04月

简介：

Safe Haven

作者：  Nicholas

出版社：little brown 2011年04月

简介：

　　Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But inorder to learn to love again you must learn to trust again. When amysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small Americantown of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about herpast. Beautiful yet unassuming, Katie is determined to avoidforming personal ties until a series of events draws her into tworeluctant relationships. Despite her reservations, Katie slowlybegins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knitcommunity. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggleswith the dark secret that still haunts her ...Eventually, though,Katie realizes that a choice must be made between a life oftransient safety and one of riskier rewards ...and that in thedarkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.