Three Junes (豆瓣)

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作者: Julia Glass

ISBN: 9780385721424
页数: 368 页
定价: USD 14.95
出版社: Anchor
装帧: Paperback
出版年: 2003-04

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　　The artful construction of this seductive novel and the mature, compassionate wisdom permeating it would be impressive for a seasoned writer, but it's all the more remarkable in a debut. This narrative of the McLeod family during three vital summers is rich with implications about the bonds and stresses of kin and friendship, the ache of loneliness and the cautious tendrils of ... (展开全部) 　　The artful construction of this seductive novel and the mature, compassionate wisdom permeating it would be impressive for a seasoned writer, but it's all the more remarkable in a debut. This narrative of the McLeod family during three vital summers is rich with implications about the bonds and stresses of kin and friendship, the ache of loneliness and the cautious tendrils of renewal blossoming in unexpected ways. Glass depicts the mysterious twists of fate and cosmic (but unobtrusive) coincidences that bring people together, and the self-doubts and lack of communication that can keep them apart, in three fluidly connected sections in which characters interact over a decade. These people are entirely at home in their beautifully detailed settings Greece, rural Scotland, Greenwich Village and the Hamptons and are fully dimensional in their moments of both frailty and grace. Paul McLeod, the reticent Scots widower introduced in the first section, is the father of Fenno, the central character of the middle section, who is a reserved, self-protective gay bookstore owner in Manhattan; both have dealings with the third section's searching young artist, Fern Olitsky, whose guilt in the wake of her husband's death leaves her longing for and fearful of beginning anew. Other characters are memorably individualistic: an acerbic music critic dying of AIDS, Fenno's emotionally elusive mother, his sibling twins and their wives, and his insouciant lover among them. In this dazzling portrait of family life, Glass establishes her literary credentials with ingenuity and panache. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
　　
　　
　　 This strong and memorable debut novel draws the reader deeply into the lives of several central characters during three separate Junes spanning ten years. At the story's onset, Scotsman Paul McLeod, the father of three grown sons, is newly widowed and on a group tour of the Greek islands as he reminisces about how he met and married his deceased wife and created their family. Next, in the book's longest section, we see the world through the eyes of Paul's eldest son, Fenno, a gay man transplanted to New York City and owner of a small bookstore, who learns lessons about love and loss that allow him to grow in unexpected ways. And finally there is Fern, an artist and book designer whom Paul met on his trip to Greece several years earlier. She is now a young widow, pregnant and also living in New York City, who must make sense of her own past and present to be able to move forward in her life. In this novel, expectations and revelations collide in startling ways. Alternately joyful and sad, this exploration of modern relationships and the families people both inherit or create for themselves is highly recommended for all fiction collections. Maureen Neville, Trenton P.L., NJ
　　Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
　　
　　
　　 This enormously accomplished début novel is a triptych that spans three summers, across a decade, in the disparate lives of the McLeod family. The widowed father, a newspaper publisher who maintains the family manse in Scotland, is chary, dogged, and deceptively mild. Fenno, the eldest son, runs an upscale bookshop in the West Village, and his most intimate relationship—aside from almost anonymous grapplings with a career house-sitter named Tony—is with a parrot called Felicity. One of Fenno's younger brothers is a Paris chef whose wife turns out pretty daughters like so many brioches; the other is a veterinarian whose wife wants Fenno to help them have a baby. Glass is interested in how risky love is for some people, and she writes so well that what might seem like farce is rich, absorbing, and full of life.
　　 Copyright © 2005 The New Yorker
　　
　　
　　 Paul McLeod, a Scottish newspaper owner, longs for the Greek isles to escape his loneliness since the death of his wife. Of his three sons, Fenno is the most reticent, having left Scotland to pursue a life in New York, where his homosexuality would blend into the backdrop of the diversified city. The second part of the story brings Fenno and his twin brothers and their wives together for the funeral of their father, who has died in Greece. Many undercurrents and emotions run through this mesmerizing novel, which essentially deals with human complexity and how people shape one another, deliberately and sometimes by chance. Brimming with a marvelous cast of intricate characters set in an assortment of scintillating backdrops, Glass's philosophically introspective novel is highly intelligent and well written. Elsa Gaztambide
　　Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
　　
　　
　　 ?Enormously accomplished?.rich, absorbing, and full of life.? -The New Yorker
　　
　　?A warm, wise debut. . . . marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere.??San Francisco Chronicle
　　
　　?Julia Glass?s talent sends chills up my spine; is a marvel.??Richard Russo, author of
　　
　　? almost threatens to burst with all the life it contains. Glass?s ability to illuminate and deepen the mysteries of her characters? lives is extraordinary.? ? Michael Cunningham, author of
　　
　　??? brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel. . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations?but also about happiness.? ? The New York Times Book Review
　　
　　?Gorgeous. . .?? goes after the big issues without a trace of fustiness and gives us a memorable hero.? ? Los Angeles Times Book Review
　　
　　??? is a novel that bursts with the lives of its characters. They move into our hearts, taking up permanent residence, the newest members of the reader?s family of choice.??Times-Picayune
　　
　　?Fiercely realized. . .luxuriant in its emotional comprehension and the idea, or promise, that anything might happen.??Boston Globe
　　
　　?Radiant?an intimate literary triptych of lives pulled together and torn apart.??Chicago Tribune
　　
　　?Sophisticated . . . Engrossing . . . Catches the surprising twists and turns in family relationships, amid love, loss, hope and regret.??Seattle Post-Intelligencer
　　
　　?The sort of sparkling debut that marks a writer as one to watch.? ?Daily News
　　
　　?The fluid, evolving nature of family history is at the heart of this assured first novel.??Time Out New York
　　
　　?This first novel treats family ties, erotic longing, small children and prolonged deaths from AIDS and cancer with a subtlety that grows from scrupulous unsentimentality.??Newsday
　　
　　 ?Formidable. . . The traditional novel of social relations is very much alive in . Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen, among other exemplars, would surely approve.??Kirkus Reviews
　　
　　?Brimming with a marvelous cast of intricate characters set in an assortment of scintillating backdrops, Glass's philosophically introspective novel is highly intelligent and well-written.??Booklist
　　
　　 -- Review
　　
　　
　　 “Enormously accomplished….rich, absorbing, and full of life.” -The New Yorker
　　
　　“A warm, wise debut. . . . marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere.”–San Francisco Chronicle
　　
　　“Julia Glass’s talent sends chills up my spine; is a marvel.”–Richard Russo, author of
　　
　　“ almost threatens to burst with all the life it contains. Glass’s ability to illuminate and deepen the mysteries of her characters’ lives is extraordinary.” – Michael Cunningham, author of
　　
　　“‘’ brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel. . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations–but also about happiness.” – The New York Times Book Review
　　
　　“Gorgeous. . .‘’ goes after the big issues without a trace of fustiness and gives us a memorable hero.” – Los Angeles Times Book Review
　　
　　“’’ is a novel that bursts with the lives of its characters. They move into our hearts, taking up permanent residence, the newest members of the reader’s family of choice.”–Times-Picayune
　　
　　“Fiercely realized. . .luxuriant in its emotional comprehension and the idea, or promise, that anything might happen.”–Boston Globe
　　
　　“Radiant…an intimate literary triptych of lives pulled together and torn apart.”–Chicago Tribune
　　
　　“Sophisticated . . . Engrossing . . . Catches the surprising twists and turns in family relationships, amid love, loss, hope and regret.”–Seattle Post-Intelligencer
　　
　　“The sort of sparkling debut that marks a writer as one to watch.” –Daily News
　　
　　“The fluid, evolving nature of family history is at the heart of this assured first novel.”–Time Out New York
　　
　　“This first novel treats family ties, erotic longing, small children and prolonged deaths from AIDS and cancer with a subtlety that grows from scrupulous unsentimentality.”–Newsday
　　
　　 “Formidable. . . The traditional novel of social relations is very much alive in . Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen, among other exemplars, would surely approve.”–Kirkus Reviews
　　
　　“Brimming with a marvelous cast of intricate characters set in an assortment of scintillating backdrops, Glass's philosophically introspective novel is highly intelligent and well-written.”–Booklist　　

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