One of the most acclaimed books of our time--and a perennial classic--now in paperback for fans of classic memoirs such as Wild and Becoming. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. Story Locale:Idaho; Brigham Young University, Utah; Cambridge, England Publication History:Random House HC (02/18) Tara Westover was born in
2017诺贝尔文学奖得主 石黑一雄作品 火热预售中，预计11月中旬到货，先订先发 The Remains of the Day: Faber Modern Classics 石黑一雄：长日留痕 Kazuo Ishiguro (作者) 基本信息 出版社: Faber Faber; Main - Faber Modern Classics (2015年4月2日) 平装: 272页 语种： 英语 ISBN: 0571322735 条形码: 9780571322732 商品尺寸: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm 商品重量: 304 g ASIN: 0571322735 内容简介 The Remains of the Day won the 1989 Booker Prize and cemented Kazuo Ishiguro's place as one of the world's greatest writers. David Lodge, chairman of the judges in 1989, said, it's "a cunningly structured and beautifully paced performance". This is a haunting evocation of lost causes and lost love, and an elegy for England at a time of acute change. Ishiguro's work has been translated into more than forty languages and has sold millions of copies worldwide. Stevens, the lon
