The Love of My Youth
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品牌: Mary Gordon
基本信息出版社:Anchor (2012年4月3日)平装:320页正文语种:英语ISBN:0307390322条形码:9780307390325商品尺寸:13 x 1.7 x 20.3 cm商品重量:245 gASIN:0307390322商品描述内容简介Miranda and Adam, high school sweethearts now in their late fifties, arrive by chance at the same time in Rome, a city where they once spent a summer deeply in love. At an awkward reunion, Adam suggests that they meet for daily walks and get to know each other again. Both have their own sense of who betrayed whom and long-held interpretations of the events that caused them not to part. But gradually, as they take in the pleasures of the city and the drama of its streets, they discover not only what matters to them now but also what happened to them long ago. From acclaimed author Mary Gordon,TheLove of My Youthis a poignant look at first love, at the hopes and dreams of a generation, and at what became of them.
媒体推荐“Evocative. . . . A subtle and precise exploration of the human heart.”
—The Boston Globe
“Emotionally engaging and smoothly flowing,The Love of My Youthshowcases Gordon’s power to write with controlled urgency, without dissembling or exaggeration, to reveal truths that are hard to face in the unsparing light of day, but without which we could not see ourselves as we are.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Entrancing. . . . Gordon deftly awakens the strain of regret and desire that we too feel as we watch old loves and old selves recede.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Vivid. . . . Not so much a romance as a reckoning. . . . Gordon crafts a story layered with wise insights, and gives it a picture-postcard setting that lovers of Italy will delight in.”
—The Seattle Times
“Evocative. . . . A travelogue through time, as well as through some of Rome’s most beautiful spaces, Gordon's novel dangles out the fantasy of the faultlessly executed second chance. . . . An enchanting read.”
—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s “Fresh Air”
“Gordon writes of the affection and wistfulness one has looking at the self growing smaller in the rearview mirror. And as a soulful and spiritual writer, she is in many ways just the person to write such a book. . . .The Love of My Youthprovides us a nice leisurely space to wander—and wonder.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Gordon’s art in capturing the social and political texture of the [1960s] brings the story alive. . . . Armchair travelers will find much to enjoy.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Intricately realized. . . . Gordon’s evocation of thoughtful college students in the late ’60s (her own college era) is exceptionally nuanced and convincing.”
—The Atlantic
“Gordon is sensitive to the subtlest differences of class and religion, and the most satisfying aspects ofTheLove of My Youthare Gordon’s interpretations of how the differences in Adam and Miranda’s backgrounds impact their relationship. The novel is also filled with small resonating details, from the architectural beauties of urban Rome to Adam and Miranda’s anxious glimpses of their aging bodies in front of hotel mirrors.The Love of My Youthis as much about how we feel about our past and the choices we made and make, as it is about the love story between two young people.”
—BookPage
“Even if first love isn’t as rosy for most people as it was for Miranda and Adam, Gordon was definitely on to something when she shapedThe Love of My Youtharound that concept. For surely there is no one more likely than the love of your youth to remind you of everything you hoped to become.”
—The Associated Press
“Virtuoso and versatile Gordon offers brilliantly fresh takes on family conflicts, women’s lives, war, and global suffering while ingeniously meshing classic love stories with modern mores, and ecstasy with wisdom, to create an enthralling drama of innocent passion, crushing tragedy, and the careful construction of stable, nurturing lives.”
—Booklist(starred review)
“Thoughtful and moving, Gordon’s latest captures the ardor and vulnerability of young love and the cautious circumspection of middle age.”
—Publishers Weekly
