内容简介
Forty-four-year-oldRetaWinters,wife,mother,writer,andtranslator,islivingahappylifeuntiloneofherthreedaughtersdropsoutofuniversitytositonadowntownstreetcornersilentandcross-leggedwithabeggingbowlinherlapandaplacardroundherneckthatsays"Goodness."ThefinalbookfromPulitzerPrize-winnerCarolShields,Unlessisacandidanddeeplymovingnovelfromoneofthetwentiethcentury'smostaccomplishedandbelovedauthors.
作者简介
Inherempathetic,elegantlywroughtnovels,PulitzerPrize-winningauthorCarolShieldsportrayedaworldverymuchlikeourown:attimesconfusing,painful,andjoyous,andpopulatedwithcharactersascomplexasthoseweknowinlife.ShieldspassedawayonJuly16,2003afteralongbattlewithbreastcancer,leavingaformidableliterarylegacy.