内容简介
“Itwasabeautiful,breezy,yellow-and-greenafternoon....”ThisishowAbbyWhitshankalwaysdescribesthedayshefellinlovewithRedinJuly1959.TheWhitshanksareoneofthosefamiliesthatradiateanindefinablekindofspecialness,butlikeallfamilies,theirstoriesrevealonlypartofthepicture:AbbyandRedandtheirfourgrownchildrenhaveaccumulatednotonlytendermoments,laughter,andcelebrations,butalsojealousies,disappointments,andcarefullyguardedsecrets.FromRed’sparents,newlyarrivedinBaltimoreinthe1920s,tothegrandchildrencarryingtheWhitshanklegacyboisterouslyintothetwenty-firstcentury,herearefourgenerationsoflivesunfoldinginandaroundthesprawling,lovinglywornhousethathasalwaysbeentheiranchor.
作者简介
AnneTylerwasborninMinneapolis,Minnesota,in1941andgrewupinRaleigh,NorthCarolina.ThisisTyler’stwentiethnovel;hereleventh,BreathingLessons,wasawardedthePulitzerPrizein1989.SheisamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.ShelivesinBaltimore,Maryland.