内容简介
AhauntingnewnovelfromJoyceCarolOates.MudgirlisachildabandonedbyhermotherinthesiltyflatsoftheBlackSnakeRiver.Castaside,Mudgirlsurvivesbyanaccidentoffate–ordestiny.OnlywhensheisadoptedbyaQuakerfamilydoesshebegintosuppressthosepainfulmemories.Meredith‘M.R.’NeukirchenisthefirstwomanpresidentofaprestigiousIvyLeagueuniversitywhosecommitmenttohercareerandmoralfervorareall-consuming.Butwithanemergentpoliticalcrisisandaprolongedsecretloveaffair,M.R.hastoconfrontchallengestoherprofessionalleadershipwhichtestherinwaysshecouldnothaveexpected.Thefierceidealismandintelligencethatdeliveredherfromamoreconventionallifeinherhometownnowthreatentoundoher.Whenshemakesatripupstate,M.R.NeukirchenisthrustintoanunexpectedpsychiccollisionwithMudgirlandthelifeM.R.believesshehasleftbehind.Apowerfulexplorationoftheenduringclaimsofthepast,‘Mudwoman’isatonceapsychicghoststoryandtheheartbreakingportraitofanindividualwhobreaks–butfindsawaytohealherself.
作者简介
JoyceCarolOatesisarecipientoftheNationalMedalofHumanities,theNationalBookCriticsCircleIvanSandrofLifetimeAchievementAward,theChicagoTribuneLifetimeAchievementAward,theNationalBookAward,andthePEN/MalamudAwardforExcellenceinShortFiction,andhasbeennominatedforthePulitzerPrize.Shehaswrittensomeofthemostenduringfictionofourtime,includingthenationalbestsellersWeWeretheMulvaneys,Blonde,whichwasnominatedfortheNationalBookAward,andtheNewYorkTimesbestsellerTheFalls,whichwonthe2005PrixFemina.SheistheRogerS.BerlindDistinguishedProfessoroftheHumanitiesatPrincetonUniversityandhasbeenamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetterssince1978.