内容简介
WillieCooperarrivesonthedoorstepofherancestralhomeinTempleton,NewYorkinthewakeofadisastrousaffairwithhermucholder,marriedarchaeologyprofessor.Thatsameday,thediscoveryofaprehistoricmonsterinthelakebringsamediafrenzytothequiet,picture-perfecttownherancestorsfounded.Smartingfromabrokenheart,Williethenlearnsthatthestoryhermotherhadalwaystoldheraboutherfatherhasallbeenalie.Hewasn'ttheone-nightstandVihadledhertoimagine,butsomeoneelseentirely.AsWillieputsherarchaeologicalskillstoworkdiggingforthetruthaboutherlineage,achorusofvoicesfromthetown'spastriseuparoundhertotelltheirsidesofthestory.Darksecretscometolight,pastandpresentblur,oldmysteriesarefinallyputtorest,andthesurprisingtruthaboutmorethanonemonsterisrevealed.
作者简介
LaurenGroffwasborninCooperstown,NewYork,whichisthemodelforTempleton,hernovel'ssetting.ShehasaBAfromAmherstCollegeandanMFAfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,andhaswonfellowshipstotheVermontStudioCenterandYaddo.Groff'sstorieshaveappearedinTheAtlanticMonthlyandPloughsharesamongothers.ShelivesinGainesville,Floridawithherhusband.TheMonstersofTempletonwasshortlistedfortheOrangeBroadbandAwardforNewWriters2008.,,