内容简介
BarnabyGaitlinisaloser-justshortofthirtyhe'stheblacksheepofaphilanthropicBaltimorefamily.Onceuponatimehehadahome,alovingwife,alittlefamilyofhisown;nowhehasanex-wife,a9-yearolddaughterwithattitude,aCorvetteStingRaythat'sacollector'sitembutunreliable,andheworksashiredmuscleforRent-a-Back,doingheavychoresforoldfolks.Hehasanalmostpatholo-gicalcuriosityaboutotherpeople'slives,whichhasgothimintoserioustroubleinthepast,andahopelesscharmwhichattractsthekindofangelicwomanwhowantstosavehimfromhimself.Tyler'sobservationismoreacute,moredeliciousthanever;herhumourslyerandmoreirresistible;hercharacterssovividlyrealisedthatyoufeelyou'veknownthisquirkycollectionforever.Withperfectpitchandpoise,humourandhumanity,AnneTylerchronicles,betterthananywritertoday,thesublimeandtheridiculousofeverydayliving,thefoiblesandfrailtiesoftheordinaryhumanheart.
作者简介
AnneTylerwasborninMinneapolis,Minnesota,andgrewupinRaleigh,NorthCarolina.Herfirstnovel,IfMorningEverComes,waspublishedin1964whilsther11thnovel,BreathingLessons,wonthePulitzerPrizein1988.In1994,Tylerwasnominated'thegreatestlivingnovelistwritinginEnglish'byRoddyDoyleandNickHornby.SheisamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.ShelivesinBaltimore,Maryland.