书目

FarfromHere:ANovel

内容简介

Howlongdoyouholdontohope?DanicaGreenehasalwayshatedflying,soitwasalmostlaughablethattheboyofherdreamswasapilot.Shemarriedhimanywayandtogether,sheandEtsellsettledintoalifewherelovereallydidseemtoconquerall.DanicaisfirmlyrootedonthegroundinBlackhawk,thesmalltowninnorthernIowawheretheygrewup,andthewideslashesofskythatstretchendlesslyacrosstheprairieseemmorethanenoughforEtsell.ButwhentheopportunitytospendthreeweeksinAlaskahelpingapilotfriendpresentsitself,Etsellacceptsandtheiridyllicworldisturnedupsidedown.It’shisdream,hereveals,andDanicaknowsthatshecan’tstandintheway.Ellisonhislastflightbeforeheadinghomewhenhisplanemysteriouslyvanishesshortlyaftertakeoff,leavingDanicainafreefall.Etsellisgone,butwhatexactlydoesgonemean?Issheawidow?Anabandonedwife?OrwillEtsellfindhiswayhometoher?DanicaisforcedtosearchforthetruthinhermarriageandtrekstoAlaskatograpplewiththeunanswerablequestionsaboutherhusband’smysteriousdisappearance.ButwhenshelearnsthatEllwasn’tflyingaloneandthatawomanismissing,too,thebitsandpiecesofthecarefullifethatshehadconstructedfortheminIowataketothewind.Astoryofloveandloss,andultimatelystartingover,FarFromHereexploresthedynamicsofintimacyandthepotentiallydevastatingconsequencesofthelittlewhitelieswetelltheoneswelove.

作者简介

NicoleBaartlivesinasmalltowninIowaandisthemotherofthreeyoungsons.AftertheadoptionofhersecondsonfromEthiopia,Nicolediscoveredadeeppassionforglobalissuesandco-foundedanon-profitorganization,OneBodyOneHope,thatworksalongsideachurchandorphanageinMonrovia,Liberia.Anaccomplishednovelistanda2009ChristyAwardfinalistforfiction,hernextbook,FARFROMHERE,willbepublishedinFebruary2012byHowardBooks.

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