Lucky Broken Girl

作者 Ruth Behar作者
出版社 Puffin Books
出版时间 2018年4月
ISBN 0399546456 或 9780399546457
定价 40.00

内容简介

“Abookforanyonemendingfromchildhoodwounds.”—SandraCisneros,authorofTheHouseonMangoStreetInthisunforgettablemulticulturalcoming-of-agenarrative—basedontheauthor’schildhoodinthe1960s—ayoungCuban-JewishimmigrantgirlisadjustingtohernewlifeinNewYorkCitywhenherAmericandreamissuddenlyderailed.Ruthie’splightwillintriguereaders,andherpowerfulstoryofstrengthandresilience,fullofcolor,light,andpoignancy,willstaywiththemforalongtime.RuthieMizrahiandherfamilyrecentlyemigratedfromCastro’sCubatoNewYorkCity.Justwhenshe’sfinallybeginningtogainconfidenceinhermasteryofEnglish—andenjoyingherreignasherneighborhood’shopscotchqueen—ahorrificcaraccidentleavesherinabodycastandconfinedhertoherbedforalongrecovery.AsRuthie’sworldshrinksbecauseofherinabilitytomove,herpowersofobservationandherheartgrowlargerandshecomestounderstandhowfragilelifeis,howvulnerableweallareashumanbeings,andhowfriends,neighbors,andthepoweroftheartscansweeteneventheworstoftimes.

作者简介

RuthBehar(www.ruthbehar.com)isanacclaimedauthorofadultfictionandnonfiction,andLuckyBrokenGirlisherfirstbookforyoungreaders.ShewasborninHavana,Cuba,grewupinNewYorkCity,andhasalsolivedandworkedinSpainandMexico.AnanthropologyprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,sheisalsoco-editorofWomenWritingCulture,editorofBridgestoCuba/PuentesaCuba,andco-editorofThePortableIsland:CubansatHomeintheWorld.HerhonorsincludeaMacArthur“Genius”Award,aJohnSimonGuggenheimFellowship,aFulbrightSeniorFellowship,andaDistinguishedAlumnaAwardfromWesleyanUniversity.Muchindemandasapublicspeaker,Ruth’sspeakingengagementshavetakenhertotheUnitedStates,Canada,Argentina,Mexico,Cuba,Spain,Finland,Israel,Italy,Ireland,Poland,England,theNetherlands,Japan,andNewZealand.ShelivesinAnnArbor,Michigan.

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