书目

TheLetoBundle

内容简介

WhenamummyintheMuseumofAlbionisunpackeditisfoundtocontainabundleofcuriousobjectsanddocumentswhichtellofthewanderingsofanunknownwoman,Leto.Ontherun,inafar-offeraofcivilstrife,Letogivesbirthtotwins,shelterswithwolves,survivesinadesertstrongholdastheloverofitscommander,stowsawayonashiploadedwithplunderedantiquitiesandthenworksasamaidinawar-torncity.Sheloseshersonbutsavesherdaughterduringalongsiege.AsthenovelsweepsfrommythologicaltimesandtheMiddleAgestothetreasure-huntingofVictorianEuropeandintothepresentday,Letoreappearsindifferentguises.Eventuallyshebecomesaservanttoarocksinger,andbeginstosearchforherson.

作者简介

MarinaWarnerisaprize-winningnovelistandculturalhistorian,whoseworksincludeFromtheBeasttotheBlonde,ManagingMonsters(the1994ReithLectures),JoanofArc,AloneofAllHerSex,MonumentsandMaidens,TheLostFather(shortlistedfortheBooker),Indigo,and,mostrecently,NoGoTheBogeyman.(20020220)

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