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OnapeatandheatherislandoffthewestcoastofScotland,EffieandhermotherNoratakerefugeinthelargemoulderinghouseoftheirancestorsandtelleachotherstories.Nora,atfirst,recountsnothingthatEffiereallywantstohear,likewhoherfatherwas-variouslyJimmy,Jack,orErnie.EffietellsofherlifeatcollegeinDundee,thelandofcakesandWilliamWallace,whereshelivesinalethargicrelationshipwithBob,astudentwhonevergoestolectures,seldomgetsoutofbed,andtowhomtheKlingonsareasrealastheFrenchandtheGermans(morerealthantheLuxemburgers).Butstrangethingsarehappening.WhyisEffiebeingfollowed?Issomeonekillingtheoldpeople?Andwhereisthemysteriousyellowdog?
作者简介
KateAtkinsonwontheWhitbread(nowCosta)BookoftheYearprizewithherfirstnovel,BehindtheScenesattheMuseum,andhasbeenacriticallyacclaimedinternationalauthoreversince.HerbestsellingnovelsfeaturingtheformerpolicedetectiveJacksonBrodie,CaseHistories,OneGoodTurn,WhenWillThereBeGoodNews?andStartedEarly,TookMyDog,havebeenadaptedintoasuccessfulBBCTVseriesstarringJasonIsaacs.ShewasappointedMBEinthe2011Queen'sBirthdayHonoursList.