Pegasus: A Novel

作者 Danielle Steel作者
出版社 Dell
出版时间 2015年11月
ISBN 0345530985 或 9780345530981
定价 42.80

内容简介

NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERInarichhistoricalnoveloffamilyandWorldWarII,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorDanielleSteelunfurlsapowerfulsagathatspansgenerationsandcontinents.Thisisastoryofcourage,friendship,andfateastwofamiliesfacethechallengesofwar...andthemagnificentstallionthatwilllinkthemforever.PEGASUSNicolasvonBingenandAlexvonHemmerle,titledmembersoftheGermanaristocracy,havebeenbestfriendssincechildhood.Bothwidowers,theyareraisingtheirchildren—Nick’stwolivelyboysandAlex’sadoredteenagedaughter—inpeaceandluxuryonthevastBavarianestatesthathavebelongedtotheirfamiliesforgenerations.WhileNickindulgesinmoreglamorouspursuits,AlexdevoteshimselftobreedingtherenownedwhiteLipizzanerhorsesthatenthrallaudiencesthroughoutEuropewiththeirabilitytodanceandspinoncommand,majesticcreatureswhosebloodlinesarerareandpriceless.ButitisNicolas’sbloodlinethatchangeseverything,whenhisfatherreceivesawarningfromahigh-rankingcontactinsidetheWehrmacht.AsecretfromthepasthasleftthefamilyvulnerabletotherisingtideofNazism:Nick’smother,whomheneverknew,wasofJewishdescent.SuddenlyNicolasmustfleeGermany,wrenchinghissonsawayfromtheonlyhometheyhaveknown,sailingacrosstheAtlanticforanewlifeinAmerica.TheirsurvivalwilldependonapreciousgiftfromAlex,theironlystakeforthefuture:eightpurebredhorses,twoofthemstunningLipizzaners.InFlorida,whereNicolasjoinstheRinglingBrothersCircus,hebecomesNickBing,withAlex’sprizewhitestallion—nownamedPegasus—thecenterpieceoftheshow.Inthisextraordinarybook,DanielleSteeltellsthestoryofafamilyreinventingitselfinAmerica,whilethecountrytheyleftbehindisengulfedinflamesandmadness,andmenlikeAlexvonHemmerleareforcedtomakeunbearablechoices.Alex’sdaughterwillfindsanctuaryinEngland.InAmerica,Nickwillfindlove,hissonswillfindafuture,andtheirleft-behindworldwilleventuallyfindthem.Anovelofhopeandsacrifice,oftragedy,challenge,andrebirth,Pegasusisabrilliantfamilychroniclethatunfoldsacrosshalfacentury—amasterworkfromoneofourmostbelovedwriters.

作者简介

DanielleSteelhasbeenhailedasoneoftheworld’smostpopularauthors,withover650millioncopiesofhernovelssold.HermanyinternationalbestsellersincludeCountry,ProdigalSon,Pegasus,APerfectLife,PowerPlay,Winners,FirstSight,UntiltheEndofTime,TheSinsoftheMother,andotherhighlyacclaimednovels.SheisalsotheauthorofHisBrightLight,thestoryofhersonNickTraina’slifeanddeath;AGiftofHope,amemoirofherworkwiththehomeless;PureJoy,aboutthedogssheandherfamilyhaveloved;andthechildren’sbookPrettyMinnieinParis.

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