Sole Survivor：A Novel
出版时间:
2011-11
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780553582949
定价:
50.30
装帧:
平装
开本:
32开
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
416页
正文语种:
英语
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Acatastrophic,unexplainableplanecrashleavesthreehundredandthirtydead--nosurvivors.AmongthevictimsarethewifeandtwodaughtersofJoeCarpenter,aLosAngelesPostcrimereporter.
Ayearafterthecrash,stillgrippedbyanalmostparalyzinggrief,JoeencountersawomannamedRose,whoclaimstohavesurvivedthecrash.SheholdsoutthepossibilityofasecretthatwillbringJoepeaceofmind.Butbeforehecanaskanyquestions,sheslipsaway.
Drivennowbyrage(havetheauthoritieswithheldinformation?)andahopealmostasunbearableashisgrief(ifthereisonesurvivor,arethereothers?),Joesetsouttofindthemysteriouswoman.Hissearchimmediatelyleadshimintothepathofapowerfulandshadowyorganizationhell-bentonstoppingRosebeforeshecanrevealwhatsheknowsaboutthecrash.
SoleSurvivorunfoldsataheart-stoppingpace,asadesperatechaseandashatteringemotionalodysseyleadJoetoatruththatwillforcehimtoreassesseverythinghethoughtheknewaboutlifeanddeath--atruththat,giventhechance,willrocktheworldandredefinethedestinyofhumanity. HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.
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内容简介:
Acatastrophic,unexplainableplanecrashleavesthreehundredandthirtydead--nosurvivors.AmongthevictimsarethewifeandtwodaughtersofJoeCarpenter,aLosAngelesPostcrimereporter.
Ayearafterthecrash,stillgrippedbyanalmostparalyzinggrief,JoeencountersawomannamedRose,whoclaimstohavesurvivedthecrash.SheholdsoutthepossibilityofasecretthatwillbringJoepeaceofmind.Butbeforehecanaskanyquestions,sheslipsaway.
Drivennowbyrage(havetheauthoritieswithheldinformation?)andahopealmostasunbearableashisgrief(ifthereisonesurvivor,arethereothers?),Joesetsouttofindthemysteriouswoman.Hissearchimmediatelyleadshimintothepathofapowerfulandshadowyorganizationhell-bentonstoppingRosebeforeshecanrevealwhatsheknowsaboutthecrash.
SoleSurvivorunfoldsataheart-stoppingpace,asadesperatechaseandashatteringemotionalodysseyleadJoetoatruththatwillforcehimtoreassesseverythinghethoughtheknewaboutlifeanddeath--atruththat,giventhechance,willrocktheworldandredefinethedestinyofhumanity.
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作者简介:
HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.
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