Twice Loved (Belles of Timber Creek, Book 1)

作者: Lori Copeland 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 2008-07

ISBN: 9780061364914

定价: 110.90

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 288页

正文语种: 英语

丛书: Belles of Timber Creek

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>宗教

"Hardlymorethanakitten...IhadthoughttocallitPrrr,butitshiversmoreoftenthanitpurrs,soIcallitBrrrinstead."--From"Wicked"Since"Wicked"wasfirstpublishedin1995,millionsofreadershavediscoveredGregoryMaguire'sfantasticallyencyclopedicOz,aworldfilledwithcharactersbothfamiliarandnew,darklyconceivedanddaringlyreimagined.Inthemuch-anticipatedthirdvolumeoftheWickedYears,wereturntoOz,seennowthroughtheeyesoftheCowardlyLion--theoncetinycubdefendedbyElphabain"Wicked."WhilecivilwarloomsinOz,atetchyoraclenamedYacklepreparesfordeath.Beforeherfinalhour,anenigmaticfigureknownasBrrr--theCowardlyLion--arrivessearchingforinformationaboutElphabaThropp,theWickedWitchoftheWest.Aspayment,Yackle,whohoveredonthesidelinesofElphaba'slife,demandssomeanswersofherown.Brrrsurrendershisstorytotheailingmaunt:Abandonedasacub,hisearliestmemoriesareglueyhazes,andhispathfrominfancyintheGreatGillikinForestisnoYellowBrickRoad.Seekingtoredressanearlymistake,hetrudgesthroughaswampofghosts,becomesimplicatedinamassacreoftrolls,andfallsinlovewithaforbiddingCatprincess.InthewakeoflawsthatoppresstalkingAnimals,heavoidsajailsentencebyagreeingtoserveasalackeytothewar-mongeringEmperorofOz."ALionAmongMen"chroniclesabattleofwitshastenedbytheEmeraldCity'sapproachingarmies.WhatdoestheLionknowofthewhereaboutsoftheWitch'sboy,Liir?WhatcanYacklerevealabouttheauguriesoftheClockoftheTimeDragon?AndwhatoftheGrimmerie,themagicbookthatvanishedasquicklyasElphaba?Isdestinyeverarbitrary?Canthosetarnishedbyinfamyescapetheirsobriquets--cowardly,wicked,brainless,criminallyearnest--toclaimtheirownhistories,tolivehonorablywithintheirownskinsbeforethey'reskinnedalive?Atonceaportraitofawould-besurvivorandapanoramicglimpseofaworldgoneshrillwithwarfever,GregoryMaguire'snewnoveliswrittenwiththesympathyandpowerthathavemadehisbookscontemporaryclassics. LisaMarieRiceisavirtualwomanwhoexistsonlyatthekeyboardwhenwritingeroticromance.Shedisappearswhenthemonitorwinksoff.
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"Hardlymorethanakitten...IhadthoughttocallitPrrr,butitshiversmoreoftenthanitpurrs,soIcallitBrrrinstead."--From"Wicked"Since"Wicked"wasfirstpublishedin1995,millionsofreadershavediscoveredGregoryMaguire'sfantasticallyencyclopedicOz,aworldfilledwithcharactersbothfamiliarandnew,darklyconceivedanddaringlyreimagined.Inthemuch-anticipatedthirdvolumeoftheWickedYears,wereturntoOz,seennowthroughtheeyesoftheCowardlyLion--theoncetinycubdefendedbyElphabain"Wicked."WhilecivilwarloomsinOz,atetchyoraclenamedYacklepreparesfordeath.Beforeherfinalhour,anenigmaticfigureknownasBrrr--theCowardlyLion--arrivessearchingforinformationaboutElphabaThropp,theWickedWitchoftheWest.Aspayment,Yackle,whohoveredonthesidelinesofElphaba'slife,demandssomeanswersofherown.Brrrsurrendershisstorytotheailingmaunt:Abandonedasacub,hisearliestmemoriesareglueyhazes,andhispathfrominfancyintheGreatGillikinForestisnoYellowBrickRoad.Seekingtoredressanearlymistake,hetrudgesthroughaswampofghosts,becomesimplicatedinamassacreoftrolls,andfallsinlovewithaforbiddingCatprincess.InthewakeoflawsthatoppresstalkingAnimals,heavoidsajailsentencebyagreeingtoserveasalackeytothewar-mongeringEmperorofOz."ALionAmongMen"chroniclesabattleofwitshastenedbytheEmeraldCity'sapproachingarmies.WhatdoestheLionknowofthewhereaboutsoftheWitch'sboy,Liir?WhatcanYacklerevealabouttheauguriesoftheClockoftheTimeDragon?AndwhatoftheGrimmerie,themagicbookthatvanishedasquicklyasElphaba?Isdestinyeverarbitrary?Canthosetarnishedbyinfamyescapetheirsobriquets--cowardly,wicked,brainless,criminallyearnest--toclaimtheirownhistories,tolivehonorablywithintheirownskinsbeforethey'reskinnedalive?Atonceaportraitofawould-besurvivorandapanoramicglimpseofaworldgoneshrillwithwarfever,GregoryMaguire'snewnoveliswrittenwiththesympathyandpowerthathavemadehisbookscontemporaryclassics.
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LisaMarieRiceisavirtualwomanwhoexistsonlyatthekeyboardwhenwritingeroticromance.Shedisappearswhenthemonitorwinksoff.

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Twice Loved (Belles of Timber Creek, Book 1)

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