This Lullaby

图书标准信息

• 作者 Sarah Dessen 著
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 2004-03
• ISBN 9780142501559
• 定价 73.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whenitcomestorelationships,Remydoesn'tmessaround.Afterall,she'slearnedallthereistoknowfromhermother,who'scurrentlyworkingonhusbandnumberfive.Butthere'ssomethingaboutDexterthatseemstodefyallofRemy'srules.Hecertainlydoesn'tseemlikeMr.Right.Forsomereason,however,Remyjustcan'tseemtoshakehim.CoulditbethatRemy'sstartingtounderstandwhatthoselovesongsareallabout?FromacclaimedauthorSarahDessen,thisisacaptivatingnovelaboutatough-as-nailsgirlandtheunexpectedlycharmingboywho'sdeterminedtosoftenherup.Raisedbyamotherwho'shadfivehusbands,eighteen-year-oldRemybelievesinshort-term,no-commitmentrelationshipsuntilshemeetsDexter,arockbandmusician.

【作者简介】

SarahDessenSarahDessenistheauthorofseveralnovelsforyoungadults.ShelivesinNorthCarolina.BiographyAlthoughshewasborninIllinois,YAnovelistSarahDessenhasspentmostofherlifeinChapelHill,NC.BothofherparentswereprofessorsattheUniversityofNorthCarolina,whereSarahstudiedcreativewritingandgraduatedwithadegreeinEnglish.Asfarbackasshecanremember,Dessenhasalwayswantedtowrite.Sherememberschurningoutwildlyimaginativestoriesonanoldmanualtypewriterherparentsgaveherwhenshewaseightornineyearsold.Soitwasonlynaturalthataftercollegeshewouldforegoa"realjob,"choosinginsteadtosupportherselfbywaitingtablesatalocaleaterywhiletryingtopublishanovel.In1996,justthreeyearsaftergraduation,shesoldherfirstbook,thewitty,wrycoming-of-agestoryThatSummer.Asecondnovel,SomeoneLikeYou,followedtwoyearslater.(In2003,thesetwobookswerelooselyadaptedintothemovieHowtoDeal,starringteensensationMandyMoore.)DessenclaimssheneversetouttobeaYAwriter,butsomehowhermemoriesalwaysbringherbacktohighschool,atimeandplacethatresonatesstronglyforher.Livinginherhometownwheresheisstillincontactwithmanychildhoodfriends,shefindsitprettyeasytogetintouchwithher"innerteenager."Inaddition,thebooksshereadfromthattimehaveaspecial,magicalstayingpower.Sheexplainsitthiswayonherwebsite:"[W]hileIcouldn'ttellyoucompleteplotsofnovelsIreadevensixmonthsago,IdoremembereventhesmallestdescriptivedetailsfromLoisLowry'sASummertoDieorJudyBlume'sAreYouThereGod?It'sMe,Margaret.Ithinkitwasbecausebackthenbookswerestillsomewhatnewtome,andwhenIfoundanauthorwhoseemedtosayjustwhatIwasfeeling,itreallystruckmeandresonated.Ihopethatmybooksdothatforthepeoplewhoreadthem."Ifonecanjudgefromhergrowingfanbaseandcontinuedpresenceonthebestsellerlists,Dessencansafelysay"missionaccomplished."GoodToKnowHerearesomefunfactsaboutSarahDessen:MostofDessen'sbooksaresetinthefictionaltownofLakeviewandfeaturerecurringlocalesandcharacters.Dessenalsoteachescreativewritingatheralmamater,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.Amongherconfessedaddictions,DessencountstheGapclearancerack,Starbucksmochas,multiplemagazinesubscriptions,andapenchantforblackpants.Dessensometimeswaxesnostalgicaboutherdaysasawaitress."Itwasagreatjobforawriter,"shesays."Endlessconversationstoeavesdrop,tonsofmaterial,andfastmoneywithoutevertakingworkhome."InJustListen,thecharacterofOwenArmstrongwasnamedfortheyoungprotagonistinJohnIrving'sAPrayerforOwenMeany,aswellasforLanceArmstrong,oneofDessen'sproclaimedcrushes.Concerningher"tendencytoembellish,"Dessensays:"Ithinkit'sjustaweaknessoffictionwriters.Onceyoulearnhowtomakeastorybetter,it'shardnottodoitallthetime."Hometown:ChapelHill,NCDateofBirth:六月6,1970PlaceofBirth:Evanston,IllinoisEducation:UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,degreeinEnglish.