Anna and the King of Siam

图书标准信息

• 作者 Margaret Landon 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1999-11
• ISBN 9780060954888
• 定价 128.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 416页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

AnnaLeonowens,aproperEnglishwoman,wasanunlikleycandidatetochangethecourseofSiamese(Thai)history.Ayoungwidowandmother,herserviceswereengagedinthe1860'sbyKingMongkutofSiamtohelphimcommunicatewithforeigngovernmentsandbethetutortohischildrenandfavoredconcubines.SteppingoffthesteamerfromLondon,Annafoundherselfinanexoticlandshecouldhaveonlydreamedoflushlandscapeofmysticfaithsandcuriouspeople,andking'spalacebustlingwithroyalpageantry,ancientcustom,andharems.Oneofherpupils,theyoungprinceChulalongkorn,wasparticularlyinfluencedbyLeonowensandherWesternideals.HelearnedaboutAbrahamLincolnand...

【作者简介】

LynsaySandsBiographyBorninSouthernOntario,LynsaySandsistheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthoroftheArgeneauVampireseries.Shehaswrittenmorethan34booksandanthologiessinceherfirstnovelwaspublishedin1997.Herromanticcomediesspanthreegenres—historical,contemporary,andparanormal—andhavemadetheWaldenbooks,Barnes&Noble,USAToday,andNewYorkTimesbestsellerlists.Lynsay'sbooksarereadinmorethantwelvecountriesandhavebeentranslatedintoatleastsixlanguages.She'sbeenanomineeforboththeRomanticTimesBestHistoricalRomanceAwardandtheRomanticTimesBestParanormalRomanceAward,wasnominatedandplacedthreetimesintheRIO(ReviewersInternationalOrganization)AwardsofExcellence,andhasseveralbooksonAllAboutRomance'sFavoriteFunnieslist.AuthorbiographycourtesyofHarperCollinsPublishersGoodToKnow1.)IstartedTheDeed(myfirstromanticcomedyandthefirstbooktobepublished)ayearaftermymother'sdeath.Iwasveryclosetomymotherandtheyearfollowingherdeathwasaboutthemostmiserabletimeimaginable.ButthenIdecidedIwastiredofbeingdownandunhappy,andlookedaroundforsomethingtoliftmyspiritsandmakemelaugh.WhenIcouldn'tfindanything,Idecidedtositdownandwritemyown.Itworked!EmmaleneandAmaury'santicsinTheTheDeedhadmechucklingasIwrote.2.)ImetmyhusbandinNewYorkinJuly2003.IwastherebecauseoftheRWAconferenceandhewasthereonvacation.Thefirstdaytherewekeptrunningintoeachotherandchattinginfrontofthehotel,andthenheaskedtojoinourgroup(itwasverybraveofhim.Hewasthelonemaleamongstsixorsevenwomen,lol).He'saBritandI'mCanadianandthefirsttwomonthsofourrelationshipwereconductedbyphoneaswellasovertheinternet.OurfirstdatewasaweekinNewYorkinSeptember,followedbythreeweeksinEngland.HethencametoCanadainbothNovemberandDecember,thefirsttimetoproposeandthesecondtimeforChristmaswithmyfamilyandthentotakemebacktoEnglandwithhimforNewYears.IlivedinNorthernEnglandfortwoyears.WemarriedinNewYorkandnowliveinCanada.3.)IwaswritingaboutmyhusbandbeforeImethim.SingleWhiteVampirecameoutinSeptember2003andItookacopywithmetoEnglandwhenIwentforthethreeweeks.Iwalkedintomynow-hubby'shousetofindatleastsixmonthsworthofmailunopenedandstackeduponashelfinsidethefrontdoor.WhenIstoppeddead,eyesgoingwidewithshockandasked"MyGod.That'smail.Youdon'topenyourmail?"Helookedembarrassedandmutteredsomeexplanationaboutbillsautomaticallybeingpaidbythebanksononeedtoopenthoseandeverythingelsewasunsolicitedandhecouldn'tbebothered.WhenIburstoutlaughing,hestartedtofrownandsaid"What?"MyresponsewastodigoutthecopyofSingleWhiteVampireandhanditoverwiththesuggestionhereadit.Themailthingwasn'ttheonlysimilarityhehadtoLucernArgeneau.Therearemanymoreandwhenhesatdowntoreadthebook,hekeptstoppingandturningaratherstartledandevensuspiciousgazemywayandmutteringthatthissoundedfamiliar"orthatdid.Ihadtopointoutthatitreallywascoincidence,thatIhadwrittenthatstoryatleastninemonthsbeforemeetinghim.LOL.Hometown:London,OntarioWebsite:http://www.lynsaysands.net