After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins arespending the summer on the small island where their grandfatherlives. He’s very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate asthe summer passes is almost more than Vicky can bear. To complicatematters, she finds herself as the center of attention for threevery different boys. Zachary Grey, the troubled and recklessboy Vicky met last summer, wants her all to himself as he grievesthe loss of his mother. Leo Rodney has been just a friend foryears, but the tragic loss of his father causes him to turn toVicky for comfort—and romance. And then there’s Adam Eddington.Adam is only asking Vicky to help with his research on dolphins.But Adam—and the dolphins—may just be what Vicky needs to getthrough this heartbreaking summer.
【作者简介】
Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was born in New York City andattended Smith College. She wrote more than 60 books, the mostfamous of which is A Wrinkle In Time (1962), winner of theNewbery Award in 1963. L’Engle continued the story of the Murryfamily from A Wrinkle In Time with seven other novels (fiveof which are available as A Wrinkle In Time Quintent fromSquare Fish). She also wrote the famous series featuring the Austinfamily, beginning with the novel Meet The Austins (1960).L’Engle revisited the Austins four more times over the next threedecades, concluding with Troubling a Star in 1994. Thestory of the Austins had some autobiographical elements, mirroringMadeleine’s life and the life of her family. MadeleineL’Engle’s last book, The Joys of Love, is a romantic,coming-of-age story she wrote back in the 1940s, and is beingpublished by FSG.
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