Love in Another Town

图书标准信息

• 作者 Barbara Taylor Bradford 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2006-07
• ISBN 9780061092091
• 定价 74.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Estrangedfromhiswife,Amy,JakeCantrellfeelshislifehasstalledasheapproacheshistwenty-ninthbirthday.Seekingadivorceanddistance,hehasmovedtothetownofKent,Connecticut,toconcentrateonhisnewelectricalcontractingbusiness.Butatthefirstmeetingofalocalamateurtheatricalgroup,hemeetsMaggieSorrell,aninteriordesignerwhowillbeworkingwithhimonsetsandlighting.Charming,attractive,andfifteenyearsJake'ssenior,MaggiehasalsocometoKentfleeingabrokenrelationship—cruellybetrayedbyherlawyerex-husbandandpainfullyoutoftouchwithhertwogrownchildren.Andastheybeginrenovationsonanoldfarmhouse,JakeandMaggiefindthemselvesdrawntogetherbyapowerfulemotionalneedandfallinginlove—alovethatwillhavetoenduremanyobstaclesandtragiccircumstancestobloomgloriouslyinasmalltown.Straightfromtheheartofmega-sellingauthorBarbaraTaylorBradfordcomesadramatictourdeforceaboutunanticipatedpassions.At43,interiordesignerMaggieSorrellhasretreatedfromherex-husbandandgrownchildrentoasmalltowninConnecticut.Withthestirringandcompletelyunexpectednewromancewithayoungerman,shedarestobelieveinasweet,impassionedfuture.

【作者简介】

BarbaraTaylorBradfordBarbaraTaylorBradfordstartedherwritingcareerinthe1960sasajournalistwhofeltdestinedtobecome"ahard-bittenreporterinadirtytrenchcoat."However,herbreakoutbestseller,AWomanofSubstance(1979),sparkedherprolificcareerastheauthorofthrillingnovelsofromanceandintrigue.BiographyBarbaraTaylorBradfordwasbornandraisedinYorkshire,England.Avoraciousreadersincechildhood,shetookherfirstjobattheageof15withtheYorkshireEveningPostandbytheageof18wasthenewspaper'swomen'spageeditor.Twoyearslater,sheheadedforLondonandbecameareporterfortheLondonEveningNews,TodayMagazine,andotherpublications.Aftermeetingherhusband-to-be,RobertBradford,in1961,sherelocatedtotheUnitedStates.Continuinginjournalism,Barbaracreatedthesyndicatedcolumn"DesigningWoman,"whichrannationwidefor12years.Children'sbooksand8worksondecoratingfollowed.In1979,Bradfordpublishedherfirstnovel,AWomanofSubstance,introducingtheEmmaHartesagaandbeginninganalmostuninterruptedstringofbestsellers.Herworkhasbeenpublishedinmorethan90countriesin40languages,andtotalsalesofherbooksnowsurpass75million.BarbaranowlivesandwritesinNewYorkCitywithherhusband,Robert.Inadditiontoherworkasawriter,sheisactiveinanumberofmajorcharitableorganizations,includingthePoliceAthleticLeague,GirlsInc.,City-Meals-on-Wheels,andtheSusanG.KomanBreastCancerFoundation.GoodToKnowQueenElizabethbestowedtheOrderoftheBritishEmpireonBarbarainOctober,2007.Thenewswasannouncedontheauthor'swebsitewiththefollowingheadline:"BTBGetsHerOBEfromQEII."SomeinterestingouttakesfromourinterviewwithBradford:"All20ofmyoriginalmanuscriptsarestoredbytheprestigiousBrothertonLibraryatLeedsUniversityinEngland,nexttotheworksoftheBront?sisters.""MyfirstjobwasworkingasatypistfortheYorkshireEveningPostattheageof15.""WhenI'mnotwriting,(whichisn'toften)Ilovetoread.Biographiesaremyfavoritegenre,thoughIdoliketoreadfictiontoseewhatothersareputtingoutonthemarket.AuthorswhosebooksIalwaysmaketimeforarePatriciaCornwell,MaryHigginsClark,andBernardCornwell.""Ilovetotravelwheneverpossible.Parisismyfavoritecitytovisit,thoughsomeofmyfavoriteholidaysarespentbackinEngland.""Myhusband,Bob,hasavotefortheAcademyAwards,soIgettoseealotofmoviescreenings.""I'minvolvedinanumberofcharityorganizationsonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.FromthePoliceAthleticLeagueandtheLiteraryGuildinAmericatoPACT(ParentsandChildrenTogetherAgain)intheU.K.,Idevoteafairamountoftimetothesecauses.Andasanadvocateforworldliteracy,IamamemberoftheMadisonCounciltotheLibraryofCongressinWashington,D.C."Hometown:NewYork,NewYorkEducation:ChristChurchElementarySchoolandNorthcotePrivateSchoolforGirlsinYorkshire,EnglandWebsite:http://www.barbarataylorbradford.com