The Shadow of Your Smile

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mary Higgins Clark 著
• 出版社 Pocket Books
• 出版时间 2011-03
• ISBN 9781439180983
• 定价 63.20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】

InTheShadowofYourSmile,worldwidebestsellingauthorMaryHigginsClarkweavesaspellbindingthrillerrevolvingaroundalong-heldfamilysecretthatthreatenstoemergeandtakethelifeofanunsuspectingheiress.
Atageeighty-twoandinfailinghealth,OliviaMorrowknowsshehaslittletimeleft.Thelastofherline,shefacesamomentouschoice:exposealong-heldfamilysecret,ortakeitwithhertohergrave.
OliviahasinherpossessionlettersfromherdeceasedcousinCatherine,anun,nowbeingconsideredforbeatificationbytheCatholicChurch—thefinalstepbeforesainthood.Inherlifetime,SisterCatherinehadfoundedsevenhospitalsfordisabledchildren.Nowthecureofafour-year-oldboydyingofbraincancerisbeingattributedtoher.Afterhiscasewaspronouncedmedicallyhopeless,theboy’sdesperatemotherhadorganizedaprayercrusadetoSisterCatherine,leadingtohismiraculousrecovery.
ThelettersOliviaholdsaretheevidencethatCatherinegavebirthatageseventeentoachild,ason,andgavehimupforadoption.OliviaknowstheidentityoftheyoungmanwhofatheredCatherine’schild:AlexGannon,whowentontobecomeaworld-famousdoctor,scientist,andinventorholdingmedicalpatents.
Now,twogenerationslater,thirty-one-year-oldpediatricianDr.MonicaFarrell,Catherine’sgranddaughter,standsastherightfulheirtowhatremainsofthefamilyfortune.ButintellingMonicawhoshereallyis,OliviawouldhavetobetrayCatherine’swishesandrevealthestorybehindMonica’sancestry.
TheGannonfortuneisbeingsquanderedbyAlex’snephewsGregandPeterGannon,andotherboardmembersoftheGannonFoundation,whocamouflagetheirprofligatelifestyleswithphilanthropy.
Nowtheircarefullyconstructedimageiscracking.Greg,aprominentfinancier,isundercriminalinvestigation,andPeter,aBroadwayproducer,isa
suspectinthemurderofayoungwomanwhohasbeenextortingmoneyfromhim.
TheonlypeopleawareofOlivia’simpendingchoicearethoseexploitingtheGannoninheritance.TosilenceOliviaandpreventMonicafromlearningthesecret,someofthemwillstopatnothing—evenmurder.
Clark’srivetingnewnovelexploresthejuxtapositionofmedicalscienceandreligiousfaith,andthesearchforidentitybythedaughterofamanadoptedatbirth.

【作者简介】

MaryHigginsClarkMaryHigginsClarklikestodelveintodifferentworldsinhercrackerjacknovelsofsuspense;butwhilethemilieuschange,herstoriesarealwayscompelling.Assheputsit:"Iwriteaboutpeoplegoingabouttheirdailylives,notlookingfortrouble,whoaresuddenlyplungedintomenacingsituations."BiographyTheQueenofSuspense,Bronx-bornand-bredMaryHigginsClarkhasachievedinternationalsuccessagainstheavyodds.Herfatherdiedwhenshewas11,andhermotherstruggledtoraiseandprovideforMaryandhertwobrothers.ClarkattendedsecretarialschoolafterhighschoolandworkedforthreeyearsinanadvertisingagencybeforeleavingtobecomeastewardessforPanAmericanAirlines.Throughout1949,sheflewinternationalflightstoEurope,Africa,andAsia."IwasinarevolutioninSyriaandonthelastflightintoCzechoslovakiabeforetheIronCurtainwentdown,"sherecalls.In1950,shequitherjobtomarryWarrenClark,aneighbornineyearsherseniorwhomshehadknownandadmiredsinceshewas16.Intheearlyyearsofhermarriage,Clarkbeganwritingshortstories,makingherfirstsalein1956toExtensionMagazine.Betweenwritingandraisingafamily,thedecadeflewby.Then,in1964,WarrenClarksufferedafatalheartattack,leavinghisyoungwidowwithfivechildrentosupport.Shewenttoworkwritingradioscripts;and,aroundthistime,shedecidedtotryherhandatwritingbooks.Inspiredbyaradioseriesshewasworkingon,shedraftedabiographicalnovelaboutGeorgeWashington.Itwaspublishedin1969underthetitleAspiretotheHeavens.(In2002,itwasre-issuedasMountVernonLoveStory.)Herfirstsuspensenovel,WhereAretheChildren?,appearedinprintin1975.Itwasahugehitandmarkedaturningpointinherlife.Sincethen,shehasdevelopedaloyalfanbase,andeachofhernovelshashitthebestsellerlists.Shehasalsoco-writtenstoriesandnovelswithherdaughterCarol,asuccessfulauthorinherownright.Inthe1970s,ClarkenrolledinFordhamUniversityatLincolnCenter,graduatingsummacumlaudein1979.Agreatsupporterofeducation,shehasservedasatrusteeofheralmamaterandProvidenceCollegeandholdsnumeroushonorarydegrees.SheremainsactiveinCatholicaffairsandhasbeenhonoredwithmanyawards.Herpublisher,Simon&Schuster,fundsanannualawardinhernametobegiventoauthorsofsuspensefictionwritingintheMaryHigginsClarktradition.Hometown:SaddleRiver,NewJerseyandNewYork,NewYorkDateofBirth:十二月24,1929PlaceofBirth:NewYork,NewYorkEducation:NewYorkUniversity;B.A.,FordhamUniversity,1979Website:http://www.simonsays.com/subs/index.cfm?areaid=12