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内容简介

The Petrakis family lives in the small Greek seaside village of Plaka. Just off the coast is the tiny island of Spinalonga, where the nation's leper colony once was located—a place that has haunted four generations of Petrakis women. There's Eleni, ripped from her husband and two young daughters and sent to Spinalonga in 1939, and her daughters Maria, finding joy in the everyday as she dutifully cares for her father, and Anna, a wild child hungry for passion and a life anywhere but Plaka. And finally there's Alexis, Eleni's great-granddaughter, visiting modern-day Greece to unlock her family's past.

A richly enchanting novel of lives and loves unfolding against the backdrop of the Mediterranean during World War II, The Island is an enthralling story of dreams and desires, of secrets desperately hidden, and of leprosy's touch on an unforgettable family.

作者简介

Victoria Hislop lives in the south of England with her husband and their two children.

精彩书评

Travel writer Hislop's unwieldy debut novel opens with 25-year-old Alexis leaving Britain for Crete, her mother Sofia's homeland, hoping to ferret out the secrets of Sofia's past and thereby get a handle on her own turbulent life. Sofia's friend Fortini tells Alexis of her grandmother Anna, and great-aunt Maria. Their mother (Alexis's great-grandmother) contracted leprosy in 1939 and went off to a leper colony on the nearby island of Spinalonga, leaving them with their father. Anna snags a wealthy husband, Andreas, but smolders for his renegade cousin, Manoli. When philanderer Manoli chooses Maria, Anna is furious. Conveniently, Maria also contracts leprosy and is exiled, allowing Anna to conduct an affair with Manoli. Meanwhile, Maria feels an attraction to her doctor, who may have similar feelings. Though the plot is satisfyingly twisty, the characters play one note apiece (Anna is prone to dramatic outrages, Maria is humble and kind, and their love interests are jealous and aggressive). Hislop's portrayal of leprosy—those afflicted and the evolving treatment—during the 1940s and 1950s is convincing, but readers may find the narrative's preoccupation with chronicling the minutiae of daily life tedious. (July)
—— Publishers Weekly

When beloved schoolteacher Eleni is diagnosed with leprosy, she is exiled to the Greek island of Spinalonga. Left behind on Crete are her husband and two beautiful daughters, headstrong Anna and dutiful Maria. Years later, Eleni's great-granddaughter Alexis returns to Crete to find answers to her family's mysteries. Conveniently, a witness to her family history is still alive to tell her—and us—the dark story. The novel is a romantic page-turner, but a little shallow. For example, the Nazi occupation of Crete becomes a plot device to turn the boy next door into a hunk, and, after much tribulation, the good are rewarded and the bad punished. The novel, successful in Britain, will probably be a popular beach read and book club selection this summer. There's little to object to in this historical romp. Block.
—— Marta Segal,Booklist

前言/序言

The Island岛 英文原版 [平装] 电子书 下载 mobi epub pdf txt

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完了，我想去拜访公大侠，你得教我一套功夫。”公子锦思念当前之急，原无意与他搭汕，却是老方丈的出奇镇定，给了他甚大信心，小和尚的纯洁乐天，亦有几分天趣，便向对方打量了几眼，越觉他质朴内实，且眼神莹莹内蕴，两边太阳穴隆起老高，分明内家功力极有根底。一念之见，不禁使他对眼前小和尚大感兴趣。“这位小师父法号怎么称呼？”“不敢当，小僧明月，是达摩院第三代弟子……小僧入门才不过半年……”看了老方丈一眼，他笑嘻嘻地说：“我过去是俗家弟子，老方丈特别对我垂青，说我有慧根，就把我引渡过来了。”转向老方丈道：“是不是方丈师父？”忍老方丈一笑说：“话太多了。”明月小和尚伸了一下舌头，正巧桥那一边，一个和尚举手招呼，他就应了一声，向着眼前各人举了一下手：“我——弟子告退。”身子一摇，翩若惊鸿已飘出几丈之外，再一纵身已到了长桥彼端。燕子姑娘笑赞一声：“好轻功。”老和尚注视着他的背影，默默点头道：“此子一身功夫，确是本寺诸弟子之冠，只是性情轻浮，难成大器，还得好好诱导才行……”公子锦道：“小师父神情饱满，既为方

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京东送货快，小哥负责又可爱。

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书很好，很快，我很喜欢的。书很好，很快，我很喜欢的。

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The Petrakis family lives in the small Greek seaside village of Plaka. Just off the coast is the tiny island of Spinalonga, where the nation's leper colony once was located—a place that has haunted four generations of Petrakis women. There's Eleni, ripped from her husband and two young daughters and sent to Spinalonga in 1939, and her daughters Maria, finding joy in the everyday as she dutifully cares for her father, and Anna, a wild child hungry for passion and a life anywhere but Plaka. And finally there's Alexis, Eleni's great-granddaughter, visiting modern-day Greece to unlock her family's past.

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活动满200减100不错，实惠。书比想象的厚，字体适中。

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之前买了中文版，现在看看原版

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无封，整体无破损，看上去有点旧，纸质不是很好，感觉还行

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很好的书，正版价格也划算，满意！读书可以使自己的知识得到积累，君子学以聚之。总之，爱好读书是好事。让我们都来读书吧。 其实读书有很多好处,就等有心人去慢慢发现. 最大的好处是可以让你有属于自己的本领靠自己生存。 让你的生活过得更充实，学习到不同的东西。高尔基先生说过：“书籍是人类进步的阶梯。”书还能带给你许多重要的好处。 多读书，可以让你觉得有许多的写作灵感。可以让你在写作文的方法上用的更好。在写作的时候，我们往往可以运用一些书中的好词好句和生活哲理。让别人觉得你更富有文采，美感。 多读书，可以让你全身都有礼节。俗话说：“第一印象最重要。”从你留给别人的第一印象中，就可以让别人看出你是什么样的人。所以多读书可以让人感觉你知书答礼，颇有风度。 多读书，可以让你多增加一些课外知识。培根先生说过：“知识就是力量。”不错，多读书，增长了课外知识，可以让你感到浑身充满了一股力量。这种力量可以激励着你不断地前进，不断地成长

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不是说囤书正当时吗，我囤的貌似有点多。

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