2009年美国最佳30本童书
一个女孩与狼人的爱情故事,他们在季节的变化中适应着狼与人的双重身份。
Maggie Stiefvater is a twenty-seven year old writer, artist, and
musician. Her debut novel, Lament: The Faerie Queen''s Deception,
was published by Flux in 2008. Linger, the sequel to Shiver, will
be published on July 20, 2010. She lives in rural Virginia with her
husband and their two young children.
內容簡介:
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her
house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she
can''t seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In
winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the
silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months
of being human . . . until the cold makes him shift back
again.
Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her
breath away. It''s her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam
must fight to stay human--or risk losing himself, and Grace,
forever.
內容試閱:
EXCERPT FROM SHIVER That night I lay in bed and stared at the
window, my blinds pulled up so I could see the night sky. One
thousand brilliant stars punched holes in my consciousness,
pricking me with longing. I could stare at the stars for hours,
their infinite depth pulling me into a part of myself that I
ignored during the day. Outside, deep in the woods, I heard a long,
keening wail, and then another, as the wolves began to howl. More
voices pitched in, some low and mournful, others high and short, an
eerie and beautiful chorus. I knew my wolf''s howl; his rich tone
sang out above the others as if begging me to hear it. My heart
ached inside me, torn between wanting them to stop and wishing they
would go on forever. I imagined myself there among them in the
golden wood, watching their heads tilt back to the endless stars. I
blinked a tear away, feeling foolish and miserable, but I didn''t go
to sleep until every wolf had fallen silent.