There are three things you should know about Elsie.
The first thing is that she’s my best friend.
The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better.
And the third thing… might take a little bit more explaining.
84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, Florence wonders if a terrible secret f...
There are three things you should know about Elsie.
The first thing is that she’s my best friend.
The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better.
And the third thing… might take a little bit more explaining.
84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light; and, if the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly like a man who died sixty years ago?
From the author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP, this book will teach you many things, but here are three of them:
1) The fine threads of humanity will connect us all forever.
2) There is so very much more to anyone than the worst thing they have ever done.
3) Even the smallest life can leave the loudest echo.
这本书的英文名叫“Three Things About Elsie”,讲述的确是一名84岁老奶奶佛洛伦斯的故事,而Elsie正是她最好的朋友…… “艾尔希是我最好的朋友,这是你需要知道的关于她的第一件事。第二件事是,她总是知道说些什么能安慰到我。还有第三件事——肯定还有个什么事,但脑子一...
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0 有用 ZZ 2022-04-27 03:46:03
還是比較暖心的。
0 有用 shady 2020-08-01 00:26:30
读到四百页才惊觉这不是悬疑小说,治愈心灵之用。
0 有用 Mimi's Musings 2018-04-30 02:18:26
纠结。 书的内容和主题非常让我很感兴趣:84岁老人的回忆和人生。不负众望的,书里有不少幽默的、睿智的、引发思考的语句。关于生死,关于生命中"long seconds",即当下看似微小却重要的瞬间,如何影响我们的一生。 还有,不如前面两个话题经常被提及的:那些没有在人生中划下重重一笔,流芳千古的人们,来人世一遭也刻下了印记,给他人带来了也许本人没想过的事物。 这都是这本书让人欣喜的内容。而可惜的是,... 纠结。 书的内容和主题非常让我很感兴趣:84岁老人的回忆和人生。不负众望的,书里有不少幽默的、睿智的、引发思考的语句。关于生死,关于生命中"long seconds",即当下看似微小却重要的瞬间,如何影响我们的一生。 还有,不如前面两个话题经常被提及的:那些没有在人生中划下重重一笔,流芳千古的人们,来人世一遭也刻下了印记,给他人带来了也许本人没想过的事物。 这都是这本书让人欣喜的内容。而可惜的是,小说的结构构造不能说服我。所谓的悬疑让人一眼见底就不说了(不把这书当悬疑类可让我忽略它的不足), 但就人物本身来说,塑造的并不够生动和真实。还有节奏的问题,前半部分有感觉含糊、拖拉的感受。总体来说,这是一本主题和意义都让人想读的作品,且确实有很多精彩语句,不至于让我后悔相伴时光。期待她下一本更好。 (展开)
0 有用 老鼻子 2018-11-08 10:36:22
中间部分喜欢死了。一群得了老年痴呆、无人关心、风烛残年的边缘人聚集在一起,艰难调查陈年旧案,艾西的内心独白看得人想哭。可惜结局狗血了,反派作案毫无动机。