1、Vicky Chen (vicky-chenbigapple1-)秘密的陷阱The Hidden by Tobias Hill”英國最具原創性、最有趣的年輕小說家”-拜雅特（A. S. Byatt）挖掘秘密到底得付出多少代價Paperback: 352 pages出版社：Faber and Faber (9 Jan 2009)分類：Fiction審閱資料: 樣書ISBN-13: 978-0571218387Amazon:一個關於古老秘密與現代衝突的精彩小說！找到自我的歸屬需要付出多少代價班墨瑟(Ben. Mercer)一個牛津人類學家，研究關於斯巴達。當他的老婆跟另一位教授私奔後，他逃到雅典的
2、餐廳裡打工。偶然間遇到的一位牛津舊識，找他到一個斯巴達的考古團隊，團隊成員來自各個國家，外國人都是年輕人，而希臘人都是老人。班不知道為何這兩個團體存在極深的成見與緊張關係。有一個希臘長者還警告班不要太靠近那些人。然而班漸漸被這個特別、傑出的團隊所吸引，努力融入這個團隊，還愛上其中一位女孩。他發現這個團隊對他隱藏著祕密，而氣氛越來越詭譎，要脫身已經太晚每日中文書訊請上以下大苹果網站查詢部落格: http:/update.bigapple1.info網址: www.bigapple1.infoVicky Chen (vicky-chenbigapple1-)【關於作者】陶比亞斯希爾（Tobias
3、Hill）生於英國。得獎詩人。因出版兩部詩集 Year of the Dog 和 Midnight in the City of Clocks 而名聲大噪。被稱為令人難忘的詩集的Midnight in the City of Clocks 是一部關於日本的報告文學。Tobias Hill 以其作品贏得了 100 多項獎項。他的小故事集 Skin1997 年六月發佈時便取得了很好的反響，獲得了 98 年 Macmillan/Pen 獎，及 98 年 Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys 杯的亞軍。 98 年 Tobias Hill 成為 倫敦動物園就職常駐詩人。泰
4、晤士報文學增刊（TLS）二三年選出的最佳年輕作家之一。 2004 年周日泰晤士報選為當年度最佳年輕詩人之一。第三本小說The Cryptographer出版後，讓英國作者拜雅特（A. S. Byatt）稱讚他為” 英國最具原創性、最有趣的年輕小說家前三名”。 寶石迷情 The Love of Stones (2001)簡體版權已售。ReviewObserverApart from everything else that this novel is - a beautifully paced thriller, a meditation on loss, guilt, obsession -
5、it is also one of the finest novels written so far about this, our age of terror. Telegraph- The Hidden by Tobias Hill - review - TelegraphA wonderful novel: elegant yet savage, restrained yet full-throttled, illuminated by the sort of brilliance that leaves you short of breath. Independent on Sunda
6、yQuite Brilliant Independent- The Hidden, By Tobias Hill - Reviews, Books - The IndependentAs good as it gets.Hills prose is always evocative, fresh and exact . This dark and tense novel renders Vicky Chen (vicky-chenbigapple1-)that experience of discovery and disillusionment with elegantly chilling
7、 skill. -TLS泰晤士報文學增刊（TLS）One of the finest novels written so far about this, our age of terror. Hill doesnt write about al-Qaida v America or Islam v the west, but about something altogether subtler and more profound - extremism itself. Poetic and menacing . Hill keeps the tension building to a clim
8、ax which features the most unpleasant final image Ive come across in a long time. Quite brilliant. well-executed page-turner . The ingenious plot twists of The Hidden are satisfying to follow . done with admirable intelligence. You dont often see writing a lively as this About the BookYoure ours, Be
9、n. Now you are. Now youre one of us.From acclaimed author Tobias Hill, an extraordinary novel of ancient secrets, modern conflict and what it costs to belong.In Sparta, southern Greece, a close-knit team of archaeologists dig for the buried traces of a formidable ancient power. A latecomer, Ben Merc
10、er, finds himself drawn to the brilliance and charisma of the group: the double-edged friendship of his countryman Jason, the unsettling beauty of the women, Natsuko and Eleschen, and the menace of Max and Eberhard, who idealise the extremes of the ancient Spartans.Thrilled by the possibility of acc
11、eptance and excited by the dangerous games they play, Ben gradually wins his way into the circle. But there is more to the group than he understands, and Ben finds out too late that some things should remain hidden. He must decide where his loyalties lie - before the decision is taken for him.Writte
12、n with astonishing grace and power, The Hidden is a novel of the secrets we keep, the ties that bind us and the true cost of fulfilling our desires.About the AuthorTobias Hill was born in London. In 2003 the TLS nominated him as one the best young writers in Britain: in 2004 he was selected as one o
13、f the countrys Next Generation poets and shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year. His Vicky Chen (vicky-chenbigapple1-)collection of stories, Skin, won the PEN/Macmillan Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys/Mail on Sunday Prize. The Cryptographer, his t
14、hird novel, led A.S. Byatt to observe that Hill is one of the two or three most original and interesting young novelists working in Britain today . There is no other voice today quite like his.THE LOVE OF STONESPaperback: 400 pages出版社：Picador (January 4, 2003)分類：Fiction審閱資料: 電子手稿版權已售： 英美ISBN-13: 978
15、-0312311315Amazon: 【關於此書】對於寶石的鍾愛可說是千年不衰，本書描寫的就是一個跨越兩個大陸和 6 個世紀的故事。這件珠寶名叫“三位一體” ，由紅寶石，鑽石和珍珠構成，它使所有的同類相形失色。一個現代女性在許多金匠的住處搜尋，並到倫敦，東京和伊斯坦布爾的秘密檔案中查閱資料，試圖發現“三位一體” 的蹤跡。因為它曾經掛在伊莉莎白一世的胸前，然後就不知所蹤了。再往前追蹤，可以知道，200 年以前，有兩個伊拉克人在地下發現了一罐無價的珠寶，他們將這些珠寶帶到倫敦。Review“Equal parts mystery-thriller, literary novel and histo
16、ry lesson.an intriguing high-tension novel.” Los Angeles Times“If there is such a thing as a poets thriller, Tobias Hills new novel, The Love of Stones, is that.” The New York Times Book Review“Apelling.with the urgent readability of a detective novel.” The Washington Post Book World“Rendered with l
17、ush poetic detail.Its intrigue, its precision and its intellectual sophistication make it a glittering production and a carefully honed, delicious quest.” The Dallas Morning NewsVicky Chen (vicky-chenbigapple1-)A ReviewThe Three Brethren, an ancient brooch of precious stones, is at the center of thi
18、s intricate, episodic, multifaceted novel. In fact, the brooch is more interesting than the narrator, Katharine Sterne, whose obsession with its rubies, diamonds, and pearls takes her across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. As Katharine says, “My life is part of the story of the Three Brethren, no
19、t the other way around The Brethren has been the turning point of many lives, and mine is only one.“ Each of the stones that comprise the brooch has its own cast of characters. The most interesting of these are the Levy brothers, two Iraqi Jews who make their way to London to create a crown for the
20、coronation of Queen Victoria and are ultimately swindled out of the most precious of the Brethrens jewels. The books chronology is difficult to follow, as Katharines discoveries take her, and the reader, back and forth in time and place, from Istanbul in the 15th century to a Japanese fishing villag
21、e 500 years later, where Katharines love affair with the Brethrens last owner seems tacked on, like an afterthought. Still, this complex novel, written by a poet whose love of language shows through on every page, will appeal to those who share a fascination with precious minerals. -Jane Adams -This
22、 text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Publishers WeeklyDiamonds may be forever, but tracking down a 15th-century set of rubies is fraught with minute-to-minute tension for jewel dealer Katharine Sterne in British writer Hills latest, a remarkably accomplished and
23、 literate novel that incorporates both historical and intriguing thriller subplots. Obsessed with finding a legendary stone set called “The Three Brethren,“ Sterne starts her search in Turkey, where she must first locate a rich, eccentric British woman who teases her with a lead about the whereabout
24、s of the gems. As Sternes quest continues, Hill introduces a parallel historical subplot dealing with the provenance of the stones. A key part of the collections history is traced through the journey of Salman and Daniel Levy, Iranian jeweler brothers who emigrate to England, where they work on an i
25、mportant project for Queen Elizabeth I. Masterfully juxtaposing alluring historical detail and exotic locales as he narrates the story of the gems, Hill sends his protagonist on a globe-trotting adventure that culminates with Sternes trip to Japan, where she unearths the final clues while trying to
26、stay one step ahead of a nefarious, unnamed third party. Hill does a better job of bringing history to life than he does the driven but emotionally repressed Katharine Sterne, while the Levys fare better as a more lively counterpoint to the stones fascinating and illustrious history. The dexterous V
27、icky Chen (vicky-chenbigapple1-)combination of historical scope, lush yet precise storytelling, and twist-and-turn subterfuge and intrigue makes this sophisticated novel both challenging and edifying. (Jan.)Forecast: While Hill has previously published a novel (Underground) and a short story collect
28、ion in the U.K., this is his first book to appear in the U.S. Picadors bookstore promotion contest, whose winner will receive a gift from Tiffanys, and an eye-catching jacket featuring Queen Elizabeth should attract attention to what could be one of this seasons sleepers. Copyright 2001 Cahners Busi
29、ness Information, Inc.-This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Product DescriptionBurrowing through the goldsmiths quarters and hidden archives of London, Tokyo, and Istanbul, Katharine Sterne is on the trail of a ruby, diamond, and pearl brooch once worn by Queen El
30、izabeth I. Interwoven with the tale of her hunt is that of a pair of Iraqi Jewish brothers who traveled to London two hundred years earlier with fortunes made from an unearthed jar of priceless stones. Spanning two continents and six centuries, The Love of Stones follows three very different people, each consumed by the same desirepossession of the legendary jewelwhich binds their stories together in an irresistible quest.
