No one understands the heart of a family better than Luanne Rice. Her luminous novels capture the mystery and miracle of love in all its guises. Now, on the heels of her triumphant New York Times bestseller Cloud Nine, Luanne Rice draws us into the sweeping, unforgettable story of a family's search for hope, faith, and love to bridge the years that have held them apart.
Jewelry maker Daisy Tucker's remarkable talent has earned her a devoted, growing clientele. Her necklaces and bracelets are fashioned of polished stone and delicately etched bone, crafted into pieces inspired by family stories, myths, and Native American lore. But it is not just because of its unique beauty that her jewelry is prized -- word has spread that Daisy's creations bring love into the lives of those who wear them.
Once, years ago, Daisy's work had brought love into her own life. Just out of college, she had traveled to the wilderness of Wyoming's Wind River Mountains in search of inspiration for her art. What she found was rancher James Tucker, a man with the wilderness inside him. Their life together was as close to paradise as a family could get -- until the day their three-year-old son, Jake, disappeared without a trace in the wild country they both had loved. Her heart broken, her marriage in tatters, Daisy returned home to Connecticut with Jake's twin sister, Sage. Wyoming had taken everything from her but her livelihood.
Now, thirteen years later, Wyoming wants more. Sixteen-year-old Sage, whose bedroom walls are covered with posters of the West, is on a dangerous pilgrimage across a vast continent to a father she has longed for but lived without for most of her life. Sage's thirst to see the land and father of her dreams, and learn more about her lost twin, is driving her westward on freight trains and farm roads. Daisy, terrified, flies out to where it all began, to where James Tucker now rides the range with a heart turned to stone, still scouring the canyons for Jake.
Still wary of each other, Daisy and James wait and pray for Sage's safe arrival. As Daisy pours her sorrow and hope into new talismans of love's magic and healing, she will need all the strength and wisdom she can find to learn that you cannot close the door on the past, but sometimes, if you step through it, it can lead you home.
Played out against a timeless landscape of transcendent beauty, Dream Country is Luanne Rice's greatest achievement yet. At once a haunting love story, a gripping mystery, and a mesmerizing family saga, it will break your heart and mend it again
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评分这本小说,初读之下,便被那种扑面而来的、带着泥土芬芳的生命力所震撼。作者的笔触细腻得如同老裁缝手中的绣花针,每一针一线都在勾勒着一个鲜活的世界。那些人物,仿佛是从我身边走过的邻居,他们的喜怒哀乐,他们的挣扎与欢欣,都如此真实可触。我尤其欣赏作者对环境的描绘,那片广袤的土地,不仅仅是故事发生的背景,更像是拥有了呼吸的生命体,与角色的命运紧密交织。书中关于人与自然关系的探讨,深沉而富有哲理,没有生硬的说教,全是通过一个个生动的场景,让人在不经意间,开始反思我们与周遭世界的连接方式。那种深入骨髓的孤独感,以及在群体中寻求慰藉的渴望,被刻画得入木三分。读完后,我感觉自己像是刚刚经历了一场漫长的旅途,身心俱疲,却又被一种难以言喻的充实感所包裹。这种体验,是如今许多快餐式阅读难以给予的厚重感。
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