ABEAUT]FUL WOMAN of high sensibilities,
frustrated in her attempt to conquer Beacon Hill
society; a driven man whose consuming ambition is
revenge on a world that scorned him--these are the
passionate antagonists whose conflicts blaze at the
heart of the splendid new saga by the author of THIS
IS THE HOUSE,
Against the gradual decline of Cape Coifs maritime
trade, THE HOUSE OF KINGSLEY MERRICK follows
the turmoils and dynastic tangles of the progeny of
Molly Deems and her seafaring husband, Elijah
Merrick. As steam shipping and the railway come to
the Cape, the old authority of the Clipper captains is
eroded. But their long and autocratic domination of
Cape society has left its mark on many, chief among
them:
KINGSLEY MERRICK: Kingsley is a lonely, driven man,
bound to revenge himself on the town of Waterford
for the slights he endured as a boy when his wastrel
father drank himself to death and became the town
pariah. Kingsley s plan to "bring Waterford to heel"
involves a respectable marriage to his lovely cousin,
Julia, and the investment of his fortune made in
Australia s coaching trade in enterprises destined to
scandalize Waterford s leading citizens: sponsoring
the hated Cape Cod Railway; forcing the industriali-
zation of Waterford s mill district; engineering the
merger of its churches, and re-designing the
workings of th town to suit his own whim. The
single error in his carefully calculated scenario of
revenge is his choice of Julia as his bride;
JULIA MERRICK: is virtually forced into marriage to
Kingsley to save her family s waning fortune. Still
"smarting from her failure to penetrate Boston s elitist
Beacon Hill society, and from an attempt on her
virtue by an aristocratic Boston rake,Julia is in no way
prepared m be either bed- or soul-mate to Kingsley
Merrick. And, inevitably, the shadow of their ill-
starred union reaches into the next generation to
cloud the happiness of their daughter;
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老实说,起初我对这本书的厚度有些望而却步,但一旦翻开第一页,便彻底被吸引住了。作者的叙事视角切换自如,既能宏观地展现时代背景,也能精准地聚焦到某个角色的内心独白,这种多维度的叙事方式极大地丰富了故事的层次感。书中对于细节的关注令人称奇,无论是物品的摆放,还是瞬间的情绪变化,都被捕捉得十分到位,让整个世界变得栩栩如生。我尤其欣赏作者在处理复杂人际关系时的那种洞察力,那些微妙的试探、误解与和解,写得真实而又充满人情味。读完后,感觉自己仿佛和书中的角色一起经历了一场漫长而又意义非凡的旅程,留下的回味是悠长而温暖的。
评分坦白说,这本书的阅读体验可谓是惊心动魄。叙事节奏把握得恰到好处,时而紧凑得让人喘不过气,时而又放慢下来,给读者留出思考的空间。我尤其喜欢作者处理冲突的方式,既有外部环境的压力,也有角色内心的矛盾,双重张力使得故事张力十足。作者的想象力令人赞叹,构建了一个宏大而又充满细节的世界观,里面的各种设定和规则都非常自洽,让人信服。阅读过程中,我数次被情节的转折所震惊,很多看似平淡的细节,到最后都成了推动剧情发展的关键线索。这种精妙的编排,足见作者驾驭故事功力的深厚。读完之后,我久久不能平复心情,回味无穷,绝对是一部值得反复品读的佳作。
评分我通常对这类题材的作品抱持着谨慎的态度,但这本书完全超出了我的预期。它在保持故事完整性的同时,巧妙地融入了许多引人深思的哲学思考,让阅读体验不仅仅停留在故事层面,更上升到思想的交流。语言风格非常独特,时而华丽古典,时而又犀利现代,这种反差反而产生了奇妙的化学反应,使得整体阅读体验非常新鲜。作者对于悬念的设置运用得出神入化,每一个章节的结尾都让人迫不及待想知道下一页会发生什么,完全停不下来。这本书的结构设计非常巧妙,信息的释放节奏控制得堪称教科书级别,让人在恍然大悟的同时,又不得不佩服作者的布局之深远。
评分这部小说给我留下了非常深刻的印象,故事情节跌宕起伏,让我完全沉浸其中。作者对人物心理的刻画极其细腻,每一个角色的动机和挣扎都展现得淋漓尽致。尤其是主角在面对困境时的选择,那种内心的纠葛和最终的决断,读来令人唏嘘。场景描绘也十分到位,仿佛能亲眼目睹故事发生的每一个角落。文字功底扎实,语言富有表现力,读起来既有古典的韵味,又不失现代的节奏感。我特别欣赏作者在叙事上的巧妙布局,总能在不经意间埋下伏笔,然后在关键时刻层层揭开,带来强烈的阅读快感。这本书不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一次对人性和命运的深刻探讨。我已经向身边的朋友们强烈推荐了,相信他们也会爱上这个引人入胜的世界。
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