16本值得珍藏的英文小说(下)[1]

9. House of Sand and Fog By Andre Dubus III; 365 pages

《尘雾家园》，安德鲁·杜鲁斯三世著（365页）

Because as much as it hurt, we couldn't look away.

推荐理由：它是如此的痛彻心扉，以至于我们无法移开目光。

Combining unadorned realism with profound empathy, House of Sand and Fog is a devastating exploration of the American Dream gone awry.

《尘雾家园》一书将赤裸裸的现实与人们心底的同情心一同展现出来，深度探索了已走偏的美国梦。

10. Eat, Pray, Love By Elizabeth Gilbert; 352 pages

《美食、祈祷与恋爱》，伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特著（352页）

Because we'll probably never embark on a trip like this -- in fact, we're sitting in a cubicle. But we adored going along for the ride.

推荐理由：我们将来也许绝不会踏上如书中所述的这种旅程，事实上，我们正坐在小隔间里。然而我们享受这本书给我们带来的旅行。

Culinary delights, rigorous spiritual searching and exhilarating romance (in that order) were all in store, and we devoured every detail. Afterward, we couldn't stop talking about Gilbert's adventures in self-discovery -- and our own.

这本书中依次讲述了作者的烹调之乐、严肃的精神追寻以及愉悦的浪漫史。我们耽读每一个细节。之后我们情不自禁地会谈论起吉尔伯特的自我找寻之旅，再延伸到我们自己。

11. The Secret Life of Bees By Sue Monk Kidd; 336 pages

《蜜蜂的秘密生活》，苏·蒙克·基德著（336页）

Because three awesome beekeepers taught us about the value of mothering ourselves.

推荐理由：三个值得尊敬的养蜂人教会我们——养育自我的价值所在。

With its “hive” of great characters and its uplifting message of self-empowerment, Bees was the novel for mothers and daughters of all ages to share.

这本小说由诸多性格鲜明的人物构建而成，其中传递出自我充实的积极信息。它适合各个年龄段的母女一同阅读。

12. The Poisonwood Bible By Barbara Kingsolver; 560 pages

《毒木圣经》，芭芭拉.金索佛著（560页）

Because Barbara Kingsolver has a sneaky way of making us more empathic.

推荐理由：芭芭拉·金索佛不经意间便能让我们更易表同情心。

This novel features five narrators, observing and commenting the clash of cultures, the struggle to overcome stifling conventions, and the preservation of heritage.

这部小说有五名叙述者，他们观察并评论文化冲突，挣扎着打破清规戒律、坚决维护遗产。

13. The Help By Kathryn Stockett; 544 pages

《相助》，凯瑟琳·斯多科特著（544页）

Because it served as a reminder of a painful history, while showing us what a few courageous individuals can accomplish.

推荐理由：这部小说告诉我们——铭记伤痛历史的同时，勇敢的个人所能做到什么。

This novel opened a national conversation about race. And yet, the story also gives readers insight into the strength, courage and dignity of the maids themselves -- qualities that have been too often overlooked.

《相助》在全美掀起了一番关于种族的讨论。然而这部小说还让读者深刻意识到奴仆身上蕴含着的力量、勇气和尊严。它们都是些已被人习惯忽视的品质。

14. Water for Elephants By Sara Gruen; 350 pages

《大象的眼泪》，莎拉·格鲁恩著（350页）

Because who doesn't love a pachyderm and a happy ending?

推荐理由：谁不喜欢厚皮类动物和美好的结局呢？

This depression-era tale of life with a third-rate traveling circus centers on orphaned animal caretaker Jacob, the woman he loves and her cruel and abusive husband, who happens to be the boss.

这部小说以大萧条时期为背景，主角是一个三流巡回马戏团中的三名成员——孤儿出身的动物看守员雅各布，他爱上的女人（马戏团明星）和她残暴的丈夫（刚巧他又是雅各布的上司）。

15. The Remains of the Day By Kazuo Ishiguro; 245 pages

《长日留痕》，石黑一雄著（245页）

Because the anguish of unrequited love makes for riveting reading.

推荐理由：单恋的苦楚让此书引人入胜。

This quiet, heart-piercing novel showed us the cost of misplaced loyalties and missed opportunity, and reminded us of the happiness we must claim for ourselves.

这部安静而撕扯人心的小说向我们展示了错付忠心、错失良机付出的代价，也提醒着我们那份一定要为自己争取的幸福。

16. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot; 381 pages

《永生的海拉》，丽贝卡·思科鲁特著（381页）

Because we would have never known the truth without it.

推荐理由：多亏了这本小说，我们才知道这一事实。

Henrietta Lacks was a poor, Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells -- taken without her knowledge -- became one of the most important tools in medicine.

海瑞塔·拉克斯是美国南方一位贫穷烟农。而在她不知情的情况下（其过世后），她的细胞被医生取走，成为了最为重要的医学工具之一。