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美國西部歷史上最著名的O.K.牧場槍戰，讓其中的槍戰主角衛特‧厄普(Wyatt Earp)，成為歷史上著名的傳奇人物，他的生平事蹟，曾被撰寫進許多小說之中，經典電影【龍爭虎鬥】(Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)更是以這個發生在美國西部邊境小鎮的歷史作為改編的依據。

有別於其他以美國西部拓荒歷史為背景的小說或是電影，千篇一律的男性掛帥，美國影評人暨作家泰爾瑪‧亞當斯(Thelma Adams)在她的最新小說《The Last Woman Standing》將以傳奇人物衛特‧厄普的妻子約瑟芬‧馬庫斯(Josephine Marcus)作為主角，以女性的視野，從新詮釋這段美國西部最經典的傳奇槍戰。

故事中的主角約瑟芬‧馬庫斯是美國猶太移民的二代，為了逃離平淡的家庭生活，約瑟芬毅然決然地離開位於舊金山安逸富裕的家，前往當時仍舊蠻荒的美國西部邊境小鎮，湯姆斯通鎮(Tomstone)，並答應嫁給當時著名的亞利桑納州執法者強尼‧貝漢(Jonny Beham)。這座位於亞利桑納州的湯姆斯通鎮，當時正颳起一陣淘金熱，就像一塊超大的磁鐵吸引大批的礦工以及不法份子，前來此地一圓發財美夢。

當約瑟芬懷抱著對於自由的渴望與夢想，來到蠻荒一片的西部小鎮與強尼‧貝漢會合之後，事實卻證明擁有三寸不爛之舌的強尼，其實是個外強中乾，並不值得信賴的男人。此時西部傳奇歷史中的拓荒者衛特‧厄普卻以英雄之姿出現在約瑟芬的面前，這對佳偶瞬間擦出了浪漫的火苗。然而，兩人的戀情卻也點燃了強尼的妒火，種下了未來火拚較勁的因子，造就了美國西部史上最傳奇的一場槍戰。

作者以衛特‧厄普這位傳奇英雄身後，鮮為人知的歷史人物作為主角，透過這名勇於追求自由與愛情的女性角色，重新描繪出美國西部歷史中最著名的小鎮的傳奇故事，同時也是一部唯美的西部浪漫愛情小說。

 

泰爾瑪‧亞當斯(Thelma Adams)是美國娛樂圈中舉足輕重的角色，過去的二十年之中，她經常為許多重量級的媒體，撰寫關於影劇名人的評論文章，接受過她專訪的電影巨星包括：喬治‧克隆尼、朱利安‧摩爾、馬修‧麥康納…等。泰爾瑪每年參加國際上的各大影展，從德國柏林、杜拜到多倫多。同時她也是「紐約影評人協會」以及「漢普頓國際電影節」評選委員之一，並且經常受到電視節目的邀請擔任嘉賓。泰爾瑪擁有加州柏克萊大學歷史學位，並於哥倫比亞大學碩士學位。現與家人居住於紐約海德公園。

 

“This transporting novel swiftly whisks readers away to the rough-and-tumble, gritty boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona, during its heyday. Miners, outlaws, and lawmen live almost side by side, and one remarkable woman makes her mark alongside the men. Blending fact and fiction, Adams brings Josephine Marcus Earp to life with her sassy, no-holds-barred, first-person account. This is a fascinating read that will make readers wish they could join Josie on her life’s journey.” —RT Book Reviews

“The Last Woman Standing is an exciting glimpse into the life of a young woman embroiled in the violence and rivalries of Wild West Tombstone...Adams brings a uniquely female perspective to the town’s legends.” —Night Owl Reviews

“If you enjoy history and romance, danger and deceit, you will find this is a terrific book for your library. Learning more of the past through such a venue keeps you reading and searching to the very end. Adams has given us a strong and passionate story filled with historical facts, and you will find it hard to put this book down. This would be a great book for a reading or discussion group, with a great deal of interest to them both.” —BlogCritics

“There’s a great deal to be said about Thelma Adams’s book The Last Woman Standing...and all of it good. Very, very good. A feminist western mixing real and fictional characters, and totally defiling the era and prevailing attitudes of the times is no easy trick to pull off, and Adams does it with humor and, Lord help us all, charm.” —Examiner.com

“Movies, television shows, and books tell the story about lawman Wyatt Earp but very few mention his wife. Married for nearly fifty years, Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp was beautiful, gusty, and Jewish. Thelma Adams has delved into the life and times of Mrs. Wyatt with her latest...There would be no children but an enduring love, a passion that remained throughout the decades with the hurts and the laughter told during a time in history when one man and one woman would try to tame the west and each other.” —Las Vegas Informer

“Wyatt Earp dodged many a bullet, but The Last Woman Standing is a fanciful, deeply entertaining account of how Josephine Marcus got him right in the heart.” —Chronogram