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青少年小說
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2017-07-26
Silence is Goldfish
Annabel Pitcher
Orion Children’s Book
October 2015
365pp
書籍編號:
10-1106
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獲獎無數的暢銷青少年小說家安娜貝兒.皮雀(Annabel Pitcher),她的作品經常以一種輕鬆、幽默的視角,觸及一個個令人感到不安的嚴肅議題,並透過充滿同理心的溫暖筆觸,引導讀者們進入筆下人物的內心世界。繼入圍「卡內基文學獎」的處女作小說《姐姐住在壁爐上》(小天下出版),以及榮獲「水石最佳童書獎」、入圍「愛倫坡青少年小說獎」決選的《Ketchup Clouds》(中繁版權仍在)之後,本書《沉默是金魚》(Silence is Goldfish)將又是一部觸動人心的青少年小說。

故事中的的女主角泰莎(Tess)原先是一位活潑、健談的15歲少女,她曾經熱愛用自己的聲音表達,訴說著老師、同學以及父母渴望聽見的話語,透過從她口中發出的聲音,取悅著身旁週遭的每一個人。雖然,這讓她經常感受不到真實的自我,就好比她是一顆安靜且難以觸及的冥王星,可是大家卻將她看成了美麗又容易親近的金星或是水星。但是她仍舊樂於用她的話語描繪出內心的小宇宙。

直到某天,一篇不到700字的網路文章,讓泰絲的生活從此天翻地覆。於是從那天開始,泰絲決定停止說話了,徹底變回那顆沉默又遙不可及的冥王星,而週遭的人只能在遠處,看著、望著…

泰絲決定不再說話,起初是想傳達一種無聲的抗議,隨後她卻漸漸發現,自己的沉默深刻地影響了週遭的每一個人,進而強迫泰絲重新審視自我的價值。而沉默也成了這場自我探尋的旅程中,最重要的一項催化劑。透過泰絲的雙眼,我們看見了網路世界中的欺凌、成人世界中的不可預測,並從中獲得全新的自我意識,以及異想不到的啟示,讓她重新在世界上,找到屬於自己的位置。

《沉默是金魚》是一個妙趣橫生,卻又同時令人感慨心碎的成長故事,探討家庭、自我、背叛,以及言語溝通的真實意義。

 

● 作者簡介

安娜貝兒.皮雀(Annabel Pitcher),畢業於牛津大學主修英國文學,曾任電視編劇與英文老師。處女作《姊姊住在壁爐上》(My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece)以及第二部小說《Ketchup Clouds》入圍眾多獎項,包括卡內基文學獎、衛報兒童小說獎、水石書店童書獎、迪倫湯馬斯獎,以及艾倫坡青少年小說決選等,並被《衛報》選為十大童書作家。現居英國約克郡。

 

● 媒體報導

Pitcher writes clearly and elegantly and the novel is full of her trademark wit (DAILY TELEGRAPH ONLINE)

Pitcher excels at the emotional tangles of adolescence and never whitewashes Tess's own faults as she stumbles from one mistake to another ... Another winner from the author of the bestselling Ketchup Clouds (Daily Mail)

This novel is both heart-breaking and hilarious. Tess is a fabulous protagonist, a strong, outgoing girl who tries her hardest to please those around her, yet one who deals with daily bullying on account of her size and unconventional looks. Her journey of self-discovery is incredibly difficult and you cannot help but cheer her on every step of the way. It is exceptionally well written and an absolute joy to read. (BOOK TRUST)

Pitcher delivers a story of betrayal and miscues among family and friends with a realistic blend of humor and gravity as Tess slides toward mental instability. An unflinchingly honest portrayal of anguish. (Kirkus)

Witty, heart-warming ... a lovely story about overcoming convention and coming to accept yourself (DAILY TELEGRAPH)

Silence is Goldfish is a rare gem of a book: it features the kind of protagonist we need more of. Not the feisty, popular heroines we wish we could be, but the grounded, empowered heroines we are. (GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS)