年幼时,佐丽·安德伍德过着贫苦动荡的日子。父母死于白喉后,她搬到了姑姑家,姑姑的去世再次让她成为孤儿,并将她卷入"大萧条"时期的浪潮。后来,她流浪到西部,靠打零工为生,睡在谷仓里、星空下。接着,她成为一名"镭女郎",在一家工厂干着把镭涂到表盘上的活计,这也给她的未来埋下了伏笔。等到在印第安纳州安顿下来,她终于在一座名叫希利斯伯格的小镇找到了自己一直求而不得的归属感,体味到家的温暖与爱人的陪伴。可就在她的新生活刚刚起步之际,她却发现,人生的考验还远未结束…… 一个普通人的一生如何被二十世纪的种种事件所震撼与改变?一位顽强女性之所以从未停下前行的脚步,究竟是受了何种梦想的驱使?有时不管怎么努力,有些不幸总归会发生,面对人生的变故,该作何反应?人活一辈子,又该如何安放自己的内心?问题的答案,都藏在这部以既严酷、又动人的典型美国景观为背景的诗意小说中。
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paperback. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.Paperback.Pub Date:2024-02 Pages:186 Publisher:Guangxi Normal University Press When she was young. Zoe Underwood lived a life of poverty and turmoil. After her parents died of diphtheria. she moved to her aunt's house. Her aunt's death once again made her an orphan and dragged her into the tide of the Great Depression. Later. she wandered to the West. making a living by doing odd jobs. sleeping in barns and under the stars. Then. she became a Radium Girl. working in a factory. Seller Inventory # DQ003388