奇葩:惊悚小说也催泪
<p><span word="Schroder">Schroder</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Amity">Amity</span> <span word="Gaige">Gaige</span>. <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span>; 272 <span word="pages">pages</span>; $21.99. <span word="Faber">Faber</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Faber">Faber</span>14.99. <span word="Buy">Buy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span> 《父亲的罪》作者艾米蒂盖奇，十二出版社，共272页，售价21.99美元;费伯-费伯出版社，售价14.99欧元;<span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="com">com</span>以及 <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>网上书店有售。</p><p><span word="ERIC">ERIC</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unlikeliest">unlikeliest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reader">reader</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tabloid">tabloid</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>: <span word="man">man</span> <span word="abducts">abducts</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confesses">confesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="estranged">estranged</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Amity">Amity</span> <span word="Gaige">Gaige</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="Schroder">Schroder</span>, <span word="transforms">transforms</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="thriller">thriller</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>. 埃里克的人生就像通俗小报刊登的故事：他拐跑亲生女儿，为此锒铛入狱，随后写信向分居的妻子表示忏悔。这种人物最不可能赢得读者的青睐。多亏美国作家艾米蒂盖奇(<span word="Amity">Amity</span> <span word="Gaige">Gaige</span>)，她用妙笔将惊悚情节演绎成一个感人至深的故事，这就是盖奇的第三部小说《父亲的罪》(<span word="Schroder">Schroder</span>)。</p><p><span word="Erics">Erics</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="deceptions">deceptions</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Erik">Erik</span> <span word="Schroder">Schroder</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="presumed">presumed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slain">slain</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="primordial">primordial</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="unravelling">unravelling</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Laura">Laura</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="dared">dared</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Meadow">Meadow</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pretence">pretence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="endanger">endanger</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="flees">flees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wooded">wooded</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. 层层叠叠的谎言构成了埃里克的生活。八岁时以埃里克施罗德(<span word="Erik">Erik</span> <span word="Schroder">Schroder</span>)的化名，跟随父亲从东德搬迁至美国。六年后，他更名埃里克肯尼迪(<span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>)，有时被误认为那位惨遭暗杀的美国总统的亲戚，他也丝毫不介意。这些谎言为他日后的遭遇埋下祸根。和劳拉的婚姻生活竟然是如此的幸福，不过一切就在女儿麦朵(<span word="Meadow">Meadow</span>)四岁时烟消云散。一旦离婚，他不得不暴露真实身份，还有可能承受失去女儿的痛苦。想到这里，埃里克带着小麦朵逃匿到纽约州北部的森林里。</p>
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