胖派藥師的部落格

One of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year
紐約時報最佳年度書籍之一

Spellbinding, moving--evoking of fascinating region on the other side of the world--this suspenseful and haunting story announces the debut of a profoundly gifted writer.

令人入迷而動人的故事--讓人聯想到世界另一端奇幻故事--這個懸疑的故事也宣告一位有才華作者的誕生

One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the Kamchatka peninsula at the northeastern edge of Russia, two girls--sisters, eight and eleven--go missing. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly woven community, with the fear and loss felt most deeply among its women.

八月一個下午,在俄羅斯的東北邊緣上的Kamchatka半島, 2個女孩,姊姊和妹妹,一個8歲,一個11歲,失蹤了. 在接下來幾周,之後幾個月,警察調查無果. 女孩失蹤在緊密的社區內造成迴響,恐懼和失去在女性心徘徊不去 。