Love Is on the Air Belle O'Brien, the woman behind the warmest voice in Virginia radio, has one problem: Her oldies show on WPER-FM is a solid-gold hit, but her love life, at thirty-two years and counting, is an off-the-charts disaster. The pickings are slim in small-town Abingdon. Will it be smooth-talking Patrick Reese, the man who launched her radio career a decade earlier? Moody but handsome David Cahill, the chief engineer with a mysterious past and a new life in Christ? Or Matthew the Methodist, her pastor across the street? Surrounded by an on-air cast of colorful characters, Belle's journey toward joy is filled with humor, heartache, and endless surprises. Norah Silver-Smyth, her friend and encourager, will join Belle in discovering that it's never too late to listen to your heart. "One of the most delightful surprises I've had all year-- a first novel that moved me to both laughter and tears " Susan Wiggs, "USA Today "bestselling author Love Is on the Air Belle O'Brien, the woman behind the warmest voice in Virginia radio, has a problem: Her oldies show is a solid-gold hit, but her love life is an off-the-charts disaster. Her prospects for a husband are small-town slim. Will it be smooth-talking Patrick Reese, who launched her radio career? Moody but handsome David Cahill, WPER's enigmatic broadcast engineer? Matthew the Methodist, her oh-so-available pastor? Or the mysterious radio listener who signs his letters, "All Ears in Abingdon"? As Belle embarks on a journey toward joy, Norah Silver-Smyth, proprietor of The Silver Spoon, cooks up her own delicious recipe for happily-ever-after in this winsome tale filled with humor, tenderness, endless surprises...and "two "happy endings "Liz Curtis Higgs...has succeeded magnificently with her first fictional effort." "K-LOVE News and Reviews " "Christian fiction isn't known for humorous books, so this title is a special joy." "Library Journal " "Great laughs, good solid story, surprises and twists, and great characters." Francine Rivers, bestselling author of "Redeeming Love" "Absolutely wonderful. An outstanding and heart-warming debut " Angela Elwell Hunt, author of "The Note " ""Mixed Signals "was my sweet reward at the end of my demanding days...a most satisfying treat " Jane Johnson Struck, Senior Editor, "Today's Christian Woman" Story Behind the Book Before she became a platform speaker, Liz Curtis Higgs spent ten years as a successful radio personality, moving town to town, up and down the dial. In "Mixed Signals, " Liz draws on that memorable decade to create WPER, an oldies station in Abingdon, Virginia . The Barter Theater was included with thanks to her experience with amateur drama productions, and the ten hot-air balloon ascents she weathered while a broadcaster were also put to use. Her heroine, Belle, marries a radio station engineer...just as Liz did nearly twenty years ago. But there the parallels end in this winsome tale with "two "happy endings.
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这本书的语言风格简直是一场华丽的盛宴!那种古典与现代交织的韵味,流畅得如同音乐一般。作者对于意象的运用达到了炉火纯青的地步,比如对“破碎的镜子”反复出现的象征,每一次出现都承载着不同的情绪重量。我感觉自己不是在阅读文字,而是在欣赏一幅用文字精心绘制的油画。故事情节本身的跌宕起伏固然引人入胜,但真正让我沉迷的是那种渗透在字里行间的、近乎诗意的忧郁气质。读到高潮部分时,我几乎能听到角色撕心裂肺的呐喊,那种情感的爆发力极具感染力。当然,我得承认,有些段落的描述过于繁复,需要读者放慢速度才能完全领会其中的美感,但这份投入是绝对值得的。
评分我花了将近两周的时间才读完这本书,因为它迫使我停下来思考——每一次合上书本,我都会走到窗边,望着外面的世界,试图将书中的逻辑与现实对接。这本书的构建了一个极其宏大且自洽的世界观,从社会结构到底层逻辑,都显得非常严谨,虽然背景设定在架空的年代,但其中反映的人性弱点和权力斗争却无比真实。我尤其对其中对于“记忆的不可靠性”这一设定的处理感到惊艳,它让整个叙事充满了迷雾,你永远不知道你刚刚读到的信息是否是经过篡改的版本。这种不确定性带来的张力,远胜过那些直接的冲突。这本书的结尾处理得非常高明,它没有给出简单的答案,而是留下了一个开放式的结局,让读者自己去完成最后的拼图。
评分初读此书,我本以为会是一部轻松的消遣之作,但很快就被它深邃的主题所吸引。它探讨了关于选择与后果的哲学命题,探讨了在道德的灰色地带,人性的光辉与阴暗是如何相互交织的。叙事手法上,作者采用了多重视角切换,每一次视角的转换都像是在拼凑一副逐渐清晰的完整图景,但每一次“清晰”都伴随着新的困惑。我特别欣赏作者对于“真实”的解构,书中的许多角色都在扮演着不同的角色,他们的动机隐藏得极深,让人不禁反思,我们日常生活中所看到的又有多少是真实的表象?这本书需要读者投入相当的精力去解读,它不是那种读完就忘的作品,它会像一颗种子一样种在你的脑海里,让你在未来的很长一段时间内,都会时不时地回想起那些令人深思的段落和人物的命运。
评分这本书简直是把我带入了一个完全不同的时空,作者的笔触细腻得让人惊叹。故事的开篇就充满了悬念,主角似乎被卷入了一场巨大的阴谋之中,每一个看似不经意的细节都可能隐藏着重要的线索。我尤其喜欢作者对环境的描绘,那种潮湿、阴冷的氛围,仿佛能透过纸页感受到主人公内心的挣扎与不安。随着情节的推进,人物关系的复杂性也逐渐显现出来,那些看似坚不可摧的友谊,在压力之下开始显露出裂痕,而新的盟友的出现又带来了新的变数。我常常忍不住一口气读完一个章节,然后又不得不停下来,细细回味那些埋藏在对话背后的深意。这本书的节奏掌握得非常出色,既有扣人心弦的动作场面,也有深入人心的心理刻画,让人在紧张之余,也能体会到角色内心的波澜壮阔。
评分说实话,这本书的开头部分略显晦涩,我差点因为难以进入状态而放弃。但一旦熬过了最初的几章,你会发现自己被抛入了一个充满隐喻和象征的迷宫。这本书更像是一部关于“寻找自我”的寓言,而非传统的线性叙事小说。作者巧妙地运用了大量的象征物和重复出现的 motif,它们像暗语一样串联起各个分散的片段。我最佩服的是作者对配角的塑造,即便是那些只出现了一两次的人物,也个个形象鲜明,有着自己复杂而令人心碎的背景故事,他们共同织就了一张庞大而密不透风的情感网络。这本书适合那些喜欢深度挖掘、不喜欢被喂养式阅读体验的读者,它要求你主动去参与到故事的构建中,每一次深入解读都会带来新的惊喜和理解。
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