From Publishers Weekly The fact that Alexandra Frye is a pseudonym for a suburban New Yorker adds another level of intrigue to this wonderfully suspenseful tale. When pregnant Georgia Coffey, an affluent homemaker, finally discovers the perfect babysitter for her son Justin, she is exuberant. At first, beautiful and intelligent Harriet Major surpasses even Georgia's spoiled expectations: Justin falls in love with her almost immediately; his mother finds in Harriet the confidante and helpmate for whom she's been searching all her life. Tucked in the elegant, cozy hills of St. George, N.J., Georgia's home epitomizes the American dream of affluent perfection. Her husband, Lawrence Elgin Coffey, known as the Big Bear on Wall Street, prospers in his career, loves his family and indulges Georgia's every desire, from psychiatrists to expensive haircuts and highly paid babysitters. So why does Georgia feel so insistently queasy, so interminably anxious? Something is amiss in fairy-tale land, of course, and when Justin disappears with Harriet, a thrilling story of profound deception, treachery, old Wall Street money and familial love unfolds. Layers of plot build a compelling, at times chilling, novel filled with convincing dialogue and vivid characters. Aside from an overuse of some descriptive words ("metallic" is repeatedly employed to characterize a smell), the prose is brisk, fluid and entrancing. While this tightly spun read may have all the nutritive value of cotton candy, it also has its pleasing flavor. Frye's smart writing and commercial savvy suggest an auspicious future for this book and its author. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Meet the Coffeys: Larry is a driven Wall Street hustler and Georgia is a bright, spoiled, suburban mom with a three-year-old and one on the way. Enter Harriet, a nanny too good to be true. Georgia dismisses her feeling of impending doom as pregnancy paranoia, since her son is so happy and Harriet works so well. Suddenly, Larry's job unravels when his firm cleans house during a market wobble, sending him scrambling for his life. Harriet vanishes with young Justin, and the Coffeys come apart. As they struggle to cope with every parent's worst nightmare, the Wall Street wolves close in to exact their price for Justin's return. A taut, fast-paced tale of suburban suspense, this is a sort of "the Nanny" meets "the Firm." A popular choice for public libraries.- Susan Clifford, Hughes Aircraft Co. Lib., Los AngelesCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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老实说,这本书的开篇稍微有点慢热,我一开始甚至怀疑自己是不是选错书了。但如果你能坚持读过前三章,你会发现自己掉进了一个精心编织的思维陷阱里。它最绝妙的地方在于,它似乎在探讨一个宏大的人生哲学命题,但所有的论述都不是通过枯燥的理论说教来完成的,而是通过一组组鲜活、充满生命力的生活片段来展现的。我感觉作者对人类社会运作的底层逻辑有着非凡的洞察力,笔下的每一个冲突和每一次和解,都带着一种近乎残酷的真实感。更不用说那些对白了,简直是教科书级别的!那种充满潜台词的对话,你得反复琢磨才能领会其中真正的含义,这极大地增加了阅读的深度和乐趣。它不提供简单的答案,而是抛出更复杂、更引人深思的问题,逼迫读者主动去构建自己的理解框架。这本书与其说是在讲述一个故事,不如说是在提供一个思考的工具箱,非常适合那些喜欢深度阅读和哲学思辨的读者。
评分这本书最让我印象深刻的,是它处理冲突的方式。它几乎没有设置那种传统意义上的“大反派”,故事中的矛盾更多来自于人物自身内在的局限性、环境的无形压力,以及人与人之间永恒存在的认知差异。这种内化的、渗透在日常生活肌理中的矛盾,往往比突如其来的外部打击更具毁灭性,也更贴近我们真实的生活体验。作者成功地避开了脸谱化的善恶二元论,笔下的人物都不是非黑即白,即便是那些做出了令人不齿行为的角色,你也能从他们的过往中找到一丝理解甚至同情的理由。这种对“灰色地带”的深度挖掘,体现了作者极高的人文关怀和深刻的悲悯情怀。阅读过程是一种持续的、温和的冲击,它不断地挑战你既有的道德评判标准,让你不得不停下来,重新审视自己对“对”与“错”的定义。这是一部需要用心去“感受”而不是简单“阅读”的作品,它给予读者的回味空间是极其广阔和持久的。
评分这本书的语言风格实在是太独特了,我很难用单一的词汇来概括。它时而像散文一样优美典雅,充满了诗意的比喻和华丽的辞藻,读起来让人心旷神怡;但下一秒,它可能又会瞬间切换到一种冷峻、近乎新闻报道式的简洁和客观,将某个残酷的现实毫不留情地摆在你的面前。这种风格上的巨大跳跃,非但没有造成阅读障碍,反而形成了一种强烈的反差美学。它让我深刻体会到,文字的力量不仅在于描绘美好,更在于精准地切割和呈现复杂的人性。此外,作者对特定文化背景的描绘,细节考究到令人咋舌的地步,无论是服饰、饮食习惯还是社会禁忌,都展现出极高的研究深度,使得这个架空的(或者说半架空的)世界观建立得无比坚实可信,完全没有“纸片人”的感觉。这不仅仅是一本小说,更像是一部精心制作的文化记录片,极大地拓宽了我的知识边界。
评分我通常对那种情节起伏过于剧烈的作品不太感冒,总觉得有些失真。但这本书的处理方式简直是教科书级别的平衡艺术。它在保持叙事张力的同时,极其克制地运用了情感的爆发点。就好像一个经验丰富的音乐家,知道何时该使用强音,何时该保持宁静的休止符。这本书的结构设计也令人拍案叫绝,它采用了多时间线交织的叙事结构,但作者的功力之深,使得不同时空之间的切换流畅自然,毫无割裂感。每一次视角或时间的转换,都恰到好处地补充了前一个场景留下的空白或疑问,就像拼图一样,读者在阅读过程中会自发地去寻找那些隐藏的联系。这种复杂的结构本应带来混乱,但在作者手中,却成了一种增强叙事厚度和层次感的利器。读完后,我甚至想立刻重温一遍,去留意那些初读时可能错过的、埋藏在文字深处的伏笔和巧妙的呼应,这无疑是衡量一部作品是否具有“生命力”的关键指标。
评分这本书的叙事节奏简直是大师级的,读起来就像是被人牵着手,穿梭在一条蜿蜒曲折却又无比清晰的河流中。作者对于人物心理的刻画达到了令人惊叹的细腻程度,每一个角色的动机、每一个细微的情绪波动,都被描摹得入木三分。我尤其欣赏作者如何巧妙地运用环境描写来烘托人物的内心世界,那种氛围的营造,简直让人身临其境,仿佛能闻到故事发生地点的气息,感受到空气中流动的张力。情节推进上,它不像某些小说那样追求一蹴而就的戏剧性冲突,而是通过一系列看似平淡的日常事件,层层递进地揭示出更深层次的主题。这种“润物细无声”的叙事手法,让读者在不经意间就被深深吸引,等到回过神来,已经完全沉浸在了故事构建的世界里,对接下来将要发生的一切充满了期待和不安。这种对细节的执着和对情感的精准捕捉,使得整本书的文学质感得到了极大的提升,绝对是近年来难得一见的佳作,让人读完后久久不能忘怀,甚至会忍不住去思考自己生活中那些被忽略的微妙瞬间。
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