WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT is an incredibly exciting debut from an extraordinary new voice in fiction. Spanning four decades, from 1968 onwards, this is the story of a fabulous but flawed family and the slew of ordinary and extraordinary incidents that shape their everyday lives. It is a story about childhood and growing up, loss of innocence, eccentricity, familial ties and friendships, love and life. Stripped down to its bare bones, it's about the unbreakable bond between a brother and sister.
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莎拉·韦曼,英国新锐作家,从小在埃塞克斯长大,就读于德格拉斯戏剧艺术学校,后来从事戏剧和影视表演,出演过《霍尔比市》《事故》。《当上帝是只兔子》是她的第一部小说。该书一经出版,便跃居英美畅销书排行榜第一名,各大报刊争相报道。
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存在需要目的,有了这个目的,我们才能够不失尊严地忍受生活的苦痛,才能够有一个继续存活下去的理由。我们必须理解自己遭受痛苦的意义。而这些意义必须渗进我们的心里,而非头脑。
我的哥哥跟同龄的男孩子不同。他很诡异,总会在晚上偷偷涂抹母亲的口红,然后在我的脸上留下脓包创口似的吻痕。这是他对保守世界的发泄方式,是对讨厌的局外人不起眼的反叛。
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