The following best books were chosen by Shea Ernshaw, who is the award-winning author of the best-selling young adult novels The Wicked Deep and Winterwood.
The Need by Helen Phillips(2019). This book is somehow both horrifying and beautiful, Molly is a paleobotanist (古植物学家) who unearths strange artifacts at the dig site where she works. Soon, she finds her life drive upside down, with a stranger in her house and reasons to question her own identity. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read before: fascinating, tragic, and unforgettable.
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton(2014). Burton has a way of spinning tales so effortlessly that you hardly feel yourself deeply attracted until you’ve lost several hours swallowing half of a book. Set in 17th-century Amsterdam, The Miniaturist is magical and charming, and a perfect escape from our modern age.
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler(2015). The story of a librarian who receives an old book on his doorstep. The Book of Speculation is filled with mysteries, magic, and tales of circus mermaids (美人鱼) who always die from drowning on the same day-July 24. Family curses and a seaside setting make this a perfect autumn read.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey(2012). Perhaps you’ve never heard of this book, but I hope now that you would find a copy for yourself and read it on a cold winter evening. Set in 1920 on the Alaska frontier, it’s a story of folktales and hardship, both heart-broken and hope-filled. Eowyn Ivey is a master storyteller, and this jewel of a book should be on everyone’s shelf.
【小题1】What can we learn about Molly?| A．She is an archaeologist. | B．She likes driving very much. |
| C．She is fond of reasoning. | D．She writes horror fictions. |
| A．A cold winter evening in Alaska. | B．A story full of hardship and hope. |
| C．A master of identifying jewels. | D．The Europe frontier in1920. |
| A．Travel. | B．Lifestyle. | C．News. | D．Literature. |
