Eden Close（ISBN=） 英文原版

A compelling tale of edgy, small-town emotions, lingering
obsession, and romantic salvation. Andrew, after many years,
returns to his hometown to attend his mother’s funeral. Planning to
remain only a few days, he is drawn into the tragic legacy of his
childhood friend and beautiful girl next door, Eden Close. An
adopted child, Eden had learned to avoid the mother who did not
want her and to please the father who did. She also aimed to please
Andrew and his friends, first by being one of the boys and later by
seducing them. Then one hot night, Andrew was awakened by gunshots
and piercing screams from the next farm: Mr. Close had been killed
and Eden blinded. Now, seventeen years later, Andrew begins to
uncover the grisly story – to unravel the layers of thwarted love
between the husband, wife, and tormented girl. And as the truth
about Eden’s past comes to light, so too does Andrew’s strange and
binding attachment to her reveal itself.

Formerly a journalist (Newsweek, US magazine) and non-fiction
writer, Anita Shreve’s first novel EDEN CLOSE, published in 1990,
introduced a distinctively individual voice to literary fiction.
She is the author of ten other novels, all available from Little,
Brown and Abacus.