Author： Ann Packer

Publisher： Scribner

Reviewers have praised Ann Packer’s “brilliant ear for character” （The New York Times Book Review）， her “naturalist’s vigilance for detail， so that her characters seem observed rather than invented” （The New Yorker）， and the “utterly lifelike quality of her book’s everyday detail” （The New York Times）. Her talents are on dazzling display in The Children’s Crusade， an extraordinary study in character， a rare and wise examination of the legacy of early life on adult children attempting to create successful families and identities of their own. This is Ann Packer’s most deeply affecting book yet.

評論家稱贊安·帕克“對人物的描寫細(xì)致入微”（紐約時(shí)報(bào)書評），她“像一個(gè)自然主義者對細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行捕捉，使她虛構(gòu)的角色栩栩如生”（紐約客），她的著作“對日常生活的細(xì)節(jié)完全忠實(shí)于生活”（紐約時(shí)報(bào)）。本書再次體現(xiàn)了帕克的寫作功力，對角色的刻畫入木三分，對那些希望日后能夠擁有美滿家庭，并構(gòu)建自己身份的成年子女的早期經(jīng)歷的影響進(jìn)行了大膽而又合理的探究。這本書堪稱帕克目前為止最能打動(dòng)人心的作品。