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當代美國新生代潛力新秀Nell Freudenberger短篇新作
除了柴米油鹽醬醋茶，異國婚姻生活還多加了什麼料？
24歲的Amina Mazid為愛從孟加拉來到美國的羅徹斯特，若在一世紀前，這樣的舉措會被稱為是「郵購新娘」；而21世紀的今天，Amina與George Stillman則是透過網路認識、交往的一對平凡戀人。
對Amina而言，George提供她一個舒適溫暖的居所，以及之前生活所欠缺的安定與快樂。George則欣賞Amina的單純直率，不像周遭的美國女孩那麼擅長玩愛情遊戲。
然而，隨著新鮮短暫的甜蜜期一過，文化差異使得兩人間的摩擦日益增多，各自深埋的心事也開始暗潮湧動。甜蜜的網路戀情要成為幸福的異國婚姻，究竟有多麼不容易？當美國夢醒，Amina的未來將會是辛苦還是幸福？
(文/博客來編譯)
A powerful, funny, richly observed tour de force by one of America’s most acclaimed young writers: a story of love and marriage, secrets and betrayals, that takes us from the backyards of America to the back alleys and villages of Bangladesh.
In The Newlyweds, we follow the story of Amina Mazid, who at age twenty-four moves from Bangladesh to Rochester, New York, for love. A hundred years ago, Amina would have been called a mail-order bride. But this is an arranged marriage for the twenty-first century: Amina is wooed by—and woos—George Stillman online.
For Amina, George offers a chance for a new life and a different kind of happiness than she might find back home. For George, Amina is a woman who doesn’t play games. But each of them is hiding something: someone from the past they thought they could leave behind. It is only when they put an ocean between them—and Amina returns to Bangladesh—that she and George find out if their secrets will tear them apart, or if they can build a future together.
The Newlyweds is a surprising, suspenseful story about the exhilarations—and real-life complications—of getting, and staying, married. It stretches across continents, generations, and plains of emotion. What has always set Nell Freudenberger apart is the sly, gimlet eye she turns on collisions of all kinds—sexual, cultural, familial. With The Newlyweds, she has found her perfect subject for that vision, and characters to match. She reveals Amina’s heart and mind, capturing both her new American reality and the home she cannot forget, with seamless authenticity, empathy, and grace. At once revelatory and affecting, The Newlyweds is a stunning achievement.
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