ISBN号:9780593471821
书名:Time’s Undoing
作者:Cheryl A. Head
出版日期:2023-02-28
英文简介:
A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago–inspired by the author’s own family history Birmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing along his pregnant wife and young daughter.
Birmingham is in its heyday, known as the “Magic City” for its booming steel industry, and while Robert and his family find much to enjoy in the city’s busy markets and vibrant nightlife, it’s also a stronghold for the Klan.
And with his beautiful, light-skinned wife and snazzy car, Robert begins to worry that he might be drawing the wrong kind of attention.
2019: Meghan McKenzie, the youngest reporter at the Detroit Free Press, has grown up hearing family lore about her great-grandfather’s murder–but no one knows the full story of what really happened back then, and his body was never found.
Determined to find answers to her family’s long-buried tragedy and spurred by the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement, Meghan travels to Birmingham.
But as her investigation begins to uncover dark secrets that spider across both the city and time, her life may be in danger.
Inspired by true events, Time’s Undoing is both a passionate tale of one woman’s quest for the truth behind the racially motivated trauma that has haunted her family for generations and, as newfound friends and supporters in Birmingham rally around Meghan’s search, the uplifting story of a community coming together to fight for change.
中文简介:
一部灼热而温柔的小说，讲述了一位年轻的黑人记者在几十年前在种族隔离的阿拉巴马州伯明翰寻找她曾祖父未破谋杀案的答案——灵感来自作者自己的家族史伯明翰，1929 年：木匠大师罗伯特·李·哈灵顿 (Robert Lee Harrington) ，刚刚搬到阿拉巴马州寻找工作机会，带着他怀孕的妻子和年幼的女儿。
伯明翰正处于鼎盛时期，因其蓬勃发展的钢铁工业而被称为“魔幻之城”，虽然罗伯特和他的家人在这座城市繁忙的市场和充满活力的夜生活中找到了很多乐趣，但它也是三K党的据点。
有了他美丽、白皙的妻子和时髦的汽车，罗伯特开始担心他可能会引起错误的注意。
2019 年：梅根·麦肯齐 (Meghan McKenzie) 是底特律自由报 (Detroit Free Press) 最年轻的记者，她是听着有关她曾祖父被谋杀的家族传说长大的——但没有人知道当时真正发生的事情的全貌，他的尸体也从未被发现。
梅根决心为她的家庭埋葬已久的悲剧找到答案，并受到“黑人的命也是命”运动的紧迫感的刺激，前往伯明翰。
但随着她的调查开始揭开遍布城市和时间的黑暗秘密，她的生命可能处于危险之中。
受到真实事件的启发，时间的毁灭既是一个充满激情的故事，讲述了一个女人寻找种族动机的创伤背后的真相，这种创伤困扰了她的家人几代人，并且随着伯明翰的新朋友和支持者聚集在梅根的搜索周围，一个令人振奋的故事社区聚集在一起为变革而战。
书籍总体字数：95839，除去名字和专有名词等之后还剩余87276计入单词总数。
书籍单词数在5万至10万之间，难度适合,不过还需要结合下方难度分析。
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四级单词出现80271个/次,
六级单词（排除四级单词后）出现1167个/次，
托福单词出现41998个/次，
SAT单词出现4124个/次，
GRE单词出现7727个/次，考研单词出现80367个/次，
雅思单词出现17475个/次。
高中单词出现77056个/次。
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