1月主打书推荐：The Secret Garden

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The Secret Garden

        在英语儿童文学里，这部小说是公认的无年龄界限的精品，也是一部打通雅俗之间界限的文学作品，既入严肃文学的殿堂，也是流行市场的赢家。要证明这部小说的地位，只举几点，在英国它被收入牛津《世界经典丛书》，这套丛书是权威的严肃文学经典，所选入的书均有学者写序言、加注解。同样，出版界巨头企鹅出版社也把《秘密花园》收入《企鹅二十世纪经典丛书》。BBC网站的《著名作家介绍》里，作者名列其中。而在美国，权威的《纽约书评》把它列入《纽约时报读者目录》。

我们一起看看亚马逊上是如何评价这本书的？

Amazon.com Review

Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; 'It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine... I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.' As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate.

From School Library Journal

First published in 1911, Burnett's tale of burgeoning self-awareness, newfound friendship, and the healing effects of nature is presented in an elegant, oversize volume and handsomely illustrated with Moore's detailed ink and watercolor paintings. The outdoor scenes are beautifully depicted, presenting realistic images of animals and flowers, with the hues gradually warming in sync with the story's progression from winter's browns and beiges to the lush colors of spring. The young protagonists—lonely Mary Lennox; her sickly and spoiled cousin, Colin; and likable local lad Dickon—bound to life in the evocative paintings, which reflect the wonders of transformations in both nature and in a child's heart. 

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