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Catherine Called Birdy BSY212

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Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man--any rich man, no matter how awful. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call--by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. Unfortunately, he is also the richest. Can a sharp-tongued, high-spirited, clever young maiden with a mind of her own actually lose the battle against an ill-mannered, piglike lord and an unimaginative, greedy toad of a father? Deus! Not if Catherine has anything to say about it!

本书以中世纪英格兰的一个小庄园为背景,十四岁的女孩凯瑟琳用日记生动记述了自己一年里的经历。爸爸决心把他嫁有钱人,谋得好处;妈妈打算让她学习缝纫和礼仪,成为淑女。而凯瑟琳自己想成为画家、十字军战士、作曲家、小商贩、吟游诗人、修女……在所有的这些可能中,她的命运是:像奶酪一样被卖给了出价最高的人。从一晚上逮多少只跳蚤到如何配制草药,再到想出各种点子赶走数不清的求婚者,凯瑟琳在书写渴望自由的同时,也生动描绘出中世纪庄园里奇特迷人的日常生活:饮食、服装、宗教、礼仪、疾病、医疗卫生、死亡仪式等等。

By Karen Cushman, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Characters, 233 pages, 8.11"x5.75"
 
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