《如果你敢说出去》内容简介
每当妮基、萨米和托莉听到“妈妈”这两个字时,母亲谢莉的形象就会浮现在她们的脑海中,恐怖的记忆随之袭来。多年以来,在那扇紧闭的门后,三姐妹遭受了母亲难以想象的虐待与折磨。
受害者并非只有她们三人。谢莉与丈夫戴夫曾以乐善好施的形象示人,陆续收留了一些无家可归的人。1988年,谢莉的侄子肖恩作为第一个寄宿者来到这个家庭。第二个来的人是谢莉的理发师凯茜。第三个是谢莉的朋友罗恩。奇怪的是,这些寄宿者开始一个接一个地消失。直到2003年,谢莉的一个女儿联系了警方,真相终于显露。
在经过一系列采访后,知名作家格雷格·奥尔森写下本书,生动还原了这一罪案的始末。书中展现了人性之恶,以及在恶意压迫下的希望与新生。经历了这一切,三姐妹建立了强有力的情感纽带,即使其他人卷入了母亲黑暗而邪恶的旋涡之中,她们仍保有力量与勇气,在黑暗中找到一束光,这束光使她们在今天成为坚强的女性——充满爱,被爱,然后继续前行。
作者|格雷格·奥尔森(GreggOlsen)
1959年出生于美国华盛顿州西雅图市,记者、作家,著有三十余本书,包括《躺在我身边》(LyingNexttoMe)、《她做过的最后一件事》(TheLastThingSheEverDid)等。
格雷格曾做客《早安美国》《今夜娱乐》等节目,并接受《西雅图时报》《洛杉矶时报》《纽约邮报》等报纸杂志的专题报道。其作品以叙事生动、扣人心弦著称,小说和非虚构作品屡获众多奖项,并荣登《今日美国》《华尔街日报》畅销书排行榜。《黑暗深处》(TheDeepDark)被评为2006年爱达荷州年度图书,《嫉妒》(Envy)被华盛顿州立图书馆选为2012年国家图书节的代表作品。
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译者|张玫瑰
上海交通大学外国语学院英语翻译硕士,已出版《穿过悲伤的河流》《奇观》《最后的观星人》等译作。
If You Dare to Speak Out
Every time Nikki, Sammy, and Tori hear the word "mom," an image of their mother, Shelly, comes to mind, and horrible memories follow. For years, behind that closed door, the three sisters suffered the kind of abuse and torture their mother could not have imagined.
They were not the only victims. Shelley and her husband, Dave, have been known to be generous, taking in homeless people. In 1988, Shaun, Shelley's nephew, arrived as the family's first boarder. The second person to come was Cathy, Shelley's hairdresser. The third is Shelley's friend RON. Strangely enough, the boarders began to disappear one by one. It wasn't until 2003, when one of Shelley's daughters contacted the police, that the truth finally emerged.
After a series of interviews, acclaimed author Greg Olson has written a book that brings the crime to life. The book shows the evil of human nature, and the hope and rebirth under the malicious oppression. Through it all, the three sisters forged strong emotional bonds, and even as others were swept up in the dark and evil vortex of their mother, they retained the strength and courage to find the light in the darkness that makes them the strong women they are today - to love, to be loved, and to move on.
By | Greg Olsen
Born in 1959 in Seattle, Washington, USA, journalist and author of more than 30 books, including "LyingNexttoMe" (LyingNexttoMe), "TheLastThingSheEverDid" (Thelastthing Sheeverdid) and so on.
Greg has been featured on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, and has been featured in newspapers and magazines such as The Seattle Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Post. Known for his vivid and compelling storytelling, he has won numerous awards for fiction and nonfiction and is on the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. "TheDeepDark" was named the 2006 Idaho Book of the Year, and "Envy" was selected by the Washington State Library to represent the 2012 National Book Festival.
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| Rose Zhang
She holds a master's degree in English translation from the School of Foreign Languages of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and has published translations such as "Crossing the River of Sorrow", "The Spectacle" and "The Last Stargazer".