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**　　「妳該不會以為自己是大人物吧？妳以為妳是誰？」 　　玫瑰不是頭一遭被這麼問， 　　事實上，這個問題就像單調的鑼聲，經常在她耳邊響起…… 　　——媽媽與女兒，究竟是朋友，還是對手？** 　　◆榮獲1978年加拿大總督文學獎 　　◆1980年布克獎提名 　　在這部於1978年出版、形式特別的小說集中，孟若以10個故事、前後橫跨四十年的時間，探究了兩個無法逃脫彼此的女人；芙羅，一名粗俗而平庸的平凡女性，以及玫瑰——古怪、充滿想像力、芙蘿的繼女，奇蹟般地在諾大的世界中闖出屬於自己的一片天—— 　　故事一開始，玫瑰還是青少女，孟若栩栩如生地描繪出一個聰明、自認不凡的叛逆期青少女，與繼母芙蘿、親生父親及同父異母的弟弟同住一個屋簷下，明明已經視繼母如生母，長大的女孩卻在發展出自己性格的過程中，對父親、繼母出現無可避免的衝撞——〈王室般毆打〉——既是小女孩的成長宣示，也是舊世代向新世代讓步的先聲。 　　第2篇〈特權〉中，玫瑰從學校三個已出落成少女的女孩身上，對比著幼小學童男女分野的模糊與混亂，到已然發育、舉手投足皆帶著令人羨豔特權的「小女人」現象；到了〈半個葡萄柚〉，玫瑰透過發生在班上同學間的故事（女孩會在意起衛生棉、想偷看男人、謠傳誰和誰已經發生關係），進一步意識到自己即將成為「女人」的各種徵候，以及自己想成為的、與會成為的女人之間的差距。 　　〈野天鵝〉中，隻身出門的玫瑰在火車上遭遇意料之外的輕薄。少女對自己的身體第一次遇上來自異性的刻意突襲，混合著厭惡、意外與渴望的複雜念頭，在懵懂的心中不斷激盪；玫瑰有了情人：派屈克。與出身富裕的派屈克交往，玫瑰一如篇名〈乞丐少女〉，被男友當成亟需拯救的可憐女孩、最後接受求婚；而玫瑰對男人／感情的態度（多少帶點虛榮），則左右了她與情人／丈夫之間的關係——甚至可說影響了她一生！ 　　在〈惡作劇〉裡，玫瑰出軌了，對象是好友的丈夫；又一次的，激情與對愛的盲目熱切，讓玫瑰走了一段不算愉快的旅程、學到了不算開心的一課。 　　在玫瑰與派屈克離婚後，她帶著女兒同住了一陣，同時與另一個男人有段遠距離戀情；而兩人始終沒能成功開花結果，恐怕還真是〈天意〉。 　　中年的玫瑰在學校教書，認識了西蒙，一個感覺很對的男人——在〈西蒙的好運〉一篇，雜貨店老闆娘替她算感情，信誓旦旦地說玫瑰遇到了一個將改變她一生、並帶她遠走高飛的男人——沒錯，玫瑰的結局也真是如此，儘管與她起初以為的完全不同…… 　　最後，事業還算成功、小有名氣的玫瑰，在〈拼字〉中回到家鄉，因為年邁的芙羅這時換了阿茲海默症，誰也不記得了，而玫瑰打算洗盡鉛華、回家照顧失智的老媽媽。 　　在最後一篇、同名短篇〈妳以為妳是誰？〉裡，玫瑰與弟弟、弟媳一同回憶童年往事，提到在芙蘿住的養老院裡，那些他們曾經認識的童年玩伴。玫瑰想起，當初芙羅曾說：「妳該不會以為自己是大人物吧？妳以為妳是誰？」其實，學校老師也這麼對她說過。那是那個時代，所有女性長輩都會對自以為有抱負的小女孩說的話；孟若藉由玫瑰的口吻敘述著： 　　「……她想教給玫瑰的東西比任何一首詩都來得重要，她真覺得玫瑰必須學到這個教訓，許多人似乎也抱著同樣的想法。」 名人推薦 　　★無論孟若的《妳以為妳是誰》是短篇小說集，還是某種我不能確定的新式小說，它都非常棒！精準的心理……令人愉悅，而令人吃驚的轉折——時間線上意料外的跳躍、熟悉角色的轉變——使一本書成為作品本身，帶點狂野，有點神祕。——美國現代派作家John...

Inspired by one of Malibu’s most beautiful and innovative farms, One Gun Ranch, this book will help empower readers to grow their own food, think differently about what they eat, and rejuvenate their minds and bodies. This book will change your life forever. With easy, approachable steps,...

Kara Cartwright returns to her hometown on the same night Anthony Benton is murdered. But she doesn’t know anything about that. She only knows she vowed never to come back here to Riverton, New York or to see Matt Kalli again.  Matt has made a vow of his own. He’ll never forgive Kara,...

In the Shadow of His Wings is an in-depth thirty-day devotional that paints a picture of who God is as our shelter and refuge in the midst of lifes storms. Author Alice Pongracz shares her biblical insights and some personal stories in a unique way that will draw you into a closer relationship with...

When Gabriel was assigned to Kenya with a team from Doctors Without Borders, Skyler never thought that their new beginning would end so abruptly after Gabriel went missing in war torn Kenya. Angered by his family's betrayal, Skyler left the home she shared with him shortly after his memorial...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

GEHEIMNISVOLL UND KOSTBAR: DAS LEBEN UND HEILWISSEN VON 21 KRÄUTERFRAUEN Seit Jahrhunderten liegt das Wissen um die Heilkräfte der Natur in den Händen von Kräuterfrauen, die es bewahren und sorgsam pflegen. Bis heute schöpfen wir aus dem Erfahrungsschatz der Kräuterfrauen und nutzen Heilkräuter...

I was a young, innocent college girl and didn't know much about sex. Let me tell you how my horizons were broadened thanks to my two best friends and some complete strangers. I'm getting turned on just thinking about it. You'll get turned on, too, when you hear my Spring Break Confessions! Want to...

Welcome to the school for the undead.... Awakening to the sounds of beautiful music, Anna is abducted from her life and thrust into another, where Vampires, Werewolves, and others await...in the dark. Her kind is a special breed, hunted to near extinction, for their addictive blood....

Resist your hunger and deny Her Scent… Adriana awakes from a coma, to discover that she has developed abilities during her decade long slumber, which seem to be increasing at an alarming rate. And as she soon finds, that is not the only thing that appears to have changed, while she has slept....

Tea-break Fiction is a collection of light stories from the everyday, offering engaging entertainment and refreshment for the modern reader.

What if your fiancé turns out to be a werewolf, and worse, his creature-of-the-night girlfriend is trying to kill you? Lucy Hart, eighteen-year-old queen bee and captain of the cheer squad, faces just that. She loses everything—money, social status, and even her home—when her father is...

Oh, rats! It wasn’t like all of the spirits she’d found bound to her were huge hassles, but lately, most of them were. Case in point, Carlton Taylor. Her most recently acquired spirit knew his time was short and still managed to die without fulfilling his promises. Just like a man to think he...

His mouth dipped down to softly touch her lips with his. He placed soft kisses against her lips, butterfly kisses that made her shiver and ache to reach up and grab his hair. She wanted to pull him down against her, but she balled her hands into fists under the sudsy water and just let him kiss her...