*作者是三次Bram Stoker Award得主Sarah Langan
*一部真正令人恐惧的哥特式恐怖小说,会让读者惊叹不已,破迫不及待读到最后一页
《传统妻子》深入探讨了“传统妻子”在现代社会社交媒体上的现象,及其令人毛骨悚然的阴暗面,并借用了这一在世界各地引发热议又令观众惊恐不已的病毒式传播趋势。故事围绕着被解雇的女权主义记者Jenny Kaplan展开,她被派去采访Mia Wright——一位完美的网红传统妻子。Mia拥有数百万粉丝,她与丈夫和七个孩子在贫困村西尔万的一个田园农场里过着看似田园诗般的生活。
欢迎来到黑天鹅农场。这片风景如画、占地300英亩的宾夕法尼亚农场,是生活博主/网红Mia、她充满美国风情的丈夫Gray和他们七个孩子的家。来自世界各地的数百万粉丝每天都会观看Mia亲手做饭、挤牛奶、在家教育孩子、打扫房间,脸上洋溢着笑容,头发梳得一丝不苟。
当Jenny抵达黑天鹅农场后,她决心撰写一篇尖锐的揭露文章,揭开Mia精心策划的伪装背后的真相。但她很快发现自己被卷入了一场突如其来的、令人恐惧的角色逆转,这将永远改变她的人生。Jenny接管了Mia无休止的日常生活,却被令人不安的梦境和幻觉所困扰,暗示着农场风景如画的表面下隐藏着一个险恶的秘密。为什么孩子们会这做这样的动作,并唱有关一个叫黄先生的人的歌曲?随着Jenny的时间开始流失,头发也开始脱落,她意识到答案比她想象的更加黑暗,更加难以捉摸。镇上的居民似乎参与了Mia怪诞帝国的阴谋,Jenny的逃跑尝试变成了一场与清醒的噩梦的殊死搏斗,噩梦中充满了陌生的孩子、诡异的黄色光芒,以及令人恐惧的现实感的丧失。
答案比Jenny想象的更黑暗,更不可能。因为黑天鹅农场的内心深处隐藏着恐惧。而它正等待着她。
好评:
'Sarah Langan never ceases to amaze . . . terrifying, shocking, sinister . . . and yet heartfelt and often hilarious.' - Gillian Flynn on A Better World
'I loved [Good Neighbours] so much, every word, every page, every painful surprise. I've been screaming the title to all who will listen.' - Sarah Jessica Parker on Good Neighbours
'An all-American horror novel about friendships - deep, shallow, toxic, true - that's unpredictable enough to make every page-turn stomach-crampingly stressful.' - Grady Hendrix on Good Neighbours
关于作者:
Sarah Langan grew up on Long Island and got her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. She also received her Master’s in Environmental Health Science/Toxicology from New York University. She has received three Bram Stoker awards for her fiction, and her work has often been included in best-of-the-year lists and anthologies. She is a founding board member of the Shirley Jackson Awards and works in both film and prose. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughters, and rabbits.


