Three-Martini Lunch

　　三個不同角色，同一個目標渴望，他們得出賣什麼，才能達到自己想望的目標？

　　1950 年代末，故事的三個主角：伊登、克里夫以及邁爾斯。來自印第安納州的伊登想在出版業找到一份工作，但發現這個時代對女性的期望是結婚、生子，而不是成為職業女性。

　　被大學退學的克里夫想寫出一本偉大的小說，但發現這願望很難達成，他覺得自己辜負了家人，尤其是他父親在紐約出版業界是個有頭有臉的人物。

　　從哥倫比亞大學畢業的邁爾斯正在找工作，但現在他決定要多更了解他父親一點。他想了解父親的渴望帶領他踏上一趟前往舊金山的旅程，其中，可能藏著關於父親的種種線索。

　　雖然彼此個性不同，但他們三人卻有一個共同目標：在競爭激烈的出版業界成功。當他們朝目標邁進時，他們也逐漸了解到必須犧牲什麼、隱瞞什麼，甚至是出賣什麼來達到自己的目標……。（文／博客來編譯）

　　From the author of the “thrilling” (The Christian Science Monitor) novel The Other Typistcomes an evocative, multilayered story of ambition, success, and secrecy in 1950s New York.
 
　　In 1958, Greenwich Village buzzes with beatniks, jazz clubs, and new ideas—the ideal spot for three ambitious young people to meet. Cliff Nelson, the son of a successful book editor, is convinced he’s the next Kerouac, if only his father would notice. Eden Katz dreams of being an editor but is shocked when she encounters roadblocks to that ambition. And Miles Tillman, a talented black writer from Harlem, seeks to learn the truth about his father’s past, finding love in the process. Though different from one another, all three share a common goal: to succeed in the competitive and uncompromising world of book publishing. As they reach for what they want, they come to understand what they must sacrifice, conceal, and betray to achieve their goals, learning they must live with the consequences of their choices. In Three-Martini Lunch, Suzanne Rindell has written both a page-turning morality tale and a captivating look at a stylish, demanding era—and a world steeped in tradition that’s poised for great upheaval.

 

作者簡介

　　Suzanne Rindell is the author of Three-Martini Lunch and The Other Typist. She has published her short fiction and poetry in Conjunctions (online), Nimrod, storySouth, Crab Orchard Review, and Cream City Review. Rindell lives in New York City.