The Burning Hills

The Burning HillsBy: Louis L'Amour Wounded, dehydrated, and escaping a violent feud with the men of Bob Suttons ranch, Trace Jordan is near collapse when he descends from the heat of the desert into a cool, secluded canyon. He wakes to find a beautiful woman gently nursing him back to health. Strong and proud, Maria Cristina has also suffered at the hands of Sutton and his men. The experience has left her hostile and defiant. Trace, intrigued by Marias grit and

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And when Hwa Young uncovers a conspiracy that puts their entire world at risk

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Even though readers know how the story ends—as with The Iliad—they will be as riveted by the tale as if they were hearing it for the first time

本名楊季康，祖籍江蘇無錫，生於北京。1932 年畢業於蘇州東吳大學。1935年與錢鍾書先生結婚，同年兩人至英國留學，1937年轉赴法國。1938年夫婦倆攜女返國，回國後楊絳曾在上海震旦女子文理學院、清華大學任教。1949 年之後，在中國社會科學院文學研究所、外國文學研究所工作。楊絳早在抗戰時期的上海，就以《稱心如意》和《弄真成假》兩部喜劇成名，後來又出版短篇小說《倒影集》和文學評論《春泥集》，文革後更有膾炙人口的《幹校六記》、《洗澡》、《將飲茶》、《我們仨》等多部作品問世。作品另外有《楊絳譯文集》、《楊絳作品集》。翻譯有《小癩子》、《堂吉軻德》、《斐多》等作品。