Today, I want to share a few award-winning historical romance novels.
For me, it is not only the best steamy historical romance novel but also a spiritual force, a memory of the past.
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This book tells about an unforgettable and unforgettable extramarital affair of a middle-aged man that was forged in 4 days.
It took less than two weeks to write this book, and it ranked first on the bestseller list for three consecutive years after its publication. It was adapted into a movie of the same name, starring Meryl Streep. The author also got rich because of this work.
So far there is no novel that can surpass its place in my heart. No matter the writing style, the narrative method, or the charm of the story itself are all amazing. After so many years, I can still clearly remember some fragments and sentences in the book, and I can also remember the scene of myself crying bitterly in the middle of the night when I was reading this book. Many times, I think this book is simply a miracle.
This book presents a kind of deep love, a kind of love rarely seen in modern society. The book states that "such a precise love is only once in a lifetime". Just like the opening sentence of the novel: "In this world where the promise of gold has been shattered and love is nothing more than acting on the spot, such an unusual story is worth telling."
In the past few years, I moved or traveled, and always put this book in a close-fitting backpack. I don't want to recommend such a good book to too many people, but I can't help but share it with friends who really love books. The fun can only be grasped the moment you actually open the book.
Wonderful book excerpt:
"I only have one thing to say. I will never tell anyone about this one thing. I want you to remember: in a universe full of chaos, such a clear love will only appear once, regardless of How many lives have you lived, and you will never reappear again."
"Each of us lives in our own past. People will spend one minute getting to know someone, one hour liking someone, and one day falling in love with someone. In the end, It takes a lifetime to forget someone."
Katie, a charming and vain British woman, accepts the proposal of the withdrawn doctor Walter Fein in order to avoid becoming an old girl. She left the flashy and empty social circle of London in the 1920s and went with her husband to the Oriental colony of Hong Kong. Katie, who was dissatisfied and bored with the marriage, began to secretly have an affair with Hong Kong Assistant Chief Secretary Charlie Tangsheng.
After Walter discovered his wife's infidelity, he began his terrible plan of revenge: Katie must follow him to the mainland of China to quell a cholera plague that is in the midst of a frenzied epidemic. In the beautiful but dangerous environment of a foreign country, they experienced an emotional wave that could not be imagined and experienced...
In summary, this book is about the awakening of a woman. There are a lot of psychological portrayals in the book, which is simply amazing. It is both popular and interesting, with philosophy in the ridicule. I read it more than three times, almost in one go, and every time I read it differently. I have already recommended it to many friends around me, and the response is very good.
The film of the same name adapted from this novel has also become a classic, but I personally feel that the film is not as refreshing as the novel gives people.
Maugham's books are of very good quality, which is why he is sought after by generations of young people. Maugham is a very smart writer and he reads amazingly. A major feature of his works is that he uses a blade-like style to portray humanity in three parts. He is very good at telling stories, with humorous language, with a sense of ridicule, and it is both fun and knowledgeable to read. His works are my personal favorite.
Original excerpt:
"I have no illusions about you. I know you are stupid, frivolous, and empty-headed, but I love you. I know your intentions, your ideals, you are snobbish and vulgar, but I love you. I know you are a second-rate guy. , But I love you. In order to appreciate the things you are passionate about, I do my best to show you that I am not ignorant, vulgar, gossiping, and extremely stupid.
I take great pains. I know that wisdom will shock you, so everywhere Be cautious, and be sure to act like a fool with any man you associate. I know you married me only for your own personal benefit. I love you so deeply, I don’t care about it."
3. Letter From an Unknown Woman by Stefan Zweig
This book is about a strange woman. At the last moment of her life, she was soaked in the infatuation of her life. She wrote a tragic and moving long letter, revealing her 18-year-old woman to a famous writer. Secret love and dedication.
This book has a strong sense of substitution and makes people excited. You can see a humble soul hiding in a dark corner, obsessed with an arrogant man, dedicating her youth and body at all costs, even if she doesn't hold hope, whispers, and greets. What kind of obsession is this? Is it ignorance or courage?
This book uses the first-person letter to unfold the story step by step. It feels like a gleam of flowers and feels inexplicably distressed, and the tenderness between the lines is very moving. How could there be such an infatuated woman in the world? I cried when I watched it.
Book excerpt:
"Except for you, there is no one I can love. But who are you? You have never recognized me. You walked by me, like walking by a river, you step on On my body, it’s like stepping on a rock. You always walk, walk, and keep walking forward, but you let me pass away my whole life in waiting."
Wonderful book excerpt:
"I am always nervous for you, trembling for you; but you have no feeling about it, just like you have a pocket watch in your pocket and you have no feeling for its tight spring; this spring is patiently in secret Counting your hours for you, calculating your time, accompanying you around with its inaudible heartbeat, and you have glanced at it only once during its tick-and-tick millions of seconds Take a look."
"How stupid I have done! I kissed the doorknob that your hand touched. I stole a cigar butt that you threw away before you entered the door. I regard this butt as a holy thing because your lips touched it. At night I I ran downstairs with excuses a hundred times and went to the alley to see which of your rooms was still lit. This way I can feel your invisible existence and get close to you in my imagination."
The work describes a 15-year-old middle school student Michael meets 36-year-old train conductor Hannah, and the two maintain a deformed sexual relationship. In the heat, Hannah mysteriously disappeared, leaving Michael in a daze. Hannah is an emotionally unstable woman who likes to hear Michael read literary books for her, except that Michael knows almost nothing about Hannah.
Until Michael entered the university, participated in the court internship as a law student, and when he was listening to the trial of the criminals in the Nazi concentration camp, he knew Hannah's true identity.
Whether in Germany or China, this novel has always been regarded as an anti-Nazi masterpiece. The film "Reading of Life and Death" adapted from the novel, starring Kate Winslet won the 81st Oscar for this film.
This is a novel with a very good reading experience. It is profound and moving. The language is concise and restrained. It does not have the verbose feeling of some foreign novels. It is particularly shocking to read to the end, and I can no longer control my emotions. Thinking back many years later, the details of the story are vivid.
Kafka said: "The book must be an ax to pierce the frozen sea in our hearts." This book is just like that.
Book excerpt:
"When she fell asleep in my arms, the sound of sawmills in the yard fell silent, the crows were singing, and there were only fainter and darker colors left in the kitchen, I was also immersed in infinite happiness. "
"Sometimes, I feel that she also seems to be distressed by her coldness and ruthlessness. It seems that she also longs for my warmth, my apology, my guarantee, and my plea. Sometimes I think she conquered too easily. But no matter what, I have no choice."
5. The Devil Gets The Better of Love by Hande Altayli
Adler did not want to warm the kind-hearted Mr. Hedgehog, nor the equally warm Sinan, nor the calm and steady Levent, but the Omar who repeatedly broke her heart.
Why do they fall in love with each other? Perhaps, they regard each other as the legacy left by their aunt Julie De, perhaps, they are just attached to each other's body, perhaps, in their eyes, love is a kind of pain, the burning sensation of fire. Or, love doesn't need a reason at all, can't help it, and can't get rid of it.
But even if they love each other again, they still can't be together. Obviously, the crowd confirmed the opponent at a glance, but they still have to look for it and go around. This is not pressure from others or the world, it is a psychological battle between themselves and themselves.
The author said in the book: "She found that people in love will inevitably be broken up by a turbulent river. This is a river full of fear, anxiety, self, expectation, doubt, and worry... You only have one chance, only one, go Wade across the turbulent and turbid river, and arrive at the lover who is waiting for you on the other side: only when you believe in his love, the suspension bridge across the river will appear."
Adler and Omar didn't trust each other. Adler's childhood experience and Orma’s dead love made them lose their sense of security. They have been suspicious, jealous, and shrinking. Obviously, love is humble, but pretending to be proud. So they escaped, and they went to find their spiritual sustenance.
In "After Goodbye, Say Goodbye", Handy Astley's writing is delicate and sincere, and the entanglement of inner narration and feelings is pure and passionate. She strips the head-headed woman in love to the core. Regarding Adler's feelings, we are bystanders watching the fire. We watched her go through fire and water, and finally exchanged for a broken heart.
You stand on the bridge and watch the scenery, and the people watching the scenery look at you upstairs. You have a heart of fists, but you are not entrusted with it.