Florence

★ 入選「Read with Jenna」書友會選書★ 入圍 《THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL》文學獎★ 亞馬遜讀者 4.5 顆星好評：這本書會讓你掩卷長思，想打電話給生命中最重要的那個人。如果一個名字，能改寫三種人生？《紐約時報》暢銷巨作，揭開選擇背後的無限可能！「一個決定，三段命運。如果是妳，妳會簽下哪個名字？」在一場災難性的風暴後，柯拉（Cora）帶著九歲的女兒去為新生兒登記出生。她的丈夫高登（Gordon）——一位在社區備受尊敬、在家卻擁有極強控制慾的男人——要求兒子必須繼承他的名字。但在提起筆的那一刻，柯拉猶豫了……這是一部橫跨 35 年的壯闊史詩。作者 Florence Knapp 運用大膽的敘事結構，為我們呈現了柯拉在那一秒鐘的三種不同決定，以及隨之而來的、截然不同的三種人生。是順從傳統，繼續在陰影下求生？是無聲反抗，開啟一段未知的冒險？還是徹底覺醒，重新定義母愛與自我？透過這道命運的三稜鏡，《The Names》探討了家庭關係中隱隱作痛的傷痕，也見證了女性在破碎中重組自我的力量。這不只是一個關於命名的故事，更是一首獻給所有「勇敢做決定的人」的讚美詩。AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND READ WITH JENNA PICK—A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT THAT BEGS TO BE SHAREDLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL“Dazzling.” —The Washington Post“A magnificent novel.” —Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of HorseThe extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life?In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, respected in the community but

Claire Freedman 的《Florence Frizzball》以押韻語句與幽默情節，描繪姊弟之間的日常趣事。Florence 有一頭捲曲亂跳、控制不住的爆炸頭，和弟弟 Ben 的滑順髮型截然不同。她決定去剪一個整齊新造型，卻在改變後有了不同感受。本書透過髮型的小故事，引導孩子思考自我接受與獨特性，Jane Massey 溫暖的插圖讓情節更生動。是一部關於愛自己模樣的可愛繪本。A funny, heart-warming sibling story from Claire Freedman, author of the bestselling Aliens Love Underpants series and picture books Oliver and Patch and The Great Snortle Hunt.Florence’s curly-whirly, wild and crazy hair couldn’t be more different from her brother Ben’s sleek and shiny do. She begs her mum to let a hairdresser try and tame it, but when she gets the restyle she's after, will Florence be happy with the outcome? Claire Freedman's rhyming text and Jane Massey's gorgeous illustrations perfectly combine to create laugh-out-loud moments and deliver an important message about being comfortable in your own skin.

In A New Documentary History of Hong Kong, 1945–1997, Florence Mok, Fung Chi Keung Charles, and other contributors analyse newly released archival records from the National Archives in London, the Government Records Service in Hong Kong, and other sources across the world. This documentary collection provides an updated and improved understanding of basic aspects of the city such as governance, economy, society, and culture. It also aims at investigating topics that are under-exploited in previous sourcebooks, such as race and diasporas, gender and familial relations, medicine and healthcare, and environment and natural disasters. Overall, this book offers an innovative and comprehensive long-term perspective of Hong Kong’s colonial history.