诺贝尔文学奖获得者略萨倾情推荐：
一部充满阴谋、爱情、神秘和柔情的神奇小说。
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历史未能留下这个女人的名字，但在时间的针脚中，她真实而隐形地活着。
天真烂漫的裁缝姑娘在结婚前夕，和未婚夫走向一家打字机专卖店，一推开门廊，她早已确定的命运即被彻底改变：一笔巨额财产和从未谋面的父亲，都从天而降！
这只是不朽的时间摹本的第一页，随着三十年代的一页一页边渐次翻开，整个地中海沿岸都成了她的舞台，政治、谍战、阴谋、冒险也竟与她呼吸相闻……

High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt, famous novelist Miranda Ruth, agrees to host her for a few weeks during the summer, Cyd jumps at the opportunity. While there, she falls for a girl in the neighborhood, even as she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit.