聽書，兩本曆史人物小說

一本是 The Personal Librarian  by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

寫的是 Belle da Costa Greene， 她是 JP Morgen 的 personal librarian。曆史上確有其人。

當然這本書是fiction，不是她的自傳。 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_da_Costa_Greene

書中的一點點摘錄：

“I know this life that I've lived is false at its core And while I yearn for another, I'm afraid because of the world we live in.”

“But that's the price, isn't it? Pretending to be someone that you're not . . .When I saw your picture in the New York Times, I was so proud, but I was also profoundly sad. I realize that to pursue one dream, you had to forsake your core identity. Changing a name is easy, changing your soul is impossible." Belle's father to Belle”

“I wonder sometimes if the sacrifice I made to have this success is worth it. . . .”

 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/21831776.Marie_Benedict_and_Victoria_Christopher_Murray

另一本Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis by  Patti Callahan 

他們這對夫妻的感情故事網上也有些傳說。下麵的介紹還是挺中立的。

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Davidman

據說這部小說也是從Mr Lewis 的那本A Grief Observed。

不知道為什麽，我好像更喜歡第一本。 權且記錄下來，以後再聽了，或許會有不同的感受。。