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Emily Henry's latest novel 'Great Big Beautiful Life' explores love beyond romance

2025/4/28
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Emily Henry: 我一直专注于创作千禧一代的爱情故事，但这次我想挑战自己，尝试新的写作方式，并深入探索母女关系。这部小说讲述了两个记者竞争撰写虚构媒体继承人玛格丽特·艾夫斯回忆录的故事，其中包含了爱情、家庭纠葛和悲伤等元素。两个记者的爱情故事是小说主线，但玛格丽特家族百年来的戏剧性故事以及爱丽丝对父亲的悼念，也构成了小说的重要部分。我认为爱情与悲伤是相互关联的，悲伤是爱情的另一面，无法割裂开来。小说中，玛格丽特家族百年来的悲欢离合，以及爱丽丝对父亲的思念，都体现了这种关联。家庭历史中的善恶会代代相传，影响着我们对自身遗产的理解。小说也探讨了牺牲在爱情中的重要性，为了所爱之人，愿意将对方置于自身之上，这正是爱的体现。我喜欢书写父女关系，这次尝试深入探索母女关系，因为母女关系的复杂性很吸引我。小说中，爱丽丝和母亲之间存在着一些未解开的结，她们需要坦诚沟通才能更加亲密。我认为爱情是一种简单而难以捉摸的情感，它存在于各种人际关系中，其价值不分高下，无论是浪漫爱情、友情还是亲情，都同等重要。 Miles Parks: 作为读者，我被小说中多种类型的爱情所吸引，特别是玛格丽特和妹妹劳拉之间的深厚感情。小说中，不同类型的爱之间的界限变得模糊，这让我印象深刻。小说中，玛格丽特父亲的一句话让我印象深刻：‘为了你所爱的人，你会重塑世界，创造一个新的世界，如果这就是你想要的，这就是需要去做的事情。’ 这句话体现了爱情中的牺牲和付出。

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Known for books like Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry is the patron saint of millennial romance. But for her latest novel, the author says she wanted to challenge herself in a new way. Great Big Beautiful Life is a story within a story about two journalists who are competing to write the biography of a fictional media heiress. There's romance at the center of the novel, but the story also follows a century-long family drama. In today's episode, Henry speaks with NPR's Miles Parks about braiding these two plots together, her interest in mother-daughter relationships, and grief as the flipside of love.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)