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The work is narrated from the first-person point of view. The protagonist is a writer who meets the Strickland family. The family seemed happy and happy, but Mr. Strickland always seemed lifeless. Soon after, Strickland left the family without any warning and went to Paris, determined to pursue his dream. Five years later, the protagonist met Strickland in Paris. He was living in poverty, but he still walked alone on the road of his dreams and never regretted it. In the process of pursuing art, his talents were gradually recognized. Later, Strickland decided to abandon civilized life and came to Tahiti, which is close to the primitive South Pacific Islands, and met the protagonist by chance.

Please note that Pottermore Presents will be removed from sale on 31st July 2024. These titles will be replaced by From the Wizarding Archive, publishing on the 29th August. The incomplete and unreliable guide to Hogwarts takes you on a fantastical journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You'll venture into Hogwarts, slowly getting to know the local residents, learning more lessons, and discovering more secrets.

Please note that Pottermore Presents will be removed from sale on 31st July 2024. These titles will be replaced by From the Wizarding Archive, publishing on the 29th August. Stories of power, politics, and troublemakers at Hogwarts give you a glimpse into the darker side of the wizarding world, revealing the ruthlessness of Professor Umbridge, the inside story of the Minister of Magic, and the legendary history of Azkaban Prison. You'll also gain insight into Horace Lughorn's early years as a Potions major at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - and how he met Tom Marvolo Riddle.

Please note that Pottermore Presents will be removed from sale on 31st July 2024. These titles will be replaced by From the Wizarding Archive, publishing on the 29th August. "Minerva is the goddess of wisdom among Roman warriors. William McGonagall is known as the worst poet in British history. I can't help but wonder about his name. Because Minerva, such a brilliant woman, is actually a distant relative of Harlequin McGonagall." - J. K. Rowling This story reviews the history of Professor Kettleburn and reveals Professor McGonagall's role in the Second Wizarding War. These short stories of heroism, suffering, and dangerous hobbies highlight two of the most courageous and iconic characters in the Harry Potter series: Minerva McGonagall and Remus Lupin. At the same time in the story, J. K. Rowling gives us a glimpse into the life of Sybill Trelawney, and you will also meet the former Magical Creatures teacher Silvanus Kettleburn.

The Plague is one of Camus's most influential and socially significant works. A plague broke out in the North African city of Oran. The protagonist Dr. Rieux stepped forward to rescue the patients at the critical moment and led a large number of people to rise up against the terrible plague, which finally brought the epidemic under control. In a very calm tone, Camus praised the true brave men who faced the bleak situation, and expressed his infinite desire and passion for life.

"Petro Goriot" is one of Balzac's finest works. The novel is set in Paris from the end of 1819 to the beginning of 1820. It mainly tells two parallel and intersecting stories: the retired flour merchant Goriot was neglected by his two daughters and died tragically in the attic of the Vauquer apartment; the young Rastignac continued to change under the corrosion of Parisian society, but still maintained justice and morality. The writer painted pictures of the materialistic society in Paris, exposed the moral decay and ruthlessness of people under the control of money, and revealed the end of the aristocratic class during the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty.

The eighth story in the Harry Potter series is a stage play called "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", co-created by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne based on the original story. The stage play was officially staged at the Theater Royal in London on July 30, 2016, and the English script of the same name was released globally on July 31. At this time, Harry was no longer the same Harry. Now he was the director of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic. He worked overloaded at the Ministry of Magic every day and had to raise three children who were already in school. For Harry, everything in the past has not simply become the past, but has always been a ghost. And now his youngest son Albus is also encountering his own troubles - the glory of the family has become a heavy burden for him that he wants to escape but cannot escape. When Harry's past and Albus' present intertwine in an ominous manner, father and son are forced to face a fact they don't want to face - sometimes darkness comes from unexpected places.

For twelve years, the feared fortress of Azkaban has held a famous prisoner named Sirius Black. His crime was to kill thirteen people with a spell. It is said that he was also a loyal follower of Voldemort. He was also involved in the murder of Harry's parents. Now he escaped from prison, and the guards of Azkaban also heard Black talking in his sleep: "He is at Hogwarts... He is at Hogwarts..." Did Sirius want to kill Harry? Even in wizarding school, surrounded by friends, Harry Potter was not safe. Because the most terrifying thing is that there may be a betrayer hidden among them...

Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is filled with new troubles and horrors, including an extremely pretentious new professor named Gilderoy Lockhart; a ghost named "Moaning Myrtle" who haunts the girls' bathroom; and unwanted attention from Ron Weasley's little sister Ginny. But when the real trouble begins, none of that seems to matter. Someone, or something, begins turning the students of Hogwarts to stone. Who did this? The Harry Potter that almost everyone at Hogwarts suspected?

The war against Voldemort was not going well. Hermione flicked through the pages of the Daily Prophet, reading the horrific news aloud. Dumbledore had not been seen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for a long time, but as in all times of war, life went on. Sixth graders learn to apparate - many lose eyebrows or get injured in the process. When they were young, they played games, fought, fell in love, and fell in love... The lessons were difficult, but Harry always received some extraordinary help from the mysterious "Half-Blood Prince."

There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. This scene haunts Harry Potter's dreams, causing him to often wake up in the middle of the night, screaming in fear. Harry Potter is not only facing the upcoming O. W. L. Exam, he also has to face a new school leader with a personality like a poisonous wasp, a vicious and dissatisfied house elf, and the growing threat of a devil who cannot even be named... Harry now faces the untrustworthiness of the wizarding world government, and the incompetence of the Hogwarts school... Despite this, or perhaps because of this, he has gained unprecedented deep friendship and courage from his friends.

Harry wants to escape the vicious Dursleys and go to the Quidditch World Cup with Hermione, Ron and the Weasleys. He always hopes to see Qiu Zhang, a girl he has a crush on, and longs to enter a beautiful story with her. He wants to figure out the mysterious event involving the other two magic schools, and the Triwizard Tournament that has not been held again for hundreds of years. He would rather be an ordinary magic school student. But unfortunately, Harry's fate has destined him to be different - even by the standards of the wizarding world. And in this case, being different could be life-threatening...

Harry Potter's life changed forever on his eleventh birthday when Rubeus Hagrid, a giant with black beetle-like eyes, brought him a letter and a lot of shocking news. Harry Potter is not an ordinary boy, he is a little wizard. An extraordinary adventure is about to begin...

There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make the most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.

In four days, Harry will celebrate his seventeenth birthday and become a true magician. However, he had to leave No. 4 Privet Drive early. The resurgent Voldemort has invaded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and controlled half of the wizarding world. The situation has taken a turn for the worse... Harry, accompanied by Ron and Hermione, had to flee. They unexpectedly learned that if they could possess the three legendary Deathly Hallows, Voldemort would surely die. However, Voldemort had already begun the search for the Deathly Hallows, and sent many Death Eaters to hunt down Harry...

In 1945, Claire, a British female nurse who had just been demobilized from World War II, accidentally traveled through time and space to the Scottish Highlands in 1743, becoming a stranger in time and space. In order to survive in the crisis-ridden environment, she was forced to marry a highland warrior, Jamie, in a blood-sworn marriage. The groom and the bride, who were under surveillance, finally gained each other's trust after misunderstandings, quarrels and suspicions. However, war, conspiracy and betrayal threaten them at any time. What is the intention of the lingering dragoon captain Black Jack? Can Claire, who can predict the future, escape the mysterious curse and keep her love? Body, desire, dagger, battle, conspiracy, time and space intersect to create a wonderful and heartbreaking fate.

In 1945, Claire, a British female nurse who participated in the Second World War, and her husband Frank were on their honeymoon in Scotland. They accidentally touched the ancient Stonehenge and traveled to the Scottish Highlands two hundred years ago, becoming strangers in time and space. The ruthless English dragoon captain suspected that she was a spy, and the fierce forest bandits mistook her for a French prostitute. When her life was hanging by a thread, a Scottish warrior stepped forward! In order to survive, she was helpless and swore to marry the mysterious warrior Jamie. A groom and a bride under surveillance explore each other inch by inch in ancient castles, country hotels, mountain top stone formations, and wilderness woods, uncovering each other's obscure secrets... Bodies, desires, daggers, battles, and conspiracies. Time and space intersect to create a majestic and heartbreaking fate.

"The Wind Rises" is Hayao Miyazaki's final original novel. The male protagonist accompanies his fiancée Setsuko who is seriously ill, and goes to the mountains to recuperate and spend the last period of Setsuko's life together. In the isolated Yatsugatake foothills, abandoning the hustle and bustle of the world, only each other remained in their lives. Love becomes more profound in this beautiful scene. Together they appreciate the happiness of life, and are sad that this happiness is tainted with the shadow of death...

"The Deer Park" tells the story of Jody, a boy who lives with his parents on the Florida island during the Reclamation Era after the American Civil War, and his one-year-old fawn. The first half of the novel is busy and sweet. Penny, a hard-working and honest man who longs for peace, comes to the land to build a warm home for his wife and children. There are also moments of leisure and tranquility in the barren and difficult land life - the phantoms of Spanish knights, the thrills of fox hunting, bear hunting, and wolf hunting all make life on the land seem busy and joyful. Penny subtly guides Jodi with his simple and kind outlook on life. In the jungle, there are charming and changing scenery, as well as amazing animal wonders.

"Thor the Bear King" is a novel describing animals in the North American wilderness. In the story, the bear king Thor is the king of the valley in northern Canada. Later, he meets and accepts a little bear who lost his mother. Two bears, one big and one small, depend on each other. Hunters Langdon and Bruce came to the valley and the little bear was captured alive. In the pursuit and escape, Thor met the hunter Langdon. Thor roared and threatened Langdon, but finally spared the seemingly pale and weak human. After Langdon survived, he had an epiphany about life, gave up the hunt, and released the cub free.

The road in the wilderness is very long, extending into the forest. Who set foot here for the first time? Man is the first man who came here. Before he came, there was no way. Later, the beasts in the wild followed the original vague path across swamps and wastelands; and later, the Laplanders herded reindeer in one wasteland after another along this road. In this way, these paths were formed through the Almanin Wilderness. The man came, heading north; he was a strong man with a thick, iron-red beard. He was Isaac, and then the woman named Inger came and became his wife. They were busy incessantly, and the forest and the fields were watching. Everything seemed solemn and sacred.

"Mother" - This is an unusual book, both in story and setting. The story takes place in a semi-civilized and semi-superstitious remote mountain village in Sardinia. The main attraction of this book is the psychological research between the two protagonists and the rapid progress of the story (the whole story takes place in two days). In fact, the whole play is mainly based on the interweaving of psychological conflicts, and these conflicts are all forced by the environment. This is almost a simple and inevitable Western-style tragedy.

"The Collection of Nobel Prize in Literature: The Love of Mitya" selects the author's best works, "The Love of Mitya" and "The Village". "The Love of Mitya" is an outstanding short story by Ivan Bunin. It was for this novel that the author won the 1933 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novel depicts the love experience of a Russian young man, Mitya. He had noble and pure requirements for his lover Katya, and he was devastated by the brief separation from Katya. Bunin cleverly and skillfully depicts Mijia's inner activities, his budding, hesitation, self-blame and expectation of true love. Finally, the author determines the protagonist's equally tragic fate with a tragic ending. "The Village" is one of Ivan Bunin's most representative novels.

The heroine Carol was born in a judge's family, with a simple mind and a kind heart. After marrying Kennicott, a country doctor, she was willing to follow her husband to settle in the town of Gopher Prairie. She went there with the desire to "renovate the prairie town." But the reality made her unbearable. She stayed in Washington for two years and felt the differences and similarities between the capital and the small town. In the end, she returned to the town of Gefill Prairie. Although she admitted her failure, she still adhered to her beliefs.

"Lucky Pierre" is a novel with an autobiographical nature. It describes an innocent young man who pursues progress and is determined to reform society but suffers repeated setbacks and ends up living in an idyllic life. The work extensively reflects the social reality of Denmark in the 19th century, criticizes the darkness and various decadent forces of the Christian church, and creates a series of vivid characters such as the protagonist and his lover Jacob, as well as journalists, artists, pastors, businessmen, etc. Critics praised Pontoppidan's writing style as "the fresh wind from Jutland swept away the smoke in the Copenhagen literary world."

German doctor Frederic von Kamacher went against his father's wishes and embarked on a path to study bacteria. Unexpectedly, when his career suffered a setback, his family also suffered misfortune. His wife went crazy and almost killed him. So he could only leave her, and the two children could only be left in the care of their parents. The feeling of self-blame and helplessness toward his wife tortured him day and night. Later, he fell in love with a dancing girl, and then traveled thousands of miles to follow her on the "Roland". On the ship, he met some people, something happened, and then he encountered the shipwreck...

"The Late Pascal" tells the story of Mattia Pascal, a rural librarian, who twice abandoned his original identity and sought another "self". The first time he quarreled with his wife and ran away angrily. People believed that he had slipped and drowned. He was forced to change his name to Mei Si and began to live a "mask". However, due to the loss of his true "self", he felt the pain of being abandoned by reality everywhere in his life, so he created the illusion that Meis drowned himself in a river and fled again, trying to restore his true "self" - Pascal's life, but he could never return to his original life.

"The Collection of Nobel Prize in Literature: In Paradise (set of 2 volumes)" vividly describes the life of Munich artists, and uses it to reflect moral issues, describing the struggle against Puritan asceticism and defending the purity of art. It clearly reflects the author's humanitarian ideal.

This book selects the writer's Nobel-winning work "Steppenwolf" and the novel "Peter Kamenzin". Among them, the autobiographical novel by the author of "Steppenwolf". Steppenwolf is a man in his late 50s named Harry Haller. A few years ago, he rented the loft of my aunt's house and lived there for less than a year. He is taciturn and unsociable, indeed a wolf as he claims to be, a strange, wild and timid animal from another world. His face is full of wisdom and gentle expression, but his inner world is turbulent. He thinks more than others and possesses an almost clinical objectivity intellectually. Such people have no vanity, they never want to shine, and they are never stubborn.

The author first describes the typical Finnish scenery with exquisite brushstrokes: the azure lakes of the "Land of Thousand Lakes", the towering mountains with lush forests, the beauty of the ever-changing sunshine, and the unfathomable sky scenery constitute a colorful picture. It is against this rich and colorful background that different characters show various destinies. In the novel, some people have gloomy fates, while others are harmonious and happy, and this carefree and happy life is unique to summer. The author's outlook on life is very clear here: striving for freedom, abundance and perfection. It is true that the characters in the novel are not as deep as the characters in "The Girl Celia", but these characters are lively and relaxed, which harmonizes organically with the beautiful pictures in the work.

""Three Cups of Tea" is a good book for self-reflection. What can we do for our children? Can we give our children the most precious gift? I believe that reading "Three Cups of Tea" will make us think deeply about humility and introspection, "Stubborn and cowardly". Yes, Persian proverb: The darker the sky, the more you can see the stars. As long as we are willing to choose the good and be stubborn, "Don't forget the original intention, be kind and loving." "Three Cups of Tea" I offer you one cup of tea, you are a stranger; "Three Cups of Tea" I offer you the second cup, you are our friend; "Three Cups of Tea" I offer you the third cup of tea, you are my family, and I will protect you with my life. "

Antara (525-615) was one of the poets of suspense poetry during the Arab savagery period. He was revered as a perfect heroic knight with both civil and military skills in ancient Arabia. "The Legend of Antara" is widely circulated in the Arab world and is a folk tale as famous as "One Thousand and One Nights". Because the protagonist is the son of an Arab king and a black slave, he is regarded as an illegitimate son by the people. The most important activity in his life was to propose to his cousin Ablay, but he suffered many hardships because of his family background. At the same time, Antara has outstanding martial arts skills and has repeatedly saved the tribe from danger throughout his life, becoming the ideal hero of the nomadic people. The plot of the book is full of ups and downs, and in the rich atmosphere of war, blood and fire, it highlights Antara's bravery and sense of adventure, and embodies the unique values, behaviors and character traits of the Arab nation during the savage period.

Antara (525-615) was one of the poets of suspense poetry during the Arab savagery period. He was revered as a perfect heroic knight with both civil and military skills in ancient Arabia. "The Legend of Antara" is widely circulated in the Arab world and is a folk tale as famous as "One Thousand and One Nights". Because the protagonist is the son of an Arab king and a black slave, he is regarded as an illegitimate son by the people. The most important activity in his life was to propose to his cousin Ablay, but he suffered many hardships because of his family background. At the same time, Antara has outstanding martial arts skills and has repeatedly saved the tribe from danger throughout his life, becoming the ideal hero of the nomadic people. The plot of the book is full of ups and downs, and in the rich atmosphere of war, blood and fire, it highlights Antara's bravery and sense of adventure, and embodies the unique values, behaviors and character traits of the Arab nation during the savage period.

Antara (525-615) was one of the poets of suspense poetry during the Arab savagery period. He was revered as a perfect heroic knight with both civil and military skills in ancient Arabia. "The Legend of Antara" is widely circulated in the Arab world and is a folk tale as famous as "One Thousand and One Nights". Because the protagonist is the son of an Arab king and a black slave, he is regarded as an illegitimate son by the people. The most important activity in his life was to propose to his cousin Ablay, but he suffered many hardships because of his family background. At the same time, Antara has outstanding martial arts skills and has repeatedly saved the tribe from danger throughout his life, becoming the ideal hero of the nomadic people. The plot of the book is full of ups and downs, and in the rich atmosphere of war, blood and fire, it highlights Antara's bravery and sense of adventure, and embodies the unique values, behaviors and character traits of the Arab nation during the savage period.

There are two famous Dumas in the history of French literature: one is Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), the author of "The Count of Monte Cristo (Part 1 and 2)" and "The Three Musketeers". Like Eugène Sue, Alexandre Dumas was another type of outstanding writer in the French Romantic literary trend in the first half of the 19th century. During the climax of serialized popular novels in newspapers and periodicals at that time, he used the spirit and methods of Romanticism to create novels with vivid stories, twists and turns, and fascinating details, and developed this literary genre to an unprecedented new level and realm.

James Eccleston, an American working as a risk analyzer in Greece, became attracted to a cult. They killed people everywhere and engraved the murder weapons with the initials of the victims. James and his friends were led by clues one by one, traveling through a strange country with hidden hostility, looking for the murderers and believers who sacrificed their lives to sacrifice the letters. "The Name" was created while DeLillo was living in Greece, and opened a glorious chapter of his novels in the 1980s. During his travels, he personally explored the remains of civilizations in Greece, the Middle East, and India, searching for changing names and languages. He also integrated the sunshine and scenery of Greece into this novel about language and reality, ancient civilizations, and American power.

The twenty-three short stories in "Selected Collection of Maugham's Short Stories" take us to the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Mexico, and also lead us to appreciate the customs of the Pacific island countries. The secular men and women in Maugham's works play unforgettable roles in scenes of harsh human dramas. The weaknesses of human nature are always under precise perspective, and interpersonal relationships are coldly analyzed again and again. In various bizarre scenes, lost humanity triggered a series of tragedies.

It describes Miller's early life experience in New York. It is a work that describes his inner spiritual world and is also a mockery of modern Western civilization. The book is all-encompassing and reveals all kinds of life, including his colleagues, various job seekers, his childhood friends, his parents and crazy sister, his friends and various women around him. In Miller's world of words, everything is free and jumping, everything has no connection but is connected with each other...

"Misfortune Rips the Wall" tells the story of Harry Stanford, a wealthy man in Boston with a fortune of six billion. After Harry died unexpectedly, the three siblings, who had always had a bad relationship with their father, returned to their hometown to bury their father. At this time, Julia, who claimed to be Harry's illegitimate daughter, came to the door and wanted a share of the inheritance. After vigorous pursuit, the eldest brother Taylor confirmed Julia's identity, but this aroused the suspicion of lawyer Steve. Steve helps the real Julia who has no intention of getting the inheritance. But on the day when the will was announced, something unexpected happened...

"Black Spring" is the second part of Henry Miller's autobiographical trilogy. It was written during the same period as "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Cancer". It was also banned in the English-speaking world after being published in Paris in 1936. The book traces Miller's teenage years in Brooklyn and his time living in Paris. Through constant replays from New York to Paris, as well as surreal dreams and symbolic techniques, Miller outlines people and the cities they live in in a subversive and self-revelatory way, and on a deeper level, he is seeking the spiritual home of the soul.

"Tropic of Cancer" is the first of Henry Miller's autobiographical trilogy. It describes Miller's life experience living in Paris with several writer and artist friends. At the same time, through the description of exaggerated and deformed life details such as work, conversation, banquets, and whoring, it shows the inner spiritual world of the impoverished artists and questions the meaning of survival in this messy and dirty world. The book attracted many readers after its publication. After it was lifted from the ban in the United States in 1961, it became a best-selling literary masterpiece around the world, profoundly affecting the European and American literary circles after World War II.

The Henry gun and the bear hunting gun are the most precious weapons of the old iron hand. The drunkard in Xinke's mother's inn, the spear hanging on the branch, the black hole of the gun sticking out of the window, the mysterious man giving alms, the secret of the gold mine... Everything tests the old iron hand's wisdom and courage. The confusing and thrilling adventure stories unfold in the vast and infinite land of the American West... The suspense, vivid plots, charming natural landscapes and customs and culture, the sense of distant history, and the integration of myths, adventures, travel notes and philosophical novels constitute the eternal charm of Karl Mai's novels.

"The Yin Beast" is the fourth volume of "Edogawa Ranpo's Collection of Works", which contains four mystery novellas by Edogawa Ranpo. In Ranpo's creative career of more than 40 years, there were only four novellas. "The Yin Beast" is Luan Bu's first work after he stopped writing. The protagonists of the story are two mystery novelists who belong to the original school and the changed school. One is the narrator of the story, "I" Hanchuan, and the other is Oe Chunni. The last protagonist is a beautiful woman, Shizuko. One day Hanchuan met Shizuko in the museum. Afterwards, the two exchanged letters. A few months later, Jingzi was threatened by Chunni and asked "I" for help. Soon after, Rokuro was killed. How did Hanchuan reason, who was the murderer, and who was Oe Chunni? This is a masterpiece of original mystery novels that combines eroticism, strangeness, absurdity (characteristics of Taisho period popular culture) and reasoning. One of Ranpo's masterpieces.

The protagonist of the story may be the most ill-fated Santa Claus in history. A cruel war is coming, and Santa Claus will be captured alive! How should he get out of this predicament and deliver Christmas gifts to the children? Although the war is cruel, the novel is tender and touching. Even in the midst of war, the children still have hopes and expectations for Christmas: Evelyn wants dolls, Charlie wants uniforms and small swords, and Bob and Luan know that their father, who is on the battlefield, cannot come home.

The book "Death in Venice" says that the sun confuses reason and memory, making the human soul forget itself and lose its direction due to pure joy and persistent attachment to the most beautiful object it shines on: yes, it is only possible to reach a higher realm with the help of an object. Love imitates the mathematician, who must resort to concrete models in order to teach abstract concepts to slow children; God also adopts this method, in order to show us his greatness, using the body and color of young people to visualize conceptual things, arouse people's reflection on beauty, and make us full of sorrow and kindle the fire of hope after seeing it.

By chance, Nick, a poor employee, breaks into the secret world of Gatsby, a lavish spender. Nick is surprised to find that the only fetter in Gatsby's heart is the little green light on the other side of the river - in the flickering light, lives his beloved old lover Daisy. Gatsby once lost Daisy due to poverty. In order to find love, he used all means to become a rich man and built a mansion, just to let his former lover come and sit for a while. However, the cold reality cannot tolerate misty dreams, and the real tragedy quietly begins at this moment...

This book is a companion volume to Matthews' "Manhattan Highlights". Both are 12 short stories set in Manhattan over a 12-month period. Therefore, it follows the naming principle of the previous book "Manhattan Love" and will not be translated according to the original name. Furthermore, this book contains a lot of romance, hence the name "Love".

Clare and Irene are both light-skinned black people who could pass for white if they wanted to. The two childhood friends met unexpectedly in a Chicago restaurant one day after twelve years of separation. At this time, the beautiful Claire has pretended to be white and married a wealthy white businessman named John Bellow who has racist ideas but knows nothing about her racial identity. Eileen married a black doctor and lived a stable middle-class life in Harlem, although she occasionally pretended to be white for social needs. Because Claire has no friends and lives a lonely life after pretending to be white, she often visits Irene's house while her husband is away on business. She and Eileen's husband developed a mutual affection for each other and became obsessed with each other. The novel touches on multiple issues such as race, gender, and sexual orientation, and also shows the living conditions of the mixed-race people in New York in the 1920s.

This book was written in the 17th century and is the forerunner of epistolary novels. The writer Olinda combined wisdom and beauty, and countless men fell in love with her pomegranate skirt.