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娘のリズからの突然の電話。どうやら何かやっかい事に巻き込まれたらしい。母親のマーサは娘の窮状を救うため、はるばるニューヨークからサン・フランシスコへとやって来た。だが、リズの姿はどこにも見あたらない。娘の身にいったい何が起きたのか。不安を胸に娘を捜すマーサの前に一人の中国人が現われた。名をロングというこの初老の男、実は自分は太古の龍の化身だと言うのだが…。〈魔法の歌〉三部作で知られるマカヴォイが、奇妙な初老のカップルをシャレた会話とユーモアあふれる筆致でほのぼのと描いたモダン・ファンタジイの秀作。J・キャンベル新人賞受賞。
Book Description
Martha Macnamara knows that her daughter Elizabeth is in trouble, she just doesn't know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco at odd hours of the night are the only contact she has had with Elizabeth for years. Now, Elizabeth has sent her a plane ticket and reserved a room for her at San Francisco's most luxurious hotel. Yet she has not tried to contact Martha since she arrived, leaving her lonely, confused and a little bit worried. Into the story steps Mayland Long, a distinguished-looking and wealthy Chinese man who lives at the hotel and is drawn to Martha's good nature and ability to pinpoint the truth of a matter. Mayland and Martha become close in a short period of time and he promises to help her find Elizabeth, making small inroads in the mystery before Martha herself disappears. Now Mayland is struck by the realization, too late, that he is in love with Martha, and now he fears for her life. Determined to find her, he sets his prodigious philosopher's mind to work on the problem, embarking on a potentially dangerous adventure.
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