Shallow Hills

To live in two different worlds at the same time is both difficult and disconcerting.

—Ann Bridge, Peking Picnic

Ann Bridge的小說Peking Picnic開篇展現(xiàn)了女主角的夏日奇想：當一個人身在中英兩地之間遊走交替，心卻還在另外一端時，人作為一個整體其實並不在這兩地間的任何一方。