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这是一本关于外婆的外婆的故事——一部女性家族史。一个马耳他家族五代女性逐一登场，时间横跨一个世纪，地点则跨越了马耳他、纽约、悉尼和墨尔本多地。她们在乱世中谋生，凭一己之力养育孩子，被命运一而再、再而三地捉弄，与无情的世界抗争，与自身的欲望缠斗，甜品店既是她们奋斗的地方，也庇护着所有人。
古迪㜓，利西娅，弗朗西丝，克莱尔，达芙妮。她们在不同的年代和国度遭遇着截然不同的磨难，但女性特有的品质让她们忍受、适应、生存和相互关怀。最终，最小的女孩重返马耳他，把曾经中断的故事继续讲下去，那里有马耳他特有的：连帽斗篷“法尔代塔”、公用烤炉“沙瓦”、吊床摇篮“本涅娜”、黑色妖怪“巴巴妖”……
卢·德罗菲尼科，出生于马耳他，现居住在澳大利亚维多利亚州。在澳大利亚接受教育，获得了教育学学士、硕士和博士学位。曾多年从事小学教育工作，担任过各种职位。
她的小说和短篇小说探讨了马耳他人的移民问题，特别是妇女移民、移民创伤、长期流亡以及对移居国家日益增长的热爱。她的小说在澳大利亚和马耳他均荣获多种奖项。
除了写作，卢对有机种植很有热情，她热爱自己的花园，在那里种植了各种花卉、水果和蔬菜。卢有四个子女和七个孙辈。
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This is a story about Grandma's grandma - a family history of women. Five generations of women from a Maltese family are featured over a century and in locations as diverse as Malta, New York, Sydney and Melbourne. They make a living in troubled times, raise children on their own, are fooled by fate again and again, struggle with the ruthless world, and their own desires, dessert shop is both a place where they struggle, but also shelter everyone.
Goody 㜓, Licia, Frances, Claire, Daphne. They face very different hardships in different generations and countries, but women have unique qualities that allow them to endure, adapt, survive and care for each other. Finally, the youngest girl returns to Malta to continue the story that has been interrupted, there are Maltese: hooded cloak "Faldetta", communal oven "Shava", hammock cradle "Benena", black monster "Babba"...
Lou Drofinico was born in Malta and now lives in Victoria, Australia. He was educated in Australia and received his Bachelor's, Master's and Doctor's degrees in education. He has been engaged in primary education for many years and held various positions.
Her novels and short stories have explored the issue of migration among Maltese, in particular the migration of women, the trauma of migration, the long exile, and the growing love of the country to which she has moved. Her novels have won numerous awards in Australia and Malta.
Besides writing, Lou is passionate about organic farming and loves her garden where she grows a variety of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Lou has four children and seven grandchildren.
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