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1、-1-AWIDOWFORONEYEARForJanet,alovestory“...asforthislittlelady,thebestthingIcanwishherisalittlemisfortune.”—WILLIAMMAKEPEACETHACKERAYAcknowledgmentsIamgratefulformymanyvisitstoAmsterdamduringthefouryearsIspentwritingthisnovel,andI’mespeciallyindebtedtothepa
2、tienceandgenerosityofbrigadierJoepdeGrootoftheDistrict2police;withoutJoep’sadvice,thisbookcouldn’thavebeenwritten.I’malsoindebtedtothehelpgivenmebyMargotAlvarez,formerlyofDeRodeDraad—anorganizationforprostitutes’rightsinAmsterdam.Andmostofall—forthetimeand
3、carethathedevotedtothemanuscript—IwanttothankRobbertAmmerlaan,myDutchpublisher.RegardingtheAmsterdamsectionsinthisbook,IowethesethreeAmsterdammersincalculablethanks.ForwhatImayhavemanagedtogetright,thecreditbelongstothem;ifthereareerrors,thefaultismine.Asf
4、orthenumerouspartsofthisnovelnotsetinAmsterdam,IhavereliedontheexpertiseofAnnavonPlantainGeneva,AnneFreyerinParis,RuthGeigerinZurich,HarveyLoomisinSagaponack,andAlisonGordoninToronto.Imustalsocitetheattentiontodetailthatwasablydemonstratedbythreeoutstandin
5、gassistants:LewisRobinson,DanaWagner,andChloeBland:IcommendLewisandDanaandChloefortheirreproachablecarefulnessoftheirwork.Anoddityworthmentioning:thechaptercalled“TheRedandBlueAirMattress”waspreviouslypublished—inslightlydifferentform,andinGerman—intheSüdd
6、eutscheZeitung,July27,1994,underthetitle“DieblauroteLuftmatratze.”—J.I.ISUMMER1958TheInadequateLampShadeOnenightwhenshewasfourandsleepinginthebottombunkofherbunkbed,RuthColewoketothesoundoflovemaking—itwascomingfromherparents’bedroom.Itwasatotallyunfamilia
7、rsoundtoher.Ruthhadrecentlybeenillwithastomachflu;whenshefirstheardhermothermakinglove,Ruththoughtthathermotherwasthrowingup.Itwasnotassimpleamatterasherparentshavingseparatebedrooms;thatsummertheyhadseparatehouses,althoughRuthneversawtheotherhouse.Herpare
8、ntsspentalternatenightsinthefamilyhousewithRuth;therewasarentalhousenearby,whereRuth’smotherorfatherstayedwhentheyweren’tstayingwithRuth.Itwasoneofthoseridiculousarrangementsthatcouplesmakewhentheyareseparati
