理查與茱蒂讀書俱樂部、美國獨立書商聯盟選書
跟著妹妹搭巴士》暢銷作者最新力作，版權售出十餘國
歐普拉雜誌》、《今日美國》齊聲力薦
《給山姆的信》、《馬利與我》作者，高聲讚揚
出版兩週，旋即榮登《紐約時報》暢銷書榜
時間是1968年，一個有著發育障礙的年輕白人女性Lynnie，和失聰的非裔黑人Homan，在與世隔絕的療養院中被禁錮、遺忘以至憔悴。深深相愛的他們，決定逃離療養院，並在一處鄉下農場尋得好心的寡婦，也是退休教師Martha的相助。他們生育了一個女兒，原以為能就此定居，卻被療養院的員工發現行蹤，Homan趁著夜色逃入荒野之中，Lynnie在被抓回療養院之前，懇求Martha協助藏匿她的嬰兒，就此展開一段綿延40年，Lynnie、Homan、Martha與小女孩間，橫越不可能的險阻，以無畏的愛緊緊相繫的故事。（文/薩蘭佳德）
It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution, the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone-Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: ”Hide her.” And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia-lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love.
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作者簡介
瑞秋．賽蒙（Rachel Simon）
《跟著妹妹搭巴士》暢銷作者！！
美國知名得獎作家及演講人，一九五九年生於紐澤西，畢業自賓州布林莫爾學院（Bryn Mawr College）。賽蒙自一九九五年起在普林斯頓的邦諾書店主持讀書會，也為《費城詢問者報》（The Philadelphia Inquirer）撰寫評論。其最為人熟知的作品《跟著妹妹搭巴士》（Riding the Bus With My Sister : A True Life Journey），講述作者每日陪伴患有智障的妹妹貝絲搭車的經歷，曾改編成電影於賀邁名人堂（Hallmark Hall of Fame）節目中播放，為賽蒙抱回了數座獎項。其他作品包括短篇小說集《小夢魘，小夢境》（Little Nightmares, Little Dreams）、長篇小說《魔奇之觸》（The Magic Touch）等。目前任教於母校布林莫爾學院寫作班。
Rachel Simon is an award-winning author and nationally known public speaker. She is best known for her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Riding The Bus with My Sister, which was adapted for a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie of the same name. The book has garnered numerous awards, and is a frequent and much beloved selection of many book clubs, school reading programs, and city-wide reads throughout the country.
