Cross Roads

暢銷小說《小屋》作者威廉．保羅．楊溫情新作
在第二人生裡，你能做出正確決定嗎？

　　Anthony Spencer是個成功且自負的生意人，對於一手打造的事業引以為傲。某日，Anthony因腦出血昏迷被送往醫院急救，當他甦醒後，竟發現身處於一個超現實世界，所有的事物都如同鏡子反射一般，與原本地球上的相反。

　　在這個奇妙的倒映世界，他不像之前那樣目中無人，反而能大方地與人交談互動，甚至能用心去體會對方的想法。但另一方面，Anthony卻始終逃避面對自己心中的缺憾。

　　這個離奇的遭遇是否會讓Anthony擁有足夠的勇氣回首過往，並且願意修正與彌補之前所犯的錯誤？從心出發的決定，真的能讓人拉近與幸福的距離？

　　(文/博客來編譯)

　　Anthony Spencer is egotistical, proud of being a self-made business success at the peak of his game, even though the cost of winning was painfully high. A cerebral hemorrhage leaves Tony comatose in a hospital ICU. He ’awakens’ to find himself in a surreal world, a ’living’ landscape that mirrors dimensions of his earthly life, from the beautiful to the corrupt.

　　It is here that he has vivid interactions with others he assumes are projections of his own subconscious, but whose directions he follows nonetheless with the possibility that they might lead to authenticity and perhaps, redemption. The adventure draws Tony into deep relational entanglements where he is able to ’see’ through the literal eyes and experiences of others, but is ”blind” to the consequences of hiding his personal agenda and loss that emerge to war against the processes of healing and trust.

　　Will this unexpected coalescing of events cause Tony to examine his life and realize he built a house of cards on the poisoned grounds of a broken heart? Will he also have the courage to make a critical choice that can undo a major injustice he set in motion before falling into a coma?

作者簡介

威廉．保羅．楊（Wm Paul Young）

　　生於加拿大一個傳教士家庭，幼年時隨父母至新幾內亞傳教，卻在當地遭到長期性侵，直到青少年時期返回加拿大進入神學院就讀時才停止。成年後移居美國，因為對保守的教會系統感到沮喪，加上幼年受虐的傷痛經驗，使他認為傳統的教會制度只會對人造成不必要的傷害，因而決定放棄神職工作。之後他曾從事各種行業，包括保險、建築、創業基金公司、電信公司、承包商，甚至銷售食物處理器。

　　威廉．保羅．楊一直有著寫作的習慣，但只是當做禮物送給朋友看看，直到他的太太力勸他為6個孩子寫下他對上帝的看法，以及內心經歷的療癒過程，《小屋》的初稿才得以完成。這本為孩子所寫的小書，原本只在一些好友間流傳，他的兩位好友鼓勵、協助他找出版社出書，卻遭到26家出版社拒絕。2007年，他們決定自己成立一家出版社來出這本書。他們只花了300美金宣傳本書，卻靠著口耳相傳，銷售持續上揚，創造一年闢500萬本的超級佳績！迅速登上《紐約時報》文學類暢銷書排行榜冠軍，至今仍熱銷不墜，持續引發話題與討論。全球已售出30國版權。 (《小屋》中文版由寂寞出版)