The Burgess Boys

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　　童年時父親因故遇害的Burgess兄弟，為了遠離痛苦回憶，長大後便從緬因州搬到紐約。哥哥Jim成為一名出色的企業律師，Bob非常崇拜他，但Jim卻一直看不起擔任法律援助律師的弟弟。各有一片天的兄弟倆，某日被家鄉的姊姊Susan急召回去，要請他們幫忙她那陷入麻煩的兒子。

　　事隔多年回到家鄉的兄弟倆，面對眼前熟悉又陌生的景象，是否能坦然面對過去？返鄉之行會為他們看似順遂的人生帶來什麼波濤？家人間深埋的心結，可有化解的一天？

　　優美的詞藻、深厚的敘事功力與對角色的精彩詮釋，伊莉莎白．史卓特不著痕跡地將讀者一頁一頁地帶進兩位主角的人生裡，隨著書中人情緒起伏而激動、失落，直到故事的最後一頁。（文／博客來編譯）

　　Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan—the Burgess sibling who stayed behind—urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever.

　　With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, Elizabeth Strout has brought to life two deeply human protagonists whose struggles and triumphs will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. Tender, tough-minded, loving, and deeply illuminating about the ties that bind us to family and home, The Burgess Boys is Elizabeth Strout’s newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.