West of the Moon

　　紐約時報暢銷作家兼劇作家的瑪姬．佩魯絲新書《West of the Moon》熔神話與民間故事於一爐，描寫挪威女孩Astri跋山涉水至遙遠的美國尋找父親的奇幻歷險。

　　時間是19世紀中期，Astri的叔叔、嬸嬸在她的父親前往美國後，便將她賣到牧羊人家幫傭，無法照顧妹妹Gret讓她心焦。受不了長期被使喚的生活，Astri抓到機會就趕緊逃跑。她救出妹妹以後，女孩們便帶著一本寫滿咒語的書和一把魔法梳子，踏上前往美國之路。旅途中，壞心眼的牧羊人緊追在後，但是總會有善良的陌生人適時伸出援手，幫助Astri和妹妹化險為夷。

　　In West of the Moon, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Margi Preus expertly weaves original fiction with myth and folktale to tell the story of Astri, a young Norwegian girl desperate to join her father in America.

　　After being separated from her sister and sold to a cruel goat farmer, Astri makes a daring escape. She quickly retrieves her little sister, and, armed with a troll treasure, a book of spells and curses, and a possibly magic hairbrush, they set off for America. With a mysterious companion in tow and the malevolent goatman in pursuit, the girls head over the Norwegian mountains, through field and forest, and in and out of folktales and dreams as they steadily make their way east of the sun and west of the moon.