這是五十一歲的克萊兒和二十五歲的米亞,母女倆為期六個月的環遊世界之旅!
克萊兒的行囊裡塞滿藥物、保險證明、保養品、相機、旅行支票、緊急聯絡人……米亞則只帶了護照和媽媽。
在這段旅程開始前,兩人各自面對了關鍵時刻:克萊兒正值更年期,不知下半段人生的目標為何,她下定決心不能一直當女兒的救星;米亞享受紐約的獨立生活,卻覺得工作空虛,內心一直想擺脫當個被過度保護的女兒。
這趟旅行的目的是,讓母女倆重拾親密關係,同時成為更完整的女人。她們旅行了12個國家,起點是中國北京,沿途行經馬來西亞、尼泊爾、埃及、希臘和巴爾幹半島,她們一起被猴子攻擊、在金字塔下騎著駱駝、並且共同經歷了恐怖的計程車之旅……米亞和克萊兒,在旅途中以不同的方式重新認識彼此。
書中以母女兩人的視角,交叉寫出不同文化帶來的衝擊和思考,以及對彼此的重新認識。旅程中有衝突、有抱怨、有省思和對彼此的支持,闔上這本書的同時,讀者將對「母女關係」有更深的體悟,同時看見生活中更多不同的可能性。
Glamour magazine called Come Back, the first nonfiction collaboration by Claire and Mia Fontaine, the “best mother-daughter memoir,” while the New York Times Book Review praised it as, “a testament to the power of the love.”
The Fontaines are back with Have Mother, Will Travel, a beautiful, thoughtful, insightful, inspiring book that brilliantly captures the changing relationship between a mother and her adult daughter. Seen within the context of an unforgettable round-the-world adventure, the emotional milestones reached and the new understandings and appreciations achieved will warm the heart and nourish the soul—an extraordinary journey that should not be missed by armchair travelers and by mothers and daughters everywhere.
★本書中譯版《享受吧!母女倆的旅行》由出版。
作者簡介
克萊兒.方坦、米亞.方坦 Clarie Fontaine、Mia Fontaine
母女倆曾合著暢銷自傳《回家:一對母女從地獄歷劫歸來的旅程》。本書描寫米亞十五歲時染上毒癮,媽媽克萊兒在絕望又無助下,如何以毅力成功將女兒拉回正途。
克萊兒為作家及編劇,經常在美國與歐洲居住,研究歷史小說與比較分析巴黎巧克力甜點,她也是合格的人際關係教練與人生啟發教練幫助許多家庭如何面對與度過家庭危機。
米亞則是受歡迎的演說家,曾為《紐約時報》撰寫文章,也為《Ms. Magazine》撰寫部落格,她目前正在撰寫一本結合自己四大興趣:旅遊、人類行為、歷史與文化的敘事非小說。
Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine are the coauthors of the bestselling memoir Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back.
A former screenwriter, Claire divides her time between the United States and Europe, where she is researching a historical novel and doing a comparative analysis of les eclairs au chocolat de Paris. She is also a certified relationship coach and a certified life coach.
A popular motivational speaker, Mia has written for the New York Times, Huffington Post, Ms. magazine, and Atlantic Online, and is currently at work on a narrative nonfiction book that combines four of her greatest interests: travel, human behavior, history, and culture. She lives in New York City.