作品全球暢銷1200萬冊,《PS,我愛妳》作者最新力作!
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我知道不管自己有多自私,家人會一直都在,卻沒想過有一天不在的人,會是我……
他,事業有成,活在自己建構的自私世界,表面華麗,卻是糟蹋家人的愛而建立。
這年聖誕節,他意外得到能實現他荒謬願望的禮物,他欣喜不已,卻忘記問保有這份禮物,需要付出多大代價……
「你好,我是盧,但認識我的人都叫我混蛋。」盧.薩芬是個工作狂,他的時間總是不夠用,總是需要同時間出席兩個地方,總是得一次做兩件事,所以在家族聚會缺席已是常態,他從未抱過一歲的兒子,跟女兒的約定轉身就忘,有了美麗的老婆不滿足,依然不時出軌偷吃,而老爸重要的七十大壽生日宴會,他丟給祕書處理!
他活在自己建構的自私世界,表面華麗,卻是糟蹋家人的愛而建立,他從不覺得這樣有什麼問題,然而,真正的問題卻在聖誕節前找上了他……
在這年冬天,他意外得到一心追求的禮物,藉由它,他發現他可以輕易地同時成為好兒子、好爸爸、好員工,他欣喜不已,渴望能永久保留這份禮物,卻沒發現,他的生活開始脫離常軌,而給他這禮物的流浪漢現在看起來好像他,在終於知道自己真正想要的是什麼之時,他,還來得及修正錯誤嗎……
作者簡介
西西莉雅.艾亨(Cecelia Ahern)
1981年9月30日出生於愛爾蘭都柏林,是愛爾蘭前總理柏提.艾亨的女兒。
曾取得新聞與大眾傳播學位。
21歲時,寫下第一本小說《PS, 我愛妳》暢銷40個國家,成為2004年最暢銷的新人小說,也改編成同名電影。
此書同時高踞愛爾蘭和英國《週日泰晤士報》暢銷榜TOP1,在歐洲和美國也很受歡迎,並在德國暢銷書榜盤桓達一年以上。她因本書獲得2004/5英國書獎的最佳新人獎提名。
至今,她共著有6本小說,在48個國家發行,共售出1200萬冊。另外,她也參與美國ABC電視台熱門喜劇「誰是莎蔓莎」(Samantha Who?)的製作,獲得艾美獎的肯定。
★本書中譯本《最後的禮物》由春光出版
New York Times bestselling author Cecelia Ahern spins a witty, warm, and wise modern-day fable of love, regret, hope, and second chances.
As an extremely successful executive, Lou Suffern is always overstretched, immune to the holiday spirit that delights everyone around him. The classic workaholic who never has a moment to spare, he is always multitasking while shortchanging his devoted wife and their adorable children. And ever since he started competing for a big promotion, he has barely seen his family at all.
One frigid morning in an uncharacteristic burst of generosity, he buys a cup of coffee for Gabe, a homeless man huddled outside his office building. Inspired by his own unexpected act of kindness, Lou decides to prolong his charitable streak and contrives to get Gabe a job in his company’s mailroom. But when Gabe begins to meddle in Lou’s life, the helping hand appears to be a serious mistake. Gabe seems to know more about Lou than Lou does about himself, and, perhaps more disturbingly, Gabe always seems to be in two places at once.
With Lou’s personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can he help him fix what’s broken before it’s too late?