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在人生的交叉點上，來一趟回顧過往的公路之旅
十二年前，湯姆．勒瓦德的妻子發生了外遇，當時湯姆便下定決心，要在最小的孩子離家之後立刻離開妻子身邊。現在，當湯姆開著車，把小女兒送進匹茲堡的大學就讀後，他想起了自己當年的決定。同時，他也想逃避自己身體健康上的問題，還有被炒魷魚的現實。
因此，湯姆並沒有調頭回家去，而是把車子一路往西邊開。他想要拜訪出現在他生命裡的那些人—大學老友、前女友、兄弟以及兒子。或許，他會一直開到加州？
當湯姆一邊回顧過去的這些人事物，以及每一個當下所做的決定，他也正一步步邁向從未想過的未來。本部作品調性柔和卻又有力量，透過敏銳的觀察，講述著剩餘的人生，不過是生命真正的啟程。(文／博客來外文館)
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