此為trade paperback一般平裝版
週二的早晨,瑪姬親吻了我,道再會。整個過程不到五分鐘,我的時間就此凝結在早上七點三十八分……
如果你真心誠意愛上一個人,你願意放他走嗎?
瑪姬請求詹姆士用枕頭將自己悶死,因為這樣她可以看著心愛的丈夫而死去,有丈夫味道的枕頭會伴隨著她走完人生最後時光,她愛詹姆士,她也不捨分離,但是死亡的恐懼讓她夜不成眠,總擔心會一睡不醒,來不及跟丈夫道別。她受夠了這病痛帶來的身心折磨,如果要將生命交給老天來完結,瑪姬寧願死在心愛的丈夫手裡,有他的陪伴,她離開人世的時候才不會覺得孤單害怕。她要詹姆士再娶,她要他完成當父親的願望,她知道他將會是個好爸爸,她要他幸福快樂,縱使不是自己陪伴在他身邊,也希望他能擁有美滿富足的人生。
最後的週末,他們在屋頂上野餐、在電影院纏綿、在陌生人的婚禮上共舞,在十一年前詹姆士求婚的餐廳享用最昂貴的餐點,然後,最後一次做愛,最後一次相擁而眠,最後一次道再會。
本書特色
皮考特點出愛情裡的信賴與承諾問題,探討人性最底層的道德矛盾,藉由深情卻殺害病妻的丈夫,以及外遇不可自拔的警長,對比愛的寬容以及自私,愛的路途猶如高空鋼索,需要智慧與勇氣才能走的平順長遠。
★本書中譯本《當愛遠行》由台灣商務出版
Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy.
Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie - seduced by the idea of a man so in love with his wife that he’d grant all her wishes, even her wish to end her life. And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love another?
Praised for her ”personal, detail-rich style” (Glamour), Jodi Picoult infuses this page-turning novel with heart, warmth, and startling candor, taking readers on an unforgettable emotional journey.
作者簡介
茱迪.皮考特(Jodi Picoult)
1967年生於紐約長島。普林斯頓大學創意寫作學士,哈佛教育碩士。
1992年第一本小說Songs of the Humpback Whale甫出版便造成轟動,目前已出版十餘本備受好評的著作:Harvesting the Heart(1994)、Picture Perfect(1995)、《當愛遠行》(Mercy, 1996)、《死亡約定》(The Pact, 1998)、Keeping Faith(1999)、Plain Truth(2000)、Salem Falls(2001)、Perfect Match(2002)、Second Glance(2003)、《姊姊的守護者》(My Sister’s Keeper, 2004)、Vanishing Acts(2005)、《第十層地獄》(The Tenth Circle, 2006)、《事發的19分鐘》(Nineteen Minutes, 2007)、《換心》(Change of Heart, 2008)、《小心輕放》(Handle with Care, 2009)、House Rules(2010)。2007年她還為DC漫畫出版社寫了幾期的《神力女超人》(Wonder Woman)。皮考特眾多著作中的《死亡約定》、《Plain Truth》已被改編成電視電影集,而《姊姊的守護者》電影版於2009年6月起在全球上映,由好萊塢女星卡麥蓉.迪亞領銜主演。
她的作品已經被翻譯成三十多種語言,並在四十餘個國家發行銷售。其在2003年獲得美國新英格蘭最佳小說獎,並榮登《紐約時報》暢銷作家之列,多部作品皆一出版便盤據《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜第一名數週之久,包括《姊姊的守護者》、《Vanishing Acts》、《第十層地獄》、《換心》、《小心輕放》,都是《紐約時報》暢銷排行榜第一名。
目前皮考特和丈夫及三個子女住在新罕布夏州。
Jodi Picoult grew up in Nesconset, New York. She received an A.B. in creative writing from Princeton and a master’s degree in education from Harvard. Her previous novels include Plain Truth and Mercy (available from Pocket Books), Keeping Faith, and The Pact. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.