十天,真能改變你的一生嗎?
九位陌生人,各自抱著不同的原因來到這偏僻的高級療養中心:失意的言情作家、問題夫妻、前任足球明星、離婚訴訟律師與學校老師。不同的背景,不同的理由,相聚在此;有為減肥,也有為突破生命瓶頸,而有的僅是單純來放鬆度假。不管甚麼理由,療養中心均細心照料——透過正念的覺知練習搭配冥想,日常簡單的課程規劃…但,這一切都將不可收拾。
瑪莎(Masha)是療養中心的負責人,她經營這間療養中心之前,曾是事業女強人,但經歷了瀕死經驗,徹底改變人生方向。她過去不為人知的黑暗是否還殘留?如今她致力於療養中心的營運,企圖幫助每位入住的客人,讓他們真誠地面對自己。
每個接受幫助的客人,將如何面對突如其來的疑惑?在短時間內,如何接納彼此?每個人背後的故事,又將如何牽動彼此?
美人心計的作者黎安莫里亞蒂(Liane Moriarty)筆鋒幽默、敘事明快,讓人一翻開就停不下來,時而讓你笑得開懷,時而讓你倒抽口氣、嘖嘖稱奇;巧妙凸顯角色各異的特徵、形塑多樣的人物角色,這次將帶來更挑戰心靈層面的人物書寫,處處挑動讀者的好奇心。(文 / 博客來編譯)
“A treat for Big Little Lies fans.” ―People
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies
Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty’s latest page-turner, nine perfect strangers are about to find out...
Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.
Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer – or should she run while she still can?
It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.
Combining all of the hallmarks that have made her writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart, page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp, Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft.