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All the Broken Places: The Sequel to the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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內容簡介 開啟黑暗祕密之扉，約翰‧波恩《穿條紋衣的男孩》續作全世界最讓人牽掛的故事，甫出版即引爆熱潮，已售出24國版權。美國Amazon年度選書、當月最佳圖書，讀者直逼★★★★★熱烈迴響！波恩在《穿條紋衣的男孩》中，透過孩童雙眼描述二次大戰納粹屠殺猶太人的悲劇，在本書中則以老人雙眼省思沉默的罪過。布魯諾的姊姊葛蕾朵逃離德國，輾轉定居於英國，如今已是九十一歲老婦。戰時歲月和納粹軍官父親是她今生絕不可對人言說的祕密。樓下新鄰居家的男孩亨利和她成為了朋友。為了拯救男孩，祕密可能會曝光，她再度面臨選擇。我知道你未曾離開，在綿長的思念裡，在永恆的愛裡，在那遙遠的，另一個地方……葛蕾朵這輩子走過許多地方，如今她住在倫敦富裕的公寓社區安度晚年，丈夫已先一步辭世。她為人和善，偶爾會到鄰居家串門子，她的兒子準備梅開四度，雖然母子關係不錯，但她曾在兒子9歲時缺席了整整一年……從好久以前，她就不擅長與小男孩相處。直到新鄰居搬進公寓樓下，讓她平靜的生活再起波瀾。他們是三口之家，父親是電影製片，成功卻自大無禮；母親曾是演員，容貌美麗，卻藏不住深深的憂鬱；還有9歲的男孩亨利，天真無邪，喜歡冒險故事。一天夜裡，葛蕾朵被樓下傳來的爭執聲驚醒，憤怒失控的男人正在對痛苦無助的母子施暴。當她目睹了這起暴行，腦海中一段塵封已久的記憶也被喚醒。她還記得「那件事」，她還記得她的弟弟布魯諾，她還記得那個穿條紋衣的男孩。葛蕾朵從來沒有告訴別人，自從「那件事」以後，她餘生的每一步，都踏在崩裂之處。如今當亨利遍體鱗傷地站在她面前，悔恨與愧疚有如洶湧的浪潮狠狠朝她襲來。這一次，她無法視若無睹，她決定要不惜一切代價捍衛他，為了那個她費盡一生思念的人……本中文書介出自《那些破碎的地方》皇冠文化出版有限公司出版From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes its astonishing and powerful sequel.'When is a monster's child culpable? Guilt and complicity are multifaceted. John Boyne is a maestro of historical fiction. You can't prepare yourself for the magnitude and emotional impact of this powerful novel' John Irving'An incredible feat of storytelling. All the Broken Places is a stark confrontation of evil, an examination of guilt and deflection, and an old-fashioned page-turner. John treads the finest of narrative lines with skill and grace and proves himself yet again to be among the world's greatest storytellers. ' Donal RyanNinety-one-year-old Gretel Fernsby has lived in the same mansion block in London for decades. She leads a comfortable, quiet life, despite her dark and disturbing past. She doesn't talk about her escape from Germany over seventy years before. She doesn't talk about the post-war years in France with her mother. Most of all, she doesn't talk about her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps.Then, a young family moves into the apartment below her. In spite of herself, Gretel can't help but begin a friendship with the little boy, Henry, though his presence brings back memories she would rather forget. One night, she witnesses a violent argument between Henry's mother and his domineering father, one that threatens Gretel's hard-won, self-contained existence.Gretel is faced with a chance to expiate her guilt, grief and remorse and act to save a young boy - for the second time in her life. But to do so, she will be forced to reveal her true identity to the world. Will she make a different choice this time, whatever the cost to herself?All the Broken Places is a devastating, beautiful story about a woman who must confront the sins of her past and a present in which it is never too late for bravery."

作者介紹

作者介紹 John BoyneJohn Boyne is the author of thirteen novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, was a #1 New York Times bestsellerwith more than 11 million copies sold worldwide, and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won three Irish Book Awards, along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in more than fifty languages. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.

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