THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION BOY
Book ID/图书代码： 02330015B81631
English Summary/英文概要： The incandescent story of a 104-year-old woman and the sweet, strange young boy assigned to help her around the house — a friendship that touches each member of the boy’s unmoored family
For years, guitarist Quinn Porter has been on the road, chasing gig after gig, largely absent to his twice-ex-wife Belle and their odd, Guinness records–obsessed son. When the boy dies suddenly, Quinn seeks forgiveness for his paternal shortcomings by completing the requirements for his son’s unfinished Boy Scout badge.
For seven Saturdays, Quinn does yard work for Ona Vitkus, the spry 104-year-old Lithuanian immigrant the boy had visited weekly. Quinn soon discovers that the boy had talked Ona into gunning for the world record for Oldest Licensed Driver — and that’s the least of her secrets. Despite himself, Quinn picks up where the boy left off, forging a friendship with Ona that allows him to know the son he never understood, a boy who was always listening, always learning.
The One-in-a-Million Boy is a richly layered novel of hearts broken seemingly beyond repair and then bound by a stunning act of human devotion.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小说讲述了104岁的老奶奶和前来帮助她的贴心又奇怪的男孩之间发生的故事——一段触动男孩所有家庭成员的友谊。
多年来，吉他手Quinn Porter都漂泊在外，对她第二任前妻Belle和他们执迷于吉尼斯纪录的儿子不闻不问。在男孩猝死之后，Quinn想要寻求宽恕，因此选择继续他儿子未完成的童子军徽章任务。
Quinn持续7个周六前往敏捷的立陶宛移民，104岁的Ona Vitkus家为她打扫庭院。他的儿子曾经每周都去拜访这位老奶奶。Quinn很快发现，儿子曾经说服Ona申报年纪最大的驾驶员世界纪录——而这是她众多秘密中最小的一个。Quinn和Ona建立起了一段友谊，从而了解他从未理解过的儿子的一切。
作品层次丰富，破碎的关系似乎无法弥补，但人类的奉献精神最终将心碎的人重新连接在了一起。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：Praise for Monica Wood’s novels: ’Wood writes beautifully’ Washingtonian It’s a pleasure to linger with her elegant prose, keen eye, and grace of thought Reader’s Digest Tender Oprah Magazine A masterpiece... filled with hope and light Titan MagazineThe boy is one of my favourite literary characters ever! I thought it was a gem of a novel, heartbreaking and heartwarming. Beautifully written, with characters that you want to keep by your side (Adele Parks)
Loved it! Oh, that ending... Ona is such a brilliant heroine and Quinn surpasses all expectations. Such a life-affirming read (Hannah Beckerman)
’What a beautiful book! Powerful characters and a finely wrought story’ (A Goodreads Member)
A joy... just be sure to keep the tissues handy!’ (A Goodreads Member)
Praise for Monica Wood’s novels: ’Wood writes beautifully’ (Washingtonian)
It’s a pleasure to linger with her elegant prose, keen eye, and grace of thought (Reader’s Digest)
Tender (Oprah Magazine)
A masterpiece... filled with hope and light (Titan Magazine)
About the Author/作者介绍： MONICA WOOD，作家，著有《 When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine》。她2005年的小说《Any Bitter Thing》占据American Booksellers Association畅销书排行榜21周，并被提名为Book Sense Top Ten图书。她的其他小说还包括《Ernie’s Ark 》和《My Only Story》，后者曾入围凯特•肖邦奖。她现在居住在面鄞州的波特兰。
MONICA WOOD is the author of When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine. Her 2005 novel Any Bitter Thing spent twenty-one weeks on the American Booksellers Association extended bestseller list and was named a Book Sense Top Ten pick. Her other fiction includes Ernie’s Ark and My Only Story, a finalist for the Kate Chopin Award. She lives in Portland, Maine.
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：•Foreign rights licensed to Sperling (Italy), Karakter (Holland), Keter (Israel), Headline (UK), Ullstein (Germany), Geulnurim (Korea)
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