WHEN WE WERE FRIENDS: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 01240010B35775
English Summary/英文概要： Lainey Carson and Sydney Beaumont were the closest of friends—until they reached high school and Sydney’s burgeoning popularity made it easy for her to leave the contemplative, ungainly Lainey behind.
Eighteen years later, Lainey, who lives at home caring for her mother, is an artist who’s never found the courage to live her dreams. When Sydney shows up on her doorstep with her infant daughter, insisting that Lainey is the only friend she can trust, Lainey reluctantly agrees to take temporary custody of the baby to protect her from an abusive father.
But that very night, Sydney appears on the evening news—claiming that her daughter has been kidnapped. Unsure of whom she can trust, Lainey is forced to go on the run with a child who is not her own—but whose bond with her grows stronger every day they spend together. In search of a safe place to stay, Lainey befriends a man who, concerned for their welfare, offers them a home. But as the two grow closer she starts to realize that he may be harboring his own secrets.
An utterly riveting story that will keep you turning the pages, When We Were Friends asks how we define motherhood and family, whether we ever truly overcome our pasts, and what friendship really means.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 莱妮•卡森（Lainey Carson）和西德尼•保蒙特（Sydney Beaumont）曾是最要好的朋友，直到进入高中，西德尼备受喜爱，逐渐和莱妮疏离。
十八年后，莱妮在家照顾没勇气实现梦想的母亲。而西德尼带着自己还是婴儿的女儿来到莱妮家求其照顾其女。
但是，就在当晚，西德尼出现在晚间新闻上声称自己的女儿被绑架，结果莱妮被迫带着不是自己的孩子逃亡。然而，孩子却逐渐和她亲昵。为了寻找安全的庇护所，莱妮交了一个男性朋友，时间久了，也发现他也是有秘密的人。
本书探讨了关于母亲和家庭以及是否能够克服过去的阴霾、什么是真正的友谊的问题。
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Awards/获奖情况：罗曼周刊（Romantic Times, Top Pick!）：“当你捧起了此书，你绝不愿再次放下来。作者的主人公就像我们的邻居、朋友，娓娓道来，读者自会在脑中成像。”
桑德拉•科林（Sandra Kring），《绝世好想法》（The Book of Bright Ideas and How High the Moon）作者：“图书俱乐部不可或缺的一本。看罢，你会忍不住问自己，如果是你，你会怎么做？”
咖啡时光（Coffee Time Romance）：“作者从头到尾透过一条线将其紧紧串联，让人爱不释手。”
书评（Genre Go Round Reviews）：“书里的人物不完美却发展全面，是会引起我们共鸣的，发人深思，如果是我，能为朋友做到什么地步。”
About the Author/作者介绍： 伊莉莎白•阿诺德（Elizabeth Arnold），纽约人，毕业于瓦瑟学院及普林斯顿大学。目前和丈夫住在新泽西，正在筹备下一步作品。 Elizabeth Arnold was raised in New York, and has degrees from Vassar College and Princeton University. She lives with her husband in Hopewell, New Jersey, where she is at work on her next novel.
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