STAY WITH ME
Book ID/图书代码： 02888010B38413
English Summary/英文概要： Thirty years ago, five toddlers were found alone in a luxury boat tied up to a dock in Puerto Rico after a devastating hurricane. No one knew who they were or where they came from. Now adults, after being raised by different families, but always connected by a special bond, David, Taina, Holly, Adrian, and Raymond have always considered themselves siblings, even if their blood relations were unknown. When David is diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, the five brothers and sisters meet at Griswold Island off the coast of Connecticut and the family home of David’s ex-girlfriend, Julia, a woman whose own deeply rooted family tree is a direct opposite to the siblings’ hidden beginnings. However, though David’s siblings think the trip is just a chance to spend quality time with David and help him get his mind off the disease, David has an ulterior motive for planning the vacation—the brain tumor has triggered flashbacks to the time before the hurricane and prompted a strong desire in David to find out the truth of their origins. He’s determined to find out if they are siblings in blood as well as heart and the circumstances behind what happened to them those many years ago. The gathering is the first time that they are all able to share and document the wisps of fading memory, all of it conflicting, all of it charged with emotional attachments to whatever truth they have each come to embrace. What plays out is an absorbing story about what defines family and just how a person’s history paints their future.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一個關於自我定義、親情、愛情的故事 三十年前ㄧ場龍捲風襲擊美國波多黎各，五個小孩在一艘豪華私人遊艇上獲救。 沒有人知道他們是誰或從哪裡來。
現在他們長大成人，雖然由五個不同的家庭領養長大，也不確定彼此到底有沒有血緣關係，但他們視彼此為最親密的兄弟姊妹。
當五人中的 David 被診斷出罹患惡性腦腫瘤，五個兄弟姊妹決定一起到康州的Griswold 小島度假，花一點時間陪伴彼此。然而，此行David 其實另有想法，他的腦腫瘤讓他回憶起龍捲風來襲之前的日子，更加想要查明自己和兄弟姊妹的真實身世。
這趟旅行，五個兄弟姊妹試圖一起分享各自對過往殘留的模糊記憶……他們會因此更加緊密聯繫在一起，深刻體悟「家人」的實質涵義？還是過去的事實將永遠改變他們的未來……？(Jennifer)
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In the aftermath of a devastating hurricane, five children are discovered alone aboard a luxury boat in a Puerto Rican harbor. Adopted by different families, the children share a special bond, considering themselves siblings despite their mysterious origins. Now adults, Taina, Raymond, Adrian, Holly, and David have gathered at the home of David’s former girlfriend, Julia, for a long-overdue reunion. The house, a part of Julia’s family for generations, is an aging, isolated pile, the ideal setting for the theatrical revelations that are sure to follow. David, recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, believes their time together could not only help him heal but also reunite him with the beautiful and saintly Julia. The remaining siblings, all with their own agendas, must also decide whether to find out, with the help of science, if they are truly related. Be-careful-what-you-wish-for rings true as the siblings veer toward their breaking points, and the truth about their early lives is uncovered. Part mystery, part romance, this is an intriguing story that explores the meaning of family and the role of history in defining who we are.---Carol Gladstein, BOOKLIST ADVANCED REVIEWS, 11.15.10
New from Sandra Rodriguez Barron, award-winning author of The Heiress of Water: Stay With Me
Thirty years ago, five children were found alone on a luxury boat on the Puerto Rican shore after a devastating hurricane. No one knew who they were or where they came from. Now, as one of the "siblings" is diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, the five reunite as adults for one last time and struggle to unearth the truth of their mysterious origins. A gripping and beautifully written novel, Stay With Me explores the meaning of love and the bonds that create one’s history.
Praise for Sandra Rodriguez Barron:
"Sandra Rodriguez Barron’s exuberant prose yields an immensely entertaining reading experience."---Isabel Allende, bestselling author of Island Beneath the Sea
“Stay With Me accomplishes all we might ask of a novel. It reminds readers what great pleasures and surprises are to be found inside such rare, fine, and atmospheric novels when we’re lucky enough to find them.”---Laura Kasischke, author of In a Perfect World
"Plenty of intrigue and inspired storytelling...The author seamlessly moves from one world to the other, from one engrossing piece of the story to another, from Yankee cool-headedness to Latin passion with the ease of someone who knows both well."---Miami Herald on The Heiress of Water
★ 暢銷前作 ”The Heiress of Water” 榮獲國際拉丁美洲首部小說獎
About the Author/作者介绍： Sandra Rodriguez Barron 是暢銷書 “The Heiress of Water” 的作者，此書榮獲國際拉丁美洲首部小說獎。她出生於美國波多黎各，也曾旅居多明尼加和薩爾瓦多。她從佛羅里達國際學校取得碩士學位，曾獲頒美國國家協會拉丁藝術和文化獎金及 Bread Loaf 獎金。她目前和家人定居於康州。http://www.sandrarodriguezbarron.com/
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